Hello, fam! Yes, I know this post is a little late. I kinda got busy over the weekend and I actually forgot about this. But at least I got this out and that’s all that matters. Next week though, it won’t be as late. Let’s get right into it. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- All The Time by Zara Larsson (#25)
- With You by Kaskade featuring Meghan Trainor (#37)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Truth Hurts by Lizzo
40. Without Me by Halsey (#40) [=] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
39. Hate Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WRLD (#17) [–22]
38. Good Things Fall Apart by ILLENIUM featuring Jon Bellion (#38) [=]
37. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#36) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
36. Higher Love by Kygo featuring Whitney Houston (DEBUT)
35. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#34) [–1]
34. What Am I by Why Don’t We (DEBUT)
33. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#32) [–1]
32. Ransom by Lil Tecca (#35) [+3]
31. Don’t Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey (#39) [+8]
30. Wow. by Post Malone (#29) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
29. Who Do U Love? by Monsta X featuring French Montana (#31) [+2]
28. Shameless by Camila Cabello (#30) [+2]
27. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake (#28) [+1]
26. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#24) [–2]
25. Memories by Maroon 5 (#33) [+8]
24. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#27) [+3]
23. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#21) [–2] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
22. Panini by Lil Nas X (#20) [–2]
21. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown (#19) [–2]
20. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#18) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
19. Graveyard by Halsey (#26) [+7]
18. Lover by Taylor Swift (#23) [+5]
17. Liar by Camila Cabello (#22) [+5]
16. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#13) [–3]
15. Time by NF (#16) [+1]
14. Motivation by Normani (#15) [+4]
13. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#14) [+1]
12. Talk by Khalid (#8) [–4] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
11. Circles by Post Malone (#12) [+1]
10. Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House (#9) [–1]
9. Trampoline by SHAED (#11) [+2]
8. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#10) [+2]
7. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#6) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
6. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#7) [+1]
5. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#5) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
4. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#4) [=]
3. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#3) [=]
2. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#2) [=] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
1. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#1) [=] [3rd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (1st of 3 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Hate Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Juice WRLD (–22)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Tie between Don’t Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey and Memories by Maroon 5 (+8)
New Entrants:
– Two new songs enter the countdown this week. First, we have more of Kygo here. This time around, he brings us some Higher Love. The vocals used here are from the late Whitney Houston, who did a cover of Steven Winwood’s original song. I talked about this one in full detail in my last post. To sum it all up, I like Kygo’s work here, which proves to me that he is one of the best EDM artists out there right now. The chopped up vocals sound really good and the drop is interesting. This song overall basically fires on all cylinders and I’m glad that it’s here.
– Also, we have more of Why Don’t We as they give us What Am I. This one I already talked about as well. It’s quite different compared to what they’ve done before. I like the guitar here and I think it sounds nice. These guys sound good with their vocals. I kinda like the lyrics, too. These guys have potential to be good songwriters and they do show it here. Overall, this is pretty good.
Best Debut Of The Week: Higher Love by Kygo featuring Whitney Houston
Where’s That Higher Blurb?
– Our two exits consist of With You and All The Time. The former I’m happy about since it wasn’t good from the start. Kaskade has made some stuff I liked for sure, but this was not one of them. So, I have no complains about it leaving at all. Then, there’s All The Time leaving, which makes me kinda sad. But at the same time, it’s really no shock given that Zara Larsson is underrated in the US.
– The arrival of Trampoline in the Top 10 is very nice. I’m glad to see this one becoming a minor hit. That mysterious vibe really gets me here and I love Chelsea Lee’s voice. I do hope it can continue its momentum.
– There’s really not else much for me to talk about other than Hate Me getting one of the biggest drops of the year. I’m fine with this. That song kinda soured on me after a while. I’m still interested in what Ellie Goulding has in store for her new album, which is due to come out next year.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer
Slow Dance by AJ Mitchell featuring Ava Max
Rooting For You by Alessia Cara
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House
1 – Bad:
19. Talk by Khalid
2 – Mediocre:
18. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
17. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
16. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
3 – Decent:
15. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
14. Liar by Camila Cabello
4 – Good:
13. Time by NF
5 – Great:
12. Graveyard by Halsey
11. Only Human by Jonas Brothers
10. Motivation by Normani
9. Circles by Post Malone
8. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
7. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
6. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani
5. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
4. Trampoline by SHAED
3. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
2. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Lover by Taylor Swift
Total Score: 78/100 = 78% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Higher Love by Steven Winwood (1986)
Most Missed Song: Praying by Kesha
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#22)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Lover by Taylor Swift
2. Higher Love by Kygo featuring Whitney Houston
3. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
4. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
5. Trampoline by SHAED
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House
2. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
3. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
4. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake
5. Ransom by Lil Tecca
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Electricity by Silk City featuring Dua Lipa: Even though people were getting tired of Dua Lipa at that point, it was still a really good song. I like the work done by Mark Ronson and Diplo, the duo who formed Silk City. Dua sounds great here. I enjoyed this quite a lot.
Thunderclouds by LSD: I was never fond of this since day one, and I still find it quite messy even today. I don’t like Sia’s or Labrinth’s vocals here and the production work is just awful. It’s a good thing that one flopped elsewhere.
Breathin’ by Ariana Grande: I’ll talk more about this in my Year-End posts coming up within the next two months or so. It’s definitely one of the best Sweetener had to offer. Too bad it’s momentum stalled when Thank U, Next came around.
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