Hello, fam! We’ve now entered December, and Christmas is almost upon us! This week, I posted a review on My Worst Songs Of 2019. You can check it out in case you missed it. More Year-End posts are on the way. As a matter of fact, I have one that is almost ready. I’ll have it posted by next week. Also, there’s one last thing I want to say before I get started. Fellow blogger Adrian has officially decided to say goodbye after six years of blogging. He is such an inspiration and I looked forward to his posts each and every week. I wish him the best at his future endeavors. It’s been a fun ride, Adrian. Thank you for inspiring me to start this blog. I do plan on continuing my blogging journey heading into 2020. So, with that, let’s get on to this week’s countdown. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (#40)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Circles by Post Malone
40. Wow. by Post Malone (#38) [–2] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
39. Writing On The Wall by French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and Rvssian (#39) [=]
38. Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#37) [–1]
37. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#35) [–2]
36. Highest In The Room by Travis Scott (DEBUT)
35. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#32) [–3] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
34. Slow Dance by AJ Mitchell featuring Ava Max (#33) [–1]
33. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#30) [–3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
32. Raising Hell by Kesha featuring Big Freedia (#34) [+2]
31. Lonely by Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers (#31) [=]
30. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#26) [–4]
29. Liar by Camila Cabello (#16) [–13]
28. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#36) [+8]
27. My Type by Saweetie (#29) [+2]
26. What Am I by Why Don’t We (#27) [+1]
25. Talk by Khalid (#24) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
24. Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan (#23) [–1]
23. Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#25) [+2]
22. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#28) [+6]
21. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#20) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
20. All The Good Girls Go To Hell by Billie Eilish (#22) [+2]
19. Lover by Taylor Swift (#21) [+2]
18. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#18) [=]
17. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#14) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
16. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown (#19) [+3]
15. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#15) [=]
14. Graveyard by Halsey (#17) [+3]
13. Panini by Lil Nas X (#13) [=]
12. Time by NF (#11) [–1]
11. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#12) [+1]
10. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#8) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
9. Memories by Maroon 5 (#9) [=]
8. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#10) [+2]
7. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#6) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
6. Trampoline by SHAED (#8) [+1]
5. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#5) [=]
4. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#4) [=]
3. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#2) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
2. Circles by Post Malone (#1) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#3) [+2] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Happier by Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE (2nd of 5 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Liar by Camila Cabello (–13)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (+8)
New Entrants:
– We have more of Travis Scott here, and he gives us Highest In The Room. Me, personally, I’m not a huge fan of his music. He hasn’t really impressed me outside of a few songs from ASTROWORLD. It’s about a toxic relationship and wanting to get out of it. We’ve seen a lot of songs about those nowadays. There’s really not a whole lot about the song that’s worth caring about. The production is pretty lackluster and I’m not feeling the beat. Travis sounds okay, but he didn’t really shine in any part of the song. What more can I say? Yeah, I’m not feeling this overall.
That’s Just The Way It Blurbs
– It’s about time we said goodbye to Old Town Road. Lil Nas X does have some talent. He just doesn’t show it in this song and everything else about it (including Billy’s verse) is mediocre all around. So yeah.
– Well, we won’t see Camila get another huge hit heading into 2020 as Liar takes a big drop. That one doesn’t look like it’ll be much longer with us.
– Ugh, why in the hell are we letting Hot Girl Bummer gain momentum??? We are looking for better music heading into next year and this isn’t what I want. Again, his voice is obnoxious and the rest of the song sucks. We don’t need it to become a much bigger hit.
– We do have Don’t Start Now moving upward. Everything about this song is divine in every sense of the word. It’s a nice comeback for Dua Lipa. That’s the kind of song I want to see be successful in 2020.
– And then our #1. Lizzo continues to ride the hot hand as she gets her second ever #1 on this countdown in the form of Good As Hell. I think it better than Truth Hurts mostly because of the chorus and the production. It’s nice to see her back at #1, this time with a different song.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- I’m Lonely by Lauv featuring Anne-Marie
- Take What You Want by Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott
- Make It Right by BTS featuring Lauv
- Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Speechless by Dan + Shay
- Havana by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
- What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber
- Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee
- Higher Love by Kygo featuring Whitney Houston
- Good For You by Selena Gomez featuring A$AP Rocky
- Airplanes by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
- Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
- Don’t Call Me Angel by Ariana Grande featuring Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
- No Promises by Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato
- 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
- Rooting For You by Alessia Cara
- Ran$om by Lil Tecca
- Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo
- Love Lies by Khalid featuring Normani
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
19. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
1 – Bad:
18. Memories by Maroon 5
2 – Mediocre:
17. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber
3 – Decent:
16. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
15. Time by NF
14. All The Good Girls Go To Hell by Billie Eilish
13. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
12. Panini by Lil Nas X
4 – Good:
11. Circles by Post Malone
5 – Great:
10. Only Human by Jonas Brothers
9. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
8. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
7. Graveyard by Halsey
6. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
5. Trampoline by SHAED
4. Good As Hell by Lizzo
3. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
2. Lover by Taylor Swift
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me
Total Score: 73/100 = 73% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1986)
Most Missed Song: Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: No Good by Ally Brooke
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#2)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
2. Lover by Taylor Swift
3. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
4. Good As Hell by Lizzo
5. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
2. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
3. My Type by Saweetie
4. Writing On The Wall by French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and Rvssian
5. Lonely by Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee: While it doesn’t quite live up to Ellie’s best, it’s still a really good song all around. She sounds divine as usual and Diplo did a fine job with his work here.
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