Hello, fam! So, 2020 is a leap year. And with it comes the only AT40 countdown for that weekend. February 29th is a day that many have celebrated. Whether it was your birthday or wedding, I’m sure some had a good time. But anyway, on to the countdown post. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:

• Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#22)
  
• Make It Right by BTS featuring Lauv (#27)
  
• Goodbyes by Post Malone featuring Young Thug (#38)
  

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Memories by Maroon 5
40. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (#40) [=] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
39. Yellow Hearts by Ant Saunders (#39) [=]
38. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#35) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
37. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (DEBUT)
36. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#33) [–3] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
35. Make You Mine by PUBLIC (#36) [+1]
34. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#31) [–3]
33. Know Your Worth by Khalid featuring Disclosure (DEBUT)
32. Time by NF (#29) [–3]
31. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (#32) [+1]
30. Underdog by Alicia Keys (#30) [=]
29. The Man by Taylor Swift (#37) [+8]
28. Highest In The Room by Travis Scott (#25) [–3]
27. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#26) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
26. Rare by Selena Gomez (DEBUT)
25. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo (#34) [+9]
24. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#23) [–1]
23. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#28) [+5]
22. Trampoline by SHAED (#21) [–1]
21. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin (#24) [+3]
20. Panini by Lil Nas X (#18) [–2]
19. Yummy by Justin Bieber (#14) [–5]
18. You Should Be Sad by Halsey (#20) [+2]
17. South Of The Border by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B (#16) [–1]
16. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (#17) [+1]
15. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers (#15) [=]
14. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (#19) [+5]
13. 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#11) [–2]
12. Adore You by Harry Styles (#13) [+1]
11. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#12) [+1]
10. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#9) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
9. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#7) [–2] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
8. Heartless by The Weeknd (#10) [+2]
7. Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#6) [–2]
6. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#8) [+2]
5. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas (#5) [=]
4. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#3) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
3. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#4) [+1]
2. Memories by Maroon 5 (#1) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
1. Circles by Post Malone (#2) [+1] [6^th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Without Me by Halsey (4^th And Final Week At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: Yummy by Justin Bieber (–5)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: Cuz I Love You by Lizzo (+9)

New Entrants:
– Yippee.  Justin Bieber has another new single, this time collaborating with Quavo in Intentions.  I have not been impressed with what Justin Bieber has had to offer so far this year (outside of his collaboration with Dan + Shay in 10,00 Hours).  He gave us Yummy which was terrible and now his latest single is even worse.  I can go on and on about how god-awful Yummy is and how bad it sounds.  But at least that one I can laugh at.  Intentions, however, is a much different story.  Right off the bat, the trap production is just terrible and the beat is no good.  The lyrics are even more cringe-worthy than that of its predecessor.  It’s basically him trying to impress a girl and failing miserably.  Quavo adds virtually nothing to the song whatsoever with his shitty verse and very little personality to speak of.  And here we go with Bieber trying to make an awful Chris Brown impression with no personality at all.  Simply put, this is just a mess from top to bottom and I’m hoping this dies off fast, because my reaction will not be pretty if it ends up becoming another hit.

– Now onto the much better debut of the week.  It comes from Khalid and he collaborates with EDM duo Disclosure in their new single called Know Your Worth.  They have previously worked together in its predecessor Talk, which I wasn’t a fan of for the most part.  But Know Your Worth is a step up from that in most ways.  Disclosure did much better in the production department with the drop and the solid beat, something that was lacking in Talk.  Khalid has proven himself to be a great vocalist once more.  I feel like he’s been getting better ever since he went mainstream.  While the song itself isn’t memorable in the long run, I still think it’s pretty good song overall.  These guys have managed to impress me with this one.

– Finally, we have more Selena Gomez with her latest single in the form of Rare, the title track for the album.  I did listen to her new album which recently came out and I had mixed feelings about it.  There were some good songs, and some not-so-good songs.  Rare pretty much sits in the middle, at least when it comes to my opinion.  Selena sounds pretty good with her vocals.  But the production lacks something in some aspects and it’s not too interesting to say the least.  And the lyrics leave quite a bit to be desired.  It’s a fine song overall, but I can’t picture myself coming back to this in about a year or so.

Best Debut Of The Week: Know Your Worth by Khalid featuring Disclosure

Know Your Blurbs
– As far as our exits go, Make It Right wasn’t very good for the most part, and Goodbyes was due to leave for some time.  As for Teeth, I did recently started to come around to this and it would’ve been nice to see it become another hit for the band.  But it was not to be.

– Maroon 5’s reign at the top thankfully didn’t last very long as Circles takes back the #1 spot yet again.  This song just continues to stay strong on the charts.  Hopefully it can hold the #1 spot as long as it possibly can.  If we can get Don’t Start Now to #1, that would be great.

– Yummy took a big drop this week, which is good.  I’m glad this song actually ended up flopping on this countdown.  Hopefully, it’s successor follows suit.  Like I said in the review, I haven’t been impressed with what Justin has had to offer so far.

– I’m not thrilled by the big jump from Cuz I Love You.  The song just doesn’t appeal to me, mostly because of Lizzo’s voice where shes sounds pretty bad with the yelling.  I do hope it can die out soon, but I doubt it.

Breakouts/On The Verge:

• Say So by Doja Cat
• Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
• The Box by Roddy Ricch
• Ride It by Regard
• SUGAR by BROCKHAMPTON

Extras/Optional Extras:

• Don’t Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
• In My Feelings by Drake
• Graveyard by Halsey
• What Am I by Why Don’t We
• Young, Dumb & Broke by Khalid
• Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer
• When The Party’s Over by Billie Eilish
• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
• How Do You Sleep? by Sam Smith
• Me, Myself & I by Beyoncé
• Havana by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
19. Yummy by Justin Bieber
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: Live Your Life by T.I featuring Rihanna (2008)

Most Missed Song: Roses by The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES

#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 (#9)

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. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
3. Yummy by Justin Bieber
4. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
5. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored by Ariana Grande: A step up from 7 Rings, but not by much.  While Ariana’s voice is better, I don’t like the message that it sends and the trap percussion doesn’t helps matters.  I know Ariana is capable of much better.

Hurts Like Hell by Madison Beer featuring Offset: A poor follow-up to Home With You, which I thought was pretty solid overall.  This one just doesn’t work for me.  I’m not fond of the production and Offest hardly adds anything to the song.

Undrunk by FLETCHER: I was impressed with what FLETCHER did with her fist ever single.  The lyrics are relatable and I really like her voice overall.  Plus, the production and the beat are just divine.  Too bad this didn’t end up becoming a bigger hit that I wanted it to be.