Hello, fam! Welcome to the last AT40 countdown of the year and the last one of the decade! And boy, what a way to go out. I’m still hard at work on Year-End post #2. Hopefully, it’ll be ready by next week. In addition, I have some other Year-End posts coming up. Once I get all of those done, my focus will shift towards the Decade-End posts, though they probably won’t come until next month. But we’ll see what happens from here on out. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Liar by Camila Cabello (#29)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Good As Hell by Lizzo
40. Wow. by Post Malone (#40) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
39. Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At The Disco (#37) [–2]
38. Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#38) [=]
37. Sucker by Jonas Brothers (#35) [–2] [Spent 8 Weeks At #1]
36. Highest In The Room by Travis Scott (#36) [=]
35. Slow Dance by AJ Mitchell featuring Ava Max (#34) [–1]
34. Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani (#33) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
33. Writing On The Wall by French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and Rvssian (#39) [+6]
32. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas (DEBUT)
31. If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes (#30) [–1]
30. Raising Hell by Kesha featuring Big Freedia (#32) [+2]
29. Lonely by Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers (#31) [+2]
28. Talk by Khalid (#25) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
27. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#28) [+1]
26. My Type by Saweetie (#27) [+1]
25. What Am I by Why Don’t We (#26) [+1]
24. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#21) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
23. Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan (#24) [+1]
22. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#18) [–4]
21. All The Good Girls Go To Hell by Billie Eilish (#20) [–1]
20. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#17) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
19. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#22) [+3]
18. Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#23) [+5]
17. Lover by Taylor Swift (#19) [+2]
16. One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown (#16) [=]
15. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#15) [=]
14. Graveyard by Halsey (#14) [=]
13. Time by NF (#12) [–1]
12. Panini by Lil Nas X (#13) [+1]
11. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#10) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
10. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#8) [–2]
9. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#11) [+2]
8. Memories by Maroon 5 (#9) [+1]
7. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#7) [=] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
6. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#5) [–1]
5. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#4) [–1]
4. Trampoline by SHAED (#6) [+2]
3. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#3) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
2. Circles by Post Malone (#2) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Happier by Marshmello featuring BΔSTILLE (3rd of 5 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (–4)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Writing On The Wall by French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B, and Rvssian (+6)
New Entrants:
– Our final debut of the year (and the last one for the decade) comes from a song that is currently gaining momentum. It’s from newcomer Arizona Zervas and he gives us his new single in the form of Roxanne. I’m not exactly sure what he was going for here because it doesn’t work out well for me. I don’t really like how she wants to party and what not. That’s not something I can get behind. Lyrically, the song is god-awful. And I haven’t even gotten to the other aspects of the song. The production is absolutely no good with a terrible beat and Arizona’s voice being heavily drowned in auto-tune only makes matters even more asinine. Yeah, I’m not too thrilled about seeing it here on the countdown and the sad thing is, it’s still gaining momentum and will likely be a huge hit heading into 2020. Not something I want.
All She Wanna Do Is Blurb All Night
– In terms of our exit this week, Liar by Camila Cabello wasn’t destined to become a hit. Having listened to some of what Romance has to offer, it’s probably one of the few interesting songs off the album, even though it wasn’t that great. I wasn’t wowed by her new album for the most part. I’m sure she can make better single choices in the future.
– Trampoline hitting a new peak at #4 is a huge shock for me. But I’m definitely happy that it got this far. I HIGHLY doubt this’ll go to #1, though if would be a miracle if it did. SHAED getting recognition is one of the highlights for 2019.
– Lose You To Love Me enters the Top 10 just to make me even happier (no reference to Marshmello and BΔSTILLE). I’m looking forward to seeing this become a huge hit on this countdown. I’m glad Selena Gomez made her comeback.
– Writing On The Wall making a big jump is not something I want to see. Like I said last week, we’re looking for better music heading into the new decade and this song will only have a negative impact on the charts. We don’t need this to become a hit. Let’s hope it dies out fast.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- I’m Lonely by Lauv featuring Anne-Marie
- Make It Right by BTS featuring Lauv
- Heartless by The Weeknd
- Take What You Want by Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott
- Mother by Charlie Puth
- I’m Not Alright by Loud Luxury featuring Bryce Vine
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Don’t by Ed Sheeran
- My House by Flo Rida
- Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato
- I Like It by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin
- Let Me Love You by DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber
- Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House
- Friends by Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie
- Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD
- Good Old Days by Macklemore featuring Kesha
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
16. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
3 – Decent:
15. Time by NF
14. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
13. Panini by Lil Nas X
4 – Good:
12. Circles by Post Malone
5 – Great:
11. Only Human by Jonas Brothers
10. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
9. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
8. Graveyard by Halsey
7. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello
6. Trampoline by SHAED
5. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
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: 74/100 = 74% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (1994)
Most Missed Song: New Rules by Dua Lipa
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: No Good by Ally Brooke
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Breathin’ by Ariana Grande (#3)
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. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Tequila by Dan + Shay: Everything about this song from the country duo is just beautiful. Better harmonies, good lyrical depth, and divine vocals from these guys certainly makes this an enjoyable listen. I’m glad this won the award at the 2019 Grammy Music Awards for Best Country Duo/Group performance.
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