Hello, fam! So, with the pandemic causing many events such as sports and concerts to be cancelled, I’m not sure what life will be like during these difficult times. Just remember, be safe out there. We’ll get through this together. I’ll still entertain you guys with this blog. So that’s something. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Underdog by Alicia Keys (#32)
- I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran featuring Justin Bieber (#40) [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
40. Señorita by Shawn Mendes featuring Camila Cabello (#39) [–] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
39. The Bones by Maren Morris (DEBUT)
38. Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid (#37) [–1]
37. Sugar by BROCKHAMPTON (#38) [+1]
36. Time by NF (#35) [–1]
35. No Judgement by Niall Horan (DEBUT)
34. Truth Hurts by Lizzo (#33) [–1] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
33. Ride It by Regard (#36) [+3]
32. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#31) [–1]
31. Make You Mine by PUBLIC (#34) [+3]
30. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (#30) [=]
29. Trampoline by SHAED (#26) [–3]
28. The Other Side by SZA featuring Justin Timberlake (#29) [+1]
27. To Die For by Sam Smith (#28) [+1]
26. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo (#22) [–4]
25. The Box by Roddy Ricch (#25) [=]
24. Say So by Doja Cat (#24) [=]
23. The Man by Taylor Swift (#23) [=]
22. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#17) [–5] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
21. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#21) [=]
20. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga (#27) [+7]
19. Know Your Worth by Khalid featuring Disclosure (#20) [+1]
18. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin (#19) [+1]
17. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#14) [–3] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
16. Rare by Selena Gomez (#18) [+2]
15. You Should Be Sad by Halsey (#15) [=]
14. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#12) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
13. What A Man Gotta Do by Jonas Brothers (#13) [=]
12. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (#16) [+4]
11. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (#11) [=]
10. Memories by Maroon 5 (#7) [–3] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
9. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (#10) [+1]
8. Adore You by Harry Styles (#9) [+1]
7. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#8) [+1]
6. Dance Monkey by Tones And I (#6) [=]
5. Heartless by The Weeknd (#5) [=]
4. Circles by Post Malone (#3) [–1] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
3. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#4) [+1]
2. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas (#2) [=]
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#1) [=] [3rd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: 7 Rings by Ariana Grande (1st of 5 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Good As Hell by Lizzo (–5)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Stupid Love by Lady Gaga (+7)
New Entrants:
– I’ve been a fan of Maren Morris for quite sometime. In case I haven’t made it clear already, I stan her collaboration with Zedd in The Middle. I also stan the lead single GIRL, which I ranked as my #15 best song of 2019. This week, she brings us another single from her album, titled The Bones. Having listened to her album this past year, I was quite impressed with how it turned out. I won’t say it’s as good as her predecessor, but I still really like this. She has a good voice and she uses it well here. Though there isn’t much to the production, the instrumenation is quite solid, especially with the guitar. The lyrics are nicely written. So yeah, I’m enjoying this song. I hope to see it do well.
– Niall Horan hosted the AT40 countdown for this week, and he was talking about his new album Heartbreak Weather all throughout the show. So what better way to celebrate the occasion? By returning to the countdown himself, with the single from the album, No Judgement. Like with Maren Morris, I’ve been fond of what Niall has had to offer in terms of his solo music. And did I mention that they did a collaboration together in their last album with the song, Seeing Blind? I genuinely love that song and it was one of the best Flicker had to offer, even though it never took off elsewhere (if it was ever released as an official single). I would love to see them collaborate again someday. Now, I would like to say that No Judgement is pretty solid, though not quite as good as Nice To Meet Ya. It has good instrumentation with the guitar, nice lyrics, and good vocals from Niall. He surely is talented and it shows in the song. If I were to rank all the members of One Direction in terms of their solo music, I would put Niall at #2, right behind Harry. I do like the song and I’m interested to see how well it does here.
Best Debut Of The Week: The Bones by Maren Morris
My House Don’t Fall When The Blurbs Are Good
– The exit from Underdog was expected, since it didn’t gain any momentum elsewhere. But it’s still a good song and it’s likely that I’ll revisit that one. And I Don’t Care was overdue to leave for some time. The collaboration didn’t quite work out to my liking and I pretty much stopped caring for it after a while. Yeah, I’m glad we got to bid adieu to it.
– Oh boy…here we go with Hot Girl Bummer hitting a scary new peak of #3. Blech. This has absolutely no business being in the Top 3. I will not be happy if it ends up getting the #1. Don’t Start Now better hold on to the #1, or my reaction will not be pretty.
– Speaking of mediocrity, Memories is fading bit faster following the #1 last month. I’m glad it didn’t stay at the top for too long. This is just an emptiness of a song and I know Maroon 5 are capable of better. I’m going to stick with their older albums because they’re full of gems.
– Stupid Love jumping into the Top 20 isn’t a shock. Looks like people are buying into Lady Gaga’s latest offering, and I am too. I’m sure her new album will have more good songs, and I look forward to it.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Nice To Meet Ya by Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj
- Loco Contigo by DJ Snake featuring J Balvin and Tyga
- I Love Me by Demi Lovato
- Sad Tonight by Chelsea Cutler
- July by Noah Cyrus featuring Leon Bridges
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Lover by Taylor Swift
- Toxic by Britney Spears
- Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan
- Good Old Days by Macklemore featuring Kesha
- Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
- What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
- Too Much To Ask by Niall Horan
- Wake Me Up by Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc
- On The Loose by Niall Horan
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. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga
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: The Way I Am by Eminem (2000)
Most Missed Song: HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa (Still not enough good music to recommend)
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: You Say by Lauren Daigle (#24)
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:
Damn by LIVVIA: I don’t have much to say about this one except it’s a good listen every now and then. Oh, and did I mention this is the same Olivia Somerlyn who made Parachute several years back?
Last Hurrah by Bebe Rexha: Yeah…no. Terrible production and asinine lyrics make this an unpleasant listen. And here we go again with Bebe heavily drowned in auto-tune. Sigh, what I was thinking when I said I liked it at first?
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