Hello, fam! So, as you can see here, I’m doing something different just for this AT40 post. Instead of me having to do separate weeks at a time, I’ve decided to combine those weeks in one post. That way, I can be able to catch up faster. There will be no blurbs for this one, nor will there be any Top 20 Breakdowns given how late these posts are. With that, I’m going to get right into things. Let’s start with the countdown for May 25, 2019. Here are the exits for that week:

• Last Hurrah by Bebe Rexha (#29)
• Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#35)
• I Can’t Get Enough by Benny Blanco featuring Tainy, Selena Gomez, and J. Balvin (#39)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Sucker by Jonas Brothers
40. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B (#40) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
39. All My Friends by AJ Mitchell (DEBUT)
38. Better Now by Post Malone (#38) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
37. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (DEBUT)
36. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG (#37) [+1]
35. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani (#33) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
34. Woke Up Late by Drax Project featuring Hailee Steinfeld (#36) [+2]
33. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#31) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
32. Out Of Love by Alessia Cara (#32) [=]
31. Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake (#28) [–3]
30. Con Calma by Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry featuring Snow (#34) [+4]
29. Happier by Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE (#26) [–3] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
28. Boy With Luv by BTS featuring Halsey (#30) [+2]
27. Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande (#24) [–3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
26. I’m So Tired… by Lauv featuring Troye Sivan (#27) [+1]
25. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#25) [=]
24. Shallow by Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper (#21) [–3]
23. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (DEBUT)
22. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#20) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
21. When The Party’s Over by Billie Eilish (#23) [+2]
20. Be Alright by Dean Lewis (#13) [–7]
19. I’ve Been Waiting by Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy (#16) [–3]
18. Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee (#18) [=]
17. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#19) [+2]
16. Better by Khalid (#14) [–2]
15. Don’t Call Me Up by Mabel (#17) [+2]
14. Talk by Khalid (#22) [+8]
13. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (#12) [–1]
12. Here With Me by Marshmello featuring CHRVCHES (#15) [+3]
11. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#9) [–2]
10. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer (#11) [+1]
9. Without Me by Halsey (#7) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
8. ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie (#10) [+2]
7. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#8) [+1]
6. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#6) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
5. Wow. by Post Malone (#5) [=]
4. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#4) [=]
3. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande (#3) [=]
2. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#2) [=]
1. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#1) [=] [4^th Week At #1]

#1 Song For That Week One Year Ago: Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (2^nd of 5 Weeks At #1)

Biggest Fall Of That Week: Be Alright by Dean Lewis (–7)

Biggest Rise Of That Week: Talk by Khalid (+8)

New Entrants:
– So instead of me reviewing the new entrants individually like I normally do, I’m going to go through those in one paragraph to save me time. All My Friends by AJ Mitchell is pretty solid. I like the production in this one and I think AJ has a good voice. The lyrics are nice as well. Then we have Billie Eilish with another song on the countdown titled Bad Guy. Personally, I like that one better than her other two singles, in part because of the production and her unique voice stands out in the chorus. Finally, we have the big return of Shawn Mendes with If I Can’t Have You. Although this is basically a rehash of There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back, I’m in love with his new song, mainly because of the Latin vibe and Shawn having a smooth voice that fits well for the track.

Best Debut Of That Week: If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes

My Top 5 Picks
1. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
2. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
3. ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie
4. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max
5. Shallow by Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
2. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
3. Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake
4. I’m So Tired… by Lauv featuring Troye Sivan
5. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG

Songs That Debuted On That Week One Year Ago:
Familiar by Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin
These Days by Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore, and Dan Caplen

Now here is the countdown for last week. Here are the exits for the week:

• I’ve Been Waiting by Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy (#19)
• Woke Up Late by Drax Project featuring Hailee Steinfeld (#34)
• Better Now by Post Malone (#38) [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Sucker by Jonas Brothers
40. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B (#40) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
39. Juice by Lizzo (DEBUT)
38. All My Friends by AJ Mitchell (#39) [+1]
37. Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani (#33) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
36. So Close by NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts featuring Georgia Ku (DEBUT)
35. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#33) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
34. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG (#36) [+2]
33. Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake (#28) [–3]
32. Out Of Love by Alessia Cara (#32) [=]
31. Happier by Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE (#26) [–3] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
30. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#37) [+7]
29. Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande (#27) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
28. Boy With Luv by BTS featuring Halsey (#28) [=]
27. Shallow by Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper (#24) [–3]
26. I’m So Tired… by Lauv featuring Troye Sivan (#26) [=]
25. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#22) [–3] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
24. Con Calma by Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry featuring Snow (#30) [+6]
23. Be Alright by Dean Lewis (#20) [–3]
22. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#25) [+3]
21. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (#13) [–8]
20. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#17) [–3]
19. Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee (#18) [–1] 
18. When The Party’s Over by Billie Eilish (#21) [+3]
17. Better by Khalid (#16) [–1]
16. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (DEBUT)
15. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#23) [+8]
14. Here With Me by Marshmello featuring CHRVCHES (#12) [–2]
13. Don’t Call Me Up by Mabel (#15) [+2]
12. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#11) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
11. Talk by Khalid (#14) [+3]
10. Without Me by Halsey (#9) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1] 
9. Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer (#10) [+1]
8. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#6) [–2] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
7. ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie (#8) [+1]
6. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#7) [+1]
5. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande (#3) [–2]
4. Wow. by Post Malone (#5) [+1]
3. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#4) [+1]
2. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#2) [=]
1. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#1) [=] [5^th Week At #1]

#1 Song For That Week One Year Ago: Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (3^rd of 5 Weeks At #1)

Biggest Fall Of That Week: Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (–8)

Biggest Rise Of That Week: If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (+8)

New Entrants:
– Kicking things off for last week, we have Lizzo who seems to be gaining momentum at this moment. She brings us Juice. I talked about this one when it debuted on the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown. To sum it all up, I like the throwback vibe and Lizzo sounds good in the chorus. That’s all I can say about that one. Then, we have NOTD who makes his very first appearance on the AT40 with So Close. It’s better than I Wanna Know in a way. The production is decent, but I’m not a fan of Georgia Ku’s voice in the song. I feel like the song would be better if it were sung by somebody else. Last, but not least, we have the big returns of both Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber with I Don’t Care. While I do like the song overall, it’s really not much compared to what Ed has released in the past. I think they sound good here, but the production is far from special. It may be green for now, but it could easily change to blue.

Best Debut Of That Week: Lizzo – Juice

My Top 5 Picks
1. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
2. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
3. ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie
4. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max
5. Shallow by Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
2. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
3. Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake
4. I’m So Tired… by Lauv featuring Troye Sivan
5. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG

Songs That Debuted On That Week One Year Ago:
Sober Up by AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo
Back To You by Selena Gomez

Hello, fam! It’s a good thing that I’ve finally got this post out on time for the first time in a while! I just love that feeling! Summer is essentially in full swing, and with it comes the time where we plan our summer vacations. I do plan on taking some vacations at some point throughout the summer. As far as the countdown went, we had some interesting things happen, including yet another pretty high debut and a relatively new Top 5. Although our #1 is still the same, things are looking to finally pick up. So without further adieu, here are the songs leaving us this week:

• Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (#42)
• Ally Brooke featuring Tyga – Low Key (#44)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Jonas Brothers – Sucker
45. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow (#45) [=]
44. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (#38) [–6]
43. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#43) [=]
42. Khalid – Better (#34) [–8]
41. Lil Peep featuring iLoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy – I’ve Been Waiting (#40) [–1]
40. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (#41) [+1]
39. Post Malone – Wow. (#31) [–8]
38. Alessia Cara – Out Of Love (#36) [–2]
37. Jordan McGraw – Flexible (#39) [+2]
36. Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana – Medicine (#29) [–7]
35. TWENTY ØNE PILØTS – Chlorine (#37) [+2]
34. SZA featuring The Weeknd and Travis Scott – Power Is Power (DEBUT)
33. Dean Lewis – Be Alright (#30) [–3]
32. Lizzo – Juice (#22) [–10]
31. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend (#33) [+2]
30. NOTD, Felix Jaehn, & Captain Cuts featuring Georgia Ku – So Close (#20) [–10]
29. MAX featuring Quinn XCII – Love Me Less (#23) [–6]
28. Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (#17) [–11]
27. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (#28) [+1]
26. Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (#24) [–2]
25. Panic! At The Disco – Dancing’s Not A Crime (#35) [+10]
24. Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix) (#19) [–5]
23. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (#25) [+2]
22. BTS featuring Halsey – Boy With Luv (#32) [+10]
21. Dan + Shay – Speechless (#21) [=]
20. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#12) [–8] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
19. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier (DEBUT)
18. Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored (#27) [+9]
17. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#16) [–1] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
16. Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (#15) [–1]
15. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (#13) [–2]
14. Halsey – Nightmare (#14) [=]
13. Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE – Happier (#18) [+5] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1] 
12. Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (#26) [+14]
11. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (#7) [–4]
10. Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care (#11) [+1]
9. The Chainsmokers featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love (#4) [–5]
8. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (#6) [–2]
7. Marshmello featuring CHVRCHES – Here With Me (#10) [+3]
6. Halsey – Without Me (#2) [–4] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
5. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#5) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
4. Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You (#8) [+4]
3. P!NK – Walk Me Home (#6) [+3]
2. Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME! (#3) [+1]
1. Jonas Brothers – Sucker (#1) [=] [10^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (1^st And Only Week At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo – Close To Me (–11)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Lauv featuring Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (+14)

New Entrants:
– We have two new entrants this week as we start the month of June. First up is the collaboration between SZA, The Weeknd, and Travis Scott in their single titled Power Is Power, taken from The Game Of Thrones soundtrack. So, just recently the television show came to an end a little under a month ago. Me personally, I haven’t really watched it, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. Anyway, onto the song itself. It’s a rehash of one of my favorite songs of 2018, Pray For Me. The production is great and I love the beat.Sure, All of these artists stood out to me with their verses. The song is proof as to why they’re talented singers. Everything about it is really good and I hope it can stay for a while at least.

– For the fifth week in a row, we have a song that’s debuted in the Top 20. This seems to be a recurring theme throughout 2019. 5 Seconds Of Summer have another new single titled Easier. Having listened to the song in its entirety, I feel like this is a bit of a step down from what these guys have previously released. But this is still good. I like the vocals we get from them. The production is good as well, but it just feels inferior to me. It shows how much they’re distancing themselves from being a band, kinda like Maroon 5 in recent years. Overall I like this, but I doubt this’ll end up sticking with me in the long run.

‘Cause Blurbs Are Blurbs
– We’ll begin with our exits. To start, Last Hurrah was a better song for Bebe Rexha and it deserved to do well. But of course, that ultimately didn’t happen. It’s a shame that Meant To Be and I’m A Mess got big, yet Last Hurrah didn’t do much of anything. Also, it’s nice to see Low Key leaving. That song was not good and overall, disappointing for Ally Brooke. She does have another single which is on the YouTube 15, and I’ll talk more about that song later on.

– Sucker being at #1 for 10 weeks is really pushing it. I still kinda like the song, but at some point, it’ll start to get on my nerves just a bit by being up there too long. How about we let the other songs have a chance?

– On that note, we get two new entrants (Walk Me Home and If I Can’t Have You) in the Top 5 this week. That’s probably the first time it’s happened in a while. I’m not sure how I feel about Walk Me Home being there, given that P!NK has done better. But the entrant from If I Can’t Have You is welcome. I’m sure that’ll be the song that replaces Sucker eventually, and I wouldn’t mind at all.

– I Don’t Care being in the Top 10 is no surprise. Although I do like the song, it’s pretty weak compared to what Ed Sheeran has done in the past. Though I’m sure it’ll be here for a long while. But if anything, I’d rather listen to this than his newer song, which I’ll get to in just a bit.

– In not-so good news, we have I’m So Tired… making a massive jump back into the Top 20 this week. This song is terrible and it does not deserve to be here. I honestly don’t know why we’re letting this become the next I Like Me Better. Seriously, it’s time to end this.

– Close To Me finally dropped out of the Top 20 for the first time in quite a while. The song had a nice run while it lasted. We’ll see how long it can stay. I do hope a song like Sixteen can debut soon.

– What’s with Juice dropping just as its gaining popularity elsewhere? That’s pretty unfortunate. And I’m okay with So Close dropping as well. I would appreciate if it didn’t hang around for too long like its predecessor.

– So, there is a remix to Out Of Love which was released by a EDM artist named DEVAULT. Objectively, it’s slightly better than the original as far as the production goes. But it kills the purpose of the song, which is meant to be slow. Still, it isn’t bad, but Alessia has had better.

Hit-Bound:

Ryan Sampson took over Hit-Bound this week in place of Mikey Piff. Here’s the list:

• Khalid – Talk
• Katy Perry – Never Really Over (DEBUT)
• Alec Benjamin – If We Have Each Other
• Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me (DEBUT)
• Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up
• Jonas Brothers – Cool
• Ava Max – So Am I
• Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me
• The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine (DEBUT)
• P!NK – Hustle
• Bazzi – Paradise
• Push Baby – Mama’s House
• In Real Life – Crazy AF
• Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump – Summer Days
• Kygo featuring Rita Ora – Carry On

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Katy Perry – Never Really Over
2. Kygo featuring Rita Ora – Carry On
3. Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump – Summer Days
4. Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me
5. P!NK – Hustle

YouTube 15:

• Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care 
• 5 Seconds Of Summer – Easier
• Lizzo – Truth Hurts
• Sam Smith featuring Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
• Ally Brooke featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie 
• Khalid – Talk
• Alan Walker featuring Sabrina Carpenter – On My Way
• Post Malone – Wow.
• OneRepublic – Rescue Me
• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Remix)
• Jess Glynne featuring Jax Jones – One Touch
• Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
• DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend – Higher 
• Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie – ME!
• Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock – Cross Me