What’s up, guys? We’ve now come to the first weekend of August. This year flew by pretty fast! Anyway, I am very happy to say that my blog has finally reached 100,000 Pageviews! As always, I would like to say a special thank you to all of you who’ve been reading this every day and being able to share your thoughts. It’s nice being able to make some new friends here when I first started. You guys are simply the best. And yes, I’ll be doing something special soon. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs leaving the countdown this week:

• Alone by Halsey featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don (#17)
• Move To Miami by Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull (#36)
• Lights Down Low by MAX featuring Gnash (#40)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
40. Nevermind by Dennis Lloyd (DEBUT)
39. Perfect by Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé (#38) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
38. In My Feelings by Drake (DEBUT)
37. Him & I by G-Eazy featuring Halsey (#35) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
36. Let You Be Right by Meghan Trainor (#37) [+1]
35. Let You Down by NF (#33) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
34. Dinero by Jennifer Lopez featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B. (#34) [=]
33. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line (#31) [–2]
32. Lie by NF (#39) [+7]
31. God’s Plan by Drake (#25) [–6]
30. I’m A Mess by Bebe Rexha (DEBUT)
29. New Rules by Dua Lipa (#29) [=] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
28. Home With You by Madison Beer (#28) [=]
27. Pray For Me by The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar (#27) [=]
26. All Night by Big Boi (#26) [=]
25. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (#23) [–2]
24. Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vine (#32) [+8]
23. Wait by Maroon 5 (#21) [–2]
22. Bed by Nicki Minaj featuring Ariana Grande (#30) [+8]
21. Sit Next To Me by Foster The People (#19) [–2]
20. Remind Me To Forget by Kygo featuring Miguel (#24) [+4]
19. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys (#18) [–1]
18. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#22) [+4]
17. Growing Pains by Alessia Cara (#20) [+3]
16. Nice For What by Drake (#12) [–4]
15. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (#14) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
14. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani (#16) [+2]
13. Better Now by Post Malone (#15) [+2]
12. Back To You by Selena Gomez (#11) [–1]
11. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey (#9) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
10. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa (#10) [=]
9. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes (#6) [–3]
8. I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (#13) [+5]
7. I Like Me Better by Lauv (#8) [+1]
6. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign (#4) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
5. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. (#7) [+2]
4. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande (#1) [–3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
3. Mine by Bazzi (#2) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
2. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie (#3) [+1]
1. Delicate by Taylor Swift (#5) [+4] [1^st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (3^rd of 5 Weeks At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: God’s Plan by Drake (–6)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vice and Bed by Nicki Minaj featuring Ariana Grande (+8)

New Entrants
– To kick off this week’s new entrants in the first weekend of August, we have newcomer Dennis Lloyd with the song called Nevermind. There’s isn’t a whole lot I can say about this one. I do like the production here for the most part. But I’m not quite sold on his vocals. I think he sounds a bit underwhelming in some parts of the song. While it’s definitely not a bad song, it’s not something I’ll remember in let’s say…five years?

– Drake has his third song on the countdown, by the name of In My Feelings as God’s Plan continues to die down and Nice For What following suit. I talked about this when it debuted on the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown. Right off the bat, I’m not all that crazy about the song. Drake has some decent vocals and he shows it in the song. But I find the production to be pretty weak, and the part after the chorus is kinda annoying. And I should mention that he just released a music video for the song, which I haven’t seen as of yet. Anyway, this song is just not my cup of tea. Maybe it’ll grow on me, but right now I’m not impressed.

– With Meant To Be finally starting to die out, Bebe Rexha has another new single looking to become a success. Her new song is called I’m A Mess. I can say right now that it’s a step up from its predecessor. The production here is good for the most part, and thankfully it doesn’t try too hard to be a country song like in its predecessor. The lyrical content here is better written. Bebe does have a good voice and she uses it pretty well. In Meant To Be, she didn’t contribute much mainly because Florida Georgia Line took over the song. But here, she does more singing. Although I can say it’s far from her best songs, this is still good overall.

How Deep Is Your Blurbs?
– As always, we’ll begin with our exits. First off, Move To Miami was not destined to last long here as it wasn’t popular elsewhere. Alone dropped off from a high position of #17. I guess people have gotten tired of Halsey after a while. Finally, we have the departure of Lights Down Low. It was a song that, while I my not like it, was enjoyed by many here in the blogging community. It had a long, good run here on the American Top 40, so I’ll give it that. I’m sure this will probably make it onto the Year-End list come December.

– Before introducing Better Now, Ryan Seacrest mentioned that Justin Bieber would like Post Malone to be his ring bearer at his wedding. Heh, I’m guess Bieber wants to make this the best wedding. He’s hoping that works out.

– So, Ryan Seacrest mentioned during the introduction for Back To You that Selena Gomez decided to throw a pasta party for her birthday. I wonder did she had plenty of spaghetti for dinner all day, or was it something else? Whatever it was, I’ll bet it tastes so good!

– I’m not too thrilled about the Top 10 entrant from I Like It. I have a bad feeling that one is going to stay for a while. However, I’ll admit that I’m slowly coming around the song. But I still find parts of the song to be annoying.

– On the note of Cardi B., it was only a matter of time until Girls Like You would make its inevitable entry into the Top 5. It’s pretty obvious that it’ll be a #1 song soon given how well the song is doing. Heck, I could even see it happening next week.

– Finally, we have a new #1 for the third week in a row, in which Taylor Swift takes quite a leap to the top spot. It’s nice to see Delicate becoming a real hit from Reputation, although I don’t expect it to reach the Top 10 on Billboard. Still, I’m grateful for its success and Taylor deserves it.

Breakouts/On The Verge:

• No Brainer by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper, and Quavo
• Jackie Chan by Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Preme & Post Malone
• Almost Love by Sabrina Carpenter
• SoulMate by Justin Timberlake

Extras/Optional Extras:

• This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna
• Don’t Wanna Know by Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar
• Style by Taylor Swift
• I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by ZAYN featuring Taylor Swift
• Uptown Funk! by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
• Boom Clap by Charli XCX
• What About Us by P!NK

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

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

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
15. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B.

4 – Good:
14. Better Now by Post Malone
13. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes
12. Mine by Bazzi

5 – Great:
11. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani
10. Nice For What by Drake
9. Back To You by Selena Gomez
8. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer
7. Delicate by Taylor Swift
6. Remind Me To Forget by Kygo featuring Miguel
5. Growing Pains by Alessia Cara
4. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey
3. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
2. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa

Total Score: 72/100 = 72% (C–)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: How Deep Is Your Love by The Bee Gees (1977)

Most Missed Song: Blank Space by Taylor Swift

#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Youth by Shawn Mendes featuring Khalid

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay (#13)

My Top 5 Picks
1. One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa
2. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys
3. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
4. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey
5. Growing Pains by Alessia Cara

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

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Stay Together by Noah Cyrus: It’s a step up from her predecessor, so I’ll give her that. I’d probably would’ve liked this a lot more if she had better vocals.
Get Low by Zedd featuring Liam Payne: I think this is one of Zedd’s weakest singles, in part because the production was pretty weak. Plus, Liam didn’t do much to impress me. This was probably the point where some people here started to turn on Zedd for selling out.
Honest by The Chainsmokers: While this song isn’t really a stand-out from Memories…Do Not Open, Drew still does a nice job with his vocals here. That’s really all I can say about it.