AT40: Charlie Puth (5) – Week Of September 30, 2017

/ dhill92

Hello, friends! So, after a week in which not much really happened, we certainly stepped up this week. Our #1 may be the same, but we did get a great deal of activity, mostly for the better. Also, we heading into the month of October, which means that some spooky things are right around the corner. Plus, we’re getting close to the end of the year. I have a feeling 2018 may come sooner than we think. I’m hoping things will continue to gain steam as we head into the new year. So without further ado, here are the songs exiting this week:

  • Honest by The Chainsmokers
    Last Week: #28 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 8
  • Mama by Jonas Blue featuring William Singe
    Last Week: #38 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 3
  • Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur
    Last Week: #40 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 30

The Countdown
Last Week’s #1 Song: Attention by Charlie Puth

40. Hoodie by Hey Violet (DEBUT)
Last Week: N/A | # Of Weeks On Chart: 1

39. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran [-2] [Spent 10 Weeks At #1]
Last Week: #37 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 37

38. Something Different by Why Don’t We (DEBUT)
Last Week: N/A | # Of Weeks On Chart: 1

37. Two Ghosts by Harry Styles [+2]
Last Week: #39 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 3

36. Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran [-2]
Last Week: #34 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 22

35. Lights Down Low by MAX featuring Gnash [=]
Last Week: #35 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 4

34. Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay [-2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
Last Week: #32 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 29

33. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (DEBUT)
Last Week: N/A | # Of Weeks On Chart: 1

32. Know No Better by Major Lazer featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, and Quavo [+1]
Last Week: #33 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 6

31. That’s What I Like by Bruno Mars [-2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
Last Week: #29 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 34

30. Mi Gente by J. Balvin featuring Willy William [+1]
Last Week: #31 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 5

29. Location by Khalid [+1]
Last Week: #30 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 8

28. It Ain’t Me by Kygo featuring Selena Gomez [-2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
Last Week: #26 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 30

27. Redbone by Childish Gambino [-7]
Last Week: #20 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 14

26. Now Or Never by Halsey [-2]
Last Week: #24 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 23

25. Bad At Love by Halsey [+11]
Last Week: #36 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 2

24. Back To You by Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals [-1]
Last Week: #23 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 7

23. I’m The One By DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, and Lil’ Wayne [-1]
Last Week: #22 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 30

22. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt [-5]
Last Week: #17 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 17

21. Glorious by Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey [+4]
Last Week: #25 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 10

20. What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 featuring SZA [+7]
Last Week: #27 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 2

19. Fetish by Selena Gomez featuring Gucci Mane [+2]
Last Week: #21 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 7

18. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid [+1]
Last Week: #19 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 18

17. What About Us by P!NK [+1]
Last Week: #18 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 5

16. Stay by Zedd featuring Alessia Cara [-4] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
Last Week: #12 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 29

15. Praying by Kesha [=]
Last Week: #15 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 8

14. Feels by Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell, Katy Perry, and Big Sean [-6]
Last Week: #8 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 12

13. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato [+3]
Last Week: #16 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 7

12. Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man [+2]
Last Week: #14 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 6

11. Friends by Justin Bieber featuring BloodPop® [+2]
Last Week: #13 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 4

10. Unforgettable by French Montana featuring Swae Lee [+1]
Last Week: #11 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 11

9. Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee [-2] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
Last Week: #7 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 19

8. No Promises by Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato [+2]
Last Week: #10 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 17

7. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift [+2]
Last Week: #9 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 3

6. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller [-2]
Last Week: #4 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 15

5. Believer by Imagine Dragons [=]
Last Week: #5 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 19

4. Strip That Down by Liam Payne featuring Quavo [+2]
Last Week: #6 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 15

3. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by Shawn Mendes [-1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
Last Week: #2 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 20

2. Slow Hands by Niall Horan [+1]
Last Week: #3 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 18

1. Attention by Charlie Puth [=] [5th Week At #1]
Last Week: #1 | # Of Weeks On Chart: 18

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (1st And Only Week At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: Redbone by Childish Gambino (-7)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: Bad At Love by Halsey (+11)

New Entrants
– To kick off this week’s new arrivals, we have more Hey Violet with their single titled Hoodie. I briefly talked about this one on the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown when it made its debut. To recap, while the lyrical content isn’t necessarily the best, their vocals sound better than their predecessors, which is part of the reason why this song is more likable to the blogging community. Not much else I can say about this one. Seeing as this one isn’t gaining popularity elsewhere, it might not stay for too long, but we’ll see what happens.

– Next, we have newcomer band Why Don’t We making their first-ever appearance on the American Top 40. Enter Something Different, their single off of the Something Different EP. Now, I do like the beat here, and it has that cool vibe to it. My only concern is the song can get repetitive at times. That said, I can see definitely see myself growing into this someday.

– Lastly, we have the re-emergence of Sam Smith after three years out of the spotlight, in the form of Too Good At Goodbyes. As I’ve explained in my Hits 1 weekend countdown review, I wasn’t quite as wild about this one. However, he definitely shows that he at least has some personality going on, especially in the pre-chorus. Also, he has proven to be a good songwriter, as the lyrical content is great. Overall, it may be in blue for now, but it’s likely that I’ll have it in green soon.

I’m Way Too Good At Writing Blurbs
– As always, we’ll begin with our exits. To start, I’m shocked that Mama by Jonas Blue featuring William Singe had to leave us so soon. I thought it would stay for a least a few more weeks, but I guess I was wrong. As for the other two, I’m not surprised about Honest taking its departure since it’s been declining elsewhere, and its exit brings The Chainsmokers’ streak of big hits to an end. Say You Won’t Let Go I was ready to part with, but it did have a nice tenure and became a sleeper hit, so props to that.

– Our Top 3 remains the same, so nothing really to talk about here.

– Well, looks like this is it for Feels after that big drop out of the Top 10, what with it faltering elsewhere at this moment. Oh well, it was nice to have this song around for a while.

– The big jump from Bad At Love was destined to happen on its second week here. Although I kinda doubt this will end up big given it’s not gaining as much steam elsewhere, but I don’t really care either way.

– So, a remix to Mi Gente featuring Beyoncé came out earlier today, and I can’t say it’s any better. As much as I love Beyoncé, not even she can save it from being complete garbage. With it somewhat gaining steam, I have a bad feeling it’s going to be here to stay, so I’m preparing for the worst.

– Looks like this is the end for both Ed Sheeran songs, seeing as they’re now in the Bottom 5. I do still enjoy both of those songs to some degree, so I’ll be sad when they leave. One thing’s for sure, though: both of them will be making the Year-End list.

Breakouts/On The Verge

  • …Ready For It? by Taylor Swift
  • Why by Sabrina Carpenter

Extras/Optional Extras

  • Pillowtalk by Zayn Malik
  • Dark Horse by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J. (NOT an color-coding error, and DO NOT kill me for this, guys)
  • Get Low by Zedd featuring Liam Payne
  • All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor (I’m really, really sorry Adrian, but I actually still like this)
  • Jealous by Nick Jonas
  • Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars

Top 20 Breakdown
0 – Awful:
20. Fetish by Selena Gomez featuring Gucci Mane

1 – Bad:
19. Strip That Down by Liam Payne featuring Quavo

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
18. Stay by Zedd featuring Alessia Cara
17. No Promises by Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato

4 – Good:
16. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato
15. Slow Hands by Niall Horan

5 – Great:
14. Believer by Imagine Dragons
13. Attention by Charlie Puth
12. Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
11. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid
10. What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 featuring SZA
9. Feels by Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell, Katy Perry, and Big Sean
8. Friends by Justin Bieber featuring BloodPop®
7. What About Us by P!NK
6. Unforgettable by French Montana featuring Swae Lee
5. Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee
4. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
3. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by Shawn Mendes
2. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Praying by Kesha

Total Score: 86/100 (B)

My Top 5 Picks
1. Praying by Kesha
2. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift
3. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by Shawn Mendes
4. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
5. Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers

My Bottom 5 Picks
TIE: 1. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt
TIE: 1. Mi Gente by J. Balvin featuring Willy William
3. Fetish by Selena Gomez featuring Gucci Mane
4. Location by Khalid
5. Know No Better by Major Lazer featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, and Quavo

129 thoughts on “AT40: Charlie Puth (5) – Week Of September 30, 2017”

  4. I haven't heard of the AT40 before, but I agree with your Top 5. I also agree with your Bottom 5 except Know No Better(Only because I haven't heard it yet)I personally think Why Don't We is a good group. Their songs These Girls and Something Different are really catchy in my opinion. Too Good At Goodbyes sounded like I'm Not The Only One at first but now I don't think about it like that. Hoodie is good and I think it should probably have more popularity than it has right now and should be doing better on the Hits 1 WC.

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  7. Dylan, if you don't know, the American Top 40 is a weekly countdown hosted by Ryan Seacrest. They used to do it in Hollywood, but moved to New York this year.I can see Something Different growing on me, but I can't say that for These Girls (well, at least in my opinion). As for Sam Smith, Too Good At Goodbyes also falls into the category of songs starting to grow on me.I agree with you on Hoodie. It should be gaining steam right about now, but unfortunately, people aren't really buying into Hey Violet's music.

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