Hello, fam! Things are better here on the American Top 40 than the Billboard Hot 100, where things aren’t looking good at all. The AT40 isn’t exactly in the best shape either, but we did get rid of some mediocrity this week. So, that’s good news, I guess. Also, I still have to work on my Q&A post as part of my 200,000 Pageview Special. It’ll be out soon, I promise. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs leaving us this week:
- Cross Me by Ed Sheeran featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock (#17)
- Happier by Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE (#40) [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
40. Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (#39) [–1]
39. Hate Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WRLD (DEBUT)
38. Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee (#37) [–1]
37. The Git Up by Blanco Brown (DEBUT)
36. Better by Khalid (#35) [–1]
35. Trampoline by SHAED (#38) [+3]
34. Paradise by Bazzi (#34) [=]
33. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#32) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
32. Summer Days by Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump (#31) [–1]
31. Find U Again by Mark Ronson featuring Camila Cabello (#30) [–1]
30. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#33) [+3]
29. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#28) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
28. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#36) [+8]
27. Without Me by Halsey (#25) [–2] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
26. Just Us by DJ Khaled featuring SZA (#26) [=]
25. Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande (#23) [–2]
24. Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII (#27) [+3]
23. Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha (#29) [+6]
22. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#21) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
21. Cool by Jonas Brothers (#15) [–6]
20. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#24) [+4]
19. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#19) [=]
18. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG (#22) [+4]
17. Speechless by Dan + Shay (#18) [+1]
16. Nightmare by Halsey (#14) [–2]
15. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#20) [+5]
14. Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#16) [+2]
13. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#12) [–1]
12. Wow. by Post Malone (#7) [–5] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
11. Never Really Over by Katy Perry (#11) [=]
10. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift (#10) [=]
9. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#8) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
8. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#13) [+5]
7. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#9) [+2]
6. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#6) [=]
5. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#4) [–1] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
4. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#5) [+1]
3. Talk by Khalid (#2) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
2. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#3) [+1]
1. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B (1st of 5 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Cool by Jonas Brothers (–6)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Only Human by Jonas Brothers (+8)
New Entrants:
– First up, we get more of Ellie Goulding as Close To Me is finally singing its swan song. She collaborates with Juice WRLD in Hate Me. So when I first heard about this possible collaboration, I actually came in with low expectations in part because Juice WRLD has not been good as far as his solo music goes. When hearing the song in full, this isn’t too bad for the most part. I do like Ellie’s voice here, but her performance here is not as good as what she’s had in her previous singles. I’m mixed on Juice WRLD here, but he does sound better in this song than in his other singles. Looking deeper into the lyrics, it’s about loathing a lover who longs for someone. I feel like they’re should be a little more lyrical depth here. This is good, but I can’t really see myself revisiting this in a year or two.
– Next up is Blanco Brown with a country cross-over song that’s been on the rise for some time, titled The Git Up. Like Old Town Road, this one got popular thanks to a meme from TikTok. I did have mixed feelings on this one at first. But after a while, I started to grow into it. Yeah, this is pretty fun overall. This is basically a dance lesson, and I’m usually not a sucker for those. But The Git Up is an exception. It’s a lot better than Old Town Road thanks in part to the production. This guy here has some swagger and it shows throughout the song. I’ll probably never understand the hate this song gets from the blogging community because I find this appealing. Yeah, I’m hoping it sticks around.
Best Debut Of The Week: The Git Up by Blanco Brown
Beautiful Blurbs
– We’ll start with our exits, and I’m very happy about both of them. I’m sure most people here will be sad about Happier. But for me, it will certainly not be missed. That one was long overdue. And thankfully, Cross Me didn’t become a hit. It was just a mess overall. Yeah, it’s about time we bid adieu to these songs. NEXT!
– It was only natural to see Señorita continue its fast rise as it now enters the Top 10 this week. I definitely like the song overall even though I’m not huge on Camila’s contribution. A large part of that has something to do with the Latin vibe and I’m a sucker for those. I do hope this can get a #1 spot at some point in time and it has a very good chance given that it’s momentum is going strong elsewhere.
– On that note, I would like to wish Shawn Mendes a Happy Birthday this week as he is now 21! And of course, the news is he decides to kick things off with Camila. Interesting! 🙂
– The Jonas Brothers made some interesting moves with their respective songs this week. Having Cool dropping out of the Top 20 is definitely ideal. Hopefully, this means we’ll see the end of that song soon enough. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we get Only Human gaining momentum into the Top 30. We’ll see if that ends up becoming a hit.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Mother’s Daughter by Miley Cyrus
- All The Time by Zara Larsson
- One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
Extras/Optional Extras:
- One Dance by Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla
- Don’t Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
- Lie by NF
- Payphone by Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
- What About Us by P!NK
- It Ain’t Me by Kygo featuring Selena Gomez
- New Rules by Dua Lipa
- Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay
- What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber
- Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
- Paris by The Chainsmokers
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG
19. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
1 – Bad:
18. Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer
17. Wow. by Post Malone
16. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift
2 – Mediocre:
15. Talk by Khalid
14. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
3 – Decent:
13. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
4 – Good:
12. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
5 – Great:
11. Nightmare by Halsey
10. Sucker by Jonas Brothers
9. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
8. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco
7. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max
6. Speechless by Dan + Shay
5. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
4. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
3. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
2. Never Really Over by Katy Perry
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
Total Score: 70/100 = 70% (C–)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: How Will I Know by Whitney Houston (1985)
Most Missed Song: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Tonight by Alice Chater
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa (#9)
My Top 5 Picks
1. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
2. Summer Days by Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump
3. Never Really Over by Katy Perry
4. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
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. Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII
4. La La Land by Bryce Vine featuring YG
5. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Jackie Chan by Tiësto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone: This is actually pretty cool for an EDM song. I like the verses from these guys and I think Tiësto did a nice job. There were much better songs in 2018 objectively, but I enjoyed that one quite a bit when it was new.
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