More Drake. More stagnation. A Meek Mill album bomb? Okay, did not expect that. Bleh. The year's almost over. Bleh. HIGHLIGHTS TIME!
Top 20
1. Closer by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey (1)
2. Starboy by The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk (2)
3. Heathens by twenty one pilots (3)
4. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber (4)
5. Broccoli by D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty (5)
6. Side To Side by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (7)
7. 24k Magic by Bruno Mars (6)
8. Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) by Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall (9)
9. Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd (16)
10. Fake Love by Drake (24) (Biggest Streaming Gainer)
11. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar (13) (Biggest Airplay Gainer)
12. Cold Water by Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ (8)
13. i hate u i love u by gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien (10)
14. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (11)
15. Cheap Thrills by Sia ft. Sean Paul (12)
16. Gold by Kiiara (15)
17. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers ft. Daya (17)
18. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd (14)
19. OOOUUU by Young M.A (22)
20. The Greatest by Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar (19)
Fell Off Top 20
23. This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna (18)
26. Ride by twenty one pilots (20)
Big Gains (10+)
10. Fake Love by Drake (24)
25. Blue Ain't Your Color by Keith Urban (42)
28. Sneakin' by Drake ft. 21 Savage (38)
29. Setting The World On Fire by Kenny Chesney ft. P!nk (39) (Biggest Digital Sales Gainer)
71. No Heart by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (85)
85. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (100)
Moderate Gains (5 - 9)
9. Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane (16)
24. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (30)
35. Chill Bill by Rob $tone ft. J. Davi$ & Spooks (40)
39. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (44)
40. May We All by Florida Georgia Line ft. Tim McGraw (47)
45. Do You Mind by DJ Khaled ft. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future, & Rick Ross (52)
53. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (58)
55. A Little More Summertime by Jason Aldean (60)
56. Sleep Without You by Brett Young (62)
58. Vice by Miranda Lambert (67)
66. Song For Another Time by Old Dominion (72)
69. Dirty Laundry by Carrie Underwood (77)
74. Love On The Brain by Rihanna (80)
Big Losses (10+)
77. Hallelujah by Pentatonix (32)
81. It Don't Hurt Like It Used To by Billy Currington (71)
82. I Know Somebody by LoCash (59)
86. Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix (69)
99. Wat U Mean (Aye, Aye, Aye) by Dae Dae (87)
Moderate Losses (5 - 9)
23. This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna (18)
26. Ride by twenty one pilots (20)
30. One Dance by Drake ft. WizKid & Kyla (23)
31. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) by Adele (26)
34. LUV by Tory Lanez (29)
41. Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay ft. Beyoncé (36)
44. We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez (35)
62. No Limit by Usher ft. Young Thug (56)
79. Fresh Eyes by Andy Grammer (74)
91. Wishing by DJ Drama ft. Chris Brown, Skeme & Lyquin (82)
Dropouts
Into You by Ariana Grande (45, 24 weeks)
Controlla by Drake (49, 26 weeks)
A-YO by Lady Gaga (66, 1 week)
Perfect Illusion by Lady Gaga (78, 6 weeks)
Say It by Flume ft. Tove Lo (79, 2 weeks)
This Girl by Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners (88, 14 weeks)
Hold Up by Beyoncé (90, 13 weeks)
Why You Always Hatin? by YG ft. Drake & Kamaiyah (91, 18 weeks)
CRZY by Kehlani (94, 5 weeks)
Greenlight by Pitbull ft. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis (95, 1 week)
Lockjaw by French Montana ft. Kodak Black (96, 13 weeks)
You & Me by Marc E. Bassy ft. G-Eazy (97, 16 weeks)
Goosebumps by Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar (98, 6 weeks)
Returning Entries
98. Love Me Now by John Legend
100. Cool Girl by Tove Lo
New Entries
49. Litty by Meek Mill ft. Tory Lanez
54. Better Man by Little Big Town
68. Froze by Meek Mill ft. Lil Uzi Vert & Nicki Minaj
70. Offended by Meek Mill ft. Young Thug & 21 Savage
73. Two Birds, One Stone by Drake
75. On The Regular by Meek Mill
84. The Difference by Meek Mill ft. Quavo
88. Star Of The Show by Thomas Rhett
93. Blue Notes by Meek Mill
96. Chantaje by Shakira ft. Maluma
97. Blessed Up by Meek Mill
New and Returning Entries Ranked
1. Cool Girl
Teasing me yet again. I know it's only here because of the album, which I've heard isn't all that good. Still a great, fun song, but yeah, this is its last song on the Hot 100. Sad but true.
2. Blessed Up
Okay, this is a banger. I'm not gonna act like it's anything new, but the synths are intense, Meek Mill has a ton of energy, and the song just works for me. Was not expecting that. Then again, I don't really care about Meek Mill most of the time.
3. Love Me Now
This is clicking with me a little better this week. Not sure why, but I'll take it. Nice sweeping instrumentation, it's all good. Weird that this song originally fell out.
4. Offended
This feels more like Young Thug's song than it does Meek Mill's. The beat is lighter and fits his style more. Though I guess Meek does a good job at adapting to it. Typical Young Thug stuff. He's never been my style but I think he's growing on me. Unfortunately 21 Savage is also on the song, monotone as always. He adds nothing other than his delusions that he leaves any sort of an impression. Whatever. Other than him this isn't bad.
5. Blue Notes
This is almost tragic. The instrumentation is great. Really great. Since it's a sample of Midnight Blues by Snowy White. Haven't heard but sounds great. But Meek Mill's performance doesn't remotely fit it. He's going crazy, which is his usual MO, but yeah, it clashes with the instrumentation. Never shout over soft bluegrass. Maybe I should just check out the original song...
6. Chantaje
I don't really know what to feel about this song. I was kinda enjoying it at first, but then I found out that "chantaje" translates to..."blackmail." And then it got uncomfortable. Weird autotune and backing vocal choices paint this in an uncomfortable light even though I can't understand the lyrics. Percussion is catchy though.
7. Litty
Okay, I hear Mark of SpectrumPulse complain about "pitch-shifted vocals" often. And I never understood what he was referring to in any of these instances. But here, I think I can hear it. I know Tory Lanez doesn't sound like this. His voice is usually higher. Other than that, typical Meek Mill trap stuff. Not bad, but kinda exhausting at this point.
8. Better Man
This doesn't make me think country. This reminds me more of some corny, generic 80s pop ballad. Well, they did warn me Little Big Town's latest album was more pop than country. Nothing really has any emotional weight or connection. It's all fluff. I wish you were a better band...
9. Star Of The Show
I can't muster much hate for this. It's not good, mostly because Thomas Rhett doesn't sound flattering. But I've heard Southside, Vacation, and It Goes Like This. And this is far from the worst he has to offer. At least he's trying to be authentically country here. Though it's more adult alternative than anything.
10. Two Birds, One Stone
Drake's bars may have had more impact if the beat wasn't so awful. It's tuneless, aimless, and the synth tones are so blurry and exhausting. Not to mention that dead percussion. It sounds like it was recorded with an iPhone. Meanwhile Drake gets confessional. His lyrics probably bumped this song higher on the ranking, but this is still not good.
11. On The Regular
Who thought it was a good idea to combine trap bass and percussion with O Fortuna? Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Meek Mill's energy just gets tiring, especially since he's rapping over something that was written to have dynamic and swell. It doesn't fill.
12. The Difference
This song is cluttered. The most prominent thing about it is those vocal calls from Panda, this time on steroids. Desiigner is even in the video, even though he's not on the song itself and Panda isn't credited as a sample. It's intense and all, but not clicking with me. I'm mostly just annoyed at how loud and messy everything is.
13. Froze
Screw Lil Uzi Vert. I hate him so much. His chorus is so bad. Autotune slurry. Really everyone is autotuned here. Beat is bassy and irritating. Nicki's verse is probably the best part of the song, but even then, she's done better. Also I forgot her and Meek Mill were a thing. Apparently still are too. Everything is annoying...
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