Hello, fam! We are now officially in the month of August. And with it comes the month when football officially makes its return. Hopefully, my team can be able to win it all this year. I’m going to keep my fingers crossed. I feel like summer has gone by very quickly, and it won’t be much longer now until Fall starts. So while we wait, here’s the AT40 countdown post for you guys. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Wake Up by Travis Scott featuring The Weeknd (#28)
- Chlorine by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS (#32)
- Look Back At It by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (#37)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Talk by Khalid
40. Happier by Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE (#40) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
39. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (#38) [–1]
38. Trampoline by SHAED (DEBUT)
37. Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee (#36) [–1]
36. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (DEBUT)
35. Better by Khalid (#33) [–2]
34. Paradise by Bazzi (#35) [+1]
33. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (DEBUT)
32. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#31) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
31. Summer Days by Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump (#34) [+3]
30. Find U Again by Mark Ronson featuring Camila Cabello (#30) [=]
29. Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha (#26) [–3]
28. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#27) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
27. Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII (#25) [–2]
26. Just Us by DJ Khaled featuring SZA (#24) [–2]
25. Without Me by Halsey (#23) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
24. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#29) [+5]
23. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande (#22) [–1]
22. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG (#19) [–3]
21. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#20) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
20. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#39) [+19]
19. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#18) [–1]
18. Speechless by Dan + Shay (#21) [+3]
17. Cross Me by Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock (#15) [–2]
16. Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#17) [+1]
15. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#12) [–3]
14. Nightmare by Halsey (#14) [=]
13. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#16) [+3]
12. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#9) [–3]
11. Never Really Over by Katy Perry (#11) [=]
10. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift (#10) [=]
9. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#13) [+4]
8. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#8) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
7. Wow. by Post Malone (#7) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
6. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#6) [=]
5. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#5) [=]
4. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#4) [=] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
3. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#3) [=]
2. Talk by Khalid (#1) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
1. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#2) [+1] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Delicate by Taylor Swift (1st And Only Week At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Tie between Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha, La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG, and Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (–3)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (+19)
New Entrants:
– Kicking things off this week is the first appearance of an alternative group named SHAED with their single Trampoline. I first heard this song on a commercial back in the fall of last year and I thought to myself, “this is pretty good”. I think this is unique overall. I like Chelsea’s voice quite a lot here. The chorus is solid and it has good instrumentals. Yeah, I’m impressed by this.
– Next is more of the Jonas Brothers with their latest single off of Happiness Begins, titled Only Human. With Sucker now on the decline and Cool thankfully on a free-fall, it was only a matter of time until this showed up. And I’m glad that it did because it’s a solid song overall. It’s slow-paced than Sucker, but it still has the catchiness of that song, something which Cool lacked. I like the beat here and the instrumentation is pretty good. Lyrically, it’s much better written than that of Cool and after hearing Only Human in its entirety, that one ended up only getting worse in part because I find the lyrics kinda offensive. I like the vocals we get from Nick Jonas as well. He shows that he has a good voice even though it isn’t particularly amazing. Yeah, this is enjoyable and I wouldn’t mind it sticking around.
– Last but not least, we have more of Ed Sheeran and he collaborates with Khalid in their single off of No. 6 Collaborations Project, by the name of Beautiful People. I’ve been kinda mixed on his latest album for the most part. I don’t think the song gets anywhere near the height of BLOW, which is easily the best song off of the album. But Beautiful People is still enjoyable in every way. It’s a lot better than Cross Me, which was simply not good. I like the beat and Ed sounds great here. Khalid makes a nice contribution as well. The chemistry between the two artists is there and it shows in the song. Yeah, I definitely like this and I do hope it has some success like its predecessor which has hit #1 this week, and I’ll get to in just a bit.
Best Debut Of The Week: Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
Blurbin’ On A Trampoline
– On the note of exits, I didn’t really care for Wake Up that much. But it was a lot better than Sicko Mode. Chlorine was just a disappointment considering TWENTY ØNE PILØTS have had better in the past, but they did release The Hype which is an improvement. And Look Back At It I did kinda like for the most part, but I knew it wouldn’t last long given that it had been out for a while and the AT40 was late on picking this up.
– I Don’t Care gets the nod at #1, which doesn’t surprise me at all considering it’s from two big name artists (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber). But it’s not all that great for me honestly. It may be catchy, but I feel like it lacks something that makes it stand out. I’ll give it to them that it’s better than the last two #1 songs that we’ve had this past month.
– I much prefer to have either If I Can’t Have You or Bad Guy at #1. To me, those are really the only great songs in the Top 5 at this moment. One of those songs deserve to spend some time at the top spot.
– To some people’s distaste, Truth Hurts makes its way into the Top 10 this week. I feel like this song is too overhated. Even though it’s not as good as Juice, I still kinda like it overall. I’m glad Lizzo is getting a hit. She deserves it.
– I would love for Never Really Over to enter the Top 10 soon. It’s definitely an amazing comeback single for Katy Perry and I feel it should be having more success than what it is ultimately getting right now.
– It was really only a matter of time until Goodbyes would make a massive jump this week. I already know it’s going to be here for a while. And that’s fine with me because I’m slightly growing into the song.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- The Git Up by Blanco Brown
- Mother’s Daughter by Miley Cyrus
- Hate Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WRLD
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars
- What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 featuring SZA
- God’s Plan by Drake
- I Like Me Better by Lauv
- Please Me by Cardi B featuring Bruno Mars
- Attention by Charlie Puth
- Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
- ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie
- Lean On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake and MØ
- The Hills by The Weeknd
- All The Stars by Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA
- How Long by Charlie Puth
- Stay by Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Cross Me by Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock
19. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
1 – Bad:
18. Cool by Jonas Brothers
17. Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer
16. Wow. by Post Malone
15. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift
2 – Mediocre:
14. Talk by Khalid
3 – Decent:
13. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
12. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
4 – Good:
None!
5 – Great:
11. Nightmare by Halsey
10. Suckr by Jonas Brothers
9. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco
8. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
7. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max
6. Speechless by Dan + Shay
5. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
4. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith
3. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
2. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Never Really Over by Katy Perry
Total Score: 68/100 = 68% (D+)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men (1995)
Most Missed Song: Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: BLOW by Ed Sheeran featuring Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa (#10)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Never Really Over by Katy Perry
2. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
3. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
4. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
5. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
2. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande
3. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG
4. Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII
5. Cross Me by Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Nevermind by Dennis Lloyd: Eh, it’s not really special. I like the groove, but the repetition gets boring after a while.
In My Feelings by Drake: Already talked about this one in my previous post. It just didn’t click with me and I much prefer some of his other singles off of Scorpion.
I’m A Mess by Bebe Rexha: The title of the song speaks for itself. Between the grating guitars, no momentum from Bebe’s verses, and her voice being heavily drowned in auto tune, everything about the song is a mess, literally.
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