Hello, fam! So, I was able to finally get this out on time. I know times have been rough. But I’m sure we’ll get through this. And I’ll entertain everyone here as always by bringing you the American Top 40! Let’s get on with it. In terms of how this week went, it was pretty bad. I’m not crazy about the #1. But I’ll talk more about it later in the post. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- Dance Monkey by Tones & I (#31)
- What If I Told You That I Love You by Ali Gatie (#39)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
40. Only Human by Jonas Brothers (#40) [=]
39. Heartless by Diplo featuring Thomas Wesley, Morgan Wallen and Julia Michaels (DEBUT)
38. Trampoline by SHAED (#37) [–1]
37. Old Me by 5 Seconds Of Summer (#38) [+1]
36. July by Noah Cyrus featuring Leon Bridges (#36) [=]
35. Good As Hell by Lizzo (#34) [–1] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
34. Nice To Meet Ya by Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj (#35) [+1]
33. I’m Ready by Sam Smith featuring Demi Lovato (DEBUT)
32. Life Is Good by Future featuring Drake (#32) [=]
31. Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez (#29) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
30. Coffee For Your Head by Powfu featuring Beabadoobee (#33) [+3]
29. Memories by Maroon 5 (#20) [–9] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
28. Rose by Saint Jhn (#30) [+2]
27. Modern Lonliness by Lauv (#28) [+1]
26. Level Of Concern by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS (#27) [+1]
25. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#23) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
24. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (#24) [=]
23. In Your Eyes by The Weeknd (#25) [+2]
22. Roxanne by Arizona Zervas (#18) [–4]
21. Supalonely by Benee featuring Gus Dapperton (#26) [+5]
20. The Bones by Maren Morris (#22) [+2]
19. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga (#11) [–8]
18. Sunday Best by Surfaces (#21) [+3]
17. Heartless by The Weeknd (#16) [–1]
16. Ride It by Regard (#17) [+1]
15. Toosie Slide by Drake (#19) [+4]
14. I Love Me by Demi Lovato (#14) [=]
13. Break My Heart by Dua Lipa (#15) [+2]
12. The Box by Roddy Ricch (#13) [+1]
11. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#9) [–2]
10. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#12) [+2]
9. Circles by Post Malone (#8) [–1] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
8. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin (#10) [+2]
7. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (#7) [=]
6. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#6) [=]
5. Adore You by Harry Styles (#4) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
4. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#5) [+1] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
3. Say So by Doja Cat (#3) [=]
2. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (#1) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (#2) [+1] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Sucker by Jonas Brothers (3rd of 8 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Memories by Maroon 5 (–9)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Supalonely by Benee featuring Gus Dapperton (+5)
New Entrants:
– So, there are two new songs entering the countdown this week. We’ll start with a song that’s actually been around for a while. It’s from Diplo and he collaborates with Morgan Wallen in their single titled Heartless. Believe it or not, this is actually the remix with Julia Michaels. So yeah, I wasn’t very fond of Diplo’s successor that appeared on the countdown before it, which was with the Jonas Brothers who had a successful 2019 with their reunion. Now, surely you may think, “oh, this is better than Lonely, right”? WRONG! It combines country with trap elements, something which is a big pet peeve of mine as of late. Morgan barely sings and then not only does he not shine in any part of the song. But also, Julia makes it so much worse with her own shitty vocals in the remix. And I’m not even going to comment on the lyrics either, because their cringworthy. Sigh…I loathe when artists try to combine country with trap music, and it has become a trend ever since Bebe Rexha somehow decided that was the way to go with Meant To Be, which was terrible. But of course, people bought into this and it became a hit. Then, Lil Nas X followed up with his own offering with a song I didn’t like either in the form of Old Town Road, which spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at #1 on Billboard (he had a little help with Billy Ray Cyrus). And here I was thinking that was an embarrassment to the country genre. But with time, I softened up a bit on it (and I can at least laugh at some funny lines). But this is just beats the two songs I just mentioned in terms of embarrassment and it’s in a close race between this and Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt for worst country song ever. Yeah, this blows. NEXT!
– Now onto the much better song. We have Sam Smith teaming up with Demi Lovato in his latest offering, and I’m Ready to talk about it! I’m sure you all remember Dancing With A Stranger, which was my #1 favorite song of 2019. It became another one of Sam’s biggest hits of his career. Now here he is hoping to repeat his success in 2020. It doesn’t quite hit the height of its predecessor. But it is still a good song nonetheless. I like the flow of their verses and their vocals are outstanding throughout the song. They both show that they are good singers. The production is pretty solid and I quite like the lyrics. I do hope that it can be as successful as its predecessor. But we’ll see what happens.
Best Debut Of The Week: I’m Ready by Sam Smith featuring Demi Lovato
Don’t Go Chase Waterblurbs
– We’ll begin with our exits. First off, I never cared for What If I Told You That I Love You. To be honest, I didn’t really cared for Ali Gatie’s music at all. Dance Monkey, on the other hand, was actually something I cared for in the long run and I’m glad it became a hit in the US. This song helped put Tones & I on the map. I’m interested to see what she has next.
– Alright, so I’m looking at this countdown right now…and to be frank, this isn’t exactly what I had hoped for. Yeah, like I said in the introduction, it’s not very good folks. I’ll start things off with our new #1 song and of course, it comes from Camila Cabello with My Oh My. I never liked that song from the start and my opinion hasn’t changed. I’m honestly disappointed that we had to replace the amazing Blinding Lights with this mess. While it’s not as bad as Never Be The Same, it’s still undesirable in every way. Yeah, not what I wanted to see topping the countdown. 
– How are we letting Say So by Doja Cat sit in the Top 3?!?! That song is so incredibly generic and the fact that its continuing to gain steam only makes matters even more asinine. This has no business being up there.
– I’m not even going to comment on RIMTO (Bad Boys For Life) and Intentions being in the Top 10. Both songs are just a putrid mess (ESPECIALLY the latter) and they don’t belong up there. And while we’re at it, Circles needs to start moving down eventually. I’ve defended this song in the past. But this is insane. It also has no business being up there like that. It’s time that song starts dropping now.
– Toosie Slide and Sunday Best gaining traction really drives me off the wall. I was forced to listen to both of those songs all the way through and my goodness! They were a mess! Sunday Best is more like Sunday Worst if you ask me because it blows on so many levels. Putrid vocals and weak production makes this unlistenable for me. Toosie Slide is also putrid with a shitty trap beat and bad vocal production from Drake. I can only hope they do get any further on this countdown.
– Don’t even get me started with I Love Me by Demi Lovato. I can safely say that I wanted to like this song because I adore Demi as an artist. But so far it has proven to be one of her worst singles. The weird production, underwhelming vocals, and some questionable lyrics are not helping.
– How in the nine hells is Someone You Loved still here?!?! This is just insane, people. I honestly loathe this song with a burning passion and even today, it still sounds terrible vocally. And I’m not even going to comment on Before You Go which isn’t any better, either. Can we PLEASE get these two songs off?
– It’s about damn time Memories made that big drop I’ve been waiting for. Thankfully, I’m not hearing it as much while I’m driving. Hopefully, it won’t be long until it leaves us for good.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Young & Alive by Bazzi
- Baby Girl by Bryce Vine
- Be Kind by Marshmello featuring Halsey
- Savage (Remix) by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
- Worry About Me by Ellie Goulding featuring Blackbear
- Stuck With U by Ariana Grande featuring Justin Bieber
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Stressed Out by TWENTY ØNE PILØTS
- How Long by Charlie Puth
- Better Now by Post Malone
- Underdog by Alicia Keys
- You Should Be Sad by Halsey
- Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello
- Make You Mine by PUBLIC
- Good For You by Selena Gomez featuring ASAP Rocky
- Truth Hurts by Lizzo
- Breathin’ by Ariana Grande
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Putrid:
20. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
19. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
18. Sunday Best by Surfaces
17. Toosie Slide by Drake
16. RIMTO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin
15. Say So by Doja Cat
14. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby
1 – Bad:
13. Ride It by Regard
12. I Love Me by Demi Lovato
2 – Mediocre:
11. Falling by Trevor Daniel
10. Circles by Post Malone
3 – Decent:
9. The Box by Roddy Ricch
4 – Good:
None!
5 – Great:
8. Heartless by The Weeknd
7. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish
6. Adore You by Harry Styles
5. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga
4. The Bones by Maren Morris
3. Break My Heart by Dua Lipa
2. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
Total Score: 50/100 = 50% (C–)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Waterfalls by TLC (1995)
Most Missed Song: Birthday by Katy Perry
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max (#4)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
2. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
3. Break My Heart by Dua Lipa
4. The Bones by Maren Morris
5. In Your Eyes by The Weeknd
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
2. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
3. Life Is Good by Future featuring Drake
4. Sunday Best by Surfaces
5. Toosie Slide by Drake
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Con Calma (Remix) by Daddy Yankee featuring Kate Perry and Snow: Ah, yes. Another Latin song from Daddy Yankee and company. And Katy adds more life to the remix. Yeah, this is a fun, upbeat song.
ME! by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie: Two of the biggest artists from last year collaborating with one another is a dream come true. Even though there are some cheesy lines, it’s still pretty fun to listen to, all thanks to their divine vocals and interesting production.
Hello, fam! Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve been blogging (approximately a couple of months ago). My life is full of work lately and my motivation is at an all time low. I know, it’s sad. But this week, I’ve decided to make a comeback. Yes, folks. I’m back, and this time for good. Yes, I do plan on playing a lot of catch up with my posts. It’ll take lots of time, so you’ll just have to bear with me for the time being. Right now, I’m ready to get on with it! Before we get to this week’s fresh 45, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
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