Billboard Hot 100 Highlights October 22nd, 2016

Another Chainsmokers song debuts in the Top 20 as we approach the last few weeks of the Billboard year. Meanwhile, we get...Beyoncé's sister? Okay. Apparently Solange was a member of Destiny's Child and she's finally getting attention on the Hot 100 again. Even other than that, there's a lot to talk about this week. HIGHLIGHTS TIME!


Top 20

1. Closer by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey (1)
2. Starboy by The Weeknd ft. Daft Pnk (3) (Biggest Airplay Gainer)
3. Heathens by twenty one pilots (2)
4. Cold Water by Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ (4)
5. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber (5)
6. Broccoli by D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty (8) (Biggest Digital Sales Gainer)
7. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (6)
8. Cheap Thrills by Sia ft. Sean Paul (7)
9. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers ft. Daya (9)
10. i hate u i love u by gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien (13)
11. This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna (10)
12. Side To Side by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (19)
13. Gold by Kiiara (15)
14. Ride by twenty one pilots (12)
15. Needed Me by Rihanna (17)
16. One Dance by Drake ft. WizKid & Kyla (14)
17. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (16)
18. All We Know by The Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan (New)
19. Too Good by Drake ft. Rihanna (18)
20. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd (24)

Fell Off Top 20

21. We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez (11)
23. Can't Stop The Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (20)

Big Gains (10+)

25. This Town by Niall Horan (63) (Biggest Streaming Gainer)
52. Do You Mind by DJ Khaled ft. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Jeremih, Future, August Alsina & Rick Ross (82)
58. I Know Somebody by LoCash (72)
77. Wishing by DJ Drama ft. Chris Brown, Skeme & Lyquin (93)
85. CRZY by Kehlani (95)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

12. Side To Side by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (19)
29. OOOUUU by Young M.A (36)
35. Tiimmy Turner by Desiigner (43)
41. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garris & Bebe Rexha (47)
44. Caroline by Aminé (52)
45. Blue Ain't Your Color by Keith Urban (53)
46. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (51)
55. Move by Luke Bryan (61)
57. 1 Night by Lil Yachty (62)
59. May We All by Florida Georgia Line ft. Tim McGraw (65)
62. Rock On by Tucker Beathard (67)
65. Come And See Me by PARTYNEXTDOOR ft. Drake (70)
66. A Little More Summertime by Jason Aldean (71)
70. Sleep Without You by Brett Young (76)
71. Too Much Sauce by DJ ESCO ft. Future & Lil Uzi Vert (79)
72. X by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin ft. Future (78)
78. You Was Right by Lil Uzi Vert (85)
81. Hold Up by Beyoncé (87)
84. HandClap by Fitz And The Tantrums (89)

Big Losses (10+)

21. We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez (11)
47. This Girl by Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners (29)
67. Different For Girls by Dierks Bentley ft. Elle King (55)
69. Perfect Illusion by Lady Gaga (59)
73. Forever Country by Artists of Then, Now & Forever (34)
80. Peter Pan by Kelsea Ballerini (69)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

31. Into You by Ariana Grande (23)
33. Panda by Desiigner (28)
37. For Free by DJ Khaled ft. Drake (31)
43. Just Like Fire by P!nk (38)
49. Low Life by Future ft. The Weeknd (42)
50. It Don't Hurt Like It Used To by Billy Currington (44)
76. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (68)
86. Make You Miss Me by Sam Hunt (80)
88. THat Part by ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye Wesrt (83)
90. I Got The Keys by DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z & Future (81)
95. Gangsta by Kehlani (88)
96. Goosebumps by Travis Scott (91)
99. Why You Always Hatin? by YG ft. Drake & Kamaiyah (90)

Dropouts

Work by Rihanna ft. Drake (45, 36 weeks)
I Took A Pill In Ibiza by Mike Posner (46, 37 weeks)
Never Be Like You by Flume ft. Kai (48, 26 weeks)
H.O.L.Y. by Florida Georgia Line (50, 22 weeks)
Mama Said by Lukas Graham (73, 11 weeks)
Me Too by Meghan Trainor (75, 20 weeks)
Purple Lamborghini by Skrillex & Rick Ross (96, 10 weeks)
Hasta El Amanecer by Nicky Jam (97, 19 weeks)
Cool Girl by Tove Lo (98, 4 weeks)
You Look Like I Need A Drink by Justin Moore (99, 8 weeks)
No Shopping by French Montana ft. Drake (100, 11 weeks)

Returning Entries

87. You Don't Own Me by Grace ft. G-Eazy
89. Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) by Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall

New Entries

18. All We Know by The Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan
60. Say It by Flume ft. Tove Lo
63. False Alarm by The Weeknd
74. Cranes In The Sky by Solange
91. Don't Touch My Hair by Solange ft. Sampha
94. LIFTED by CL
97. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer
98. Wanna Be That Song by Brett Eldredge
100. All Eyez by The Game ft. Jeremih

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. False Alarm

Wow. I think I might like this more than Starboy. This song has more of a rock edge, what with the heavy guitars and synths. Not to mention the reverb on The Weeknd's voice. This is just intense and exciting through and through, with enough quirks to make it feel fresh. Hell yeah. Now I'm definitely looking forward to this album.

2. You Don't Own Me

Confused it's back. I kinda thought it was past its peak/prime on the charts. This is just gonna disappear in a couple weeks (if not sooner) unless it gets crazy gains. Still, it's always fun when this comes back. I'll take it.

3. Say It

We trade one Flume song on the charts for one that is significantly better. I almost wouldn't have known this was by the same guy as Never Be Like You if it weren't for the overproduced percussion on the chorus. Other than that, the beat actually backs Tove Lo great. That guitar/synth solo isn't great though. Some minor production nitpicks keep this from being a great song, but as it is, it's pretty good.

4. Fresh Eyes

Decent song that's probably gonna be flogged to death like every other Andy Grammer song that's charted. It's got a nice guitar lick and the lyrics are kinda charming. However I do wish there was a little more to it. The chorus feels like a buildup to something more explosive but that never happens. As it is, though, it's decent. Not a lot of replay value though.

5. Lifted

So...this is a thing. Tropical style production with some hip hop influences. The second half of the first verse is kinda insufferable, but thankfully it picks up from there. It manages to stay catchy and fun. Pretty weird though. Also I kinda expected this song to be in Korean, since CL is a Korean pop star.

6. All We Know

Alright at this point I'm kinda experiencing Chainsmokers burnout. I'm sure I'm not the only one either. But this isn't even a bad song. It's just kinda there. The melody isn't that interesting but it is sonically pleasing. Phoebe Ryan's voice is pretty weak though. It probably wouldn't stick out if Andrew Taggart wasn't harmonizing her. I could maybe see this growing on me, but as of now, it's only kinda decent. Let the overexposure begin...

7. Wanna Be That Song

It's a country love ballad. About wanting to be a song. I feel like country referencing other songs for their own songs is becoming more and more commonplace. And maybe it is. This isn't bad, it's just not very interesting. Played out. Ain't gonna remember this. Maybe I should stop expecting Brett Eldredge to ever make something as good as Lose My Mind again. Bleh.

8. Cranes In The Sky

This song feels incomplete. The individual elements sound fine and all, but together they're just kinda there. The song drags for a bit and I may have zoned out for a bit. Don't think I missed anything other than repetition of the chorus. On a technical level it's fine and all. Solange has some nice vocals. But it's not really engaging.

9. Don't Touch My Hair

This really isn't all that interesting. The R&B instrumentation feels desaturated and limp, aside from that bass and horns. Lyrically it feels flat. Just bragging about hair? Okay. The chorus has something with the the harmonizations. But overall Solange just sounds like a less interesting Beyoncé. Lot of nitpicks make this kind of a dull listen.

10. All Eyez

This song makes me feel disgusted. It's produced by Scott Storch for one. Though this isn't that bad for him. It's more Jeremih and The Game themselves that sink this. Jeremih in particular sounds bad, The Game has some gross/instantly dated lines like that dog filter thing. His flow feels scattershot too. And the whole thing feels really messy as a result. I really could've done without this in my life.

11. Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem)

So apparently this song has great sales on iTunes. Joy. This is still really bad. Please stop making these stupid, irritating dance rap songs popular.