Hello, fam! We’re in the month of November already. I swear, time continues to go by so fast. It’s the time where I’ll have to start working on my Year-End posts. I’m planning on posting those next month. That’s something to look forward to. But first, I have this AT40 countdown review for you all. Before we get to this weeks’ fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Truth Hurts by Lizzo
40. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (#39) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
39. Slow Dance by AJ Mitchell featuring Ava Max (#40) [+1]
38. Rooting For You by Alessia Cara (#38) [=]
37. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#36) [–1]
36. Good Things Fall Apart by ILLENIUM featuring Jon Bellion (#37) [+1]
35. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#34) [–1]
34. Lonely by Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers (DEBUT)
33. Higher Love by Kygo featuring Whitney Houston (#35) [+2]
32. Wow. by Post Malone (#31) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
31. What Am I by Why Don’t We (#33) [+2]
30. Ransom by Lil Tecca (#32) [+2]
29. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#28) [–1]
28. Who Do U Love? by Monsta X featuring French Montana (#30) [+2]
27. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#25) [–2] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
26. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake (#27) [+1]
25. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (DEBUT)
24. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#23) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
23. Don’t Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey (#26) [+3]
22. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#21) [–1]
21. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown (#24) [+3]
20. Lover by Taylor Swift (#19) [–1]
19. Panini by Lil Nas X (#22) [+3]
18. Graveyard by Halsey (#20) [+2]
17. Liar by Camila Cabello (#17) [=]
16. Memories by Maroon 5 (#18) [+2]
15. Talk by Khalid (#14) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
14. Motivation by Normani (#12) [–2]
13. Time by NF (#13) [=]
12. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#15) [+3]
11. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#11) [=]
10. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#10) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
9. Trampoline by SHAED (#9) [=]
8. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#5) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
7. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#7) [=]
6. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#4) [–2]
5. Circles by Post Malone (#8) [+3]
4. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#6) [+2]
3. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#2) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
2. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#1) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
1. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#3) [+2] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (3rd And Final Week At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (–3)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Tie between Don’t Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey, One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown, Panini by Lil Nas X, and Good As Hell by Lizzo (+3)
New Entrants:
– The Jonas Brothers have been a big name throughout 2019 following their reunion. They gave us their biggest hit of their career in the form of Sucker, which was their first #1 on Billboard and an 8-time #1 song on the AT40, while breaking the record for most weeks at #1 on Hits 1 with 13 weeks total. And by the looks of it, their momentum will likely carry on into 2020 with Only Human continuing its ascent towards the top. Now, they’re taking advantage of their popularity as they team up with Diplo in their single Lonely. Diplo has done some good work and there are songs that I enjoyed, but I’m not entirely sure what Diplo was going for here. The relatively weak guitar and the weird drop doesn’t make this a fun listen. Then, you have the Jonas Brothers here, who don’t put on a performance that’s even exceptional. Yeah, I’m not feeling this. Diplo is so much more talented than this. NEXT!
– A couple years ago, we saw Justin Bieber cross-over to the Latin genre as he was part of the Despacito remix which was one of the biggest hits of 2017. This year, he makes his arrival to the country genre as he teams of with the duo of Dan + Shay in 10,000 Hours. The country duo took what they used in their previous singles and added on to this song. The nice harmonies and the great use of guitars help make the song a pleasurable listen. Coupled with the fact that there’s good chemistry between them and Justin, and you’ve got a nice song here. Lyrically, I like how creavity these guys can be. They showed it in their music and they show it here as well. Obviously, it doesn’t quite hit the height of Tequila and Speechless. But it still is a good song and I’m glad it’s their highest peaking song on Billboard.
Best Debut Of The Week: 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
10,000 Blurbs
– First off, good riddance to those two exits. Boyfriend thankfully didn’t take off. Ariana Grande is a amazing singer. But she doesn’t show it here at all and I’m glad that we were able to say goodbye to it. Shamless wasn’t good either, so I’m happy that it left early. Yeah, none of those exits will be missed. NEXT!
– We have a new #1 this week and it goes to Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi because of course. This is really not a good way to start off November on the AT40. I went back and forth on my relationship towards the song, but now I’ve had it. His voice is just not good and I can’t stand how high he hits those notes. This has no business being a #1 song. Fortunately, a really good song is coming to take its place on Billboard next week.
– Only Human reaches a new peak of #4 this week. I’m cool with this being another hit for the Jonas Brothers as opposed to…well, Cool. We’ll see how much momentum it’ll gain.
– Two songs from Post Malone swapped places this week. Circles enters the Top 5 while Goodbyes drops out. I’m okay with Circles staying in that region for a while since I kinda like the song. Goodbyes, however, I’m getting pretty damn sick of. I would like for that one to start moving down.
– 7 Rings has finally dropped to the bottom of the countdown, which is good news. I’m hoping this song can leave soon.
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
None!
1 – Bad:
20. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
19. Memories by Maroon 5
2 – Mediocre:
18. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
17. Talk by Khalid
16. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
3 – Decent:
15. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
14. Time by NF
13. Liar by Camila Cabello
12. Panini by Lil Nas X
4 – Good:
None!
5 – Great:
11. Circles by Post Malone
10. Only Human by Jonas Brothers
9. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
8. Graveyard by Halsey
7. Motivation by Normani
6. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
5. Good As Hell by Lizzo
4. Trampoline by SHAED
3. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
2. Lover by Taylor Swift
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
Total Score: 76/100 = 76% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Out Of Touch by Hall & Oates (1984)
Most Missed Song: Sing by Ed Sheeran
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Tie between The Middle by Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey (#33) and Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#20)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
2. Lover by Taylor Swift
3. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes
4. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
5. Trampoline by SHAED
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
2. 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
3. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake
4. Ran$om by Lil Tecca
5. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Song About You by Mike Posner: Eh, not a whole lot I can say about this one. I kinda like his voice here, but everything else just feels a little empty to me. It’s better than some of his newer stuff for sure.
Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake: Easily the worst single off of Astroworld and I really don’t think one can argue otherwise. I’ll probably have more to say about this in a month or so.
Without Me by Halsey: Once again, more on this next month in my Year-End posts. I initially loathed it, but I’ve kinda came around to the song over time. It’s a lot better than Nightmare for sure.
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