Hello, fam. I don’t really have anything to say for my introduction at this moment. We still have the same annoying #1 song for the week, and our debuts this week aren’t really that good. But oh well. Can’t really do anything about that. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- 365 by Zedd featuring Katy Perry (#28)
- God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande (#40) [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
19. Happier by Marshmello featuring Bastille (#16) [–3] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
18. I’ve Been Waiting by Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fally Out Boy (#19) [+1]
17. Undrunk by FLETCHER (#18) [+1]
16. Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande (#12) [–4] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
15. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer (#17) [+2]
14. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#9) [–5] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
13. Please Me by Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars (#14) [+1]
12. Be Alright by Dean Lewis (#15) [+2]
11. Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee (#10) [–1]
10. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande (#11) [+1]
9. Wow. by Post Malone (#8) [–1]
8. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#13) [+5]
7. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#7) [=]
6. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#6) [=]
5. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#4) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
4. Better by Khalid (#5) [+1]
3. Without Me by Halsey (#2) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
2. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (#3) [+1]
1. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#1) [=] [4th Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey (1st of 4 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Tequila by Dan + Shay (–15)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Tie between Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco and Shallow by Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper (+6)
New Entrants:
– We have two not-so interesting debuts for the week. To begin, we have Khalid with his next single titled Talk. I remember first hearing the song when it was on the YouTube 15 a while back. It’s a bit of a step down from its predecessor. While I like Khalid’s voice in general, he doesn’t exactly shine here in the song. I find the production to be a little underwhelming. Something about it just doesn’t work for me. Maybe this will end up growing on me, but right now I just find this okay.
– Then, we have the return of Lauv and he’s collaborating with Troye Sivan in their latest single titled I’m So Tired…. I have not been very fond of Lauv’s music. Last year, he gave us I Like Me Better which was one of my worst songs for 2018. As far as his latest single goes, it’s not quite as bad. But it is still underwhelming overall. I’ll admit the production is okay and not as cringe-worthy as in I Like Me Better. But Lauv’s voice doesn’t sound good here. I’m not feeling the lyrics. Troye couldn’t save the song unfortunately. I do like his part here, though. But that’s the only good thing about it. So yeah, this is just plain bad and I hope it doesn’t last long here.
Best Debut Of The Week: Talk by Khalid
Can We Just Blurb?
– As far as our two exits go, we say goodbye to 365. That one didn’t really take off unlike The Middle which was one of the biggest hits of last year. While I didn’t quite loved 365 as much as I did The Middle, it was still pretty fun overall. We also say goodbye to God Is A Woman. As controversial as the song was, I loved it (and I still do) mainly because Ariana has a great voice and she shines in the chorus. I’m glad it was successful. That song will be missed by me.
– Yikes! Tequila made a massive drop all the way down to #40. Looks like the song’s tenure is coming to an end unfortunately. It had a decent run on most charts and it was pretty successful. So I’m happy about that.
– It was only a matter of time before Sucker made its way into the Top 10. This is definitely going to be #1 soon, and I’ll be fine with that.
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
19. Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake
18. Happier by Marshmello featuring Bastille
1 – Bad:
17. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande
16. Wow. by Post Malone
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
15. Without Me by Halsey
14. Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande
4 – Good:
13. Be Alright by Dean Lewis
5 – Great:
12. Better by Khalid
11. Sucker by Jonas Brothers
10. Please Me by Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars
9. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco
8. I’ve Been Waiting by Lil’ Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy
7. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid
6. Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee
5. Undrunk by FLETCHER
4. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer
3. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max
2. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee
1. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
Total Score: 77/100 = 77% (C+)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
2. You Say by Lauren Daigle
3. Shallow by Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper
4. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee
5. Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
2. Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake
3. Happier by Marshmello featuring Bastille
4. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande
5. Wow. by Post Malone
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Trust Fund Baby by Why Don’t We:
Alone by Halsey featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don:
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