Crappy Chart Reviews #2: SiriusXM Hits 1 Weekend Countdown (2016)

So, I got a request from Chasetrovicii to review a SiriusXM Hits 1 Weekend Countdown, and I thought that would be a good idea. I haven't reviewed anything related to Hits 1 in a while, so I think this should be fun. However, I have been pretty busy lately and don't have time to go through a weekend chart, so I will look at their year-end chart for 2016 because it's one of the ones I'm most familiar with. I hope that's sufficient for the suggestor. Anyways, no need for an introduction because I kind of just gave one. Let's do this!




REVIEW

45. "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I remember hearing this song on the radio all the time back in late 2015 and early 2016. I liked hearing it on there because I thought the song was catchy and well-produced. I'm glad that Shawn Mendes got so popular because he is talented.

44. "Hymn For The Weekend" by Coldplay and Beyonce
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Although Hits 1 apparently played the SeeB remix of this song, I am basing this off of the original because it's the one I am more familiar with. I loved the original from the very first listen and still do to this day. Probably not Coldplay's best, but I am impressed with how good it is considering how late in their career it was released.

43. "Roses" by The Chainsmokers and ROZES
Rating: 9/10
Comments: This song is weird, but I enjoy it. The Chainsmokers make some good EDM music and they are the main reason why this appeals to me.

42. "I Know What You Did Last Summer" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: Yay, more Shawn Mendes! I don't stan him or anything, but I'd much rather see him on 2016 charts than some lazy, overrated trap music. Camila Cabello is great on this song as well.

41. "Same Old Love" by Selena Gomez
Rating: 9/10
Comments: Some people were not huge fans of Selena's music from this era, but I didn't mind it. This song sounds very similar to "Havana" by Camila Cabello to me, and I guess that's a good thing because it could have paved the way for "Havana" to be as good as it is. I don't know. But I do think this song is decent.

40. "Into You" by Ariana Grande
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I was really into this at one point, and my love for it hasn't really decreased any. I don't know what it is, it's just so fun and upbeat. This is what I like to hear from Ariana rather than stuff like "7 rings".

39. "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber
Rating: 6.5/10
Comments: I like it, but I think it is kind of overrated. It was Billboard's #1 song of 2016, which I don't really agree with, but it's better than a boring trap song, I guess.

38. "Let It Go" by James Bay
Rating: 5/10
Comments: I have mixed thoughts about this one. Part of me thinks it sounds okay, but a bigger part doesn't find it as pleasing to the ear. It's certainly not bad, but it's also hard to call it good. I don't know what it is.

37. "Out of the Woods" by Taylor Swift
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I actually listened to 1989 in full a couple weeks ago. It was a great album that I could do a full post on in the future if anyone wanted it. All of the many singles were great, and this is no exception. The production is great and Taylor sounds just as great. I wish I was into it more when it was popular.

36. "Girls Talk Boys" by 5 Seconds of Summer
Rating: 7/10
Comments: I don't remember this band's songs from around this time too well, but this was pretty decent from what I remember. But I think I preferred their more recent hit "Want You Back".

35. "Youth" by Troye Sivan
Rating: 8/10
Comments: I was sort of into this song when it was popular, and I tend to forget about that. This isn't quite as good as songs like "My My My!" but I like the background music in this one a lot.

34. "One Call Away" by Charlie Puth
Rating: 6/10
Comments: I think Charlie Puth is very talented, but this song is pretty boring. His vocals kind of keep it from being something not worth listening to, although it's still nothing I would look forward to going back to.

33. "Confident" by Demi Lovato
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Wow, I've gone back and remembered a lot of talented singers from this time now. Demi has a ton of good songs and this is a good example of what she can do. I always seem to forget about how good she is, although I wish I couldn't.

32. "Stand By You" by Rachel Platten
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Wow, I've gone back and remembered a lot of talented singers from this time now. [2] I liked "Fight Song" but I prefer this for sure.

31. "In The Night" by The Weeknd
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: Not the best song off of Beauty Behind The Madness, as that probably goes to "Can't Feel My Face". But I think it's good, he sounds great as usual.

30. "Drag Me Down" by One Direction
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I wish these guys would get back together in an attempt to pull everyone away from the dangers of rap flooding the charts. This song spent a week at the top spot of Hits 1's weekend countdown, which is good considering what music had usually been like. Both the vocals and production shine a lot on this track, something that is common with this band. If you have not heard a song by One Direction and want something kind of recent, I recommend this. It's really cool.

29. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" by Adele
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I actually had to listen to this song for a listening assignment in music class a couple months ago. I kind of forgot that it existed until then. I had it on Spotify for a fair amount of time so I obviously thought it was good, but I may have liked it more a couple months ago than I did in 2016. It's just catchy and the instruments work well together.

28. "History" by One Direction
Rating: 8.5/10
Comments: This feels like nothing compared to how good I thought "Drag Me Down" was. In fact, it seems a bit different from 1D's average style. It worked pretty well to me, although songs like "Drag Me Down" remain superior.

27. "No" by Meghan Trainor
Rating: 8/10
Comments: This song was hated by all sorts of music critics out there. While I certainly don't think it's bad, the lyrics and the tone of the song are a bit cringe-worthy. But aside from that, it sounds kind of catchy, and I think Trainor is a good vocalist. I think her 15 minutes of fame have passed, but I didn't mind hearing this song on the radio a lot when it was popular.

26. "Unsteady" by X Ambassadors
Rating: 5/10
Comments: I really liked "Renegades", but this didn't appeal to me all that much. The vocals weren't as good and it didn't have too much of a punch to it. It's just not really for me.

25. "Closer" by The Chainsmokers and Halsey
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I know a few songs called "Closer", but this is hands-down the best one. It has great vocals by both artists, and an amazing EDM production that this duo is always capable of. I'm glad it was so successful because it deserved it.

24. "7 Years" by Lukas Graham
Rating: 10/10
Comments: This song got quite a bit of hate for various reasons, but other than the vocals, which I don't think are the best, this song is pretty much flawless. The story told in the song is interesting and lots of fun to hear. This song should not be so hated, it really is not that bad.

23. "Sorry" by Justin Bieber
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I personally think this is a lot better than "Love Yourself". The vocals are better and it is a whole lot more fun (thanks to Skrillex for that). It was a pretty big hit but I would replace this with "Love Yourself" as the #1 song of 2016 if I could.

22. "Work From Home" by Fifth Harmony and Ty Dolla $ign
Rating: 10/10
Comments: The lyrics in this song are extremely cringy, as I assume it means that the girl wants her boyfriend to work at home so they can have sex there. Or maybe the "work" she is talking about means sex. Just something to do with that. But that aside, this song is fun for me. I like the vocals, and the production isn't too much but it makes the song sound cool. I don't mind Ty Dolla $ign's part too much but it doesn't make much of a difference to me. Good song, though.

21. "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots
Rating: 6/10
Comments: I'm pretty surprised that Hits 1 would be in love with a band like this. People often consider Twenty One Pilots an emo band, and this song is a good example of how dark they can get. This song is weird for sure, but I guess it's not bad.

20. "Just Like Fire" by P!nk
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Another talented singer pulls up to the list. I like it. P!nk's talent plus that awesome production makes for a pretty fly song. I kind of miss hearing stuff like this.

19. "Hands To Myself" by Selena Gomez
Rating: 7/10
Comments: This is one of my least favorite Selena Gomez songs although it isn't bad. It has good parts and it has not-so-good parts. The good parts are what I like to hear from her, and vice versa. The song is overall decent, I guess.

18. "This Is What You Came For" by Calvin Harris and Rihanna
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: The drop in this is pretty underwhelming, which is a huge drawback for me because that build-up is awesome. But everything else shines so much. The newer Calvin Harris isn't as bad as I remembered because this song has a lot of good qualities in it.

17. "Irresistible" by Fall Out Boy and Demi Lovato
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Another emo band that Hits 1 somehow likes. But I won't complain. I liked this song a lot when it was big. The original is great enough, but the Demi Lovato version brings more talent and more heat, and I'm glad that one was popular.

16. "Pillowtalk" by Zayn Malik
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: Here's another instance of a solo artist's music being quite a bit different from the one they did with their band. I don't know how to describe this song because it sounds kind of funky and abnormal. Zayn's vocals are great, however, which make it a good listen.

15. "Dangerous Woman" by Ariana Grande
Rating: 9/10
Comments: I had mixed feelings on this one when I first heard it, but now I think I have come to a consensus that I enjoy it. The chorus is really the good part for me, I don't know why, I just enjoy that.

14. "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" by Mike Posner and SeeB
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I totally forgot that this song existed until now! I remember discovering it before it blew up, and I'm glad I did because seeing it be a big hit made me glad. I wish we had more music like this out nowadays.

13. "Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes
Rating: 9.5/10
Comments: The vocals on this track really get me into it. The guitars are good too.

12. "Hello" by Adele
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I remember the day this song came out, when it blew up and broke some Internet records. I think Adele has a great voice in this song, which is why I love it. Some of the records this song set have probably been broken by now, but at least this song seemed to make the mark that it should have.

11. "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift
Rating: 10/10
Comments: It's so cool how an album released in 2014 still had singles going strong two years later. Shows how good people, including me, thought it was. This isn't one of the best ones but I don't mind it being a single because it does sound really cool.

10. "Sit Still, Look Pretty" by Daya
Rating: 6/10
Comments: Meh.

9. "Victorious" by Panic! At The Disco
Rating: 9/10
Comments: I had to re-listen to this one because I didn't remember it as well, but I remembered it once I did, and I think it's good. Not a huge fan of the "Tonight we are victorious" shouts, but everything else is good.

8. "Cheap Thrills" by Sia and Sean Paul
Rating: 8.5/10
Comments: This song is slightly boring but catchy at the same time. Also, I think the version without Sean Paul is much better than the one with him.

7. "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers and Daya
Rating: 10/10
Comments: Here's something else I was really into at some point in 2016. I still kind of love it now. I remember trying to play the guitar part in this once because I thought it was pretty cool. I'm not the biggest Daya fan but I can't picture anyone else singing in this. And The Chainsmokers did great as usual. Once again, we need more songs like this becoming hits. I really like them.

6. "Perfect" by One Direction
Rating: 10/10
Comments: I kind of loved One Direction for some reason, and I feel like a lot of it started with this song. I was pretty shook when I first heard this back in late 2015, and it still sort of leaves me that way to this day.

5. "Ride" by Twenty One Pilots
Rating: 10/10
Comments: One of my favorite songs from them. A lot of them feel a little too dark and edgy, but this is perfect for me.

4. "My House" by Flo Rida
Rating: 10/10
Comments: His songs from earlier in the decade were obviously better, but for a time when his career was supposed to be dying down, this is pretty good. I like the rapping and the production and everything. It's a fun escape from the trap that was popular at the time.

3. "Can't Stop The Feeling" by Justin Timberlake
Rating: 10/10
Comments: If I had to pick a song in the top 5 to be #1, I'd pick this. It was played on the radio a lot after it came out and I still hear it sometimes to this day. It's such an uplifting, energetic song that is pretty hard not to like. I love JT and this song started a lot of it.

2. "Cake By The Ocean" by DNCE
Rating: 10/10
Comments: This band seems like a nice Joe Jonas side project. I haven't heard much from them outside of this song but I really liked this, so it must be good. I didn't expect this to be this high on the chart, but I won't complain.

1. "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots
Rating: 8/10
Comments: I don't think this should be the #1 song of 2016 according to this station, because as you just saw, there are much, much better options. I like this song, but it doesn't feel as good as a lot of the other ones at the top do. But it's better than something like "Love Yourself" at #1, I will give you that.



OVERALL CHART SCORE

403/450 = 8.95555/10 = 0.895555 = 89.5555%



FINAL WORDS

Wow, that was much better than I thought it was. I never considered 2016 all that great of a year for music, but then again, this station kind of omitted the popular rap songs from around that time, so I guess I don't know yet. But either way, this was fun to do, as I enjoyed looking back at songs I enjoyed a few years ago. Thank you if you read this far, I appreciate it. If you have any suggestions for me, please let me know as I would be happy to comply with them. I have a few posts in mind I want to do in the future, so stay tuned for them if I decide to do them. Thanks again and I'll see you guys again soon!