Hello, fam! I’ve hope you all have a good week as I’m working on catching up with my posts. I’m also hard at work on my Year-End posts. I’m hoping to get those out by the first or second week of December. We’ll see what happens within the next few weeks. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Motivation by Normani (#14)
- Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#40)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
40. Slow Dance by AJ Mitchell featuring Ava Max (#39) [–1]
39. Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#38) [–1]
38. My Type by Saweetie (DEBUT)
37. Wow. by Post Malone (#35) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
36. Good Things Fall Apart by ILLENIUM featuring Jon Bellion (#36) [=]
35. Rooting For You by Alessia Cara (#37) [+2]
34. Lonely by Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers (#34) [=]
33. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#32) [–1]
32. Higher Love by Kygo featuring Whitney Houston (#33) [+1]
31. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#30) [–1] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
30. What Am I by Why Don’t We (#31) [+1]
29. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake (#25) [–4]
28. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (DEBUT)
27. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#26) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
26. Ran$om by Lil Tecca (#28) [+2]
25. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#24) [–1]
24. All The Good Girls Go To Hell by Billie Eilish (#29) [+5]
23. Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan (#27) [+4]
22. Don’t Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey (#22) [=]
21. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#23) [+2]
20. Talk by Khalid (#19) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
19. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown (#21) [+2]
18. Lover by Taylor Swift (#20) [+2]
17. Panini by Lil Nas X (#18) [+1]
16. Graveyard by Halsey (#16) [=]
15. Liar by Camila Cabello (#17) [+2]
14. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#10) [–4] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
13. Memories by Maroon 5 (#15) [+2]
12. Time by NF (#13) [+1]
11. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#7) [–4]
10. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#11) [+1]
9. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#9) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
8. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#12) [+4]
7. Trampoline by SHAED (#8) [+1]
6. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#6) [=]
5. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#3) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
4. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#5) [+1]
3. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#2) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
2. Circles by Post Malone (#4) [+2]
1. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#1) [=] [3rd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: God Is A Woman by Ariana Grande (2nd of 3 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Tie between No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake, Bad Guy by Billie Eilish, and Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (–4)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: All The Good Girls Go To Hell by Billie Eilish (+5)
New Entrants:
– We’ll kick things off with a song that should’ve never debuted. It’s from Saweetie and she brings us My Type. I don’t get the appeal to the song at all. Everything about it sucks from the top down bottom up. First off, I don’t like her voice here. She sounds so annoying and the production is not interesting at all. The lyrics are pretty dumb as well. I’m not exactly sure what she is going for here, but it just didn’t work out to my liking in terms of the lyrics. I’m guessing she thinks it’s my type of song I wanted to hear. But nope, I don’t like it. She attempted to make a good first impression with this song and the end result is excruciating to my ears. Yeah, skip this.
– Fortunately, we get the big return of a certain act who makes up for that nonsense. It’s from Selena Gomez and she brings us her comeback single in the form of Lose You To Love Me. Last year, she gave us two of her solo singles in the form of Wolves (with Marshmello) and Back To You, the former being my #2 song of 2018. This time around, she brings us a ballad, something which I wasn’t really expecting out of her. Basically, it talks about her long-ago relationship with Justin Bieber, who is currently married to Hailey Baldwin. The lyrics are definitely something we can relate to. As for the rest of the song itself, I think it’s divine on all levels. I really like Selena’s voice here and she shines in the chorus. The production is pretty neat as well. I love the piano and the instruments are put to good use, such as the strings. I really, really adore this song with a burning passion and I’m glad that this was Selena’s first-ever #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. I’m hoping the same can ring true here.
Best Debut Of The Week: Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
This Blurb Has Taken Its Toll
– In terms of our exits, Motivation sadly did not last very long. I was for sure this would be a solo hit for Normani. But it just didn’t work out that way. Looks like her collaborations will remain as her only hits so far. And then we have Sweet But Psycho, which had a good run. I’m glad this was a hit in 2019. Ava Max got the recognition she needed. I enjoyed the song overall and it’s very likely you’ll see it come My Top 50 Songs Of 2019.
– In Top 10 news, Good As Hell makes its entry, swapping places with Goodbyes. It’s nice to see Lizzo gaining recognition following the success of Truth Hurts. I’m sure Good As Hell will be another huge hit for her in no time. I’m in love with the song, so I’m pleased to see it in that region.
– How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith enters the Top 10 as well. I’ve listened the song quite a lot for the past weeks and I don’t really dislike it. I’ve come around to the song a little bit, although I’m still not a big fan of the drop. Obviously, he’s had better, but this is definitely not as bad as I originally thought.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
Raising Hell by Kesha featuring Big Freedia
Lonely by Lauv featuring Anne-Marie
Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer
Dance Monkey by Tones & I
Extras/Optional Extras:
Without Me by Halsey
I’m The One by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, and Lil’ Wayne
Me, Myself & I by G-Eazy featuring Bebe Rexha
Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande
Don’t Wanna Know by Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar
Shameless by Camila Cabello
Natural by Imagine Dragons
Sicko Mode by Travis Scott featuring Drake
Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
Same Old Love by Selena Gomez
Who Do U Love? by Monsta X featuring French Montana
With You by Kaskade featuring Meghan Trainor
Bad At Love by Halsey
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
1 – Bad:
19. Memories by Maroon 5
18. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
2 – Mediocre:
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. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
13. Time by NF
12. Liar by Camila Cabello
11. Panini by Lil Nas X
4 – Good:
None!
5 – Great:
10. Circles by Post Malone
9. Only Human by Jonas Brothers
8. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
7. Graveyard by Halsey
6. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
5. Good As Hell by Lizzo
4. Trampoline by SHAED
3. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
2. Lover by Taylor Swift
1. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
Total Score: 71/100 = 71% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: This Love by Maroon 5 (2004)
Most Missed Song: Slide by Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos
#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 (#35) and Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#9)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
2. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
3. Lover by Taylor Swift
4. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
5. Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
2. My Type by Saweetie
3. Ran$om by Lil Tecca
4. No Guidance by Chris Brown featuring Drake
5. Lonely by Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Body by Loud Luxury featuring Brando: This is pretty solid, mainly for the bassline and the drop. The EDM duo made a good first impression here.
Sunflower by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee: Taken from the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse movie soundtrack, this is probably the best thing Post Malone has put out in my opinion. I’ll have more on this next month when I do my Year-End posts.
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