Hello, fam! I’ve been getting my AT40 countdown reviews out at a reasonable time. But I’m still behind on my posts as far as Hits 1 goes. Hopefully, I’ll find time to catch up on those. Things are slightly improving for me, but not by much. I can’t say this week was a good week in terms of the AT40 countdown. I’ll have more to say about it in the blurbs down below. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Good Thing by Zedd featuring Kehlani (#33)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez
40. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#39) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
39. Yellow Hearts by Ant Sanders (#40) [+1]
38. Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#37) [–1]
37. The Man by Taylor Swift (DEBUT)
36. Make You Mine by PUBLIC (#36) [=]
35. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#34) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
34. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo (#38) [+4]
33. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#31) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
32. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (#35) [+3]
31. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#29) [–2]
30. Underdog by Alicia Keys (#32) [+2]
29. Time by NF (#27) [–2]
28. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#33) [+5]
27. Make It Right by BTS featuring Lauv (#28) [+1]
26. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#24) [–2] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
25. Highest In The Room by Travis Scott (#26) [+1]
24. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin (#25) [+1]
23. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#22) [–1]
22. Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#23) [+1]
21. Trampoline by SHAED (#17) [–4]
20. You Should Be Sad by Halsey (#21) [+1]
19. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (#20) [+1]
18. Panini by Lil Nas X (#15) [–3]
17. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (#18) [+1]
16. South Of The Border by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B (#16) [=]
15. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers (#19) [+4]
14. Yummy by Justin Bieber (#12) [–2]
13. Adore You by Harry Styles (#13) [=]
12. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#14) [+2]
11. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#9) [–2]
10. Heartless by The Weeknd (#10) [=]
9. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#8) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
8. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#11) [+3] (Ugh…)
7. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#7) [=] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
6. Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#5) [–1]
5. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas (#6) [+1] (Double ugh…)
4. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#4) [=]
3. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#1) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
2. Circles by Post Malone (#3) [+1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
1. Memories by Maroon 5 (#2) [+1] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Without Me by Halsey (3rd of 4 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Trampoline by SHAED (–4)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Falling by Trevor Daniel (+5)
New Entrants:
– We get only one new entrant this week. It comes from Taylor Swift with her latest single from Lover, titled The Man. I’ll be straight up and say that this doesn’t quite live up to her other singles off her album. I prefer Soon, You’ll Get Better, Cruel Summer (which I think is a better choice for the next single), and the title track. But The Man is still somewhat enjoyable to a degree. I like what the song is going for here. Taylor sounds pretty good, which really isn’t anything new since she usually has a good voice most of the time. I think the production is nicely crafted and the lyrics are nice, even if some parts of the songwriting leave quite a bit to be desired. I like this for the most part, and I’m interested to see how long it’ll stick around.
I’d Be The Blurb
– So, we bid adieu to Good Thing by Zedd featuring Kehlani. I couldn’t quite get into that song the same way I did with Zedd’s other singles like Stay, The Middle, and Happy Now. Kehlani sounded pretty good here, but I felt like it lacked something to make it interesting. So yeah, I’m kinda glad this didn’t become a hit.
– It comes as no shock that Memories by Maroon 5 is the new #1 song for the week. But it doesn’t make me happy. I’m sure this will encourage them to continue to make more mediocre music like this. It’s sad that we’ll probably never get to hear something more along the lines of what they had before. At least Lose You To Love Me got to spend some time at #1. But I’m not thrilled that Memories is the song to replace it. Of course with Maroon 5 still being relevant and all, who knows how long it’ll last at the top?
– Roxanne entering the Top 5 is a definite NO-NO. I honestly don’t know who supports this mess of a song. I can’t stand Arizona being drowned in auto-tune and the asinine lyrics aren’t helping matters. So yeah, this has no business being in the Top 5. I do hope Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa can get to #1, like soon.
– And don’t even get me started with Hot Girl Bummer entering the Top 10. I don’t know why the hell are we making this a bigger hit. This song is just crap all around and it has no business being in that region. And the sad thing is, I don’t see this one leaving anytime soon.
– In better news, Yummy appears to be finally slipping and it may end up leaving in a matter of weeks. Thankfully, we didn’t see this one fully take off. He did release a follow-up with Intentions, which really isn’t any better. But yeah, it’s nice to see that Yummy is nearing the end of its tenure.
– Yeah….so I’ve finally grown to like Teeth now. I still much prefer Jet Black Heart and some of their other singles. But I think Teeth is pretty good. The rock production definitely pulls me in and these guys put more effort here. They show that they’re a band. So I wouldn’t object to seeing that one stick around for a while.
– Underdog by Alicia Keys is gaining a little momentum on this countdown. I’m in love with the song and it’s nice to see Alicia still making music after a while. I’m glad she still has it in her.
Breakouts/On The Verge
- Rare by Selena Gomez
- Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
- Sugar by BROCKHAMPTON
- The Box by Roddy Ricch
- Say So by Doja Cat
- Ride It by Regard
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Want To Want Me by Jason Derulo
- Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars
- Can’t Stop The Feeling! by Justin Timberlake
- Lean On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake and MØ
- One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown
- Heathens by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS
- Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan
- Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato
- Raising Hell by Kesha featuring Big Freedia
- Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul
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. You Should Be Sad by Halsey
13. Panini by Lil Nas X
4 – Good:
12. Circles by Post Malone
5 – Great:
11. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers
10. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
9.South Of The Border by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B
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: 68/100 = 68% (C)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Who Knew by P!NK (2006)
Most Missed Song: Just Like Fire by P!NK
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Physical by Dua Lipa
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: This Feeling by The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini (#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:
You Say by Lauren Daigle: This Adele soundalike actually made a good first impression with this song. I really like Lauren’s voice and the piano is very nice. I’m glad this ended up become as big as it was.
Swan Song by Dua Lipa: Taken from the Alita: Battle Angel movie soundtrack, this became another favorite of mine from Dua. Everything about the song works well from the production to her vocals. Too bad this ended up flopping elsewhere. Luckily, she’s made up for it this year with her current representation on the countdown.
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