Ed Sheeran(13): Week of January, 15th 2022

Ed Sheeran(13): Week of January,15th 2022

What’s up guys, welcome back to another Weekend countdown review. This week was much better than anything that’s happened over the last month I’d say, we did get some iffy Hitbound debuts, but the countdown was great and kinda incredible to say the least, I’ll explain why in the post. Here are the exits. 

Exits 

Olivia Rodrigo-Traitor(24) 

Billie Eilish-Male fantasy(28) 

Amarrae/Moly/Kali Uchis-Sad girlz luv money(30)

The countdown 

#30 Emmy Meli-I am woman(-4)(4 weeks) 

#29 Jonas Beothwrs-Who’s in Your head(-2)(17 weeks) 

#28 SZA-I hate U(Debut)(1 week) 

#27 The Kid Laroi/Justin Beiber-Stay(+2)(27 weeks) 

#26 Sadie Jean-WYD now?(Debut)(1 week) 

#25 Acraze/Cherish-Do it to it(-2)(6 weeks) 

#24 Billie Eilish-Happiee than ever(-6)(18 weeks) 

#23 Doja Cat-Woman(Debut)(1 week) 

#22 Walker Hayes-U Gurl(=)(8 weeks) 

#21 Giveon-For tonight(=)(13 weeks) 

#20 THE ANXIETY-Meet Me at our spot(=)(13 weeks) 

#19 Juice Wrld/Justin Beiber-Wandered to L.A(+6)(5 weeks) 

#18 Benson Boone-Ghost town(-2)(6 weeks) 

#17 Silk Sonic-Smokin out the window(+2)(10 weeks) 

#16 Doja Cat-Need to know(-1)(20 weeks) 

#15 Tate McRae-Feel like shit(-2)(6 weeks) 

#14 Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White shadow-I feel good(+3)(6 weeks) 

#13 Adele-Oh My God(-2)(6 weeks) 

#12 Post Malone/The Weeknd-One right now(=)(10 weeks) 

#11 Avril Lavigne-Bite Me(+3)(8 weeks) 

#10 Swedish house mafia/The weeknd-Moth to a flame(-1)(11 weeks) 

#9 GAYLE-abcdefu(+1)(6 weeks) 

#8 Taylor Swift-Message in a bottle(=)(8 weeks) 

#7 NEIKED/Mae Muller/Polo G-Better days(-1)(12 weeks) 

#6 Ed Sheeran-Overpass Graffiti(+1)(9 weeks) 

#5 Adele-Easy on Me(=)(13 weeks) 

#4 Justin Beiber-Ghost((=)((16 weeks) 

#3 Elton John/Dua LipaPNAU-Cold heart(=)(17 weeks) 

#2 Lil Nas X-That’s what I want(=)(16 weeks) 

#1 Ed Sheeran-Shivers(=)(13th very annoying but incredible week at #1)(16 weeks)  

Debuts 

Alright so we didn’t have as many debuts as I thought we’d have, but the good thing is that the songs that debuted were pretty decent. First we have I hate U from SZA. Now this one isn’t the most interesting song, but I guess it’s alright. SZA sounds pretty good, but the lyrics aren’t really the best I’ve heard, and the production is kinda bland. It’s also very forgettable, like most R&B songs are, so I kinda forget what it sounds like sometimes. Overall not bad, but there’s better songs. 

Next we have our latest Hits 1 to watch Sadie Jean with her song WYD now? This song is really good actually. She has mostly a good voice, although it is a bit uh how do I describe it, I guess monotone, but it’s alright here because the production makes up for it, it’s slow, but It evolves in a very nice way as the song progresses, and the writing and lyrics here are really great and their decently catchy. Overall not bad for a one to watch. 

Lastly, our highest debut of the week goes to Woman by Doja Cat. This is already so good, and I can see it growing on Me a lot. Doja Cat sounds mostly great here, although she does sound somewhat quiet in her singing verse. She does great during the rest of the song though, and the lyrics are repetitive and catchy. The production is nice and vibey here to, I really like it. Good song, we’ll see if it can grow on Me even more. 

Best debut: Sadie Jean-WYD now? 

Biggest jump of the week: Juice wrld/Justin Beiber-Wandered to L.A(+6) fuck Yeah! If y’all haven’t seen My personal chart yet, then You should cuz this song has been on top now for the past 3 weeks. I’m so happy it’s doing great here and jumping big this week, but could there be another song that takes this over for My favorite song, uh well it’s undecided as of right now, but there’s some pretty good releases, and pretty good songs to Come let’s just say that, so find out next week if this has some competition coming for it. 

Biggest drop of the week: Billie Eilish-Happier than ever(-6) As much as I like this song, it is starting to fade on Me a bit, so I wouldn’t mind it leaving at this point, as it’s just been countdown filler the past few weeks, I’m surprised its stuck around for as it has though. Nice run! 

Countdown ranking 

Awful 

#30 Emmy Meli-I am woman 

#29 Walker Hayes-U gurl 

#28 Acraze/Cherish-Do it to it 

#27 Doja Cat-Need to know 

#26 THE ANXIETY-Meet Me at our spot 

Decent 

#25 SZA-I hate U 

#24 Ed Sheeean-Shivers 

Good/solid 

#23 Billie Eilish-Happier than ever 

#22 Avril Lavigne-Bite Me 

#21 Doja Cat-Woman 

Great 

#20 Giveon-For tonight 

#19 Adele-Easy on Me 

#18 Elton John/Dua Lipa/PNAU-Cold heart 

#17 Sadie Jean-WYD now? 

#16 Jonas Brothers-Who’s in Your head 

#15 The Kid Laroi/Justin Beiber-Stay 

#14 Ed Sheeran-Overpass Graffiti 

#13 Post Malone/The weeknd-one right now 

#12 NEIKED/Mae MullerPolo G-Better days 

#11 Silk Sonic-Smokin out the window 

#10 Adele-Oh My God 

#9 Pitbull/Anthony Watts/DJ White Shadow-I feel good 

#8 Taylor Swift-Message in a bottle 

#7 Benson Boone-Ghost town 

#6 Lil Nas X-That’s what I want 

#5 Tate McRae-Feel like shit 

#4 GAYLE-abcdefu 

#3 Justin Beiber-Ghost 

#2 Swedish house Madia/The Weeknd-Moth to a flame 

Best song on the countdown 

#1 Juice Wrld/Justin Beiber-Wandered to L.A 

5 oldest songs 

5. Ed Sheeran-Shivers, Lil Nas X-That’s what I want & Justin Beiber-Ghost (16 weeks) 

4. Elton Jahn:Dua Lipa/PNAU-Cold heart(17 weeks) 

3. Billie Eilish-Happier than ever(18 weeks) 

2. Doja Cat-Need to know 20 weeks) 

1. The Kid Laroi/Justin Beiber-Stay(27 weeks) 

Countdown extra: Latto-Big energy 

#1 song 1 year ago: All time low/Blackbear/Demi Lovato-Monsters(3/4 weeks @ #1) 

My favorite song from last year: Shawn Mendes-Wonder 

My least favorite song from last year: Ritt Mommney-Put Your records on 

Hitbound 

Gryffin/Jason Ross/Calle LehMann-After You 

Tai Verdes LAsT DaY oN EaRtH(Debut) 

Emmy Meli-I am woman 

Sadie Jean-WYD now? 

The Weeknd-Sacrifice 

Benson Boone-Ghost town 

Jaymes Young-Infinity(Debut) 

Fireboy DML/Ed Sheeran-Peru 

Daisy the great/AJR-Record player(Re-entry) 

Lauren Spencer-Smith-Fingers Crossed(Debut) 

Imagine Dragons-Enemy 

88Rising/BiBi-The weekend 

Avril Lavigne/Blackbear-Love it when You hate Me(Debut) 

Maren Morris-Circles around this town(Debut) 

Latto-Big energy 

The Walters-I love You so(Debut)  

Debuts 

Alright so this weeks list of debuts kinda sucked(except for 2) not gonna lie. First we have uhh a song that I’m not even gonna try and type out cuz I’m lazy(oh wait maybe I will anyways cuz You know I want this post to look as neat as possible) it’s called LaSt DaY oN eArTh, and I have no actual clue if I typed that in correctly or not cuz the stylization they used to write this songs title is kinda stupid, it’s actually all written with half capitol letters and half lowercase, but I forget which ones are which. Anyways the song itself really isn’t that great. The production is super obnoxious with the addition of the Horn/Trunpets. Tai Verdes does not sound good here, and the lyrics are just not the type of thing that gets my attention. They’re too repetitive and not the catchiest I’ve heard. It also is very short, and that’s due to the fact that the last 40 or so seconds of it are just the production playing out for an outro, so overall it just seems like a short, boring and lazily produced indie track. I’ll take Let’s go to Hell over this anyway. Next. 

Next we have some tiktoker named Jaymes Young on his song titled Infinity. Now I’ve heard a lot of people like this and have used it in their TikToks, but I just don’t get the appeal to it. Jaymes Young does not have a great sounding voice, and I don’t really like the production either, there’s just something about this style of alternative that I don’t like, and I’m not sure what it is about it. Lyrically it’s Okay but I mean there’s nothing special about it either, and overall this doesn’t scream radio to Me. Not really the best song. Next. 

Alright so this next one brings Me back to the first Hitbound list I ever reviewed on this blog I think. It’s record player by Daisy the great and AJR. This is becoming a bit popular on Tiktok and  is actually starting to gain some traction, so now it makes sense being here. My opinion really hasn’t changed on it actually since it left either. It’s not the best song ever, but definitely not the worst either. I love AJRs contribution here, they sound great in the verses, but it’s Daisy the great that I don’t so much like. They just don’t have the best voices ever, and it sounds like they have affects on their voices a bit. The production is super cool here though, lyrically I don’t really understand what it stands for, but it’s a bit catchy I guess. Like I said not the best, but defiantly not the worst either.

Let’s Go! I’ve been really enjoying this next song, and I’m so happy that it’s here. It’s called Fingers Crossed by Lauren Spencer-Smith. Now somehow I think I recognize this singers name, even though I’ve never heard of her before, and I don’t know why, but I just do, anyways she sounds spectacular on this song, and I really like the nice chill ballad style production. The lyrics are really well written here, and they’re very decently catchy to. Overall will this be My new favorite countdown song,? Uhhhhhhhhh I doubt it, but we’ll see. Great song though nonetheless. 

Alright so this next one is pretty cool, it’s a new one from Avril Lavigne and Blackbear called Love it when You hate Me, and it’s on Avrils new upcoming album Love sux. This one was produced by blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, and he did a great job producing it, the drum beats sound great, and the trap parts sound well produced also. Avril sounds really good here, even better than she does In Bite Me, and Blackbear has a really great and catchy verse, and him and Avril do have some great chemistry here, the decision to add him was awesome in my opinion. Lyrically this is super catchy to, overall awesome song. 

Alright so our next song is by Maren Morris, and I’ve really liked most of the stuff that she’s released(besides rich) she brought her song The Bones to Hits 1 and radio in 2020, and this is her first release since then. It’s called Circles around this town, and it’s alright, but nothing special. Maren Morris sounds really great here, but the thing I don’t like is the production, it just sounds too much like all of her other songs except for The Bones, it’s not that I don’t love it, but it’s just that it could’ve been a bit less bland and boring than this country beat that we hear on every one of her songs. Lyrically it’s alright to, but again nothing that special. Overall I wouldn’t mind it doing good, but it’s just not the best thing I’ve heard. 

Alright so lastly we have some song called I love You so, by some band or group called The Walters. Now this was written and released back in 2014, but it’s just becoming popular now I guess just because of TikTok(why else not) and it’s supposed to be gaining some traction on pop radio this week, so that’s probably why it’s here. After listening to this though I can already say it’s so boring and stupid. I get what this was going for musically, but it’s just too bland for Me to like. The production here sounds bland, and the guys voice doesn’t sound good at all, that stuff all combined really makes it sound like a snooze fest. It just doesn’t scream radio to Me either. Lyrically it’s okay, but I just get distracted with how boring it is to even pay attention to some of the lyrics here, they just don’t catch My attention at all, and they’re most certainly not repetitive or catchy. Overall why does this need to be here again? Oh yeah wait it’s supposed to become a hit, well I hope that doesn’t happen. 

As for the the Hitbound exits both it’ll Be Okay and Have mercy are now stuck in the abyss, and we lost More than friends and You problem. Seriously Hits 1, how many 24KGoldn songs do y’all have to get to make 24KGoldn have another hit here, he’s a radio DJ for y’all, so he should be having more hits, but apparently Hits 1 doesn’t agree. As for You problem it was never gonna be big, but I would’ve been alright if it made the countdown, at the same time though I don’t really care. 

Hitbound ranking(not including countdown songs) 

Awful 

#13 The Walters-I love You so 

#12 Tai Verdes-LaSt DaY oN eArTh 

#11 Jaymes Young-Infinity 

#10 Imagine Dragons-Enemy 

#9 Fireboy DML/Ed Sheeran-Peru 

Decent 

#8 Maren Morris-Circles around this town 

#7 Daisy the great/AJR-Record player 

Good 

#6 Latto-Big energy 

Great 

#5 88Rising/BiBi-The weekend 

#4 Avril Lavigne/Blackbear-Love it when You hate Me 

#3 The Weeknd-Sacrifice 

#2 Gryffin/Jason Ross/Calle LehMann-After You 

Best song on Hitbound 

#1 Lauren Spencer-Smith-Fingers crossed 

Please note that the 1 to watch will no longer be used in Hitbound rankings if it’s on the countdown. 

The abyss 

bbno$/Rich Brian-Edamame 

Oliver Tree-Life goes on 

CKay-Love nwantiti(ah ah ah) 

Chloe-Have mercy 

Shawn Mendes-It’ll Be Okay 

Amarrae/Moily/Kali Uchis-Sad girlz luv money 

Dynamite, Soft landing and The outside are all gone, because I haven’t seen them on AirPlay since last week, nor have they been in any updates I’ve received recently. Let’s go to Hell was unfortunately replaced with the new Tai Verdes song also, so it’s gone to. 

Have mercy and It’ll Be Okay are now in The abyss, as well as Sad girlz luv money. 

Hitbound songs that make sense being here 

The Weeknd-Sacrifice 

Fireboy DML/Ed Sheeran-Peru 

Daisy the great/AJR-Record player 

Lauren Spencer-Smith-Fingers Crossed

88Rising/BiBi-The weekend 

Latto-Big energy 

The Walters-I love You so

This is actually a good chunk of songs that are either already impacting or are about to impact other pop stations. 

 Songs that need to debut to make sense. 

Charli XCX-Good ones 

TWICE-The feels

Blxst/Ty Dolla $ign/Tyga-Chosen   

Alssso/Katy Perry-When I’m Gone 

Tiesto/Ava Max-The motto(as a Re-entry)  

Wale/J Cole-Poke it out 

Taylor Swift-All too Well 

Poke it out and All too well  are officially moving up on Mediabase, and have enough AirPlay for Me to add them to this list. 

Blurbs 

Hahahahahahahaha. I am woman dropped to the very bottom of the countdown, and yet how many times did I actually hear it this week? A lot actually. Come on Hits don’t even try with this one, we all know it’s not gonna be a hit here. 

I’m really surprised that Stay and Who’s in Your head are still here, especially stay since it has been here longer and is the oldest countdown song still, and since it jumped, but unfortunately they’ll probably end up leaving next week. 

Ok so I love watching Do it to it, and it’s very creepy sounding squid game intro flop, despite going up in AirPlay. Just watch The Chainsmokers release their new song next week(if they do) and watch it cause After You to leave Hitbound and then after that happens watch it force this song off the countdown, hits 1 just Hates EDM don’t they? 

U gurl held, alright don’t care, can we get this lame song out of here please. 

Daniel said that Spyder Harrison said a few days ago that Overpass Graffiti is gonna be the next #1, with it rising I’m not sure if I should believe that’s true or not, since it doesn’t have as much AirPlay as it needs to be #1 right now, but let’s just say that I kinda hope it doesn’t happen.

Speaking of the guy who sings Overpass Graffiti, Ed Sheeran holds onto #1 this week with Shivers. This song has now tied the record for most weeks held at #1 with the Jonas brothers song Sucker from 2019, now to an extent I’d like to see if it can break the record, but honestly Sucker is a better song than this, so I kinda hope that this doesn’t break it at the same time. Overall I’m not sure how I’d feel if it broke that record cuz it’s gotten super annoying to listen to already. 

As for the exits, Traitor had a great run, but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be #1 like Good 4 U was, Male fantasy sucked and was unreleased and was never gonna be popular anyways, so I don’t care that it’s gone, and Sad girlz luv money wasn’t really gonna do anything here anyways, but it’s in the abyss now, so we’ll see what happens with it. 

Spyder Harrison also shouted Me out on the countdown after trying to get him to shout Me out for nearly 3 months now. If You missed it he shouts Me out right before he played Ghost on the countdown. Shoutout going to Trey from Jacksonville FL. 

#1 recommendation for Hits 1: Joel Corry/Mabel/I wish 

Thanks for reading and I’ll see y’all in the next one.