Hello, fam! I’m so sorry if this post was late. My apologies, I’m hoping this doesn’t become a new thing. But as I mentioned before, I’ve just not had the motivation to do any blogging as of late. I’ve been very busy with other things lately. That’s what happens when you have a life outside of doing weekly posts. Here’s to hoping next week’s posts won’t be as late, but I can’t make any promises right now. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs leaving the countdown this week:

• In My Feelings by Drake (#14)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer
40. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (#39) [–1]
39. One Day by Logic featuring Ryan Tedder (#38) [–1]
38. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (#37) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
37. Electricity by Silk City featuring Dua Lipa (#40) [+3]
36. I Like Me Better by Lauv (#35) [–1]
35. Thunderclouds by LSD (#36) [+1]
34. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie (#33) [–1]
33. 2002 by Anne-Marie (#34) [+1]
32. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey (#31) [–1][Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
31. Africa by Weezer (#30) [–1]
30. Delicate by Taylor Swift (#29) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
29. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#32) [+3]
28. Goodbye by Jason Derulo & David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William (#28) [=]
27. Mine by Bazzi (#26) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
26. Lost In Japan by Shawn Mendes (DEBUT)
25. Taste by Tyga featuring Offset (#27) [+2]
24. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign (#24) [=] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
23. Promises by Calvin Harris featuring Sam Smith (#25) [+2]
22. Almost Love by Sabrina Carpenter (#23) [+1]
21. Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#22) [+1]
20. Broken by lovelytheband (#21) [+1]
19. Beautiful (Remix) by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello (#20) [+1]
18. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande (#18) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
17. The Way I Am by Charlie Puth (#17) [=]
16. Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vine (#19) [+3]
15. Jackie Chan by Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone (#16) [+1]
14. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#15) [+1]
13. Lie by NF (#13) [=]
12. I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (#9) [–3]
11. Happier by Marshmello featuring Bastille (#12) [+1]
10. Natural by Imagine Dragons (#10) [=]
9. I’m A Mess by Bebe Rexha (#11) [+2]
8. No Brainer by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance The Rapper (#7) [–1]
7. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD (#8) [+1]
6. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. (#4) [–2] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
5. God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande (#6) [+1]
4. Back To You by Selena Gomez (#5) [+1]
3. Better Now by Post Malone (#3) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
2. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani (#2) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
1. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#1) [=] [2^nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift (1^st And Only Week At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (–3)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: Tie between Electricty by Silk City featuring Dua Lipa, High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco, and Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vine (+3)

New Entrants
– We have only one new song entering this week’s countdown. Shawn Mendes has released the follow-up to In My Blood titled Lost In Japan. He did recently released the remix with Zedd, but I’ll be reviewing the original version (which is superior in my opinion). The song is basically about romance in general. I love Shawn’s vocals. He sounds so smooth in the song. The production is just divine all around. I love the groove and it fits Shawn’s voice very well. It pretty much reminds me of a song from Justin Timberlake. Overall, it’s easily the best song off of his self-titled album. I’m sure it’ll do well here.

Blurbs In Japan
– It’s about time we said good-bye to In My Feelings, which left us from a high position. Drake has had better songs, but this was not one of them. I’m glad it didn’t last too long.

– It’s nice to see God Is A Woman in the Top 5. I still do enjoy the song, though not as much as I used to. It would be nice if it can hit #1 soon, though I much prefer to listen to Breathin’ at this point.

– That’s all the blurbs I’ve got for now. Nothing else really interesting happened this week.

Breakouts/On The Verge:

• Without Me by Halsey
• Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
• Song About You by Mike Posner

Extras/Optional Extras:

• In My Blood by Shawn Mendes
• Titanium by David Guetta featuring Sia
• Let You Down by NF
• Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
• Alone by Halsey featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don
• Slow Hands by Niall Horan
• Too Good by Drake featuring Rihanna
• One Dance by Drake featuring Wizkid featuring Kyla
• Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD
19. I’m A Mess by Bebe Rexha

1 – Bad:
18. Drew Barrymore by Bryce Vine

2 – Mediocre:
17. Happier by Marshmello featuring Bastille
16. No Brainer by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance The Rapper

3 – Decent:
15. I Like It by Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin
14. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B.

4 – Good:
13. Jackie Chan by Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Post Malone and Preme
12. Broken by lovelytheband
11. The Way I Am by Charlie Puth

5 – Great:
10. Lie by NF
9. Better Now by Post Malone
8. Back To You by Selena Gomez
7. Beautiful by Bazzi featuirng Camila Cabello
6. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani
5. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer
4. God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande
3. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande
2. Natural by Imagine Dragons
1. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid

Total Score: 73/100 = 73% (C–)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Thriller by Michael Jackson (1983)

Most Missed Song: Teenage Dream by Katy Perry

#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Praying by Kesha

My Top 5 Picks
1. Breathin’ by Ariana Grande
2. The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey
3. Lost In Japan by Shawn Mendes
4. Electricity by Silk City featuring Dua Lipa
5. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. I Like Me Better by Lauv
2. Thunderclouds by LSD
3. Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
4. I’m A Mess by Bebe Rexha
5. Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Do Re Mi by Blackbear: No, taking a nursery rhyme and making it a song does not sit well with me, especially with grating vocals and subpar lyrical content. I’m sorry, but this is just a mess.
Rockstar by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage: I may be coming around to Post Malone’s music, but I never liked this song. I’ll probably have more to say about this in a couple of months or so.