1. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign (#1) [=] [4^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Stay by Zedd featuring Alessia Cara (5^th and Final Week At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: Done For Me by Charlie Puth featuring Kehlani (–7)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (+9)

New Entrants
– Okay, so we’re cleaning house this week have four new songs making their debut. To start, we have Nicki Minaj with her latest new single titled Bed. She collaborates with Ariana yet again. They did recently release The Light Is Coming. It seems to me like these two make a great duo. Anyway, onto the song itself. This one is only okay for the most part. There’s really not a whole lot going on in terms of the production, which I find to be a little underwhelming. Ariana’s vocals are nice, but doesn’t really stand out too much throughout the song. Personally, I’d say that The Light Is Coming is slightly better than this and I would prefer it over this. But those types of songs are often overlooked. While it’s not a bad song overall, it’s not something I’ll be coming back to in about a year or so. Ariana and Nicki have done better.

– Jennifer Lopez makes her return this week with a song that she performed at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. She collaborates with DJ Khaled and Carid B. in the song called Dinero. I talked about this song briefly while it was grading the performance, which I wasn’t very fond of at all. The song on its own isn’t that good either. The production here is just bad all around. I found out that “dinero” means “money” in Spanish. This song basically talks about how they want it. I don’t know about you, but this is the kind of stuff that doesn’t appeal to me whatsoever. J-Lo herself doesn’t sound good in the song. She has virtually no personality when she is singing. Cardi B. does make a decent contribution. But she couldn’t save the song unfortunately. Jennifer Lopez has done much better in the past. Hopefully, it won’t last long.

– Next, we have a new artist whose name is Madison Beer. She makes her debut with the song, Home With You. There’s really not too much I can say about this one. One thing that I like about it is that Madison does have good vocals throughout the song. The lyrical content in the song is pretty good. While the production isn’t necessarily the best, at least its decent to some degree. So yeah, I do like the song overall.

– We have Alessia Cara making her return this week. This time, she has a new single titled Growing Pains. The last time we saw her was when she was collaborating with Zedd in one of their biggest hits of 2017 with Stay, which was liked by some but pretty much turned on it near the end. Growing Pains is definitely the type of song that I’d like to hear from Alessia. It may sound like I’m biased in large part because I fell in love with most of her music, such as Here and Scars To Your Beautiful. But let me be honest: she hasn’t disappointed me yet, and this song shows that she clearly has talent with her vocals. I love the chorus and the production here is rock solid. When hearing the song, it pretty much reminds me of her other single Wild Things, except it was a little more fast paced in comparison. Overall, the song is enjoyable. I hope it sticks around.

Best Debut Of The Week: Growing Pains by Alessia Cara

‘Cause Growing Blurbs Are Keeping Me Up At Night
– Let’s begin with our exits. First off, Everyday dropped out of the countdown after that big drop this week. It’s a shame that we let songs such as Friends become hits, and not this particular song. I feel like it deserves much better. Tattoo (How ‘Bout You) leaving wasn’t a surprise at all given that In Real Life aren’t well known. Let Me by ZAYN is one I didn’t care too much about in the big picture. The one exit that stands out to me is Havana, which is Camila’s biggest hit. It was one in which Camila improved on her vocals and it was definitely something I got into. While some may find you old right now, it’s still fresh for me. Good-bye Havana, you will not be forgotten.

– Before introducing Perfect, Ryan Seacrest mentioned that Ed Sheeran was planning to do a live performance for his fans. I’m sure he has such a huge fan base that he’d probably want someone to build a bigger stadium. I’ll bet he’ll have a good performance.

– It’s very disappointing to see Done For Me dropping big this week. This is Charlie Puth’s best song on the album and it’s not getting the success it deserves. Looks like that one will not stick around for long, unfortunately. 

– Before introducing Back To You, Ryan Seacrest mentioned that Selena Gomez would like to return to television someday. I remember when she was the star in Wizards Of Waverly Place. I watched that show a lot back in the day and it was one of my favorites. I do hope that whatever role she takes, it’ll turn out well.

– Ryan Seacrest mentioned during the introduction for The Middle that Zedd loves using computers to help him get through the day. I mean, I don’t blame him. A lot of people nowadays rely on computers for basically everything they do in their lives. I’m willing to bet that he may get a job working on computers someday.

Breakouts/On The Verge:

• Let You Be Right by Meghan Trainor
• Fake Love by BTS
• Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vine

Extras/Optional Extras:

• Rockstar by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
• Rockabye by Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
• Believer by Imagine Dragons
• Pray by Sam Smith featuring Logic
• Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande
• Slow Hands by Niall Horan
• On The Loose by Niall Horan
• Attention by Charlie Puth

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
19. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
18. I Like Me Better by Lauv
17. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello

1 – Bad:
16. Wait by Maroon 5
15. I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin

2 – Mediocre:
14. God’s Plan by Drake
13. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B.

3 – Decent:
12. Alone by Halsey featuring Big Sean & Stefflon Don

4 – Good:
11. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes

5 – Great:
10. Mine by Bazzi
9. Delicate by Taylor Swift
8. Nice For What by Drake
7. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani
6. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons
5. Back To You by Selena Gomez
4. IDGAF by Dua Lipa
3. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa
2. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande

Total Score: 64/100 = 64% (D)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis (2007)

Most Missed Song: Break Free by Ariana Grande featuring Zedd

#1 Recommendations For The American Top 40: Jumpsuit by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS and God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay – Something Just Like This

My Top 5 Picks
1. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
2. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys
3. Finesse (Remix) by Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B.
4. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey
5. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
2. All Night by Big Boi
3. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
4. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
5. I Like Me Better by Lauv

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Most Girls by Hailee Steinfeld: This was quite an interesting single, especially since it was about female empowerment. Sure, it’s not the best Hailee Steinfeld has offered, but it was something worthwhile.
Feels by Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell, Katy Perry, and Big Sean: Honestly, I think this is Calvin Harris’s best of the two singles he released last year. The new groovy sound he was going for turned out well for him. The addition of Katy Perry was a good one, especially since she makes an amazing contribution to the song.