Hello, fam. Welcome to this week’s edition of the American Top 40. I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s been 21 years since the attacks that occurred on this day. Over 3,000 lost their lives that morning. It was a senseless act that left everyone (including myself) in shock. Before we get to this week’s fresh 40, we’re going to take a moment of silence.
Alright. Now with that, here are the songs leaving the countdown this week:
- 10 Things I Hate About You by Leah Kate (#35)
- Where Are You Now by Lost Frequencies featuring Calum Scott (#37)
The Countdown:
Last Week’s #1 Song: Sunroof by Nicky Youre featuring dazy
40. Ghost by Justin Bieber (#40) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
39. Heat Waves by Glass Animals (#38) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
38. To Love Me More by Sam Smith (#32) [–6]
37. Woman by Doja Cat (#36) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
36. Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez (#39) [+3]
35. Enemy by Imagine Dragons featuring JID (#33) [–2] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
34. Massive by Drake (#23) [–11]
33. Sweetest Pie by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Dua Lipa (#30) [–3]
32. Victoria’s Secret by Jax (DEBUT)
31. Bad Decisions by Benny Blanco featuring BTS and Snoop Dogg (DEBUT)
30. Easy Lover by Ellie Goulding featuring Big Sean (#31) [+1]
29. THAT’S WHAT I WANT by Lil Nas X (#27) [–2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
28. Can’t Stop Us Now by Pitbull featuring Zac Brown (#29) [+1]
27. Wasted On You by Morgan Wallen (#28) [+1]
26. Music For A Sushi Restaurant by Harry Styles (#34) [+8]
25. Boyfriend by Dove Cameron (#24) [–1]
24. Grand by Kane Brown (#26) [+2]
23. Bones by Imagine Dragons (#22) [–1]
22. Big Energy by Latto (#19) [–3] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
21. Wait For U by Future featuring Drake and Tems (#21) [=]
20. 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo (#25) [+5]
19. Betty (Get Money) by Yung Gravy (#20) [+1]
18. Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold (#16) [–2]
17. Don’t You Worry by The Black Eyed Peas featuring Shakira ad David Guetta (#18) [+1]
16. Get Into It (Yuh) by Doja Cat (#9) [–7]
15. Left And Right by Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook (#15) [=]
14. So Good by Halsey (#11) [–3]
13. Glimpse Of Us by Joji (#13) [=]
12. Numb by Marshmello featuring Khalid (#12) [=]
11. Bad Habit by Steve Lacy (#17) [+6]
10. Vegas by Doja Cat (#14) [+4]
9. I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic (#10) [+1]
8. First Class by Jack Harlow (#7) [–1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
7. Break My Soul by Beyoncé (#8) [+1]
6. I Like You (A Happier Song) by Post Malone featuring Doja Cat (#6) [=]
5. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush (#5) [=]
4. As It Was by Harry Styles (#4) [=] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
3. About Damn Time by Lizzo (#3) [=] [Spent 6 Weeks At #1]
2. Sunroof by Nicky Youre featuring dazy (#1) [–1] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. Late Night Talking by Harry Styles (#2) [=] [1st Week At #1]
#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Good 4 U by Olivia Rodrigo (7th And Final Week At #1)
Biggest Fall Of The Week: Massive by Drake (–11)
Biggest Rise Of The Week: Music For A Sushi Restaurant by Harry Styles (+8)
New Entrants:
– Two debuts for this week. First, we have an artist I’ve heard on Hits 1 for quite sometime. Her name is Jax and she brings us Victoria’s Secret. I didn’t know much else about her at the time I’ve heard 90’s Kids, which I thought was okay even though it wasn’t memorable. But recently, I’ve found out that she was on American Idol some years ago, which I find interesting. I haven’t really watched that show in a long time. Nowadays, most artists are gaining recognition via Tik Tok with their own music, which has been a trend for the past few years. So, that’s something. Enough about that, onto the song itself. Right off the bat, I’m going to be straight up and say that this song sucks ass. I find it fascinating that she would name a song after the store retailer. Anyway, the story behind it was that she had some kind of body issues or something like that, I don’t know. But the lyrics are asinine in every sense of the word as most of the lines are cringe-worthy as hell. “Selling skin and bones”, just….eck. Just writing incompetence at its finest. Even at that, Jax herself doesn’t do much of anything to save this song because for the most part, she was underwhelming and lacks the vocal range. There’s just no uniqueness of any kind whatsoever. Simply put, it’s terribly written, produced, and sung. Who would’ve thought that naming a song after a brand would result in this song being a fucking incompetent mess? Not me, and I hoping it leaves soon.
– So, Benny Blanco has been a big name since he gave us Eastside, which was a huge hit back in 2019. He did collaboration with Justin Bieber not too long ago with Lonely and it was also a hit. This week, he makes his return with an interesting collaboration with K-Pop boy band BTS and rapper Snoop Dogg in their new single titled Bad Decisions. Coming into the song, I didn’t know what to expect. But after hearing this…wow. Yeah, I’ll go ahead and say this is just catchy and fun! It’s groovy and I like the beat here. They sound good vocally and everyone has good chemistry together. But I think Snoop Dogg stole the show here. His presence made the song a lot more to my liking with his good rapping skills. I’m enjoying this song overall. I’m all for this becoming a hit.
Best Debut Of The Week: Bad Decisions by Benny Blanco featuring BTS and Snoop Dogg
Let’s Make Some Bad Blurbs
– Neither of those exits are really going to be missed by me. Where Are You Now was pretty generic for the most part, but it’s certainly not a bad song by any means. 10 Things I Hate About You I was kinda growing into and I wouldn’t mind seeing it become a hit. But it wasn’t to be, so not a major loss there.
– We have a new #1 song this week and it goes to Late Night Talking by Harry Styles. I predicted that it would be #1 at some point because he’s been a big name and can’t seem to go without a hit nowadays. I find Late Night Talking to be pretty good, so I don’t mind it being #1. Harry seems to be the only One Direction member that’s getting hits lately as opposed to the other members of the band.
– Rising into the Top 10 this week is Vegas by Doja Cat. Similar to Harry Styles, Doja Cat is also a big name in music. Nothing really shocking about this jump. Vegas is a pretty enjoyable song, so I’m cool with it being around for a while.
– Yup, so I started to grow back into Get Into It (Yuh) and of course, it leaves the Top 10 this week. Sounds about right.
– I’m not really okay with Music For A Sushi Restaurant having the Biggest Rise Of The Week, especially since it’s one of Harry Styles’s worst songs. I’m afraid I’ll have to get used to it. That one will be here to stay.
Breakouts/On The Verge:
- Baby Boo by Muni Long featuring Saweetie
- Hold Me Closer by Elton John featuring Britney Spears
- Super Freaky Girl by Nicki Minaj
- Unstoppable by Sia
Extras/Optional Extras:
- Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
- Take My Breath by The Weeknd
- S&M by Rihanna
- You Broke Me First by Tate McRae
- Wow. by Post Malone
- Thousand Miles by The Kid LAROI
- You by Regard featuring Troye Sivan and Tate McRae
- One Dance by Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla
- Roses by Saint Jhn
- Temperature by Sean Paul
- She’s All I Wanna Be by Tate McRae
- Let You Down by NF
- Working by Khalid featuring Tate McRae
Top 20 Breakdown:
0 – Putrid:
20. I Like You (A Happier Song) by Post Malone featuring Doja Cat
1 – Bad:
19. Don’t You Worry by The Black Eyed Peas featuring Shakira and David Guetta
18. I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic
2 – Mediocre:
None!
3 – Decent:
17. Betty (Get Money) by Yung Gravy
16. Numb by Marshmello featuring Khalid
15. Bad Habit by Steve Lacy
4 – Good:
14. As It Was by Harry Styles
13. Get Into It (Yuh) by Doja Cat
5 – Great:
12. Late Night Talking by Harry Styles
11. 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo
10. Vegas by Doja Cat
9. So Good by Halsey
8. Glimpse Of Us by Joji
7. Sunroof by Nicky Youre featuring dazy
6. Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold
5. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush
4. Left And Right by Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook
3. First Class by Jack Harlow
2. About Damn Time by Lizzo
BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Break My Soul by Beyoncé
Overall Grade: 80/100 = 80% (B)
Throwback Pick Of The Week: Dreamlover by Mariah Carey (1993)
Most Missed Countdown Song: I Took A Pill In Ibiza by Mike Posner
#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Coast by Hailee Steinfeld featuring Anderson.Paak
Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Take My Breath by The Weeknd (#10)
My Top 5 Picks
1. Break My Soul by Beyoncé
2. About Damn Time by Lizzo
3. Easy Lover by Ellie Goulding featuring Big Sean
4. First Class by Jack Harlow
5. Left And Right by Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook
My Bottom 5 Picks
1. Boyfriend by Dove Cameron
2. Enemy by Imagine Dragons
3. Heat Waves by Glass Animals
4. I Like That (A Happier Song) by Post Malone featuring Doja Cat
5. Wasted On You by Morgan Wallen
Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Sweet Dream by Alessia Cara: While there isn’t much about the song that’s worth caring about, I kinda wished that it caught on given that Alessia hasn’t had a hit since her collaboration with Zedd in 2017.
Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish: A different sound for Billie, but this is divine. Her leaning more rock worked well here.
Psycho by Dixie featuring Rubi Rose: I may not care much about Dixie’s music, but this is easily her best song as of right now and there’s really no competition.
Summer Of Love by Shawn Mendes featuring Tainy: Shawn hasn’t really been impressing me in recent years outside of When You’re Gone. This song is another example of such.
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