Billboard Hot 100 Highlights December 3, 2016

And thus 2017's Billboard year has started. What awaits us? Hopefully something good. HIGHLIGHTS TIME!

Top 20

1. Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane (1) (Biggest Airplay Gainer)
2. Closer by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey (2)
3. Starboy by The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk (3) (Biggest Digital Sales Gainer)
4. Side To Side by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (7)
5. Heathens by twenty one pilots (4)
6. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (6)
7. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber (5)
8. Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) by Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall (8)
9. Broccoli by D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty (9)
10. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar (10)
11. i hate u i love u by gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien (11)
12. Caroline by Aminé (18)
13. Cold Water by Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ (12)
14. Fake Love by Drake (17)
15. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd (19)
16. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (13)
17. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (22)
18. Can't Stop The Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (16)
19. Cheap Thrills by Sia ft. Sean Paul (15)
20. The Greatest by Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar (21)

Fell Off Top 20

22. OOOUUU by Young M.A (20)
31. Used To This by Future ft. Drake (14)

Big Gains (10+)

41. Love Me Now by John Legend (66)
46. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello (73)
47. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (58)
50. Love On The Brain by Rihanna (65)
56. Hallelujah by Pentatonix (81)
64. Wanna Be That Song by Brett Eldredge (74)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

12. Caroline by Aminé (18)
17. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (22)
26. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (31)
34. Do You Mind by DJ Khaled ft. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future, Jeremih, & Rick Ross (39)
35. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (42)
45. Pick Up The Phone by Young Thug & Travis Scott ft. Quavo (50)
63. Too Much Sauce by DJ ESCO ft. Future & Lil Uzi Vert (68)
67. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer (75)
75. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (80)
80. Capsize by Frenship & Emily Warren (85)
82. Star Of The Show by Thomas Rhett (82)

Big Losses (10+)

31. Used To This by Future ft. Drake (14)
58. Setting The World On Fire by Kenny Chesney ft. Pink (48)
70. Better Man by Little Big Town
73. Move by Luke Bryan (73)
74. My Way by Calvin Harris (55)
84. Vice by Miranda Lambert (70)
86. Setting Fires by The Chainsmokers ft. XYLØ (71)
93. PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) by PIKOTARO (82)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

39. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (33)
49. We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez (44)
52. Middle Of A Memory by Cole Swindell (47)
65. No Heart by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (57)
68. All We Know by The Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan (60)
85. Litty by Meek Mill ft. Tory Lanez (79)
91. It Don't Hurt Like It Used To by Billy Currington (86)

Dropouts

Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya (38, 24 weeks)
Money Longer by Lil Uzi Vert (62, 22 weeks)
No Limit by Usher ft. Young Thug (69, 20 weeks)
I Know Somebody by LoCash (92, 11 weeks)
All Eyez by The Game ft. Jeremih (93, 5 weeks)
Wat U Mean (Aye, Aye, Aye) by Dae Dae (95, 17 weeks)
Million Reasons by Lady Gaga (96, 4 weeks)
Kill A Word by Eric Church ft. Rhiannon Giddens (98, 1 week)
Hold Up by Beyoncé (99, 14 weeks)
Gangsta by Kehlani (100, 12 weeks)

Returning Entries

92. Sex With Me by Rihanna
94. Water Under The Bridge by Adele
95. Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
100. Goosebumps by Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar

New Entries

59. Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
69. Me And Your Mama by Childish Gambino
76. Bad And Boujee by Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert
77. We The People... by A Tribe Called Quest
97. A Guy With A Girl by Blake Shelton
99. Call On Me by Starley

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Water Under The Bridge

I remember this being one of my favorite songs from 25. And, well, it still holds up a year later. The guitars are suspenseful, Adele's voice is beautiful, and the chorus explodes perfectly. Please let this become a hit. It would be the best Adele hit from 25 by far.

2. We The People...

I've heard of these guys before, but never gave them a listen. Well, this is a good first impression. The beat is dark and gritty, yet catchy and sticky. The bars are pretty well-written too. The chorus in particular seems like a jab at Donald Trump, which I'm all for. Wouldn't mind this getting bigger.

3. Me and Your Mama

Aside from the intro going on for way longer than it needs to, this is pretty awesome. The guitars and organ remind me a lot of 70s psychedelic/metal. This almost feels too avant-garde for the charts in all honesty, but it's not like I'm gonna complain.

4. Hallelujah

Interestingly, even though many other artists have made it on the Hot 100 by covering this song, this is the first time the original has made it. Even though the song is 32 years old. Yeah, it's here thanks to the Christmas season and Cohen's death. I gotta say, this guy's voice is incredibly soothing. I never imagined this song being sung in a lower register before, but it certainly works. No wonder this became a classic.

5. Goosebumps

Just release a video already please. I would eat it up.

6. Shout Out To My Ex

Still catchy and fun. In fact I think I like it even more now.

7. Sex With Me

Okay but why?

8. A Guy With A Girl

Not bad. But it doesn't really stand out that much. Feels like a typical country love song. One I'm not likely to remember. Eh. Probably won't last anyway.

9. Call On Me

This is mildly catchy. It starts as an acoustic guitar folk thing, but then kinda shifts to an EDM song with trap percussion. It's not awful but it is kinda underwhelming. I guess this could grow on me, but right now, eh. The drop's also pretty shrill.

10. Bad and Boujee

Because Billboard rules dictate a Lil Uzi Vert song can't leave without another one immediately replacing it. The beat to this isn't interesting. The lyrics don't stand out. Drugs, being dangerous. Yawn. Uzi's performance is by far the worst on this song though.