Hot 100 Overview: Week of April 3, 2021 - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon (1)

Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon (1)

So Justice by Justin Bieber has been released, so I guess this post will serve as my album review for that. So yeah, needless to say, it was an extremely active week.

The Top 10

#1: Peaches - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon (DEBUT) [1st week at #1] {1 week}

#2: Up - Cardi B (-1) [1 week at #1] {7 weeks}

#3: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic (-1) [#2] {3 weeks}

#4: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (-1) [8 weeks at #1] {11 weeks}

#5: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (-) [#4] {15 weeks}

#6: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-) [4 weeks at #1] {68 weeks}

#7: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (-) [#5] {25 weeks}

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

#9: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (+3) [#9] {29 weeks}

#10: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-2) [8 weeks at #1] {33 weeks}

Aside from the obvious elephant in the room, which I'll address later, it wasn't a too active top 10. I'm sad that Up isn't at #1 anymore because it's quite a good song. It looks like What's Next will be out of here soon, which I'm alright with.

Debuts

#1: Peaches - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon

Okay, why is this #1? I literally can't see any appeal in this song at all and I have no clue why it's becoming such a big hit. I really hope that this ends up like Yummy, flopping. Nobody sounds good here and the chorus is honestly quite annoying. I really hope that this flops.

#42: Headshot - Lil Tjay/Polo G/Fivio Foreign

This is pretty good. All artists sound quite good here and I really like their flow. The production's cool and fits pretty well with the song. Overall, this is just really solid and I'd be totally fine if this decided to become a hit.

#43: As I Am - Justin Bieber/Khalid

I really hope that Justin ends up officially releasing this as a single, because it's really good. Both Justin Bieber and Khalid sound great here and their voices mix surprisingly well together. This song's also quite catchy. I really like the chorus and the production is pretty great too. I really really hope that this song gets released.

#62: Unstable - Justin Bieber/The Kid LAROI

I'm sure somebody's gonna really hate this song. Honestly, though, even though I had decent expectations for this, it's not fantastic. It gets kind of boring even if both artists sound fine. Not much else to say here.

#64: Off My Face - Justin Bieber

This one's also pretty boring, but Justin sounds good. That's it.

#66: Ghost - Justin Bieber

This one's better than the last two even though it's slightly boring, mainly because there's just more going on in the production.

#68: 2 Much - Justin Bieber

This song's really boring and extremely forgettable.

#76: Deserve You - Justin Bieber

Again, this one just has more going on in the production.

#81: Die For You - Justin Bieber/Dominic Fike

This song is much more upbeat, which is great. I think Dominic Fike fits pretty well with this song and I like his contribution here. Overall, this is good.

#82: Tombstone - Rod Wave

Quick break from Justin Bieber to talk about Rod Wave for a second (who, spoiler alert, has an album bomb next week). I don't think that this song's as good as Street Runner and it's slightly boring, but Rod Wave sounds good, the production's good and honestly, it's just a solid song.

#84: Love You Different - Justin Bieber/BEAM

This song's quite uninteresting, but I guess it's fine because Justin sounds good. BEAM's verse is alright too.

#87: Loved By You - Justin Bieber/Burna Boy

I like this one. It's got a cool beat and I think the chorus works pretty well with it. Burna Boy's verse is decent.

#91: Somebody - Justin Bieber

Okay, how is this the lowest song from the album? It's actually quite good. Justin sounds great here and the song's pretty upbeat and fun. I quite like it and I'm disappointed that it's not higher.

#94: Famous Friends - Chris Young/Kane Brown

Just your typical country song. Neither artist sounds great and the song's kind of boring.

Best Debut: As I Am - Justin Bieber/Khalid

Worst Debut: Peaches - Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon

Losses

#27: Streets - Doja Cat (-11) [#16] {11 weeks}

#50: willow - Taylor Swift (-11) [1 week at #1] {15 weeks}

#56: Lemon Pepper Freestyle - Drake/Rick Ross (-25) [#3] {3 weeks}

#58: Damage - H.E.R. (-10) [#44] {15 weeks}

#69: Real As It Gets - Lil Baby/EST Gee (-11) [#34] {3 weeks}

#70: Monsters - All Time Low/Demi Lovato/blackbear (-10) [#55] {13 weeks}

#72: Buss It - Erica Banks (-10) [#47] {11 weeks}

#77: Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen (-11) [#9] {11 weeks}

#86: Almost Maybes - Jordan Davis (-13) [#73] {9 weeks}

#88: You Got It - Vedo (-10) [#75] {13 weeks}

#89: GIRL LIKE ME - Black Eyed Peas/Shakira (-17) [#67] {11 weeks}

#96: Sand In My Boots - Morgan Wallen (-16) [#32] {11 weeks}

#100: Beers And Sunshine - Darius Rucker (-19) [#42] {15 weeks}

I expect most of these to get a bounce back in a couple weeks after the Rod Wave album bomb before falling back down again because of Fearless (Taylor's Version). I'll go through them anyways, though. I'm glad that Streets fell and it never should've been a top 20 hit. I kind of wish that willow was bigger, although I'm getting slightly tired of it. Lemon Pepper Freestyle is great and it shouldn't be dropping. Damage and Real As It Gets and Buss It are pretty forgettable, so not too much to say on those ones. Monsters is still here? Okay then. I'm still utterly shocked at how both Morgan Wallen songs are still here. Almost Maybes I don't really care about, You Got It is good, so I'm sad and GIRL LIKE ME and Beers And Sunshine are both bad, so I'm glad that they dropped.

Gains

#16: Anyone - Justin Bieber (+21) [#6] {12 weeks}

#20: Hold On - Justin Bieber (+39) [#20] {3 weeks} *new peak*

Haha.

Dropouts

Throat Baby (Go Baby) - BRS Kash (#50) [#24] {22 weeks}

On The Ground - ROSÉ (#70) [#70] {1 week}

LOST - NF/Hopsin (#79) [#79] {1 week}

Follow You - Imagine Dragons (#83) [#83] {1 week}

Baila Conmigo - Selena Gomez/Rauw Alejandro (#84) [#74] {2 weeks} [x2]

Like I Want You - Giveon (#87) [#87] {4 weeks} [x2]

DAYWALKER! - Machine Gun Kelly/CORPSE (#88) [#88] {1 week}

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

Opp Stoppa - YBN Nahmir/21 Savage (#95) [#78] {6 weeks}

Still Trappin' - Lil Durk/King Von (#96) [#53] {12 weeks}

Finesse Out The Gang Way - Lil Durk/Lil Baby (#97) [#39] {7 weeks}

Gone - Dierks Bentley (#98) [#98] {3 weeks}

Lil Bit - Nelly/Florida Georgia Line (#99) [#99] {2 weeks}

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

Sucks that a bunch of the good debuts from last week dropped off, but needless to say, I'm glad that DAYWALKR! is gone. Throat Baby was always kind of forgettable, so whatever. Baila Conmigo and Like I Want You only re-entered because of album drops, so whatever. Hellcats & Trackhawks wasn't good, so I'm glad it didn't stick around, Finesse Out The Gang Way should've been a bigger hit and the rest are either forgettable or bad.

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

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 Overview: Week of March 20, 2021 - Drake (1)

Drake (1)

Hey everybody! It was an extremely active week this week, so I won't stretch out this intro too much. Just one thing: I've decided to close submissions for Blogger March Madness 2021 on Sunday, so make sure you get your submissions in by then! New music on this post from Drake, Justin Bieber, Juice WRLD and more!

The Top 10

#1: What's Next - Drake (DEBUT) [1st week at #1] {1 week}

#2: Wants and Needs - Drake/Lil Baby (DEBUT) [#2] {1 week}

#3: Lemon Pepper Freestyle - Drake/Rick Ross (DEBUT) [#3] {1 week}

#4: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic (DEBUT) [#4] {1 week}

#5: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (-4) [8 weeks at #1] {9 weeks}

#6: Up - Cardi B (-4) [#2] {5 weeks}

#7: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (-1) [#4] {13 weeks}

#8: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-5) [4 weeks at #1] {66 weeks}

#9: 34+35 - Ariana Grande (-5) [#2] {19 weeks}

#10: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-3) [8 weeks at #1] {31 weeks}

This top 10 is much more active than it's been the past few weeks, so that's good. Obviously the big story of the week is the three Drake songs debuting at the top. I'll get onto my opinion on those later, but this is also the first time in history that the entire top 4 has been debuts, which is crazy. drivers license fell to #5, but it could go back to #1 unless Leave The Door Open or Up go to #1 because of the Grammys. Also, it's absolutely ridiculous that Blinding Lights is still here.

Debuts

#1: What's Next - Drake

So with the release of Scary Hours 2, every song from it debuts at the top of the chart, which is absolutely insane. Anyways, this is the single from it, What's Next and it's our new #1. This song's pretty good. Drake actually sounds like he cares about the song, which is nice. The hook is also decently catchy. My only real problem with this is that the production can get kind of annoying because it's repetitive. But that's about it, this is still good.

#2: Wants and Needs - Drake/Lil Baby

The second song from Scary Hours 2 is next and it debuts at #2 this week. I only really have two problems with this. The first is that at the start of the song, Drake is really off time with the music and the second thing is that Lil Baby doesn't sound great in the hook. It's definitely not his worst performance, though, so it's fine. Plus, he sounds good in his verse, kind of like how he sounded in The Bigger Picture, which is my favourite song from him. This is good and I can actually see this sticking around for a while.

#3: Lemon Pepper Freestyle - Drake/Rick Ross

This is my favourite song from Scary Hours 2. Both artists sound really good here and the sample actually works really well with the song. That's it, just a solid song.

#4: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

I'm pretty sure everybody knows that this song exists at this point. I never really expected it to debut so high though and yeah, if Scary Hours 2 came out a week later, this would've been the #1 song. Anyways, I think this song's alright, Bruno sounds really good here, but it's only slightly boring and it doesn't feel like it should be on the radio. Still solid though and I definitely don't hate it.

#26: Hold On - Justin Bieber

This was a promotional single from Justin Bieber's new album, Justice, which came out yesterday. This definitely isn't the best of the singles so far, but it's not the worst either. He sounds good here and the melody's good. My only issue with it is that I think there should've been a little more production in the chorus, as it's really just the bassline and I think it would have benefited from some more production. This may not stay here for much longer.

#34: Real As It Gets - Lil Baby/EST Gee

This is definitely the worst Lil Baby song that debuted this week. He doesn't really sound good here at all and while I think the production's pretty good, his voice just brings it down a lot. EST Gee has a pretty good verse here, though.

#54: Beautiful Mistakes - Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion

This really didn't debut as high as I expected it too. It kind of sucks too, because I do like this song. I already talked about this song literally today, so all I'll say is that I hope it sticks around for a bit and does better than Nobody's Love did.

#74: Hellcats & Trackhawks - Only The Family/Lil Durk

This is a pretty bad song. There's way too much stuff happening in the production that it almost feels crowded. Lil Durk also doesn't sound that good here and nothing about this works. Next.

#97: Life's A Mess II - Juice WRLD/Clever/Post Malone

So apparently this was the original mix of the Juice WRLD song that featured Halsey that popped up in his 2020 album Legends Never Die. I liked this song a lot when it was just the original and this version goes for a bit more of an acoustic sound and I think it works extremely well with Juice WRLD's voice and it really shows off how good his voice was. Both Clever and Post Malone have decent verses here, but Halsey's verse being gone is still a loss. She/they really worked well with the song and it kind of sucks to not have her/them on this version, but I still really enjoy this version.

#100: Lil Bit - Nelly/Florida Georgia Line

This song should be at least decent, but it really wasn't executed well. The song that these guys did together from a while back, Cruise, was great, but this really isn't. The verses are decent, but then they go to the chorus and it just feels like it should evolve more than it does. It really doesn't though and then I come to the fact that the FGL guys don't sound that great and it really brings the song down.

Best Debut: Life's A Mess II - Juice WRLD/Clever/Post Malone

Worst Debut: Hellcats & Trackhawks - Only The Family/Lil Durk

Losses

#24: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby (-10) [#6] {36 weeks}

#25: Beat Box 2 / 3 - SpottemGottem/Pooh Shiesty / DaBaby (-10) [#15] {8 weeks}

#29: Whoopty - CJ (-11) [#10] {18 weeks}

#33: GOOD TIME - Niko Moon (-13) [#20] {23 weeks}

#42: willow - Taylor Swift (-10) [1 week at #1] {13 weeks}

#44: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI (-10) [#34] {14 weeks}

#46: Throat Baby (Go Baby) - BRS Kash (-18) [#24] {21 weeks}

#48: Down To One - Luke Bryan (-12) [#36] {11 weeks}

#49: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (-20) [#3] {25 weeks}

#69: Beers And Sunshine - Darius Rucker (-16) [#42] {13 weeks}

#81: Lifestyle - Jason Derulo/Adam Levine (-10) [#71] {5 weeks}

#87: Neighbors - Pooh Shiesty/BIG30 (-11) [#51] {5 weeks}

#91: Finesse Out The Gang Way - Lil Durk/Lil Baby (-12) [#39] {6 weeks}

#94: Tyler Herro - Jack Harlow (-16) [#34] {20 weeks}

#99: AP - Pop Smoke (-35) [#64] {2 weeks}

Wow, this is a big list. Alright, let's do this: For The Night is good but old, Beat Box never should've jumped, Whoopty deserved to be a bigger hit, GOOD TIME faded on me, so I don't care, willow was always good, but I'm satisfied with the amount of success it got, WITHOUT YOU is great and I'm sad that it's fading, Throat Baby isn't memorable whatsoever, same with Down To One, Holy is great but old, Beers And Sunshine was never good, Lifestyle was good but was never destined to become a hit, Neighbors is forgettale, FOTGW is good, so it sucks that it's leaving, Tyler Herro's kind of old and would've been gone next week anyways because of recurrents and AP isn't the best Pop Smoke song, so I'm not disappointed that it had no longevity here.

Gains

#30: What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett (+14) [#30] {12 weeks} *new peak*

#37: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf (+12) [#37] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#82: Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's - Sam Hunt (+10) [#82] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#85: Pick Up Your Feelings - Jazmine Sullivan (+10) [#85] {7 weeks} *new peak*

I'm quite glad that Astronaut In The Ocean and Pick Up Your Feelings are doing well and I really don't care about the other two.

Dropouts

I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth (#24) [#3] {62 weeks}

Bang! - AJR (#35) [#8] {35 weeks}

Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV (#38) [#6] {29 weeks}

Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (#41) [#12] {20 weeks}

Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake/Lil Durk (#47) [#2] {29 weeks}

Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 Version) - Post Malone (#74) [#74] {1 week}

hole in the bottle - Kelsea Ballerini (#89) [#39] {20 weeks}

Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) - Elle King/Miranda Lambert (#90) [#90] {1 week}

Like I Want You - Giveon (#98) [#95] {3 weeks}

BICHOTA - KAROL G (#100) [#72] {13 weeks}

I Hope, Bang!, Lemonade and Laugh Now Cry Later were all good, but they had good runs here, so I'm satisfied. Lonely probably shouldn't have been a hit. It sucks that the two best debuts from last week only lasted a week and it also sucks that hole in the bottle had to flop right as I was getting into it. Like I Want You wasn't good, so I'm not disappointed and BICHOTA was never gonna last after its re-entry last week.

Top 40 Ranking

0 - Crap:

#40: Streets - Doja Cat

1 - Bad:

#39: On Me - Lil Baby

#38: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

2 - Mediocre:

#37: Beat Box 2 / 3 - SpottemGottem/Pooh Shiesty / DaBaby

#36: Real As It Gets - Lil Baby/EST Gee

#35: No More Parties (Remix) - Coi Leray/Lil Durk

#34: The Good Ones - Gabby Barrett

#33: telepatía - Kali Uchis

#32: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#31: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

3 - Decent:

#30: GOOD TIME - Niko Moon

#29: What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett

#28: Better Together - Luke Combs

#27: Back In Blood - Pooh Shiesty/Lil Durk

#26: You're Mines Still - Yung Bleu/Drake

#25: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK

#24: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#23: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#22: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic

#21: Good Days - SZA

4 - Good:

#20: Wants and Needs - Drake/Lil Baby

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

#18: Whoopty - CJ

#17: What's Next - Drake

#16: DÁKITI - Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez

#15: Hold On - Justin Bieber

#14: Up - Cardi B

#13: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:

#12: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#11: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#10: positions - Ariana Grande

#9: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#8: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#7: Lemon Pepper Freestyle - Drake/Rick Ross

#6: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#5: Just the Way - Parmalee/Blanco Brown

#4: Anyone - Justin Bieber

#3: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

#2: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#1: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf

Overall Score: 138/200 = 69%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear {30 weeks}
#4: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior {31 weeks}
#3: For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby {36 weeks}
#2: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug {44 weeks}
#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {66 weeks}

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

Hot 100 Overview: Week of March 13, 2021 - Olivia Rodrigo (8)

Olivia Rodrigo (8)

What is up fellow familia? Only announcement for now is that I started reveals on the 2020 Ultimate Rank. I'm currently revealing five songs each day and Community Rankings will be available every other reveal. Anyways, for this week Hot 100-wise, we have new music from Pop Smoke, Post Malone, Elle King and more!

The Top 10

#1: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (-) [8th week at #1] {8 weeks}

#2: Up - Cardi B (-) [#2] {4 weeks}

#3: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (+2) [4 weeks at #1] {65 weeks}

#4: 34+35 - Ariana Grande (-) [#2] {18 weeks}

#5: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (-2) [#3] {43 weeks}

#6: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (-) [#4] {12 weeks}

#7: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-) [8 weeks at #1] {30 weeks}

#8: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK (-) [#3] {3 weeks}

#9: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke (+2) [#9] {26 weeks} *new peak*

#10: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (-) [#5] {22 weeks}

Pretty much no change in the top 10 this week. The only two things that happened were first of all, Blinding Lights and Go Crazy switched places. I never expected Go Crazy to stay near the top for too long and how the heck is Blinding Lights still in the top 3? That's absolutely insane. The other thing that happened was What You Know Bout Love jumping up to a new peak of #9, which is great.

Debuts

#64: AP - Pop Smoke

This definitely isn't Pop Smoke's best. It sounds a lot like Dior, which wasn't my favourite Pop Smoke song. He doesn't sound as good here as he does in songs like The Woo or WYKBL. The production's fine, but it's not that interesting either. All that being said, I still think he has good flow and it's still kind of interesting.

#74: Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 Version) - Post Malone

So Post Malone released a cover of Hootie & The Blowfish's song Only Wanna Be With You for the 25th anniversary of Pokémon. I'm not sure why they're releasing music for Pokémon's anniversary, but whatever. This song's still good. Post Malone always sounds good and he works really well with this song. I also like how they used some elements of music from the Pokémon games. That's all I really have to say on this one except that I'm sad that it isn't really doing much on radio.

#90: Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) - Elle King/Miranda Lambert

So Elle King is the person who made the song from I have no clue how many years ago Ex's & Oh's. I think this song's pretty good. Ex's & Oh's wasn't my favourite, but it was still good. Miranda Lambert actually works surprisingly well with this song and with Elle King's voice. The chorus is also quite good. I like the melody in it. I'm glad that this is here and I hope it sticks around for a bit.

#92: Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's - Sam Hunt

So I really liked Sam Hunt's song Hard To Forget from last year. However, this song is definitely not nearly as good. I remember hearing this huge country song from him from a while back where he actually talked for a while before singing and this does pretty much the same thing. Other than that, the chorus is fine, but nothing here is particularly interesting.

#96: Nobody - Dylan Scott

Great. More slow country music. Just what the world needs. Dylan Scott doesn't sound good here, the song's really boring but the chorus isn't terrible.

#99: Gone - Dierks Bentley

Literally just an annoying country song. That's it.

Best Debut: Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 Version) - Post Malone

Worst Debut: Gone - Dierks Bentley

Re-Entries

#100: BICHOTA - KAROL G (RE-ENTRY) [#72] {13 weeks}

Alright, whatever. I really don't care that this is back.

Losses

#41: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco (-11) [#12] {20 weeks}

#56: Body - Megan Thee Stallion (-15) [#12] {15 weeks}

#62: Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen (-10) [#9] {8 weeks}

#89: hole in the bottle - Kelsea Ballerini (-20) [#39] {20 weeks}

#93: Somebody's Problem - Morgan Wallen (-13) [#25] {12 weeks}

#94: Drankin N Smokin - Future/Lil Uzi Vert (-10) [#31] {7 weeks}

Okay, here we go. Lonely was never that great and I'm not sure why it was a decent-sized hit. Body was never good and I'm glad that it didn't do nearly as well as Savage. I've decided that I really like hole in the bottle, which kind of sucks as it's nearly gone. As for Drankin N Smokin, I didn't even really realize that it re-entered, so whatever. No comment on the Morgan Wallen songs.

Gains

#15: Beat Box 2 / 3 - SpottemGottem/Pooh Shiesty / DaBaby (+32) [#15] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#39: telepatía - Kali Uchis (+15) [#39] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#45: My Head & My Heart - Ava Max (+14) [#45] {4 weeks} *new peak*

#49: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf (+13) [#49] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#66: Track Star - Mooski (+33) [#66] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#75: One Too Many - Keith Urban/P!nk (+10) [#62] {12 weeks}

#81: The Business - Tiësto (+15) [#81] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#85: Hello - Pop Smoke/A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (+12) [#85] {2 weeks} *new peak*

Yeah, so they did the Beat Box by SpottemGottem featuring Pooh Shiesty or DaBaby thing, which last happened with Lil Nas X's Rodeo with the versions with Cardi B and Nas. Anyways, Pooh Shiesty's verse is decent and DaBaby's verse is great, but SpottemGottem is still there. Anyways, telepatía isn't great, so whatever. I don't really care that it's jumping. I'm really glad that My Head & My Heart is becoming a big hit, as well as Astronaut In The Ocean. Cool to see Track Star getting a big boost from its debut last week. I'm really happy to see One Too Many getting a bit of a second wind here. The Business shouldn't be here and I'm glad that Hello's jumping.

Dropouts

CLOUDS - NF (#53) [#53] {1 week}

test drive - Ariana Grande (#61) [#61] {1 week}

Hit Bout It - Lil Yachty/Kodak Black (#67) [#67] {1 week}

CHICKEN TENDIES - Clinton Kane (#88) [#88] {1 week}

ZAZA - 6ix9ine (#90) [#90] {1 week}

Afterglow - Ed Sheeran (#94) [#29] {10 weeks}

Monster - Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber (#98) [#8] {14 weeks}

Sucks to see CLOUDS and CHICKEN TENDIES only lasting one week each on the Hot 100. I don't really care about the rest of last week's debuts. I wish Afterglow would've been a bigger hit and I'm surprised Monster hasn't left already, so whatever.

Top 40 Ranking

0 - Crap:

#40: Streets - Doja Cat

1 - Bad:

#39: On Me - Lil Baby

#38: Down To One - Luke Bryan

#37: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

2 - Mediocre:

#36: Beat Box 2 / 3 - SpottemGottem/Pooh Shiesty / DaBaby

#35: No More Parties (Remix) - Coi Leray/Lil Durk

#34: telepatía - Kali Uchis

#33: The Good Ones - Gabby Barrett

#32: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

#31: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

3 - Decent:

#30: GOOD TIME - Niko Moon

#29: Better Together - Luke Combs

#28: You're Mines Still - Yung Bleu

#27: Throat Baby (Go Baby) - BRS Kash

#26: Back In Blood - Pooh Shiesty/Lil Durk

#25: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK

#24: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

#23: Good Days - SZA

4 - Good:

#22: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#21: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#20: willow - Taylor Swift

#19: Whoopty - CJ

#18: DÁKITI - Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez

#17: Up - Cardi B

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

#15: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:

#14: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#13: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#12: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#11: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#10: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#9: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#8: positions - Ariana Grande

#7: Bang! - AJR

#6: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

#5: Just the Way - Parmalee/Blanco Brown

#4: Anyone - Justin Bieber

#3: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#2: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

#1: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

Overall Score: 141/200 = 71%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior {30 weeks}

#4: Bang! - AJR & For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby {35 weeks}

#3: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug {43 weeks}

#2: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {62 weeks}

#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {65 weeks}

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

Hot 100 Overview: Week of March 6, 2021 - Olivia Rodrigo (7)

Olivia Rodrigo (7)

Hey, fam! So my 2020 Countdown Extras Rankdown is nearly done, I'll finish it on Saturday. That's right, we're down to the top 2!!! Anyways, today, you'll be getting the proper format for these posts. New music this week from NF, Ariana Grande, Pop Smoke and more!

The Top 10

#1: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo (-) [7th week at #1] {7 weeks}

#2: Up - Cardi B (+3) [#2] {3 weeks}

#3: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug (+5) [#3] {42 weeks} *new peak*

#4: 34+35 - Ariana Grande (-2) [#2] {17 weeks}

#5: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (-1) [4 weeks at #1] {64 weeks}

#6: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (-) [#4] {11 weeks}

#7: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior (-) [8 weeks at #1] {29 weeks}

#8: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK (-5) [#3] {2 weeks}

#9: positions - Ariana Grande (+1) [1 week at #1] {18 weeks}

#10: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby (-1) [#5] {21 weeks}

I'm pretty sure nobody's surprised that drivers license is still #1. I mean, at this rate, I actually wouldn't be surprised if it broke Old Town Road's record for the most weeks at #1. It's still a long way away, (13 weeks to be exact) but I wouldn't count it out as a possibility.

Go Crazy hit a new peak of #3, 41 weeks after initially debuting, which is crazy (see what I did there?). Honestly, I'd be fine if this hit #1, but I seriously don't think that it will.

Calling My Phone somehow only dropped to #8. I'm surprised, but I'm not disappointed. I'm not exactly happy either, though. Mostly just indifferent.

Debuts

#53: CLOUDS - NF

So after nearly two (?) years of not releasing anything, NF releases another song from a mixtape that'll come later this month. I've always liked NF, I'd go as far to say that he's one of my favourite rappers, but I have to be in the mood to listen to his stuff, because it's um... moody most of the time. Anyways, I like this song. It's definitely not one of his best, though. The production is something I've heard him do a lot of times before and it really reminds me of the title track from The Search in particular. His flow is pretty good here though and he switches it a lot. Yeah, I can't see this sticking around for too long, but I still like it while it's here.

#54: telepatía - Kali Uchis

Um... this song is pretty much nothing. Nothing about this interests me at all. Her voice is alright, the production's really boring and the melody doesn't really grip me either. Not sure why this is here.

#61: test drive - Ariana Grande

So Ariana Grande released her deluxe version of Positions and after listening to most of Positions (yeah, I still don't think I've listened to the whole thing) I decided I had no need to listen to these bonus tracks. I'm not entirely sure if this song is being pushed as a single or not, but I don't really care either way. This definitely isn't the most forgettable of the songs from Positions, it's kind of upbeat, but still nothing sticks out to me here. She doesn't sound particularly good in the chorus and it's way too short too.

#67: Hit Bout It - Lil Yachty/Kodak Black

Yup, so I've known that Lil Yachty's existed for a while now, but I felt no need to ever check out his stuff. After this, I feel even less compelled to listen to his stuff. Neither artist sounds good at all here and the production's weird on top of that. Actually, Lil Yachty sounds quite bad. It doesn't sound like he's trying at all, then on top of that, you can hardly even hear what he's saying. Yeah, this is pretty bad.

#88: CHICKEN TENDIES - Clinton Kane

Hold on... Clinton Kane? As in "Fix It to Break It" Clinton Kane? Wow. Yeah, so I guess he's a Hot 100 artist now. With a title like this, you'd probably think it'd be a little meme-y, or at least upbeat. But nope! It's still really slow. But honestly? I quite like it. Probably even more than I liked Fix It to Break It. I still think he sounds quite good here and he sounds like he's straining his voice less in this one. The chorus is more memorable and the production is actually quite good too. I really like this song and I hope it sticks around here, even though I highly doubt that it will.

#90: ZAZA - 6ix9ine

...Great. 6ix9ine is still making music. Tell me why again does this guy has consistent Hot 100 entries? You're telling me people actually listen to and enjoy his stuff? Honestly, I don't buy it. He's yelling 75% of the time in all of his music and he sounds terrible. Also, was that a reference to Body by Megan Thee Stallion? Oh, boy. Hard pass.

#92: Made For You - Jake Owen

It's a country ballad. Luckily, this guy's voice isn't the absolute worst I've ever heard, but it's still not good and country ballads should not be a thing. That is all.

#96: The Business - Tiësto

I reviewed this song last week on my Hits 1 post, so I won't go too in depth. But basically, the pitched-down vocals are weird and nothing about the rest of the song can save it from that.

#97: Hello - Pop Smoke/A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

This was a bonus track from the deluxe version of Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon and it's just now making its debut here. This definitely isn't Pop Smoke's best song. He's sounded much better, specifically in The Woo and For The Night, but the production's good and I think A Boogie Wit da Hoodie works well with this song.

#99: Track Star - Mooski

This isn't bad. I don't think Mooski sounds great, but he doesn't sound bad either. The production's kind of minimalistic, but it works. Yeah, I'd be fine with this being a hit.

Best Debut: CHICKEN TENDIES - Clinton Kane

Worst Debut: ZAZA - 6ix9ine

Losses

#27: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper (-10) [#3] {23 weeks}

#41: Body - Megan Thee Stallion (-15) [#12] {14 weeks}

#60: Long Live - Florida Georgia Line (-12) [#48] {8 weeks}

#69: hole in the bottle - Kelsea Ballerini (-17) [#39] {19 weeks}

#94: Afterglow - Ed Sheeran (-29) [#29] {10 weeks}

#95: Cover Me Up - Morgan Wallen (-11) [#52] {8 weeks}

Holy's getting kind of old, so I'm not all that disappointed to see it going. As for Body, I'm really happy that it wasn't that big of a hit. Long Live was never good, so I'm glad to see that it won't be a hit. I kind of wish that hole in the bottle was a bit bigger of a hit. Afterglow should've been a much bigger hit and I'm disappointed that it wasn't. As for Cover Me Up... how are all of his not fully gone yet?

Gains

#25: GOOD TIME - Niko Moon (+10) [#25] {21 weeks} *new peak*

#28: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat (+10) [#28] {7 weeks} *new peak*

#32: No More Parties (Remix) - Coi Leray/Lil Durk (+38) [#32] {3 weeks} *new peak*

#44: What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett (+12) [#44] {10 weeks} *new peak*

#58: LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE - Bad Bunny/ROSALÍA (+11) [#53] {5 weeks}

#63: Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon (+11) [#63] {2 weeks} *new peak*

#78: Opp Stoppa - YBN Nahmir/21 Savage (+21) [#78] {3 weeks} *new peak*

I'm kind of glad to see GOOD TIME gaining, as it's one of the better country songs circulating right now. I'm totally fine with Best Friend becoming a hit. I really don't care that No More Parties got a huge boost this week and I don't think that the Lil Durk remix really adds much to the original. I don't care about What's Your Country Song. I'm pretty sure the only reason LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE jumped is because of their SNL performance of it, but I'm happy nonetheless. I don't really care about the other two.

Dropouts

Love Story (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (#11) [#11] {1 week}

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi (#33) [#9] {52 weeks}

What It Feels Like - Nipsey Hussle/JAY-Z (#51) [#51] {1 week}

SO DONE - The Kid LAROI (#77) [#59] {15 weeks}

Happy Does - Kenny Chesney (#83) [#47] {14 weeks}

Big, Big Plans - Chris Lane (#89) [#42] {20 weeks}

BICHOTA - KAROL G (#92) [#72] {12 weeks}

Back to the Streets - Saweetie/Jhené Aiko (#97) [#58] {13 weeks}

Bad Boy - Juice WRLD/Young Thug (#98) [#22] {5 weeks}

How They Remember You - Rascal Flatts (#100) [#100] {1 week}

Wow, I'm really disappointed that Love Story and What It Feels Like both only spent one week on the Hot 100. As for Before You Go, it would've left anyways because of recurring rules, so whatever. SO DONE should've been a much bigger hit, because it was great. I'm really happy that Happy Does is gone and I don't care about the rest.

Top 40 Ranking

0 - Crap:

#40: Streets - Doja Cat

1 - Bad:

#39: Down To One - Luke Bryan

#38: On Me - Lil Baby

#37: Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

#36: Best Friend - Saweetie/Doja Cat

2 - Mediocre:

#35: No More Parties (Remix) - Coi Leray/Lil Durk

#34: Starting Over - Chris Stapleton

#33: Lonely - Justin Bieber/benny blanco

#32: Put Your Records On - Ritt Momney

3 - Decent:

#31: Better Together - Luke Combs

#30: Throat Baby (Go Baby) - BRS Kas

#29: You're Mines Still - Yung Bleu/Drake

#28: Back In Blood - Pooh Shiesty/Lil Durk

#27: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK

#26: Good Days - SZA

#25: 34+35 - Ariana Grande

4 - Good:

#24: GOOD TIME - Niko Moon

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

#22: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth

#21: you broke me first - Tate McRae

#20: willow - Taylor Swift

#19: DÁKITI - Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez

#18: Whoopty - CJ

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

#16: Up - Cardi B

#15: What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke

5 - Great:

#14: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior

#13: Holy - Justin Bieber/Chance the Rapper

#12: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug

#11: positions - Ariana Grande

#10: my ex's best friend - Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear

#9: Just the Way - Parmalee/Blanco Brown

#8: Levitating - Dua Lipa/DaBaby

#7: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

#6: drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo

#5: Anyone - Justin Bieber

#4: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

#3: Bang! - AJR

#2: Lemonade - Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV

#1: WITHOUT YOU - The Kid LAROI

Overall Score: 141/200 = 71%

5 Oldest Songs

#5: Mood - 24kGoldn/iann dior {29 weeks}

#4: Bang! - AJR & For The Night - Pop Smoke/Lil Baby/DaBaby {34 weeks}

#3: Go Crazy - Chris Brown/Young Thug {42 weeks}

#2: I Hope - Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth {61 weeks}

#1: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd {64 weeks}

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

Hot 100 Overview: Week of February 27, 2021 - Olivia Rodrigo (6)

Olivia Rodrigo (6)

So yeah, I decided that I'd be switching to this, like Waffle did, because 1: I get to review more songs and 2: It takes less time. This week is gonna be different, though. This is NOT the normal format. Today, I'll be doing very quick reviews of every song that I've never reviewed on this blog before, then I'll do a short blurbs section. You'll get the proper format next week.

#3: Calling My Phone - Lil Tjay/6LACK (DEBUT) [#3] {1 week}

Quite forgettable, but both artists sound good here. Probably didn't deserve a top 5 debut, though.

#5: Up - Cardi B (-3) [#2] {2 weeks}

This is probably the first Cardi B song where she was the lead artist that I've genuinely liked since I Like It, which was a banger. Her flow is great here and the beat is really good too.

#16: Back In Blood - Pooh Shiesty/Lil Durk (+1) [#16] {7 weeks} *new peak*

Not very interesting, but again, both artists sound good.

#27: Streets - Doja Cat (-5) [#18] {6 weeks}

Doja Cat meets Billie Eilish and I really hate it. The layered vocals are really quite bad. Doja just fits better with rap in my opinion.

#30: Throat Baby (Go Baby) - BRS Kash (+3) [#24] {18 weeks}

Wow, okay, literally just copy + paste my reviews for Calling My Phone and Back In Blood here.

#35: GOOD TIME - Niko Moon (-) [#31] {20 weeks}

Oh hey, this is actually a decent country song. The production works and his voice is not bad.

#40: Just the Way - Parmalee/Blanco Brown (+2) [#40] {8 weeks} *new peak*

IT'S THE GIT UP GUY!!! Honestly, though, he sounds nothing like he did in The Git Up. But I think I kind of like it. He works really well with the guys in Parmalee and that chorus is really catchy. This is actually quite great.

#41: Cry Baby - Megan Thee Stallion/DaBaby (-12) [#28] {11 weeks}

This is terrifying, but it kind of works? Both artists sound great here, but that sample. It's actually just horrifying.

#42: Beers And Sunshine - Darius Rucker (+4) [#42] {10 weeks} *new peak*

Mm-m. Nope. This is ridiculously country and I don't like it that much.

#44: Damage - H.E.R. (+3) [#44] {10 weeks} *new peak*

Yaaaaay. R&B. This is a little less boring than other R&B songs, but it's still not fantastic. It could be a grower though.

#46: Down To One - Luke Bryan (+4) [#46] {8 weeks} *new peak*

Luke Bryan's voice is quite bad. Definitely no exception to this one.

#47: Buss It - Erica Banks (+13) [#47] {6 weeks} *new peak*

She kind of sounds like a new Nicki Minaj. The production's kind of uninteresting, but it's not bad. This one could also be a grower.

#48: Long Live - Florida Georgia Line (+13) [#48] {7 weeks} *new peak*

They don't really sound that good here. Better than their other song Lil Bit, though.

#50: Time Today - Moneybagg Yo (-13) [#37] {2 weeks}

Yeah, I don't know. Moneybagg Yo's voice just really isn't for me, I guess. I didn't like it in Said Sum and this really isn't any different.

#51: What It Feels Like - Nipsey Hussle/JAY-Z (DEBUT) [#51] {1 week}

R.I.P. Nipsey. Man, he was pretty talented. He sounds great here and so does JAY-Z. They work really well together and with the beat. That writing too. Specifically the line: "You let them crackers storm your Capitol, put they feet up on your desk".

#52: hole in the bottle - Kelsea Ballerini (-13) [#39] {18 weeks}

This is actually decent. Kelsea sounds good here and the chorus is infectious.

#53: Wasted On You - Morgan Wallen (-17) [#9] {6 weeks}

Because of all of the controversy surrounding Morgan Wallen, I don't want to support him, so I'm not listening to him anymore, so I don't have an opinion on all of his new songs.

#54: Beat Box - SpottemGottem (-1) [#53] {5 weeks}

He really doesn't sound that good here and it's also way too short (but is that really a bad thing?).

#55: The Good Ones - Gabby Barrett (+1) [#55] {8 weeks} *new peak*

This is fine. Definitely not as good as I Hope, though.

#56: What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett (-2) [#54] {9 weeks}

Why does Thomas Rhett always have such great hooks? It's kind of annoying, because his voice has way too much country twang.

#57: Sand In My Boots - Morgan Wallen (-19) [#32] {6 weeks}

N/A

#63: Lady - Brett Young (+5) [#63] {6 weeks} *new peak*

Great writing, but kind of slow and Brett Young doesn't sound good.

#67: GIRL LIKE ME - Black Eyed Peas/Shakira (+4) [#67] {6 weeks} *new peak*

I really want to like this, but AAAAAH Shakira SOUNDS SO BAAAD!

#68: Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf (DEBUT) [#68] {1 week}

I will talk about this in much more detail in my Countdown Post, but I love this guy's flow and that chorus is great. #crownnoteplug (more on that in my Countdown Post too)

#70: No More Parties - Col Leray (+14) [#70] {2 weeks} *new peak*

This is pretty boring, but she sounds pretty good here. It's R&B though, that seems like a trend throughout that genre.

#72: Momma's House - Dustin Lynch (-) [#72] {6 weeks}

This is way too slow for a country song. Nothing else in this song can save it from that.

#73: Hell Of A View - Eric Church (-) [#73] {6 weeks}

Eric Church is one of the more tolerable country singers, but this song is kind of boring and doesn't really do anything for me.

#74: HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY - Giveon (DEBUT) [#74] {1 week}

Meh. Nothing here is all that interesting. It's not bad, it's just really not that interesting and there's nothing here that grabs my attention.

#75: Neighbors - Pooh Shiesty/BIG30 (-24) [#51] {2 weeks}

Not too interesting, but there's nothing that I dislike here.

#78: Somebody Like That - Tenille Arts (+1) [#78] {5 weeks} *new peak*

Kind of boring, but she sounds fine I guess. That chorus is also decent. The instrumentation is quite good in it.

#79: Finesse Out The Gang Way - Lil Durk/Lil Baby (-2) [#39] {3 weeks}

One of Lil Durk's best performances in my opinion. Lil Baby's even not that bad. The beat is really well-made too. Good song.

#80: Masterpiece - DaBaby (+17) [#55] {4 weeks}

It's DaBaby, so he sounds really good here, but the production isn't as good as it is in some of his other songs.

#81: Moonwalking in Calabasas - DDG (+4) [#81] {8 weeks} *new peak*

Ayyy, this is good. DDG has great flow and sounds great. He works well with the beat too.

#82: Bandido - Myke Towers/Juhn (+5) [#82] {2 weeks} *new peak*

Quite boring. Neither artist sounds bad per se here, but they don't exactly sound great either.

#83: Happy Does - Kenny Chesney (-13) [#47] {14 weeks}

Wow, I really hate Kenny Chesney's voice here. It's really quite bad and nothing else about the song can save it.

#84: Cover Me Up - Morgan Wallen (-18) [#52] {7 weeks}

N/A

#85: You Got It - Vedo (+3) [#85] {8 weeks} *new peak*

Vedo sounds quite good here. He works well with the beat and even though it's slow, he makes it work.

#87: Still Trappin' - Lil Durk/King Von (-7) [#53] {8 weeks}

Eh. Both artists sound fine, but nothing about this sticks with me at all.

#88: Pick Up Your Feelings - Jazmine Sullivan (+1) [#88] {4 weeks} *new peak*

Wow, I'm really vibing with this one. Jazmine sounds fantastic here and the chorus is actually memorable unlike some other R&B songs.

#92: BICHOTA - KAROL G (-14) [#72] {12 weeks}

Good beat, but that's really the only that stands out to me here.

#93: Glad You Exist - Dan + Shay (-30) [#63] {2 weeks}

Definitely not one of the best Dan + Shay songs. It's kind of slow, but it's still decent. They sound decent and the hook's interesting enough.

#94: Quicksand - Morray (+6) [#94] {2 weeks} *new peak*

Wow, this guy's flow is really good. He can go pretty fast, but he also tries really different flows here and it works really well. The hook is also really good.

#95: LIKE I WANT YOU - Giveon (DEBUT) [#95] {1 week}

Not sure if his voice is pitched down or not, but it doesn't sound good. It's pretty boring too.

#96: Almost Maybes - Jordan Davis (-) [#95] {4 weeks}

His voice isn't the best, mostly because it's country, but that hook is so fun that I can't help but smile.

#97: Back to the Streets - Saweetie/Jhené Aiko (-22) [#58] {13 weeks}

Hunh. This is honestly the best performance that I've ever heard from Saweetie. That being said, it's kind of boring. If she could sound this way in Best Friend, I think I'd like it quite a bit.

#98: Bad Boy - Juice WRLD/Young Thug (-15) [#22] {5 weeks}

I really like Juice WRLD but ewww that electric guitar and Young Thug sound so bad.

#99: Opp Stoppa - YBN Nahmir/21 Savage (RE-ENTRY) [#97] {2 weeks}

There's too much going out at one time in this song and it really doesn't work. YBN Nahmir also doesn't sound that good either.

#100: How They Remember You - Rascal Flatts (DEBUT) [#100] {1 week}

I have a soft spot for these guys, because they made one of my favourite songs of all time, Life Is a Highway. While this isn't as good, they still sound alright and the chorus is decent.

Blurbs

Yeah, so drivers license debuted at #1 six weeks ago and it's been there ever since. I'm honestly quite happy about this, even if it isn't my favourite song ever.

34+35 is up to #2 and I can honestly see this taking the #1 at any point now.

I have absolutely no clue how Blinding Lights is still in the top 5, but I'm all for it.

So Save Your Tears made a big jump to #4 because of The Weeknd's Super Bowl Performance and it actually only drops to #6 this week, so it could be a pretty big hit.

Looks like Mood is finally starting to lose momentum, dropping down to #7 this week. I'd be fine if this left somewhat soon.

The re-recorded Love Story debuted at #11 this week, which is much higher than I thought it was going to debut at. I hope it sticks around for a bit longer.

Who else has completely forgotten that For The Night is still here. Especially so high. I mean, #14? Really?

So Good Days became a top 10 hit while I was away, so that's cool, I guess.

you broke me first is somehow just outside the top 20. I can't possibly see this sticking around for much longer.

willow's doing pretty well. I'm pretty sure it's doing better than cardigan did, so that's good, because I think it's better.

Anyone made a rebound, which is great because I was unsure how long it was going to stay in the top 40 for.

Bang! also became a top 10 hit while I was away, which is insane and awesome.

Ok, how do Lewis Capaldi songs have so much longevity? I mean, seriously. Before You Go is still at #33.

Ahhh Put Your Records On is a top 40 hit... come on, America.

I guess Dynamite is still here.

We're Good by Dua Lipa debuted at #49 this week. It's kind of low, but honestly, I'm not as disappointed as I was when Levitating debuted that low.

Golden is at #58. Really? Why hasn't this left the Hot 100 yet?

So I guess Monsters by All Time Low is actually a hit now. Alright, then, I'll definitely take it.

My Head & My Heart debuted last week and made a huge jump up to #61 this week. I'm so happy and I really hope it gets to be even bigger than Kings & Queens was.

Hey, remember Tyler Herro by Jack Harlow? Yeah, I forgot that that song existed, but I'm definitely happy that it's still here.

Sucks that Afterglow wasn't a bigger hit. I think it deserved to be.

SO DONE's starting to fall off of the chart, which sucks.

One Too Many by Keith Urban and P!nk is also still here, at #86. I forgot how great this song was. I hope it doesn't leave soon.

Shawn Mendes' Monster is still here. I honestly thought that it would've left a while ago.

Yeah, that's all for this week. The real format will come next week.

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