Showing posts with label Dynamite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dynamite. Show all posts

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Callout Scores: November 2020 - BTS (1) & 24kGoldn/iann dior (2)

If you were looking for my Weekend Countdown or Hot 100 posts, you just have to scroll down a bit.

Okay, welcome to another edition of Callout Scores! Rather than run through all the songs that are here, I thought I'd just give the rules. Here are the songs that are being selected:

1. Any song that hit the top 15 on the Weekend Countdown any time in November.
2. Any song that debuted the Weekend Countdown any time in November.
3. Any song that debuted Hit-Bound any time in November.
4. Any song that re-entered either the Weekend Countdown or Hit-Bound that didn't play at all last month.
5. Any song we ranked in the top 5 for last month's Callout Scores that played in either show this month.
6. Any Countdown Extra any time in November.

Here's Part 1 and Part 2.

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Wooh! Eight responses! Thanks so much you guys!

#1: Dynamite - BTS: POS: 100, LOVE: 75, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 212.5)
#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior: POS: 100, LOVE: 75, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 212.5)
#3: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 62.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 181.25)
#4: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby: POS: 100, LOVE: 50, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 175)
#5: positions - Ariana Grande: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 62.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 162.5)
#5: Take You Dancing - Jason Derulo: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 50, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 162.5)
#7: HOLIDAY - Lil Nas X: POS: 75, LOVE: 50, NEG: 0, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 131.25)
#8: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 50, NEG: 0, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: 125)
#8: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 125)
#8: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 25, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 125)
#11: Mad at Disney - salem ilese: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 112.5)
#12: Prisoner - Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 106.25)
#13: Bang! - AJR: POS: 75, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: 93.75)
#13: you broke me first - Tate McRae: POS: 75, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: 93.75)
#13: 34+35 - Ariana Grande: POS: 50, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 93.75)
#16: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 75 (Score: 89.0625)
#17: Fallin' (Adrenaline) - Why Don't We: POS: 75, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 75)
#18: Bitter - FLETCHER/Kito: POS: 75, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 75 (Score: 70.3125)
#19: Bummerland - AJR: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 0, FAM: 100 (Score: 68.75)
#19: Monsters - All Time Low/blackbear: POS: 75, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 25, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: 68.75)
#21: Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber: POS: 50, LOVE: 25, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 75 (Score: 65.625)
#22: Diamonds - Sam Smith: POS: 75, LOVE: 25, NEG: 0, BURN: 37.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 56.25)
#23: Goodbye - Shaylen: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 87.5 (Score: 54.6875)
#24: Fly Away - Tones And I: POS: 50, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 75 (Score: 51.5625)
#25: Kings & Queens - Ava Max: POS: 87.5, LOVE: 37.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 62.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 50)
#25: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 25, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: 50)
#25: Wonder - Shawn Mendes: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 25, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: 50)
#28: WOW - Zara Larsson: POS: 25, LOVE: 25, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 31.25)
#29: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 0, BURN: 37.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 25)
#30: Hate The Way - G-Eazy/blackbear: POS: 37.5, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 18.75)
#31: Never the 1 - ROSIE: POS: 12.5, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 0, FAM: 62.5 (Score: 7.8125)
#32: Fix It to Break It - Clinton Kane: POS: 25, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 25, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 62.5 (Score: 0)
#32: Hawái (Remix) - Maluma/The Weeknd: POS: 12.5, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 75 (Score: 0)
#32: Save Myself - Ashe: POS: 50, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 37.5, FAM: 100 (Score: 0)
#35: Overwhelmed - Royal & the Serpent: POS: 25, LOVE: 0, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 100 (Score: -6.25)
#36: Lasting Lover - Sigala/James Arthur: POS: 25, LOVE: 25, NEG: 37.5, BURN: 25, FAM: 62.5 (Score: -7.8125)
#37: Golden - Harry Styles: POS: 62.5, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 37.5, BURN: 37.5, FAM: 100 (Score: -12.5)
#37: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish: POS: 37.5, LOVE: 25, NEG: 50, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: -12.5)
#39: Blueberry Eyes - MAX/SUGA: POS: 25, LOVE: 0, NEG: 25, BURN: 12.5, FAM: 87.5 (Score: -16.40625)
#40: going out - ROLE MODEL: POS: 37.5, LOVE: 0, NEG: 37.5, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: -37.5)
#41: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco: POS: 25, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 50, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: -43.75)
#42: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney: POS: 25, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 62.5, BURN: 25, FAM: 100 (Score: -56.25)
#42: Small Talk - Niall Horan: POS: 12.5, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 12.5, BURN: 50, FAM: 100 (Score: -56.25)
#44: Falling - Harry Styles: POS: 50, LOVE: 25, NEG: 25, BURN: 87.5, FAM: 100 (Score: -68.75)
#45: Wildflower - 5 Seconds of Summer: POS: 25, LOVE: 0, NEG: 0, BURN: 75, FAM: 100 (Score: -87.5)
#46: Heather - Conan Gray: POS: 25, LOVE: 12.5, NEG: 75, BURN: 75, FAM: 100 (Score: -143.75)

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Friday, October 2, 2020

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of October 3, 2020 - BTS (3)

BTS (3)
Welcome, welcome welcome! This is probably BTS' last week at #1 before Travis Scott inevitably steals the #1, then Shawn Mendes swoops in with a #1. So enjoy it well while it's here.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (#40) [1 week at #1] {26 weeks}
Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (#38) [#22] {9 weeks}
Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (#37) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks} [x2]
OK Not To Be OK - Marshmello/Demi Lovato (#36) [#36] {1 week}
My Window - YoungBoy Never Broke Again/Lil Wayne (#35) [#35] {1 week}
The Bones - Maren Morris (#29) [#12] {38 weeks}

Last Week's #1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (4)

#40: Chasin' You - Morgan Wallen (RE-ENTRY) [#16] {20 weeks}
#39: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (-5) [#14] {5 weeks}
#38: Kings & Queens - Ava Max (DEBUT) [1 week On the Verge] {1 week}
#37: ily (i love you baby) - Surf Mesa/Emilee (DEBUT) [2 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}
#36: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (-3) [#2] {37 weeks}
#35: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (-3) [#12] {7 weeks}
#34: More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen (+5) [#34] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#33: Bang! - AJR (DEBUT) [3 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}
#32: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-4) [#2] {41 weeks}
#31: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (-1) [#27] {5 weeks}
#30: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (-3) [#11] {11 weeks}
#29: Cool Again - Kane Brown (+2) [#29] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#28: Tap In - Saweetie (-4) [#20] {5 weeks}
#27: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (-2) [#22] {7 weeks}
#26: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs (-3) [#23] {5 weeks}
#25: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-5) [#13] {26 weeks}
#24: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo (DEBUT) [4 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}
#23: Adore You - Harry Styles (-5) [#6] {41 weeks}
#22: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice (-3) [#19] {4 weeks}
#21: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean (-) [#21] {5 weeks}
#20: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (+6) [#17] {8 weeks}
#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-2) [#2] {11 weeks}
#18: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-4) [#4] {26 weeks}
#17: Circles - Post Malone (-1) [3 weeks at #1] {56 weeks}
#16: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (+6) [#16] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#15: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (-) [#6] {12 weeks}
#14: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (-2) [#3] {10 weeks}
#13: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-) [#9] {16 weeks}
#12: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-2) [#2] {24 weeks}
#11: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-2) [#9] {20 weeks}
#10: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (+1) [#10] {28 weeks}
#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-1) [#7] {13 weeks}
#8: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-1) [1 week at #1] {17 weeks}
#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-2) [4 weeks at #1] {39 weeks}
#6: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-2) [7 weeks at #1] {23 weeks}
#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+1) [#5] {6 weeks} *new peak*
#4: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-1) [#2] {6 weeks}
#3: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (DEBUT) [0 weeks On the Verge] {1 week}
#2: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (-1) [4 weeks at #1] {7 weeks}
#1: Dynamite - BTS (+1) [3rd week at #1] {5 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Truth Hurts - Lizzo [5/7 weeks at #1]

Chasin' You by Morgan Wallen re-entered at #40 this week. Not too disappointed, since it's good. But only good.

Kings & Queens by Ava Max actually entered the Top 40 this week with the release of her album, Heaven & Hell. I don't think there's too much to say about this song that I haven't already. Ava sounds great, the production's good, the lyrics are great. I guess all I have to say now is that I wish it the best in all its future endeavors and I hope it jumps even more.

Another Hits 1 song debuted this week, being ily by Surf Mesa and Emilee. I'm not too psyched that this is becoming a hit, as it's not very good. The vocals are good and Surf Mesa did a decent job production-wise, but the entire song is just four lines repeated over and over again, which isn't great. This is mediocre and I hope it doesn't jump any higher than where it is.

Woah. An AJR song just hit the Top 40 on the Hot 100. Let me say that again. An AJR song is in the Top 40!!! If you told me in February that this song would become a top 40 hit, I would not have believed you, but I'm SO HAPPY that it is. This is a fantastic song that deserves literally all of the success. It'll also probably hit #1 on the Weekend Countdown in the next couple of weeks. This is all and much more than I could've hoped for. WOOOOOOH!

Debuting surprisingly high at #24 is Said Sum by Moneybagg Yo. This isn't a very good song. I don't like Moneybagg Yo's voice and the production's kind of uninteresting. The chorus is very annoying though. He really doesn't sound good and I don't like the "what? Aah" part. This isn't good and I hope this doesn't jump and leaves soon.

At #3, we have a big release from Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper, Holy. I quite like this song. The production's really cool and I like the slower groove that this song has. I think the choir was used really well here but the best part is easily Chance the Rapper's verse. He does a very good job. Bieber actually sounds pretty good too. Overall, this is a good song and I hope it's a hit, although I can definitely see this having a similar run to Stuck with U.

Best Debut: Bang! - AJR

Biggest Drop: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus, Break My Heart - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles (-5): Don't care that any of these songs are dropping. Midnight Sky's forgettable, Break My Heart is old and I'm just glad that Adore You is finally out of the top 20.

Biggest Jump: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay & Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (+6): Mood Swings faded on me, so I don't care that it jumped, but WOAH! Lemonade debuted low, then got the biggest jump two weeks in a row! Seriously hope it enters the top 10 soon.

My Top 5 Picks
#5: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch
#4: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#3: Dynamite - BTS
#2: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV
#1: Bang! - AJR

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo
#4: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs
#3: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean
#2: Adore You - Harry Styles
#1: Tap In - Saweetie

Top 20 Ranking

0 - Crap:
NONE!

1 - Bad:
NONE!

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

3 - Decent:
#19: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#18: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake
#17: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay
#16: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:
#15: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk
#14: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth
#13: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby

5 - Great:
#12: Circles - Post Malone
#11: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper
#10: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#9: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#7: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne
#6: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug
#5: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#4: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior
#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#2: Dynamite - BTS
#1: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

Overall Score: 86/100 = 86%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {28 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {37 weeks}
#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {39 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {41 weeks}
#1: Circles - Post Malone {56 weeks}

On the Verge
I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (#42) [6]
Some Girls - Jameson Rodgers (#43) [2]
Diamonds - Sam Smith (#51) [1]
ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson (#52) [3]
Breaking Me - Topic/A7S (#53) [3]
Heather - Conan Gray (#54) [5]
Hawái - Maluma (#55) [4]
What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (#56) [2]
Happy Anywhere - Blake Shelton/Gwen Stefani (#57) [1]
my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear (#58) [1]
7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (#59) [2; 2nd time*]
24 - Money Man/Lil Baby (#60) [2]
Pretty Heart - Parker McCollum (#61) [1]
One Too Many - Keith Urban/P!nk (#62) [1]
you broke me first - Tate McRae (#63) [1]

Sam Smith comes up as the first debut this week with their new song Diamonds. This is probably my favourite single from their album that's yet to be released, Love Goes. The production here is fantastic. Sam sounds amazing, as they always do and did I mention the production? Yes? Whatever. It's really good. The bass is easily the highlight and it really shines here. Great song, but I'm a little disappointed that it debuted lower than I'm Ready.

Pop Smoke released another single from Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon and though What You Know Bout Love is technically a re-entry, I'm counting it as a debut. It really sucks that Pop Smoke was murdered, because his stuff is really good. In fact, this song's actually played on Hits 1 and I can see why, because the hook is pretty pop-like. I think this was a pretty good choice for the next single. I think it has one of the more weak choruses, but the verses are definitely solid and Pop sounds great. Definitely enjoyable, but not one of the best songs on the album.

The second duet by Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani debuts next, called Happy Anywhere. This actually debuted a spot shy of On the Verge when it was released, but it's here now. Both Blake and Gwen sound  good and they have some pretty good chemistry. The chorus is pretty interesting and although I think the production game could've been upped a bit, it's still a good song.

I'm gonna keep this review short, since I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have to review my ex's best friend by Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear tomorrow. This is a solid pop-rock song. Both artists sound really good here and I'm pretty glad that this is Machine Gun Kelly's next big single. Good song.

Both 7 Summers by Morgan Wallen and 24 by Money Man and Lil Baby re-entered On the Verge this week after being a little lower down. I seriously don't care about either of these songs.

Making me like a country song isn't that easy a feat, but three country songs managed to do that this week. The second one is Pretty Heart by Parker McCollum. I don't love the guitar here and it could be a bit faster, but I like the chorus and Parker actually sounds pretty good. The production really swells nicely in the chorus and I like the lyrics quite a bit. So yeah, this is a good country song. It is a bit on the long side though.

P!nk really likes to collaborate with country artists. I believe this is her third? Anyways, Keith Urban and P!nk teamed up to make One Too Many for Keith's new album, THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1. Both artists actually sound pretty good and I think P!nk does a really good job here. The chorus is honestly pretty catchy and I think Keith and P!nk actually work pretty well together. Overall, this is a solid song. I hope it's a hit.

I'm also probably gonna have to review this next week, you broke me first by Tate McRae. Tate sounds really good here and although it's a slow song, I actually find it pretty interesting to listen to, which is really what you want in a slow song. The um... "drop" I guess you could call it is pretty good too. Good song. Hope it's a hit.

Best Debut: Diamonds - Sam Smith

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:
#15: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:
NONE!

2 - Mediocre:
#14: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

3 - Decent:
#13: Some Girls - Jameson Rodgers
#12: 24 - Money Man/Lil Baby

4 - Good:
#11: Pretty Heart - Parker McCollum
#10: Happy Anywhere - Blake Shelton/Gwen Stefani
#9: One Too Many - Keith Urban/P!nk
#8: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:
#7: Hawái - Maluma
#6: ONE BEER - HARDY/Lauren Alaina/Devin Dawson
#5: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay
#4: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear
#3: Breaking Me - Topic/A7S
#2: you broke me first - Tate McRae
#1: Diamonds - Sam Smith

Overall Score: 59/75 = 79%

'Cause the Way You Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me, Feels So Blurb-y

We lost six songs this week, Savage, Die From A Broken Heart, Rain On Me, OK Not To Be OK, My Window and The Bones. I'm sad that Savage and Rain On Me are gone although I'm happy with the amount of success that they got. I'm really glad to see Die From A Broken Heart gone, since it sucks, I don't really care that OK Not To Be OK and My Window are gone, since neither of them were gonna be hits anyways and The Bones probably should've left a while ago.

Not too much happened this week except for really two things:
1. They switched to the Charlie Puth remix of I Hope, which... whatever. It was destined to become bigger than the original, it was only a matter of time.
2. Dynamite replaced WAP for a third week at #1! Yay! I'm very glad that it's such a big hit.

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs
The Bones - Maren Morris (#29) [#12] {52 weeks}
One Margarita - Luke Bryan (#59) [#19] {20 weeks}
Got It On Me - Pop Smoke (#100) [#31] {10 weeks} [x2]

Both The Bones and One Margarita went to recurrents this week and I don't really care all that much for either of them at this point. As for Got It On Me, it's left before and I'm still sad that it wasn't a hit.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all tomorrow.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of September 12, 2020 - BTS (2)

BTS (2)
Welcome to another week of an amazing BTS song at #1. Honestly never thought that sentence would come out of my mouth.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line (#40) [#40] {1 week}
Cool Again - Kane Brown (#39) [#39] {3 weeks}
7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (#38) [#6] {2 weeks}
One Margarita - Luke Bryan (#37) [#19] {12 weeks}
cardigan - Taylor Swift (#36) [1 week at #1] {5 weeks}

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

#40: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD (-8) [#5] {8 weeks}
#39: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (-4) [#2] {34 weeks}
#38: Over Now - Calvin Harris/The Weeknd (DEBUT) [#38] {1 week}
#37: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (RE-ENTRY) [#14] {2 weeks}
#36: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-12) [#23] {21 weeks}
#35: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-6) [#8] {25 weeks}
#34: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande (RE-ENTRY) [1 week at #1] {13 weeks}
#33: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice (DEBUT) [#33] {1 week}
#32: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (-4) [#12] {4 weeks}
#31: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean (+2) [#31] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#30: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-10) [1 week at #1] {24 weeks}
#29: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (-6) [#11] {8 weeks}
#28: The Bones - Maren Morris (-3) [#12] {36 weeks}
#27: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (+7) [#27] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#26: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs (+4) [#26] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#25: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (-3) [#22] {7 weeks}
#24: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (-3) [#3] {7 weeks}
#23: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (+4) [#2] {38 weeks}
#22: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+4) [#22] {4 weeks} *new peak*
#21: Tap In - Saweetie (+10) [#21] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#20: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (-2) [#17] {5 weeks}
#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-) [#2] {8 weeks}
#18: Adore You - Harry Styles (-1) [#6] {38 weeks}
#17: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (-2) [#6] {9 weeks}
#16: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-2) [#13] {23 weeks}
#15: Circles - Post Malone (+1) [3 weeks at #1] {53 weeks}
#14: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-1) [#9] {13 weeks}
#13: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez (DEBUT) [#13] {1 week}
#12: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (-1) [#10] {25 weeks}
#11: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-3) [#4] {23 weeks}
#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (-) [#10] {17 weeks}
#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-) [#7] {10 weeks}
#8: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+4) [#8] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#7: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-1) [#2] {21 weeks}
#6: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (+1) [1 week at #1] {14 weeks}
#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [4 weeks at #1] {36 weeks}
#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-) [7 weeks at #1] {20 weeks}
#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-) [#2] {3 weeks}
#2: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (-) [2 weeks at #1] {4 weeks}
#1: Dynamite - BTS (-) [2nd week at #1] {2 weeks}

Last Year's #1: Truth Hurts - Lizzo [2/7 weeks at #1]

Our first entrant of the week is a song I reviewed last week for my Hits 1 post, Over Now by Calvin Harris and The Weeknd. I still don't like this song. I mean, it's mediocre, but I think the biggest reason that it is mediocre is because it should be fantastic. I mean, Calvin Harris hardly even tried with the production here. It's so boring I literally want to fall asleep every time I listen to it. The Weeknd's vocals definitely aren't doing it for me here, as I think the song was a little too high and slow for him. Super forgettable song for me, huge pass.

Both Midnight Sky and Rain On Me re-entered the Top 40 this week, due to their VMA performances. Although I'm kind of happy that the former is back, and very happy that the latter is back, I can't really picture either of them sticking around for much longer.

Our second debut is actually a good country song by Lee Brice, One Of Them Girls. I sincerely hope that this does well, since I actually really like this song. I'm not sure how, the verses are only decent, but I think Lee just kills it in the chorus. The production, the instrumentation, his vocals. Everything just falls together perfectly to make one heck of a country song. The writing isn't really anything special, it's literally just your typical country song, but everything else more than makes up for it.

Our final debut, coming in at #13, is Ice Cream by BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez. This song has definitely grown on me. The production's still kind of weird, but now I think it actually works pretty well with the song. Everyone here sounds good for the most part, and it's pretty catchy too. The only part that I still really don't like though is the rapping section. That part still stucks. I can't possibly see this staying in the Top 40 for much longer though. 

Best Debut: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice

Biggest Drop: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-12): Good. Finally. This should've left the Hot 100 a long time ago, and I'm super disappointed in America for hanging onto it for this long.

Biggest Jump: Tap In - Saweetie (+10): Great. The only hope I can hold onto is that Billboard will switch to the remix with Post Malone, DaBaby and Jack Harlow, since that version is so much better, and it impacts next week anyways. Fingers crossed.

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

My Bottom 5 Picks
#5: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae
#4: Adore You - Harry Styles
#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: 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: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby
#15: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

4 - Good:
#14: Ice Cream - BLACKPINK/Selena Gomez
#13: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay

5 - Great:
#12: Circles - Post Malone
#11: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk
#10: I Hope - Gabby Barrett
#9: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
#8: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo
#7: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek
#6: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug
#5: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne
#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#3: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello
#2: Dynamite - BTS

Bonus: Best Song in the Top 40:
#1: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

Overall Score: 83/100 = 83%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey & I Hope - Gabby Barrett {25 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {34 weeks}
#3: The Bones - Maren Morris & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {36 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {38 weeks}
#1: Circles - Post Malone {53 weeks}

My Favourite Song Elsewhere: Got It On Me - Pop Smoke (#98)

On the Verge
Cool Again - Kane Brown (RE-ENTRY*)
Be A Light - Thomas Rhett/Reba McEntire/Hillary Scott/Chris Tomlin/Keith Urban
Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion
Nobody's Love - Maroon 5
Heather - Conan Gray
Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (DEBUT)
7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (RE-ENTRY*)
Starting Over - Chris Stapleton (DEBUT)
Bang! - AJR (DEBUT)
Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd
Hawái - Maluma (DEBUT)
I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay
I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line (RE-ENTRY)
More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen (DEBUT)

A few country songs came back to On the Verge after leaving the Top 40 this week, Cool Again, 7 Summers and I Love My Country. I expect Cool Again to re-enter next week, and I also expect 7 Summers to re-enter after maybe a bit longer, since it'll start getting radio momentum, but I think I Love My Country is gone for good.

Our first debut this week is by Internet Money, Gunna, Don Toliver and NAV, and it's called Lemonade. This is a pretty good song. The best part here is easily Don Toliver's hook, and I really like the vibrato in his voice. I think NAV gives a pretty good verse, and I don't really love Gunna's verse. Other than that, the production's good. So yeah, this ends up being a good song.

Chris Stapleton debuts with his newest this week, Starting Over. I don't really like this song. I find Chris Stapleton's voice kind of annoying, and overall, the song's pretty boring. It doesn't really go anywhere, and the production's pretty much just a simple guitar line. Pair that with Chris Stapleton's voice, and it makes for a pretty bad song. I could literally fall asleep listening to this. Next.

Wooh! Glad I said next, because next, surprisingly making its On the Verge debut is Bang! by AJR!!! If you've literally read any of my posts, you know that I love this song. I've always loved AJR's over-the-top thing that they do with the production and stuff, and I find it works really well here with the carnival vibe that this has going on. The lyrics are about growing up, and if you listen to it, you can find it really makes sense and is really relatable. Amazing song. Group this with Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj and BANG BANG BANG by BIGBANG, you have a pretty strong trio of songs with similar names.

Colombian singer Maluma brings his newest song, Hawái to the table next. This a ballad, and even if I don't understand any of the words, since I don't know spanish, this is still a really good song, and honestly just pleasant to listen to. Maluma's voice is really good, and paired with the pretty good beat and not that bad production, it makes for a very good song. I hope this is a pretty big song here, because I like it.

More Morgan Wallen is next, because who else, and this one's called More Than My Hometown. Literally just take everything I said about 7 Summers, expect saying it's a little more interesting, and you have yourself a review of this song by me. It's really uninteresting, Morgan's voice isn't good, and the production is uninteresting. Not much else to say here.

Best Debut: Bang! - AJR

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:
#15: Heather - Conan Gray

1 - Bad:
#14: Starting Over - Chris Stapleton

2 - Mediocre:
#13: More Than My Hometown - Morgan Wallen
#12: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen

3 - Decent:
#11: Nobody's Love - Maroon 5
#10: I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line

4 - Good:
#9: Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd
#8: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#7: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV
#6: Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion

5 - Great:
#5: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay
#4: Cool Again - Kane Brown
#3: Hawái - Maluma
#2: Be A Light - Thomas Rhett/Reba McEntire/Hillary Scott/Chris Tomlin/Keith Urban
#1: Bang! - AJR

Overall Score: 52/75 = 69%

'Cause It's Over Blurbs

The other two songs that left the Top 40 this week were One Margarita and cardigan. I'm totally fine with One Margarita leaving, but sad that cardigan left as soon as I started liking it.

Wishing Well's bottom 5... :(

Kind of sucks to see Blueberry Faygo on its way out, but it'll probably make year-end.

Savage dropped to #30. I seriously thought that this would be a song that stuck around for a long time, but I guess not.

If the World Was Ending keeps jumping, and I have no explanation, since I thought it lost its momentum a while ago.

Mood is in the top 10! That's literally insane, I had no clue this would be such a huge hit when I first heard it.

Alright guys, let's take bets on how long Circles is gonna stick around for. My guess is about one more year. At this point, that's as reasonable as anything.

Blinding Lights is probably gonna become the next Circles, seeing how long it's been in the top 5 for.

The On the Verge songs that we got rid of this week are: my future, Said Sum, Why We Drink, I Called Mama, GREECE and 24. Seriously, I'm fine with all of these songs leaving for good. Also, HAHA my future is gonna make Billie Eilish fade to irrelevance hopefully!

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs
The Box - Roddy Ricch (#48) [11 weeks at #1] {38 weeks}
Hate The Other Side - Juice WRLD/Marshmello/The Kid LAROI/Polo G (#97) [#10] {7 weeks}
exile - Taylor Swift/Bon Iver (#98) [#6] {5 weeks}

Sucks to see all of these songs go, but they all made sense to leave. Really sad to see The Box go, but y'know, it's been here for a while know.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all soon.

Friday, September 4, 2020

Hot 100 Top 40: Week of September 5, 2020 - BTS (1)

BTS (1)
This week, Jacob Blake was shot by a police officer. I send my deepest regards to his family, as well as the family of George Floyd and the family of all the black men and women who've been shot by police.

Songs We're Saying Goodbye To
Party Girl - StaySolidRocky (#40) [#21] {14 weeks}
We Paid - Lil Baby/42 Dugg (#38) [#10] {11 weeks}
Intentions - Justin Bieber/Quavo (#37) [#5] {28 weeks}
Chasin' You - Morgan Wallen (#36) [#16] {19 weeks}
Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd (#35) [#8] {2 weeks}
Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (#14) [#14] {1 week}

Last Week's #1: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (2)

#40: I Love My Country - Florida Georgia Line (DEBUT) [#40] {1 week}
#39: Cool Again - Kane Brown (-) [#39] {3 weeks}
#38: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (-32) [#6] {2 weeks}
#37: One Margarita - Luke Bryan (-7) [#19] {12 weeks}
#36: cardigan - Taylor Swift (-3) [1 week at #1] {5 weeks}
#35: Life Is Good - Future/Drake (-4) [#2] {33 weeks}
#34: If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe/Julia Michaels (DEBUT) [#34] {1 week}
#33: Got What I Got - Jason Aldean (DEBUT) [#33] {1 week}
#32: Wishing Well - Juice WRLD (-) [#5] {7 weeks}
#31: Tap In - Saweetie (DEBUT) [#31] {1 week}
#30: Lovin' On You - Luke Combs (DEBUT) [#30] {1 week}
#29: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey (-5) [#8] {24 weeks}
#28: Rags2Riches - Rod Wave/ATR Son Son (-6) [#12] {3 weeks}
#27: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa (-) [#2] {37 weeks}
#26: Be Like That - Kane Brown/Swae Lee/Khalid (+8) [#26] {3 weeks} *new peak*
#25: The Bones - Maren Morris (+4) [#12] {35 weeks}
#24: death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu/beabadoobee (-1) [#23] {20 weeks}
#23: The Woo - Pop Smoke/50 Cent/Roddy Ricch (+5) [#11] {7 weeks}
#22: Die From A Broken Heart - Maddie & Tae (+3) [#22] {6 weeks}
#21: POPSTAR - DJ Khaled/Drake (-) [#3] {6 weeks}
#20: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé (-) [1 week at #1] {23 weeks}
#19: Come & Go - Juice WRLD/Marshmello (-1) [#2] {7 weeks}
#18: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay (+1) [#17] {4 weeks}
#17: Adore You - Harry Styles (-2) [#6] {37 weeks}
#16: Circles - Post Malone (-) [3 weeks at #1] {52 weeks}
#15: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (+2) [#6] {8 weeks}
#14: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa (-1) [#13] {22 weeks}
#13: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-2) [#9] {12 weeks}
#12: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+14) [#12] {2 weeks} *new peak*
#11: I Hope - Gabby Barrett (-1) [#10] {24 weeks}
#10: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (+2) [#10] {16 weeks}
#9: Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo (-) [#7] {9 weeks}
#8: Roses (Remix) - SAINt JHN/Imanbek (-) [#4] {22 weeks}
#7: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (-) [1 week at #1] {13 weeks}
#6: WHATS POPPIN (Remix) - Jack Harlow/Tory Lanez/DaBaby/Lil Wayne (-1) [#2] {20 weeks}
#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-1) [4 weeks at #1] {35 weeks}
#4: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch (-1) [7 weeks at #1] {19 weeks}
#3: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (-1) [#2] {2 weeks}
#2: WAP - Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion (-1) [2 weeks at #1] {3 weeks}
#1: Dynamite - BTS (DEBUT) [1st week at #1] {1 week}

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

We actually got quite a few On the Verge vets this week, starting off with I Love My Country by Florida Georgia Line. Although I don't love FGL's voices, the chorus is actually decent, and the instrumentation there's pretty good. But their voices still bring it down to a blue.

Somehow, If the World Was Ending by JP Saxe and Julia Michaels debuts this week at #34. I honestly thought that this song was losing traction, but I guess I was wrong. Anyways, I've almost grown back in to this song, but not quite yet. I actually don't mind JP Saxe's voice, Julia Michaels' voice is good, and the writing's really good. So yeah, I'm actually not too disappointed that this is here.

Next up is a bad country song, Got What I Got by Jason Aldean. I'm not sure whose idea it was to do a country ballad, but it was a horrible idea. The production's extremely uninteresting, his voice isn't that great, and the song gets really boring at many points.

This song isn't an On the Verge, vet, and neither is the next one, but both are pretty bad. This is Tap In by Saweetie, and I find Saweetie's voice super annoying in this song. The production's fine, I guess, but the chorus is super annoying. Overall, this just isn't good. I hope they switch to the remix with Post Malone, DaBaby and Jack Harlow for next week.

I talked about this next song last week, so I don't really feel the need to this week. Lovin' On You by Luke Combs debuts next. It's an annoying country song with bad vocals and mediocre production. NEXT!!

Our brand new #1 debut comes up next, Dynamite by BTS. Okay, I may or may not have really grown in to the song. A lot. It's super groovy, they all actually sound pretty good, and it's way too catchy. I'll review it in more depth tomorrow. But yeah, I'm happy that it's #1.

Best Debut: Dynamite - BTS

Biggest Drop: 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen (-32): I'm happy that this dropped this much after its way-too high debut last week.

Biggest Jump: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (+14): Woah. This may actually be a huge hit. I sure hope it is.

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

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: Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
#17: Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
#16: Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
#15: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby

4 - Good:
#14: Mood Swings - Pop Smoke/Lil Tjay
#13: Savage (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion/Beyoncé
#12: Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk
#11: Circles - Post Malone

5 - Great:
#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: ROCKSTAR - DaBaby/Roddy Ricch
#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

Bonus: 6 - Best Song in the Top 40:
#1: Dynamite - BTS

Overall Score: 81/100 = 81%

5 Oldest Songs
#5: Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey & I Hope - Gabby Barrett {24 weeks}
#4: Life Is Good - Future/Drake {33 weeks}
#3: The Bones - Maren Morris & Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {35 weeks}
#2: Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa & Adore You - Harry Styles {37 weeks}
#1: Circles - Post Malone {52 weeks}

My Favourite Song Lower Down: Bang! - AJR (#64)

On the Verge
Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus (RE-ENTRY*)
Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion
One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice
Nobody's Love - Maroon 5
Heather - Conan Gray (DEBUT)
Be A Light - Thomas Rhett/Reba McEntire/Hillary Scott/Chris Tomlin/Keith Urban (DEBUT)
Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd (RE-ENTRY*)
Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane (RE-ENTRY)
my future - Billie Eilish
Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo (RE-ENTRY)
I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay (RE-ENTRY)
Why We Drink - Justin Moore
I Called Mama - Tim McGraw (DEBUT)
GREECE - DJ Khaled/Drake (RE-ENTRY)
24 - Money Man/Lil Baby (DEBUT)

So I switched up the algorithm for On the Verge a bit, and instead of it being just #41-#55, it's now the highest-placing new songs. So any song that spent more than four weeks in the Top 40 can't be On the Verge anymore.

Two songs that left this week came back to On the Verge this week: Midnight Sky and Smile. I honestly don't really care that either of these are gone, so whatever.

Also a few songs re-entered On the Verge from lower down this week, Like That, Said Sum, I Should Probably Go To Bed and GREECE. Happy Like That and ISPGTB are back.

Somehow, Conan Gray's newest single, Heather debuts On the Verge. I'm not sure how this beat out Maniac as his big single, and I'm really disappointed that it did. Conan really doesn't sound good, and the song is incredibly boring. The production's extremely uninteresting, and the lyrics are just straight-up confusing. I'm not even gonna go into detail, because it would take way too long. Look it up if you're curious.

Next is Be A Light by a lot of artists, but mostly Thomas Rhett. The writing here is fantastic, and the production and stuff is really good. But the main highlight here is everyone's voice. Somehow, literally everybody sounds good here. I'm not even sure how that's possible with so many people, and especially country artists. But yeah, I hope this is a pretty big hit, since everyone here's great.

Next is yet another country song, I Called Mama by Tim McGraw. This song's another ballad, but it's not as bad as Got What I Got. McGraw doesn't sound horrible, but it's still extremely boring. Next.

Next is 24 by Money Man and Lil Baby. This is pretty much one of the only times Lil Baby actually sounds good. Money Man sounds pretty good, and and I think both artists' verses are pretty good. The production's good, and I really like the guitar in the background. So yeah, good song.

Best Debut: Be A Light - Thomas Rhett/Reba McEntire/Hillary Scott/Chris Tomlin/Keith Urban

On the Verge Ranking

0 - Crap:
#15: Heather - Conan Gray
#14: my future - Billie Eilish
#13: Why We Drink - Justin Moore

1 - Bad:
#12: Said Sum - Moneybagg Yo

2 - Mediocre:
#11: I Called Mama - Tim McGraw
#10: GREECE - DJ Khaled/Drake

3 - Decent:
#9: Nobody's Love - Maroon 5
#8: Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

4 - Good:
#7: One Of Them Girls - Lee Brice
#6: 24 - Money Man/Lil Baby
#5: Smile - Juice WRLD/The Weeknd

5 - Great:
#4: Like That - Doja Cat/Gucci Mane
#3: Girls in the Hood - Megan Thee Stallion
#2: I Should Probably Go To Bed - Dan + Shay
#1: Be A Light - Thomas Rhett/Reba McEntire/Hillary Scott/Chris Tomlin/Keith Urban

Overall Score: 43/75 = 57%

I Love My Blurb-y

Other than Midnight Sky and Smile, we lost Party Girl, We Paid, Intentions and Chasin' You. I'm happy we lost Party Girl and We Paid, and not too disappointed about Intentions (because it was old) and not too disappointed about Chasin' You.

Be Like That jumped quite a bit this week.

The Woo's getting pretty close to the top 20, and I really hope it gets there, because it's a great song.

Before You Go's back in the top 10. Whatever, I don't care all that much.

Hot 100 Exits from Past Top 40 Songs
Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby (#45) [#31] {25 weeks}
Bluebird - Miranda Lambert (#64) [#26] {20 weeks}
Toosie Slide - Drake (#72) [1 week at #1] {20 weeks}
Conversations - Juice WRLD (#91) [#7] {6 weeks}
Righteous - Juice WRLD (#96) [#11] {16 weeks}

Other than the still continued fallout of Legends Never Die, we lost Emotionally Scarred, Bluebird and Toosie Slide. Honestly, I don't care that any of these are gone.

Kwaheri, everybody! See you all tomorrow!

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