Hello, fam! For once, I actually got this post out on time! Finally! It’s definitely been a while. I’m still working on playing catch up with some other stuff. So, please bear with me on those. Shaggy became the guest host this week in place of Ryan Seacrest, who was off this weekend. As far as the countdown went, we got rid of three pieces of junk and replaced them with good stuff. And there was some movement, mostly for the better. There was one thing that did upset me, though. But overall, this was a pretty good week for the most part. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, here are the songs we’re saying goodbye to this week:
- RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by The Black Eyed Peas featuring J. Balvin (#34)
- Drinks by CYN (#39)
- Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (#40) [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
40. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear (#38) [–2]
39. Lose Somebody by Kygo featuring OneRepublic (DEBUT)
38. Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (#36) [–2]
37. The Other Girl by Kelsea Ballerini featuring Halsey (#37) [=]
36. My Oh My by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (#30) [–6] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
35. ily (i love you baby) by Surf Mesa featuring Emilee (#35) [=]
34. Bang! by AJR (#33) [–1]
33. Don’t Rush by Young T & Bugsey featuring Headie One (#32) [–1]
32. Daisies by Katy Perry (#28) [–4]
31. Come And Go by Juice WRLD featuring Marshmello (DEBUT)
30. Cardigan by Taylor Swift (DEBUT)
29. Circles by Post Malone (#27) [–2] [Spent 7 Weeks At #1]
28. 100 Ways by Jackson Wang (#25) [–3]
27. Breaking Me by Topic featuring A7S (#29) [+2]
26. WHATS POPPIN by Jack Harlow (#26) [=]
25. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa (#21) [–4] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
24. Heartless by Diplo and Morgan Wallen featuring Julia Michaels (#22) [–2]
23. Mamacita by The Black Eyed Peas featuring Ozuna and J. Rey Soul (#23) [=]
22. Be Like That by Kane Brown featuring Swae Lee and Khalid (#24) [+2]
21. Nobody’s Love by Maroon 5 (#31) [+10]
20. Like That by Doja Cat featuring Gucci Mane (#20) [=]
19. Rain On Me by Lady Gaga featuring Ariana Grande (#11) [–8]
18. Past Life by Trevor Daniel featuring Selena Gomez (#19) [+1]
17. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (#16) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
16. I Hope by Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth (#18) [+2]
15. If The World Was Ending by JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels (#17) [+2]
14. Say So by Doja Cat (#12) [–2] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
13. Blueberry Faygo by Lil Mosey (#14) [+1]
12. Falling by Trevor Daniel (#7) [–5] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
11. Savage Love by Jaws featuring Jason Derulo (#15) [+4]
10. Savage (Remix) by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (#6) [–4]
9. ROCKSTAR by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch (#13) [+4]
8. Coffee For Your Head by Powfu featuring Beabadoobee (#10) [+2]
7. Supalonely by Benee featuring Gus Dapperton (#9) [+2]
6. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi (#8) [+2]
5. Adore You by Harry Styles (#5) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
4. Roses by Saint Jhn (#4) [=]
3. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (#3) [=] [Spent 5 Weeks At #1]
2. Break My Heart by Dua Lipa (#2) [=] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
1. Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles (#1) [=] [2nd Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Bad Guy by Billie Eilish (2nd of 3 Weeks At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Rain On Me by Lady Gaga featuring Ariana Grande (–8)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Nobody’s Love by Maroon 5 (+10)
New Entrants:
– Up first is the return of Kygo with his collaboration with the band OneRepublic in Lose Somebody. Kygo has consistently impressed me with almost every single he has released. Last year, he gave me Higher Love with the late Whitney Houston, which I adored. Lose Somebody is just as good. I like Ryan Tedder’s vocals here. He has showed me time and time again that he’s a good singer overall. In fact, I enjoyed a lot of OneRepublic’s music mostly because of him. And as usual, Kygo does a great job with his work as a DJ. While it may be my least favorite debut of the week, this is still enjoyable overall.
– So, it’s been almost a year since Juice WRLD has passed on, and we’ll never get to see his potential. But he does give us his collaboration with Marshmello in Come And Go. Coming into the song, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. But after repeated listens, it grew on me. It basically talks about not ruining his relationship and wanting to see things in a optimistic light. I like his voice here and the chorus sounds pretty good. That combined with the guitar riffs and the awesome work from Marshmello makes this an enjoyable listen. Yeah, this song rocks and I’m glad it’s here.
– Lastly, we get the brand new single from Taylor Swift titled Cardigan. It was this time last month that Taylor surprised us with her new album, Folklore. It appears that she is going for a more indie sound here. I think she has a good voice and it fits well with the vibe. The instrumentation is fine and I quite like the simplistic beat. It’s one of those romance songs which talks about their love for someone and the lyrics are something we can relate to. Taylor has consistently shown that she’s a good songwriter and it shows throughout the song, as well as her entire album. Yeah, I definitely like the song overall.
Best Debut Of The Week: Come And Go by Juice WRLD featuring Marshmello
Blurb And Go
– Good riddance to three of our exits. First off, I didn’t care for Drinks by CYN at all so no complaints there. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) was never good from the start and it was very overrated. I got tired of hearing that weak ass beat and the terrible vocals didn’t do any favors. Yeah, I’m glad to see that one off. But more importantly, we must celebrate as Someone You Loved has finally left the countdown! Hallelujah! It’s about damn time we bid adieu to that song! It will never be missed!
– It’s nice to see ROCKSTAR make it’s way into the Top 10. I really dig the guitar throughout the song and the verses are pretty good here. So yeah, it’s one of the best trap music has had to offer this year.
– So, Falling by Trevor Daniel is literally, falling on the countdown. Heh, looks like that one may leave sooner than we think, eh?
– On that note, I’m pretty sad about the drop from Rain On Me. Yeah, I don’t like seeing it flop on this countdown. And sadly, it died out elsewhere. I don’t see it being much longer with us, unfortunately.
– Like That doesn’t appear to be doing too much of anything on this countdown or anywhere else, which is a good thing. This song is just a asinine mess. Honestly, can we get it off the countdown, please? Doja Cat has not wowed me with her music at all.
– On that note, both Mamacita and Heartless are fucking abysmal in every sense of the word. The former is so much worse than RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) because of even worse vocals and even terrible production. My goodness, I cannot stand that song. And don’t even get me started on the latter, because it is such a joke to the country genre. In all honesty, I find the remix to be even more grating than the original because Julia Michaels just does not help matters in any way. Seriously, both of those songs need to leave, like now.
– And finally…Hot Girl Bummer is now at the bottom of the countdown! Hallelujah! It’s about time!!!
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Funny by Zedd featuring Jasmine Thompson
- Kings & Queens by Ava Max
- My Future by Billie Eilish
- POPSTAR by DJ Khaled featuring Drake
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo
- Angel by Shaggy featuring Sting
- Love Yourself by Justin Bieber
- Nothin’ On You by B.o.B. featuring Bruno MarsIt Wasn’t Me by Saggy featuring Rayvon
- Sexyback by Justin Timberlake
- I Need Your Love by Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee and Costi
- Don’t Wanna Know by Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar
- Luv Me Luv Me by Shaggy featuring Amber Lee
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Garbage:
20. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
19. Like That by Doja Cat featuring Gucci Mane
18. Coffee For Your Head by Powfu featuring Beabadoobee
17. Say So by Doja Cat
16. Blueberry Faygo by Lil Mosey
1 – Bad:
15. Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi
14. Falling by Trevor Daniel
2 – Mediocre
13. If The World Was Ending by JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
3 – Decent:
12. Savage Love by Jawsh 685 featuring Jason Derulo
11. Roses by Saint Jhn
10. Supalonely by Benne featuring Gus Dapperton
4 – Good:
None!
5 – Great:
9. Past Life by Trevor Daniel featuring Selena Gomez
8. I Hope by Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth
7. ROCKSTAR by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
6. Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
5. Savage (Remix) by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
4. Adore You by Harry Styles
3. Break My Heart by Dua Lipa
2. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Rain On Me by Lady Gaga featuring Ariana Grande
Total Score: 59/100 = 59% (C)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Black Velvet by Alannah Myles (1989)
Most Missed Song: Style by Taylor Swift
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Let There Be Love by Ananya
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Never Really Over by Katy Perry (#11)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Break My Heart by Dua Lipa
2. Rain On Me by Lady Gaga featuring Ariana Grande
3. The Other Girl by Kelsea Ballerini featuring Halsey
4. Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa
5. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear
2. Intentions by Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
3. Like That by Doja Cat featuring Gucci Mane
4. Heartless by Diplo and Morgan Wallen featuring Julia Michaels
5. Mamacita by The Black Eyed Peas featuring Ozuna and J. Rey Soul
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
One Thing Right by Marshmello featuring Kane Brown: Do I even need to explain this? This is just fucking abysmal on so many levels. From the asinine lyrics to the weak effort put forth by Marshmello, this was another new low for him. NEXT!
All The Time by Zara Larsson: This was easily the better of the two singles Zara released last year. The production and the beat are so awesome and her voice is just divine. I even like the addition of the robotic vocals that appear throughout the chorus. Yeah, this song is honestly just a bop all around.
Mother’s Daughter by Miley Cyrus: Although not as good as her collaboration she did last year with Mark Ronson, this is still enjoyable to some degree. However, I much prefer her newer song Midnight Sky, which just came out this week.
Boyfriend by Ariana Grande featuring Social House: This song shows how much Ariana has been selling out last year. It’s better than her two predecessors (both of which ended up appearing in My Bottom 10 Songs Of 2019), but that isn’t saying much. Terrible production, hardly no contribution from the members of Social House, and underwhelming vocals from Ariana herself makes this an unpleasant listen. Good thing she did much better this year with Stuck With U and Rain On Me.
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