Hot 100 Overview: Week of March 27, 2021 - Cardi B (1)

Cardi B (1)

It was a pretty active week this week, but honestly, every week on the Hot 100 is pretty active, so... Voting for round 2 of March Madness is officially open, so I'd highly recommend doing that. New music this week from NF, Imagine Dragons, Machine Gun Kelly and more!

The Top 10

#1: Up - Cardi B (+5) [1st week at #1] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#2: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic (+2) [#2] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#3: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (+2) [8 weeks at #1] {10 weeks}

#4: What's Next - Drake (-3) [1 week at #1] {2 weeks}

#5: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (+2) [#4] {14 weeks}

#6: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+2) [4 weeks at #1] {67 weeks}

#7: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (+6) [#5] {24 weeks}

#8: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+2) [8 weeks at #1] {32 weeks}

#9: 34+35 - Ariana Grande (-) [#2] {20 weeks}

#10: Wants and Needs - Drake/Lil Baby (-8) [#2] {2 weeks}

So this week, this was when the Grammys impacted. So there are some boosts from performers at the Grammys. Obviously, Up took the #1 spot, which I'm quite happy about. Leave The Door Open jumped up to #2, which I don't care about and it probably won't stay there anyways, so whatever. Levitating also got a boost, but I also only expect this to last about a week. I'm glad to see drivers license back up at #3 this week and I hope that it can manage to go back to the #1 spot, even if only for a week.

Debuts

#36: Street Runner - Rod Wave

This guy had a song last year called Rags2Riches, which I didn't mind. As for this song, it's pretty good. It takes a really long time to start, just like Rags2Riches, but once it does, it's quite good. The sample here sounds really good and I think Rod Wave sounds great and works well with the beat. I hope this sticks around for a bit.

#70: On The Ground - ROSÉ

This person's apparently in the k-pop group BLACKPINK and now she's going solo. This is a really good song. It doesn't sound that much like a k-pop song, which I really appreciate because k-pop is not my style. ROSÉ sounds really great here and the production works so well with the song here. The melody's really interesting and the chorus is actually quite catchy. I really like this song. 

#79: LOST - NF/Hopsin

NF's releasing a mixtape called CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE) and this is the second single from it. I think that this one's better than the title track, which was released a few weeks ago. The beat here sounds really good and I think that NF's flow works really well with it. Hopsin also works quite well with the song. Yeah, this is good and it'll probably leave next week.

#83: Follow You - Imagine Dragons

In my opinion, this was one of the weaker Imagine Dragons singles. Clearly people agreed with me, as it didn't debut too high this week. It's still pretty good though and I'm glad that it managed to debut anyways. I hope it doesn't leave too soon.

#88: DAYWALKER! - Machine Gun Kelly/CORPSE

I've been liking MGK's stuff recently, but this really isn't for me. The production really doesn't sound good and CORPSE's voice sounds a lot like 6ix9ine's yelling voice, which is to say not good. I really hope that this doesn't stay here and I'm really shocked that it debuted.

#90: Settling Down - Miranda Lambert

Great... my favourite country artist. This definitely isn't her worst, but nothing about it is that interesting. Yeah, that's all I have to say about this.

Best Debut: Follow You - Imagine Dragons

Worst Debut: DAYWALKER! - Machine Gun Kelly/CORPSE

Re-Entries

#84: Baila Conmigo - Selena Gomez/Rauw Alejandro (RE-ENTRY) [#74] {2 weeks}

This song re-entered because Selena Gomez released her EP. I think this song is pretty good. Both Selena and Rauw Alejandro sound pretty good here and it's got a good, steady beat that compliments the song well. Good song, I hope it doesn't leave right away, although it probably will.

#87: Like I Want You - Giveon (RE-ENTRY) [#87] {4 weeks} *new peak*

I'm pretty sure Giveon released the album that this is on and I never liked this song, so whatever.

#100: Undivided - Tim McGraw/Tyler Hubbard (RE-ENTRY) [#76] {2 weeks}

Just another generic mediocre country song. Good lyrics, and I like that a country artist is tackling these topics, but that's about everything that sticks out for me.

Losses

#31: Lemon Pepper Freestyle - Drake/Rick Ross (-28) [#3] {2 weeks}

#45: Whoopty - CJ (-16) [#10] {19 weeks}

#58: Real As It Gets - Lil Baby/EST Gee (-24) [#34] {2 weeks}

#59: Hold On - Justin Bieber (-33) [#26] {2 weeks}

#81: Beers And Sunshine - Darius Rucker (-12) [#42] {14 weeks}

#94: Hellcats & Trackhawks - Only The Family/Lil Durk (-20) [#74] {2 weeks}

Did the best of the three Drake songs from last week really have to drop that much? I mean, come on. As for Whoopty, it was getting kind of old. Hold On will probably rebound next week because of the release of Justice and the rest are forgettable.

Gains

#25: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf (+12) [#25] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#26: No More Parties (Remix) - Coi Leray/Lil Durk (+13) [#26] {6 weeks} *new peak*

#30: Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon (+22) [#30] {5 weeks} *new peak*

#75: Pick Up Your Feelings - Jazmine Sullivan (+10) [#75] {8 weeks} *new peak*

I'm really glad to see Astronaut In The Ocean and Pick Up Your Feelings gaining and I don't care about the other two.

Dropouts

Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (#49) [#3] {25 weeks}

Golden - Harry Styles (#65) [#57] {20 weeks}

Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (#81) [#71] {5 weeks}

Moonwalking in Calabasas - DDG (#93) [#81] {11 weeks}

Tyler Herro - Jack Harlow (#94) [#34] {20 weeks}

Somebody's Problem - Morgan Wallen (#95) [#25] {13 weeks}

Cover Me Up - Morgan Wallen (#96) [#52] {10 weeks}

Life's A Mess II - Juice WRLD/Clever/Post Malone (#97) [#97] {1 week}

AP - Pop Smoke (#99) [#64] {2 weeks}

Holy and Tyler Herro were getting kind of old, so I'm not really disappointed that either of them are gone. Golden was never good and I don't get why it was even somewhat of a hit in the first place. I never expected Lifestyle to be a hit, so whatever. Moonwalking in Calabasas was quite good and deserved better. Life's A Mess II was great, but I never expected it to last more than a week. As for AP, it wasn't Pop Smoke's best, so whatever. WYKBL is still doing well.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all in the next one.

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of September 26, 2020 - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (4)

Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion

So this week... uh... I guess not much happened this week. Here's the community rankings link.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

Say So - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (#40) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks} [x2]

death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (#39) [#23] {22 weeks} [x2]

Hit Different - SZA/The Neptunes/Ty Dolla $ign (#29) [#29] {1 week}

Last Week's #1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (3)

#40: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-8) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks}
#39: More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen (DEBUT) [2 weeks On the Verge]
#38: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (-7) [#22] {9 weeks}
#37: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks}

#36: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (DEBUT) [0 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}

#35: My Window - YoungBoy Never Broke Again/Lil Wayne (DEBUT) [0 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}

#34: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (-) [#14] {4 weeks}
#33: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (-) [#2] {36 weeks}
#32: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (+3) [#12] {6 weeks}
#31: Cool Again - Kane Brown (+5) [#31] {5 weeks} *new peak*
#30: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-) [#27] {4 weeks}
#29: The Bones - Maren Morris (-1) [#12] {38 weeks}
#28: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-3) [#2] {40 weeks}
#27: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (-) [#11] {10 weeks}
#26: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (-5) [#17] {7 weeks}
#25: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-1) [#22] {6 weeks}
#24: Tap In - Saweetie (-4) [#20] {4 weeks}

#23: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs (-) [#23] {4 weeks}
#22: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (+16) [#22] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean (+5) [#21] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-3) [#13] {25 weeks}
#19: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice (+3) [#19] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#18: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [#6] {40 weeks}
#17: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (+2) [#2] {10 weeks}
#16: Circles - Post Malone (-) [3 weeks at #1] {55 weeks}
#15: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (-) [#6] {11 weeks}
#14: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-1) [#4] {25 weeks}
#13: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (+1) [#9] {15 weeks}
#12: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (-2) [#3] {9 weeks}
#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (+1) [#10] {27 weeks}

#10: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-2) [#2] {23 weeks}

#9: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+3) [#9] {19 weeks} *new peak*

#8: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (+1) [#7] {12 weeks}

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-) [1 week at #1] {16 weeks}

#6: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-) [#6] {5 weeks}

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [4 weeks at #1] {38 weeks}
#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-) [7 weeks at #1] {22 weeks}
#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-) [#2] {5 weeks}
#2: Dynamite - BTS (-) [2 weeks at #1] {4 weeks}
#1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (-) [4th week at #1] {6 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Truth Hurts - Lizzo [4/7 weeks at #1]

In case you didn't notice, I switched the colour-coding on this too, and the lowest debut comes in with a yellow. It's More Than My Hometown by Morgan Wallen. Morgan Wallen's had probably too many songs on the Top 40 this week. He's not that great. This song is for sure more interesting than 7 Summers, which I'm glad has lost all traction, but he really doesn't sound good. Even though I said this is more interesting than 7 Summers, by no means does that mean this is interesting. It's still really boring and super forgettable. I hope this isn't a hit.

Marshmello and Demi Lovato come in next at #36 with their newest song, OK Not To Be OK. This is a pretty good song. It's a mental health awareness song, and I think they lyrically tackled this really well. Production-wise, it's alright. It's slightly uninteresting, but for the most part, it's a good song. Demi Lovato sounds good here, and nothing about it is bad, I just think Marshmello could've done a better job here.

So YoungBoy Never Broke Again released his album, Top, and three songs from it charted today. The highest one is My Window featuring Lil Wayne. It's okay. YoungBoy kind of sounds like Lil Baby, which is to say, not great, but it's alright, he doesn't sound terrible. Most of the song's pretty forgettable, and none of it really sticks out for me. Lil Wayne doesn't sound that good though. I mean... does he ever?

Best Debut: OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato

Biggest Drop: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-8): Wow, I didn't think that this would leave so soon. It's fine. It got a little old.

Biggest Jump: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (+16): Aaayyyy. I've really grown into this song, and I'm super happy it's getting some success.

My Top 5 Picks

#5: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch
#4: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#3: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior
#2: Dynamite - BTS
#1: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

My Bottom 5 Picks

#5: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs
#4: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
#3: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean
#2: Adore You - Harry Styles
#1: Tap In - Saweetie

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:

#20: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:

NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#19: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion

3 - Decent:

#18: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#17: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#16: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#15: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:

#14: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby

#13: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

5 - Great:

#12: Circles - Post Malone

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#10: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#9: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#7: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#6: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#4: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 82/100 = 82%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett {27 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {36 weeks}
#3: The Bones - Maren Morris & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {38 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {40 weeks}
#1: Circles - Post Malone {55 weeks}

On the Verge

Bang! - AJR (#41) [3]

Drug Addiction - YoungBoy Never Broke Again (#44) [1]

I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (#45) [5]

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (#49) [2]

Kacey Talk - YoungBoy Never Broke Again (#50) [1]

Heather - Conan Gray (#51) [4]

Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion (#53) [5; 3rd time]

Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (#54) [6]

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (#55) [2]

ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson (#56) [2]

Kings & Queens - Ava Max (#57) [1]

Hawái - Maluma (#58) [3]

Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo (#60) [4]

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (#61) [2; 2nd time*]

Some Girls - Jameson Rodgers (#62) [1]

YoungBoy comes back with another song from Top, Drug Addiction. This song's pretty good. He sounds a lot less like Lil Baby here, and the beat's much more interesting. The chorus is alright. Yeah, not much else to say.

This next YoungBoy song has been on the Hot 100 for a while now, Kacey Talk. Again, this is just kind of boring, and there's not much to comment on here. His voice isn't that interesting either. Overall, it's alright, but there's really nothing to talk about.

Finally Ava Max's single from her new album, Heaven & Hell, Kings & Queens debuts On the Verge this week, at #57. Ava sounds fantastic here, the layering in the chorus is super well done, and the lyrics are amazing. It's also super catchy. I sincerely hope that this dethrones Moral of the Story on the Weekend Countdown next week.

Said Sum re-entered this week. I don't like this, so I'm not too happy.

I apologize for the lack of On the Verge reviewing this week. The next song is Some Girls by Jameson Rodgers. This is pretty much just your average country song. It's not great, it's not terrible, his voice is mildly annoying, and most of it is pretty annoying.

Best Debut: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:

#15: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:

#14: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo

2 - Mediocre:

#13: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

3 - Decent:

#12: Some Girls - Jameson Rodgers

#11: Kacey Talk - YoungBoy Never Broke Again

#10: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

4 - Good:

#9: Drug Addiction - YoungBoy Never Broke Again

#8: Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion

#7: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez

5 - Great:

#6: Hawái - Maluma

#5: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#4: ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson

#3: Kings & Queens - Ava Max

#2: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 54/75 = 72%

I Can't Love You More Than My Blurb-town

We lost a few Top 40 songs this week, Say So, death bed and Hit Different. Both Say So and death bed should've left for good a long time ago, and I'm really upset that Say So re-entered last week. But, they're both gone now. As for Hit Different, I seriously don't care that it only lasted one week.

We also lost some On the Verge songs: Nobody's Love, The Voice, Do It and Relación. Don't care that any of these songs left.

Die From A Broken Heart dropped quite a bit this week, which is great.

Tap In dropped out of the top 20! Hopefully, it doesn't re-enter the top 20.

One Of Them Girls actually debuted the top 20 this week! Super happy that this is jumping!

Blinding Lights just broke the record for most weeks in the top 5, and I'm SO HAPPY that it did, since it totally deserved it!

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs

death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (#39) [#23] {26 weeks}

Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (#48) [#5] {31 weeks}

Party Girl - StaySolidRocky (#61) [#21] {20 weeks}

my future - Billie Eilish (#90) [#6] {6 weeks}

Stuck with U - Ariana Grande/Justin Bieber (#100) [1 week at #1] {18 weeks}

Honestly, I'm fine that all of these songs left. I'm particularly happy about death bed, my future and Party Girl though. As for the two Justin Bieber songs, they were both old, so whatever.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of September 19, 2020 - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (3)

Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (3)

Make sure you DON'T forget to add in the intro when you've finished writing the post. Also, make sure you don't forget the HUGE announcement you have to put in here.

-Beluga

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

Wishing Well - Juice WRLD (#40) [#5] {8 weeks}

Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (#38) [#38] {1 week}

Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (#35) [#8] {25 weeks}

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (#13) [#13] {1 week}

Last Week's #1: Dynamite - BTS (2)

#40: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj (RE-ENTRY) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks}

#39: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-3) [#23] {22 weeks}
#38: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (DEBUT) [#38] {1 week}
#37: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-3) [1 week at #1] {14 weeks}
#36: Cool Again - Kane Brown (RE-ENTRY) [#36] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#35: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (-3) [#12] {5 weeks}
#34: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (+3) [#14] {3 weeks}
#33: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (+6) [#2] {35 weeks}
#32: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-2) [1 week at #1] {25 weeks}
#31: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (-6) [#22] {8 weeks}
#30: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-3) [#27] {3 weeks}
#29: Hit Different - SZA/The Neptunes/Ty Dolla $ign (DEBUT) [#29] {1 week}

#28: The Bones - Maren Morris (-) [#12] {37 weeks}
#27: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (+2) [#11] {9 weeks}
#26: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean (+5) [#26] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-2) [#2] {39 weeks}

#24: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-2) [#22] {5 weeks}
#23: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs (+3) [#23] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#22: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice (+11) [#22] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (-1) [#17] {6 weeks}
#20: Tap In - Saweetie (+1) [#20] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-) [#2] {9 weeks}
#18: Adore You - Harry Styles (-) [#6] {39 weeks}
#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-1) [#13] {24 weeks}
#16: Circles - Post Malone (-1) [3 weeks at #1] {54 weeks}
#15: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (+2) [#6] {10 weeks}
#14: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-) [#9] {14 weeks}
#13: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-2) [#4] {24 weeks}
#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (-) [#10] {26 weeks}
#11: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-1) [#10] {18 weeks}
#10: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (+14) [#3] {8 weeks}
#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-) [#7] {11 weeks}
#8: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-1) [#2] {22 weeks}
#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-1) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks}
#6: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+2) [#6] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [4 weeks at #1] {37 weeks}
#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-) [7 weeks at #1] {21 weeks}
#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-) [#2] {4 weeks}
#2: Dynamite - BTS (-1) [2 weeks at #1] {3 weeks}
#1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (+1) [3rd week at #1] {5 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Truth Hurts - Lizzo [3/7 weeks at #1]

Say So re-entered this week at #40. I'm a little disappointed, because I thought I was done with this song, but I can't possibly see this sticking around for much longer.

I reviewed this song last week for my Hot 100 post. At #38, our lowest debut is Lemonade by Internet Money, Gunna, Don Toliver and NAV. This is a good song. The best part is easily Don Toliver's hook. It's seriously one of my favourite rap hooks of the year. I love Don's voice here, and his vibrato works really well. I like the cool production here too. NAV delivers a really good verse here, and I've actually grown into Gunna's verse since last week. Great song, I seriously hope it does well here.

Cool Again also re-entered, and I can see this one sticking around for longer than Say So. Also, CALLED IT!!!

Our second and final debut of the week is Hit Different by SZA, The Neptunes and Ty Dolla $ign. Pharrell Williams is also credited, but he's just half of The Neptunes, so I didn't credit him. This song's alright. SZA's always great, and I really like her in this song. This probably isn't her best delivery, but it's for sure solid. This song's a little slow, and I think that brought this down a chunk. Also, Ty Dolla $ign's lazy chorus sure didn't help. Pharrell Williams is good with the backup vocals though. Decent song.

Best Debut: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

Biggest Drop: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (-6): Aaaay. Hopefully, this can leave soon, since it really sucks.

Biggest Jump: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (+14): Woah. Seriously never expected this song to rebound into the top 10, but I'm pretty happy that it did, since it's definitely grown on me since it was released.

My Top 5 Picks

#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#4: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#3: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch
#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#1: Dynamite - BTS

My Bottom 5 Picks

#5: Adore You - Harry Styles
#4: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
#3: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean
#2: Tap In - Saweetie
#1: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:

#20: Tap In - Saweetie
#19: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#18: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion

3 - Decent:

#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#16: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#15: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake

#14: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby
#13: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:
#12: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

5 - Great:

#11: Circles - Post Malone

#10: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#9: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#7: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#6: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#5: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Bonus: 6 - Best Song in the Top 40:

#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 77/100 = 77%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj & I Hope - Gabby Barrett {26 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {35 weeks}
#3: The Bones - Maren Morris & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {37 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {39 weeks}

#1: Circles - Post Malone {54 weeks}

My Favourite Song Elsewhere: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (#68)

On the Verge

Nobody's Love - Maroon 5 (#44) [7]

Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion (#45) [4; 3rd time]

Heather - Conan Gray (#46) [3]

Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (#49) [1; 2nd time*]

Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (#50) [5]

Bang! - AJR (#51) [2]

More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen (#53) [2]

I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (#54) [4]

Hawái - Maluma (#55) [2]

ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson (#57) [1]

ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (#59) [1]

Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (#60) [1]

The Voice - Lil Durk (#62) [1]

Do It - Chloe x Halle (#63) [1]

Relación (Remix) - Sech/Daddy Yankee/J Balvin/ROSALÍA/Farruko (#64) [1]

Ice Cream went to On the Verge after leaving this week. Hopefully, it'll re-enter the Top 40 soon. I can see it re-entering, especially considering how high it is right now.

Our highest debut this week is ONE BEER by HARDY, Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. This song's been lower down on the Hot 100 for a while now, and from the look of the title, you would NOT think it is what it actually is. It's actually a song about how life flies by so quickly, and how one little thing can change so much. They just use a beer as an example of that. The vocals here are good, and the production's also good. The writing's pretty good too, as I've already explained. So yeah, this is good.

The second debut is ily by Surf Mesa and Emilee. I'm not too happy that this is becoming a big hit, since I really don't like how it's literally just four lines repeated over and over again, but as I said last week in my Hits 1 post, this is MUCH more interesting than death bed, as it actually has some production, and the vocal performance is actually pretty good. So for those reasons, it's not bad, but the repeated vocals certainly stop it from being good.

A good song that's also on Hits 1, though, is this next one, Breaking Me by Topic and A7S. It's been a while since I've reviewed this, so I'm gonna do a relatively in-depth review here. I really like the vocals here. A7S' voice reminds me of a less harsh Lewis Capaldi, and I really like that. Topic's production is really good, and reminds me a lot of Roses. Since I like Lewis Capaldi, and I like Roses, this makes for a really good song. The melody's good too, and the writing's alright. So yeah, this is good, and I hope it's a hit here too.

Next up, based on the hit TV show is The Voice by Lil Durk. Just kidding. I'm not sure if it's actually based on The Voice, that was just a joke, but this song's alright. And like, a happy alright, not a meh alright. (Geez, I wish there was some way to express tone of voice in writing). You probably recognize Lil Durk from Laugh Now Cry Later with Drake, and he delivers probably just as well here. Maybe not as well, but close to as well. The beat was pretty well-made though, and much more interesting than Laugh Now Cry Later. The other production, such as the guitar and stuff, also sound good. So yeah, this is solid.

Next up is a song that I'm pretty sure has been around for a while, but just got a remix, Do It by Chloe x Halle. This is an R&B song, which isn't actually that common on the Hot 100, and I'm not a huge fan of R&B. I can get behind Khalid and other more mainstream R&B artists, and I think most R&B artists have really cool, soulful voices, and that's easily the best part of the genre, but I find a lot of it pretty boring. This song isn't much of an exception. The production's not very interesting, and the melody doesn't really go anywhere. Their voices bring it up though.

Finally, we have the remix of Relación by Sech, with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, ROSALÍA and Farruko. The chorus here's pretty good, but there's not much too interesting about this, since latino songs aren't really my thing. ROSALÍA's easily the most talented one here, and her voice sounds good. But overall, I don't find this song interesting whatsoever, and it really doesn't appeal to me at all. I don't dislike it though, so it's in blue for now.

Best Debut: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

On the Verge

0 - Crap:
#15: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#14: Relación (Remix) - Sech/Daddy Yankee/J Balvin/ROSALÍA/Farruko

#13: More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen

#12: Do It - Chloe x Halle
#11: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee

3 - Decent:
#10: Nobody's Love - Maroon 5

4 - Good:

#9: The Voice - Lil Durk

#8: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane

#7: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez
#6: ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson

5 - Great:

#5: Hawái - Maluma

#4: Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion

#3: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay

#2: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S

#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 52/75 = 69% (Bruh, I keep getting this)

Ice, Blurb-onade My Neck Was Drippin'

We lost three Top 40 songs that I haven't talked about already, Wishing Well, Over Now and Blueberry Faygo. I wish Wishing Well was a little more popular, since I really liked it, I seriously couldn't care less about how Over Now does, and although I'm sad to see Blueberry Faygo go, it's probably locked in for the year-end list at this point.

We also lost On the Verge songs, Be A Light, 7 Summers, Starting Over, Smile and I Love My Country. I'm really sad to see Be A Light get knocked off of the Hot 100 entirely, since it's really good, I don't care that 7 Summers or Starting Over are gone, Smile was alright, but honestly, I don't care and I TOTALLY predicted I Love My Country not sticking around, since it also left the Hot 100.

Life Is Good keeps jumping and dropping around the bottom, and I find that kind of funny.

Yeah, If the World Was Ending could probably leave and I wouldn't care.

Somehow, Got What I Got is in the top 30. Seriously? Who actually thinks that this is good?

Woah, One Of Them Girls got a huge jump this week, and I'm honestly really happy, since this is a pretty good song.

Tap In is in the top 20... dang.

For The Night actually rebounded quite a bit after its album bomb debut, which is good.

Dynamite dropped off of #1 and was replaced by WAP again. Sucks, since Dynamite is leagues better than WAP.

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs

I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line (#62) [#40] {20 weeks}

the 1 - Taylor Swift (#92) [#4] {6 weeks}

Got It On Me - Pop Smoke (#98) [#31] {9 weeks}

Other than I Love My Country, the other two songs here are just from albums that have now completely left except for the singles, and although they were both good, I get it.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all tomorrow for my Hits 1 posts!

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of August 29, 2020 - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (2)

Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (2)

I'm finally done my catchup week, so next week we'll wrap up the Weekend Countdown Olympics, and I'll do a couple more reveals for the 2019 Ultimate Rank! (Do the Community Rankings if you haven't already)

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To

my future - Billie Eilish (#39) [#6] {2 weeks}

Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (#36) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks}

Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion (#35) [#28] {2 weeks}

Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj (#33) [1 week at #1] {25 weeks}

Last Week's #1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (1)

#40: Party Girl - StaySolidRocky (-6) [#21] {14 weeks}
#39: Cool Again - Kane Brown (+1) [#39] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#38: We Paid - Lil Baby/42 Dugg (-6) [#10] {11 weeks}
#37: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (-6) [#5] {28 weeks}
#36: Chasin' You - Morgan Wallen (+2) [#16] {19 weeks}
#35: Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd (-27) [#8] {2 weeks}
#34: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+3) [#34] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#33: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-9) [1 week at #1] {4 weeks}
#32: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD (-5) [#5] {6 weeks}
#31: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (-1) [#2] {32 weeks}
#30: One Margarita - Luke Bryan (-9) [#19] {11 weeks}
#29: The Bones - Maren Morris (-1) [#12] {34 weeks}
#28: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (+1) [#11] {6 weeks}
#27: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-1) [#2] {36 weeks}

#26: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (DEBUT) [#26] {1 week}
#25: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (-3) [#22] {5 weeks}
#24: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-5) [#8] {23 weeks}
#23: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (+2) [#23] {19 weeks}
#22: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (-10) [#12] {2 weeks}
#21: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (+2) [#3] {5 weeks}
#20: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-4) [1 week at #1] {22 weeks}
#19: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (-2) [#17] {3 weeks}
#18: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-) [#2] {6 weeks}
#17: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (+3) [#6] {7 weeks}
#16: Circles - Post Malone (-1) [3 weeks at #1] {51 weeks}
#15: Adore You - Harry Styles (-1) [#6] {36 weeks}

#14: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (DEBUT) [#14] {1 week}

#13: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-) [#13] {21 weeks}
#12: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [#10] {15 weeks}
#11: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-2) [#9] {11 weeks}

#10: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (+1) [#10] {23 weeks} *new peak*

#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-2) [#7] {8 weeks}

#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-2) [#4] {21 weeks}

#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-2) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks}

#6: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (DEBUT) [#6] {1 week}

#5: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-1) [#2] {19 weeks}

#4: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-1) [4 weeks at #1] {34 weeks}

#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [7 weeks at #1] {18 weeks}

#2: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (DEBUT) [#2] {1 week}

#1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (-) [2nd week at #1] {2 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Señorita - Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello [1/1 week at #1]

Our lowest debut actually comes in pretty high, at #26, we have a song that actually debuted the Hot 100 last week, but jumped really high, skipping On the Verge to come join the party. I'm talking about Mood by 24kGoldn and iann dior. I've already talked about this song earlier this week, and I have a feeling I'm gonna have to talk about this tomorrow again, so I'm gonna keep this short. The song's super catchy, both dudes sound great, and the instrumental is spectacular. Amazing song.

At #14, we have another song that I've had to review quite a bit recently, Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus. Again, the production's really great, but Miley doesn't suit the song all that well. Clearly, it reflected here too, as it missed the top 10 on its debut, so I wouldn't expect it to do that well. It's still a decent song though.

Next is a country top 10 debut. Which legit never happens. Like, ever. This is a big deal, guys. Anyways, this song is by Morgan Wallen, and it's called 7 Summers. Unfortunately, this isn't that good. His voice doesn't sound all that good... like, at all, and the instrumental really doesn't help at all. It's really boring, and shouldn't have debuted as high as it did.

A good top 10 debut comes up next, and it just barely missed the #1 spot, as Laugh Now Cry Later by Drake featuring Lil Durk comes in at #2. I kind of wished it took the spot from WAP, but whatever, there's not much you can do. Drake actually sounds like he cares about this song, which is already a huge step up from POPSTAR and Toosie Slide. The production's actually pretty solid, and the beat is great. Lil Durk adds a nice level of freshness, and he actually delivers pretty well. This is a good song. Not great though, because the production's kind of repetitive. But good.

Best Debut: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Biggest DROP!!!: Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd (-27): I expected this to drop, but I'm still a little disappointed. #teamcome&goforlife though.

Biggest Jump: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid & For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (+3): *snickers* three spots as the biggest jump. That's just sad. Good for both songs though, I think I'm starting to like For The Night more, even if Lil Baby is there.

My Top 5 Picks

#5: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#2: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior
#1: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch

My Bottom 5 Picks

#5: Party Girl - StaySolidRocky
#4: Adore You - Harry Styles
#3: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
#2: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#1: We Paid - Lil Baby/42 Dugg

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#19: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion
#18: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

3 - Decent:

#17: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

#16: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#15: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

#14: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#13: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby

4 - Good:

#12: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay
#11: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk

#10: Circles - Post Malone

5 - Great:

#9: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé

#8: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#5: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#4: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo

#2: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#1: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

Overall Score: 76/100 = 76%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo {28 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {32 weeks}
#3: The Bones - Maren Morris & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {34 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {36 weeks}
#1: Circles - Post Malone {51 weeks}

My Favourite Song Lower Down on the Hot 100: Bang! - AJR (#69)

On the Verge

Tap In - Saweetie

Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion (RE-ENTRY)

Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj (RE-ENTRY)

Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (RE-ENTRY*)

Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby

Got What I Got - Jason Aldean

The Box - Roddy Ricch

If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

Nobody's Love - Maroon 5

Why We Drink - Justin Moore

The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby

One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice (DEBUT)

Lovin' On You - Luke Combs (DEBUT)

my future - Billie Eilish (RE-ENTRY*)

I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line

All of the songs that left the Top 40 this week re-entered On the Verge: Girls in the Hood, Say So, Rain On Me and my future. Take a wild stab at which two I like, and which two I dislike.

Anyways, our first of only two debuts this week is One Of Them Girls by Lee Brice. This starts as one of your typical country songs, with the mediocre verses and alright production, but then the chorus happens, and I actually like it. Lee Brice's voice actually sounds pretty good, and the instrumentation is actually pretty good there, and I like how it builds. Yeah, good song.

Lovin' On You by Luke Combs, on the other hand, is your typical country song. Plucky guitar, not great vocals and an overall boring experience. Not much else to say here.

Best Debut: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:

#15: my future - Billie Eilish

#14: Why We Drink - Justin Moore

#13: Tap In - Saweetie

#12: Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby
#11: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj

1 - Bad:

#10: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean
#9: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs

2 - Mediocre:
NONE!

3 - Decent:

#8: Nobody's Love - Maroon 5

#7: I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line
#6: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

4 - Good:

#5: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice

#4: The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby
#3: Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion

5 - Great:

#2: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#1: The Box - Roddy Ricch

Overall Score: 33/75 = 44%

That Was Seven Blurbs Ago

We lost a few On the Verge songs this week: Hard To Forget, Done, the 1, Supalonely, Like That and Bluebird. Sad to see Hard To Forget and Like That gone, but happy that Supalonely and Bluebird are gone.

Party Girl, We Paid and Intentions all took six spot dips to the bottom 5. I'd be fine with all of them leaving next week.

cardigan took a pretty big hit this week too. I seriously didn't expect it to flop this hard.

Rags2Riches fell ten spots this week. Kind of sucks that it didn't stay in the top 20 for much longer after its debut.

Okay, how is Circles still here? Seriously? I still like it, but how?

I Hope made it into the top 10 this week, which I guess I'm pretty happy about.

Yeah, that just about raps up this week. See where Dynamite by BTS lands next week, and if it nabs the top spot.

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs

Hard To Forget - Sam Hunt (#43) [#26] {20 weeks}

Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton (#51) [#39] {22 weeks}

Life's A Mess - Juice WRLD/Halsey (#97) [#9] {6 weeks}

Move Ya Hips - A$AP Ferg/Nicki Minaj/MadeinTYO (#99) [#19] {2 weeks}

Be Kind - Marshmello/Halsey (#100) [#29] {15 weeks}

Sucks to see Hard To Forget and Be Kind leave, I'm glad Supalonely is gone, I expected Life's A Mess to leave and HA Move Ya Hips was such a flop.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all tomorrow.

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of August 22, 2020 - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (1)

Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (1)

So the Hot 100 changed its formula this week, removing a sales tactic that many artists used. So expect to see some big movement this week, and some surprising debuts.

Songs We’re Saying Goodbye To

Bluebird - Miranda Lambert (#40) [#26] {6 weeks}

Hard To Forget - Sam Hunt (#38) (#26) {11 weeks}

The Box - Roddy Ricch (#37) [11 weeks at #1] {33 weeks}

exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver (#36) [#6] {2 weeks}

the 1 - Taylor Swift (#23) [#4] {2 weeks}

Move Ya Hips - A$AP Ferg/Nicki Minaj/MadeinTYO (#19) [#19] {1 week}

Last Week's #1: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (1)

#40: Cool Again - Kane Brown (DEBUT) [#40] {1 week}

#39: my future - Billie Eilish (-33) [#6] {2 weeks}

#38: Chasin’ You - Morgan Wallen (+1) [#16] {18 weeks}

#37: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (DEBUT) [#37] {1 week}

#36: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (-1) [1 week at #1] {12 weeks}

#35: Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion (RE-ENTRY) [#28] {2 weeks}

#34: Party Girl - StaySolidRocky (-) [#21] {13 weeks}

#33: Say So - Doja Cat/Nicki Minaj (-) [1 week at #1] {25 weeks}

#32: We Paid - Lil Baby/42 Dugg (-1) [#10] {10 weeks}

#31: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (+1) [#5] {27 weeks}

#30: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (-1) [#2] {31 weeks}

#29: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (+1) [#11] {5 weeks}

#28: The Bones - Maren Morris (-) [#12] {33 weeks}

#27: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD (-6) [#5] {5 weeks}

#26: Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa (-4) [#2] {35 weeks}

#25: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-1) [#23] {18 weeks}

#24: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-16) [1 week at #1] {3 weeks}

#23: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (-5) [#3] {4 weeks}

#22: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (+4) [#22] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#21: One Margarita - Luke Bryan (+6) [#19] {10 weeks}

#20: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (-) [#6] {6 weeks}

#19: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-9) [#8] {22 weeks}

#18: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-1) [#2] {5 weeks}

#17: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (+8) [#17] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#16: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-3) [1 week at #1] {21 weeks}

#15: Circles - Post Malone (+1) [3 weeks at #1] {50 weeks}

#14: Adore You - Harry Styles (-2) [#6] {35 weeks}

#13: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (+1) [#13] {20 weeks} *new peak*

#12: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (DEBUT) [#12] {1 week}

#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (+4) [#11] {22 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+1) [#10] {14 weeks} *new peak*

#9: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-) [#9] {10 weeks}

#8: Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd (DEBUT) [#8] {1 week}

#7: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-) [#7] {7 weeks}

#6: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-1) [#4] {20 weeks}

#5: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-4) [1 week at #1] {11 weeks}

#4: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-1) [#2] {18 weeks}

#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+1) [4 weeks at #1] {33 weeks}

#2: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-) [7 weeks at #1] {17 weeks}

#1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (DEBUT) [1 week at #1] {1 week}

Last Year's #1: bad guy - Billie Eilish [1/1 week at #1]

Our first and lowest entrant this week is by Kane Brown, and it's called Cool Again. I seriously didn't think I would like this, since Kane Brown is a pretty big hit and miss for me, and he was my least favourite part of Be Like That, but I think he works much better with this song than with that one. He's the highlight here, but the song just seems to fit more with him. The chorus is great, the verses are really good, and his voice is honestly pretty solid. The only parts I don't really like are the guitar, and that weird bridge. But other than that, this is a good song.

Geez, back-to-back Kane Brown. Like I said earlier, I think Cool Again is better than Be Like That featuring Swae Lee and Khalid. The best part in this song are the features. Swae Lee does a good job here (for Swae Lee standards. Nothing can be better than Sunflower) and Khalid delivers a really solid verse, but I find that this song gets kind of boring. The production is super uninteresting, and the melody's alright. Still good, but definitely not as good as Cool Again.

It's been a while since I last reviewed this next song, but it returns for its second week this week. I'm talking about Girls in the Hood by Megan Thee Stallion. This definitely isn't as good as Savage, but I think Megan still has really good flow, and the chorus is good. The production's alright, and I think Meg does a good job at working with it, but this isn't as good as Savage. Still good though.

Wow, Rod Wave must really not use that tactic, since his song Rags2Riches featuring ATR Son Son makes its debut this week pretty high. Which is great, since this song is pretty good. I think the chorus is pretty good, even if it's just one line repeated over and over again, and the beat was pretty well-made. It feels a little boring at parts, and it's kind of short, but it's still not bad.

I guess Juice WRLD's label had another song that they wanted to add to Legends Never Die, since Smile with The Weeknd was just released. This is definitely good (I mean, I liked a good chunk of the album). I think The Weeknd adds some to the song, and he delivers pretty well, but I have a problem with this. This should be much better. The chorus is only alright, and The Weeknd uses his voice that he used for the boring songs from After Hours, which just brings me bad memories. But I still think it's alright. Juice sounds great.

The #1 debut that I'm pretty sure everyone saw coming is next. WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. The production's alright, and both girls deliver pretty well, but there's an obvious problem with this. The lyrics are... questionable, to say the very least. The clean version censors it to "Wet and gushy", which is weird. Yeah, I don't think there's much else to say about this.

Best Entrant: Cool Again - Kane Brown

Biggest DROP!!!: my future - Billie Eilish (-32): I expected this to drop, but this dropped HARD. Hopefully, this is the song that makes Billie Eilish fade to irrelevance.

Biggest Jump: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (+8): Wow, I seriously didn't expect this to do better than For The Night, or especially The Woo. Good, though.

My Top 5 Picks

#5: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande
#4: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#3: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#2: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch
#1: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

My Bottom 5 Picks

#5: Adore You - Harry Styles
#4: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
#3: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee
#2: my future - Billie Eilish
#1: We Paid - Lil Baby/42 Dugg

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
#20: Adore You - Harry Styles

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#19: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion

3 - Decent:

#18: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

#16: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#15: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby

4 - Good:

#14: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay

#13: Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd

#12: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#11: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son

#10: Circles - Post Malone

5 - Great:

#9: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#8: I Hope - Gabby Barrett

#7: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne

#6: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek

#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey

#4: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#3: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#2: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch

Bonus: 6 - Best Song in the Top 40:

#1: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello

Overall Score: 75/100 = 75%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo {27 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {31 weeks}
#3: The Bones - Maren Morris & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {33 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {35 weeks}

#1: Circles - Post Malone {50 weeks}

On the Verge

Nobody's Love - Maroon 5

The Box - Roddy Ricch (RE-ENTRY)

Hard To Forget - Sam Hunt (RE-ENTRY)

Tap In - Saweetie

Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby

The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby

Got What I Got - Jason Aldean

If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

Done - Chris Janson

the 1 - Taylor Swift (RE-ENTRY*)

Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton

Why We Drink - Justin Moore (DEBUT)

I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line

Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (RE-ENTRY)

Bluebird - Miranda Lambert (RE-ENTRY)

A few songs left the Top 40 and re-entered On the Verge this week. The Box, Hard To Forget, the 1 and Bluebird. It really sucks to see The Box and Hard To Forget gone, and I wish the latter had gotten more success, but I'm glad Bluebird's gone.

The only new song this week is a country song, Why We Drink by Justin Moore. This song is essentially just saying "we drink all the time, because we're awesome!" So yeah. Other than that, there's not much else to talk about. His voice is annoying and the production isn't that interesting. Next.

Like That is back again. Hopefully, it'll debut the Top 40 sometime soon.

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:

#15: Bluebird - Miranda Lambert

#14: Tap In - Saweetie

#13: Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby

#12: Why We Drink - Justin Moore

#11: Supalonely - BENEE/Gus Dapperton
#10: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:

#9: Done - Chris Janson

3 - Decent:

#8: I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line

#7: Nobody's Love - Maroon 5
#6: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels

4 - Good:

#5: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#4: The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby

5 - Great:

#3: the 1 - Taylor Swift

#2: The Box - Roddy Ricch
#1: Hard To Forget - Sam Hunt

Overall Score: 34/75 = 45%

From Blurbs to Riches

There's two Top 40 songs that left that I haven't already talked about: exile and Move Ya Hips. I'm kind of glad Move Ya Hips wasn't a hit, but it sucks that exile isn't getting any success, since it's really good.

Wishing Well took a huge dip this week. I guess the release of it hasn't really helped all that much.

cardigan also took a huge tumble down to #24. Gotta say, I definitely expected this, and it's not like it deserved to take up a top 10 slot.

Seems like Blueberry Faygo's losing momentum. I'm kind of alright, since it did really well while it was here, but I still really like it, so I'm sad to see it go.

Before You Go is somehow in the top 10. I mean, seriously? This just means it'll stay for even longer on Hits 1.

Bruh, Watermelon Sugar fell to #5 after hitting #1 last week. I didn't really expect that, but I'm not too disappointed.

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs

Falling - Trevor Daniel (#48) [#17] {38 weeks}

Walk Em Down - NLE Choppa/Roddy Ricch (#59) [#38] {20 weeks}

the last great american dynasty - Taylor Swift (#66) [#13] {2 weeks}

my tears ricochet - Taylor Swift (#69) [#16] {2 weeks}

august - Taylor Swift (#73) [#23] {2 weeks}

invisible string - Taylor Swift (#85) [#37] {2 weeks}

mirrorball - Taylor Swift (#93) [#26] {2 weeks}

Blood On My Jeans - Juice WRLD (#96) [#12] {4 weeks}

seven - Taylor Swift (#98) [#35] {2 weeks}

There's not too much to talk about here, since most of it is either folklore songs or the one Legends Never Die song, but we did get rid of two other songs: Falling and Walk Em Down. I really liked Walk Em Down, so it's sad to see that go, but Falling was overdue.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.