Hello, fam! I’m working on a special post for you all. It should be coming within the next week or so. As far as the countdown goes, I think this was a pretty good week for the most part. We still have a solid #1, two good debuts, and one huge piece of garbage leaving the countdown. Things are looking better around here and I hope it continues to get better as we head into Fall. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande (#31)
- Better by Khalid (#40)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
40. High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (#38) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
39. Who Do U Love? by Monsta X featuring French Montana (DEBUT)
38. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake (#39) [+1]
37. Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (#36) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
36. With You by Kaskade featuring Meghan Trainor (#37) [+1]
35. Without Me by Halsey (#33) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
34. Rescue Me by OneRepublic (#35) [+1]
33. Motivation by Normani (DEBUT)
32. Mother’s Daughter by Miley Cyrus (#28) [–4]
31. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#29) [–2] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
30. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown (#32) [+2]
29. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#27) [–2]
28. Panini by Lil Nas X (#34) [+6]
27. All The Time by Zara Larsson (#30) [+3]
26. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#24) [–2]
25. Hate Me by Ellie Goulding by Juice WRLD (#25) [=]
24. Time by NF (#26) [+2]
23. The Git Up by Blanco Brown (#21) [–2]
22. Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII (#23) [+1]
21. Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers featuring Bebe Rexha (#22) [+1]
20. Wow. by Post Malone (#19) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
19. Trampoline by SHAED (#20) [+1]
18. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#11) [–7]
17. Speechless by Dan + Shay (#17) [=]
16. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith (#16) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
15. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#18) [+3]
14. Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#12) [–2]
13. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#15) [+2]
12. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#13) [+1]
11. Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House (#14) [+3]
10. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#7) [–3] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
9. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#10) [+1]
8. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift (#9) [+1]
7. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#8) [+1]
6. Talk by Khalid (#6) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
5. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#5) [=]
4. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#2) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
3. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#3) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
2. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#4) [+2]
1. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Better Now by Post Malone (1st of 2 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (–7)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Panini by Lil Nas X (+6)
New Entrants:
– Up first is the collaboration between K-Pop group Monsta X and rapper French Montana in their latest single, Who Do U Love?. My expectations were low coming into this one. But I was impressed with how it turned out. I like their vocals here and the verses are good. Production and the beat are pretty neat. I don’t have much else to say beyond that. I think it’s pretty good.
– More of Normani is nice, as she brings us her solo single in the form of Motivation. First off, I want to say that the music video is pretty cool. It definitely has that throwback feel to it. That’s some good stuff. Anyway, I wasn’t huge on this at first, bit I have been growing into this one over the past couple of weeks. I still don’t think it’s anything amazing. The beat is interesting, and I like her vocal work here. I also think the lyrics are pretty good. This is a song that has the potential to get better with more listens. I have a feeling it’ll be a hit. We’ll see what happens.
Best Debut Of The Week: Motivation by Normani (but not by much)
Who Do U Blurb?
– We have two exits. First, it’s about time we bid adieu to the mess that is of Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored. Whatever Ariana went for here did not work out to my liking and I don’t like the message it sends. Yeah, that one will never be missed. As for Better by Khalid, it was a grower at first. But I enjoyed it while it was here and though it didn’t hit #1, I was happy to see it get some success. Goodbye Better, I will miss you.
– Señorita holds at #1 this week, which is a good thing. We also saw the rise of Truth Hurts to #2. I’m sure that one will end up getting to #1 at some point in time.
– We also saw the fall of Hey Look Ma, I Made It, moving down 7 spots this week. I feel like it’s time is coming to an end. I may not enjoy it as much now, but it would’ve been cool to see go further than #6, which it peaked at.
– On that note, High Hopes is now sitting at the bottom of the countdown. Looks like this is really the end for this after all.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Spicy by Herve Pagez & Diplo featuring Charli XCX
- Circles by Post Malone
- Lover by Taylor Swift
- Post Malone by Sam Feldt featuring Rani
- My Man by Delacey
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee
- Pray For Me by The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar
- Never Really Over by Katy Perry
- Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
- I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by ZAYN featuring Taylor Swift
- Work From Home by Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign
- Roses by The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES
- My House by Flo Rida
- Ride by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House
1 – Bad:
19. Wow. by Post Malone
18. Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer
17. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
16. You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift
2 – Mediocre:
15. Talk by Khalid
3 – Decent:
14. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
13. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
12. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
4 – Good:
11. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco
5 – Great:
10. Sucker by Jonas Brothers
9. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
8. Only Human by Jonas Brothers
7. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
6. Speechless by Dan + Shay
5. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
4. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
3. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
2. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Trampoline by SHAED
Total Score: 70/100 = 70% (C–)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz (1999)
Most Missed Song: In The Night by The Weeknd
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Glorious by Ella Henderson
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between Happy Now by Zedd featuring Elley Duhé (#38) and Side Effects by The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren (#17)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Trampoline by SHAED
2. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
3. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
4. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith
5. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
2. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
3. Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House
4. Love Me Less by MAX featuring Quinn XCII
5. With You Kaskade featuring Meghan Trainor
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Boo’d Up by Elle Mai: Not a bad start for Elle Mai, though I feel like there’s nothing original about this to make it special. It’s a fine song, but not really memorable.
Happy Now by Zedd featuring Elley Duhé: I know Zedd has done better, but I really like this song. I think Elley Duhé hasa good voice and sounds amazing. I love the production as well.
Beautiful (Remix) by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello: It’s not the best Cosmic has to offer, but everything about the song works well. I’m glad this one ended up having some success on this countdown despite it not being huge elsewhere.
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