Hello, fam! Happy Valentine’s Day weekend to you all. Hopefully, you guys bought your special someone a nice gift. As for me, I’m still single and just living my best life. So yeah, I’m enjoying it right now. I do hope that I find someone soon. Also, the new Sonic The Hedgehog movie is out. I do plan on seeing that one soon. Anyway, let’s get on with this Valentine’s Day Weekend edition of the American Top 40! Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Graveyard by Halsey (#31)
- How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith (#34)
- We Made It by Louis Tomlinson (#37)
- Talk by Khalid (#40) [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
40. Yellow Hearts by Ant Saunders (DEBUT)
39. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#38) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
38. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo (DEBUT)
37. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#36) [–1]
36. Make You Mine by PUBLIC (DEBUT)
35. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (DEBUT)
34. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#32) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
33. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#39) [+6]
32. Underdog by Alicia Keys (#35) [+3]
31. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#29) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
30. Good Thing by Zedd featuring Kehlani (#30) [=]
29. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#27) [–2]
28. Make It Right by BTS featuring Lauv (#33) [+5]
27. Time by NF (#23) [–4]
26. Highest In The Room by Travis Scott (#25) [–1]
25. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin (#26) [+1]
24. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#19) [–5] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
23. Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#22) [–1]
22. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#17) [–5]
21. You Should Be Sad by Halsey (#24) [+3]
20. Blinding Lights by The Weekend (#21) [+1]
19. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers (#28) [+9]
18. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring Baby (#20) [+2]
17. Trampoline by SHAED (#13) [–4]
16. South Of The Border by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B (#18) [+2]
15. Panini by Lil Nas X (#9) [–6]
14. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#15) [+1]
13. Adore You by Harry Styles (#16) [+3]
12. Yummy by Justin Bieber (#12) [=]
11. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#14) [+3]
10. Heartless by The Weekend (#11) [+1]
9. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#10) [+1]
8. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#7) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
7. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#4) [–3] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
6. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas (#8) [+2]
5. Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#5) [=]
4. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#6) [+2]
3. Circles by Post Malone (#2) [–1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
2. Memories by Maroon 5 (#3) [+1]
1. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Without Me by Halsey (2nd of 4 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Panini by Lil Nas X (–6)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers (+9)
New Entrants:
– We’ll start things off with newcomer Ant Saunders making his first ever appearance on the AT40 countdown. His song is called Yellow Hearts. There really isn’t a whole lot this don’t has to offer. I think it’s okay in some parts in terms of the production. But at times it can be a little underwhelming. I’m not too find of the guy’s voice and the lyrics leave something to be desired. Of course, this is based off the first listen and my opinion can change with time. But as it is right now, I’m not that impressed. Let’s move on.
– Next, we have more of Lizzo here with my least favorite single from her so far. It’s titled Cuz I Love You. I have much respect for Lizzo since this past year when Truth Hurts became her biggest hit, and Good As Hell following suit. I liked them both. Cuz I Love You, on the other hand, is a much different story. I don’t really like what this song has to offer. Here, Lizzo doesn’t sound good. She’s basically yelling out of the top of her lungs and I don’t think it worked out very well, at least for me. The instrumentation is very loud and too noisy. I think it was executed poorly. Lizzo is capable of much better. But this doesn’t work for me at all and it’s the first song that I’ve legitimately disliked from her.
– Our next debut is from newcomer PUBLIC with Make You Mine. This song has actually been out since 2014 and was starting to gain a little momentum late last year. My thoughts on the song are basically the same since it debuted several months back on the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown. I pretty much like the simplicity of the song. The production is well-crafted and I quite like their vocals. I think these guys sound good and they have the potential to get better. So yeah, despite this being around for several years, I still like it overall.
– Finally, with the highest debut of the week, we have more of Lewis Capaldi with his latest single called Before You Go. I kinda liked it at first, but it’s slowly been fading on me with every additional listen. It goes without saying that this is better than Someone You Loved. But even then, it’s really not saying a lot. I think the instrumentation is okay, but everything else in terms of the production leaves a lot to be desired. I still don’t like his voice here for the most part, especially in the chorus. He hasn’t improved on that aspect. The lyrics are still kinda hollow and lack any depth of some kind. I just really don’t see anything interesting about the song other than the fact that it’s better than its predecessor. Overall, I find this to be pretty underwhelming.
Best Debut Of The Week: Make You Mine by PUBLIC
Yellow Blurbs
– We say goodbye to four songs this week. Graveyard by Halsey fell off rather quickly after that big drop last week. We Made It by Louis Tomlinson lasted only a mere two weeks. None of Louis Tomlinson’s singles have done much of anything chart-wise, so this comes as no shock. How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith had a better run than I thought it would when it first debuted. I still prefer Dancing With A Stranger over this (which actually debuted this week one year ago, believe it or not). But I’ve kinda warmed up to the song over time. Finally, we thankfully bid adieu to Talk by Khalid, which was long overdue. I’m glad I won’t have to put up with it anymore.
– Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa is certainly welcome in the Top 5. I’m glad this ended up becoming another hit for Dua Lipa. We could potentially be in for a repeat of 2018 when New Rules hit #1 this week two years ago and it would eventually go on to be the #1 song for that year on the AT40. Hopefully, it’ll happen. But honestly, I’m happy about its success so far.
– Heartless by The Weeknd made its way into the Top 10. And Blinding Lights looks to follow suit as it has just reached the Top 20 for the first time. It’s refreshing to see The Weeknd doing well so far in 2020. Ideally, I would like to see one of those two become a #1 hit here.
– It looks like Yummy has pretty much stalled elsewhere. The big comeback for Justin Bieber as a solo artist turns out to be a flop. That’s a good thing, because this song has no redeeming qualities. It’s messy in every way, and Justin doing a failed Chris Brown impression with no personality isn’t helping matters. Thankfully, we’ll see the end of its tenure soon.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
- Rare by Selena Gomez
- The Box by Roddy Ricch
- Ride It by Regard
- Sugar by BROCKHAMPTON
- The Man by Taylor Swift
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
19. Yummy by Justin Biebe
18. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
17. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
1 – Bad:
16. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby
15. Memories by Maroon 5
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
14. Panini by Lil Nas X
4 – Good:
13. Circles by Post Malone
5 – Great:
12. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers
11. South Of The Border by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B
10. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
9. Trampoline by SHAED
8. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish
7. Dance Monkey by Tones & I
6. Heartless by The Weeknd
5. Adore You by Harry Styles
4. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
3. Good As Hell by Lizzo
2. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
Total Score: 70/100 = 70% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: I Can’t Stop Loving You by Ray Charles (1962)
Most Missed Song: We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Physical by Dua Lipa
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Close To Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Diplo and Swae Lee (#8)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
2. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
3. Good As Hell by Lizzo
4. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
5. Adore You by Harry Styles
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
2. Yummy by Justin Bieber
3. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
4. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
5. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Dancing With A Stranger by Sam Smith featuring Normani: Sam Smith really impressed me here. This song is pure perfection in every sense of the word. And interestingly, he was a big fan of Fifth Harmony when they were together. I’m glad he chose Normani because she is the best singer out of all of them.
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