Hello, fam! I hope everyone here has had a good week. Things are looking up on the AT40 so far this year and this week is pretty much a reflection of that. We still have the same divine #1 song, along with three interesting debuts. I’d say this was another good week overall. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs leaving us this week:

• 10,000 Hours by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber (#25)
• South Of The Border by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B (#28)
• Yellow Hearts by Ant Saunders (#37)

The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
40. I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#40) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
39. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#38) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
38. Sugar by BROCKHAMPTON (DEBUT)
37. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#36) [–1]
36. Ride It by Regard (#39) [+3]
35. Time by NF (#34) [–1]
34. Make You Mine by PUBLIC (#35) [+1]
33. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#32) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
32. Underdog by Alicia Keys (#29) [–3]
31. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#27) [–4]
30. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (#30) [=]
29. The Other Side by SZA featuring Justin Timberlake (DEBUT)
28. To Die For by Sam Smith (#33) [+5]
27. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga (DEBUT)
26. Trampoline by SHAED (#24) [–2]
25. The Box by Roddy Ricch (#31) [+6]
24. Say So by Doja Cat (#26) [+2]
23. The Man by Taylor Swift (#23) [=]
22. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo (#22) [=]
21. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#21) [=]
20. Know Your Worth by Khalid featuring Disclosure (#20) [=]
19. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin (#19) [=]
18. Rare by Selena Gomez (#18) [=]
17. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#15) [–2] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
16. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (#17) [+1]
15. You Should Be Sad by Halsey (#16) [+1]
14. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#13) [–1] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
13. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers (#14) [+1]
12. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#9) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
11. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (#12) [+1]
10. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (#11) [+1]
9. Adore You by Harry Styles (#10) [+1]
8. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#8) [=]
7. Memories by Maroon 5 (#6) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
6. Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#7) [+1]
5. Heartless by The Weeknd (#5) [=]
4. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#4) [=]
3. Circles by Post Malone (#2) [–1] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
2. ROXANNE by Arizona Zervas (#3) [+1]
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#1) [=] [2^nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Eastside by Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid (3^rd And Final Week At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: Only Human by Jonas Brothers (–4)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: The Box by Roddy Ricch (+6)

New Entrants:
– We’ll kick things off with hip-hop band BROCKHAMPTON making their first appearance on the countdown. They bring us their single titled Sugar. I wasn’t expecting much coming into the song. But I was impressed when I first heard it. Basically, it dives deeper into the relationship with one another. The lyrical content has some depth and it shows how good these guys are in their songwriting. I quite like the instrumentation with the guitar.  The vocals are pretty amazing and the rapping is divine here.  Overall, I’m in love with this and yet, that’s not the best debut of the week (as you will soon find out).

– Remember SZA?  She’s back!  And she teams up with Justin Timberlake in her new single titled The Other Side.  It’s definitely been a while since we’ve heard music from her.  I remember when she collaborated with Kendrick Lamar in All The Stars, which was from the Black Panther movie soundtrack.  That one was a huge hit back in 2018.  Now in 2020, here she is making her comeback.  I think this song is a bop.  SZA has a divine voice and I love the chorus.  Justin adds life to the song with his own vocals.  They have good chemistry here.  Also, the production is solid and I like the beat.  Yeah, this is a fun song overall.

– And now for the big one, in which Lady Gaga makes her return.  I’m sure everyone remembers when she starred in the movie A Star Is Born and had a soundtrack to go with it.  One of the songs from the album, Shallow, became a massive hit last year following the win at the Oscars.  This year, she give us Stupid Love.  Right off the bat, the song is divine.  I’m in love with the beat and the rest of the production is just phenomenal.  Her voice is honestly just amazing and she uses it well here.  The lyrics are awesome, which is proof of how good a songwriter she is.  This is a bop and I’m looking forward to her new album.  🙂

Best Debut Of The Week: Stupid Love by Lady Gaga

The Other Blurb
– As always, we’ll start with our exits. To begin, we bid adieu to two relatively good songs. South Of The Border was not destined to last very long following last week’s massive fall. 10,000 Hours had a good run here and it was successful elsewhere. But I thought it left a little early. I was expecting it to stick around for a while. As for Yellow Hearts, it wasn’t seriously worth caring for. So I’m glad I didn’t have to worry about it too much.

– I see that Roxanne has reached a dangerous new peak of #2. As you can tell, I’m not thrilled about this at all, so I’m really hoping Don’t Start Now can hold the #1 spot for as long as it possibly can.

– In other Top 10 news, Blinding Lights makes it’s entrance. That’s two songs from The Weeknd getting big in 2020. Again, I’m glad people are embracing him after a while.

– All of the songs from #23-#18 held their positions this week, so really there’s not a lot of action on the countdown.

Breakouts/On The Verge:

• No Judgement by Niall Horan
• Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
• Loco Contigo by DJ Snake featuring J Balvin and Tyga
• The Bones by Maren Morris

Extras/Optional Extras:

• No Promises by Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato
• Make It Right by BTS featuring Lauv
• 7 Rings by Ariana Grande
• It Ain’t Me by Kygo featuring Selena Gomez
• Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
• Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
• One Kiss by Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa
• See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
• What’s My Name? by Rihanna featuring Drake
• Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara

Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
19. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
18. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
17. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas
16. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin

1 – Bad:
15. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby
14. Memories by Maroon 5

2 – Mediocre:
None!

3 – Decent:
13. You Should Be Sad by Halsey
12. Rare by Selena Gomez

4 – Good:
11. Circles by Post Malone

5 – Great:
10. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers
9. Know Your Worth by Khalid featuring Disclosure
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: 63/100 = 63% (C)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: All Night Long by Lionel Richie (1983)

Most Missed Song: Electricity by Silk City featuring Dua Lipa

#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Physical by Dua Lipa

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: You Say by Lauren Daigle (#28)

My Top 5 Picks
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
2. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga
3. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
4. Good As Hell by Lizzo
5. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
2. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
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:
Sue Me by Sabrina Carpenter: This is basically a much lesser version of Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato. The production is okay, but I’m not too fond of Sabrina’s voice and everything else is forgettable for the most part.

Sucker by Jonas Brothers: Ah yes, the big return of the Jonas Brothers. While it didn’t smash records on the AT40, it did spent 8 weeks total at the #1 spot. It’s a cute bop and while not their best, it’s something I can look back on.