Billboard Hot 100 Highlights January 7th, 2017

Well, it finally happened. The Weeknd got his third number 1. Not quite as good as Can't Feel My Face in my book but...I'll just let you finish that sentence. Also we got a lot of Christmas music, a lot of which had somehow never hit the Hot 100 before. Weird, but it'll all be gone next week. HIGHLIGHTS TIME!

Top 20

1. Starboy by The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk (2)
2. Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane (1)
3. Closer by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey (3)
4. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (4)
5. Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) by Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall (8)
6. Side To Side by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (5)
7. Let Me Love You by DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber (9)
8. Don't Wanna Know by Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar (10)
9. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello (14)
10. Fake Love by Drake (12)
11. Caroline by Aminé (16)
12. Heathens by twenty one pilots (15)
13. Bad And Boujee by Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert (26)
14. Scars To Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara (18)
15. Broccoli by D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty (17)
16. All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (20)
17. Starving by Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd (19)
18. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) by Zayn & Taylor Swift (6)
19. OOOUUU by Young M.A (47)
20. Love On The Brain by Rihanna (27)

Fell Off Top 20

35. Deja Vu by J. Cole (7)
54. Neighbors by J. Cole (13)
59. Immortal by J. Cole (11)

Big Gains (10+)

13. Bad And Boujee by Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert (26)
19. OOOUUU by Young M.A (47)
21. Bounce Back by Big Sean (31)
23. Hallelujah by Pentatonix (45)
24. All Time Low by Jon Bellion (36)
27. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee (48)
28. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (44)
29. Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms (46)
37. This Town by Niall Horan (50)
39. Chill Bill by Rob $tone ft. J. Davi$ & Spooks (49)
51. Water Under The Bridge by Adele (61)
56. How Far I'll Go by Auli'i Cravalho (66)
63. Too Much Sauce by DJ ESCO ft. Future & Lil Uzi Vert (74)
79. Rockabye by Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie (90)
80. Alone by Marshmello (99)
81. How Far I'll Go by Alessia Cara (94)
82. All We Know by The Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan (95)
85. Selfish by PnB Rock (96)
86. You're Welcome by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (97)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

9. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello (14)
11. Caroline by Aminé (16)
20. Love On The Brain by Rihanna (27)
22. The Greatest by Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar (28)
25. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk (33)
26. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (32)
30. In The Name Of Love by Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (35)
32. Can't Stop The Feeling! by Justin Timberlake (39)
33. Blue Ain't Your Color by Keith Urban (38)
34. Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers ft. Daya (43)
36. Cheap Thrills by Sia ft. Sean Paul (36)
43. X by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin ft. Future (51)
52. You Was Right by Lil Uzi Vert (58)
55. Used To This by Future ft. Drake (64)
65. Chantaje by Shakira ft. Maluma (71)
67. 1 Night by Lil Yachty (73)
68. Redbone by Childish Gambino (75)
71. A Guy With A Girl by Blake Shelton (79)
76. Star Of The Show by Thomas Rhett (84)
78. How I'll Always Be by Tim McGraw (85)
84. Dirt On My Boots by Jon Pardi (92)

Big Losses (10+)

18. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) by Zayn & Taylor Swift (6)
35. Deja Vu by J. Cole (7)
54. Neighbors by J. Cole (13)
59. Immortal by J. Cole (11)
72. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson (52)
83. Change by J. Cole (21)
89. She's Mine Pt. 1 by J. Cole (22)
90. Ville Mentality by J. Cole (24)
93. For Whom The Bell Tolls by J. Cole (23)
94. Six Feet Under by The Weeknd ft. Future (81)
95. Reminder by The Weeknd (78)
97. Sidewalks by The Weeknd ft. Kendrick Lamar (82)
98. Foldin Clothes by J. Cole (30)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

31. i hate u i love u by gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien (25)
70. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga (62)
96. Play That Song by Train (87)

Dropouts

• 4 Your Eyez Only by J. Cole (29, 1 week)
• She's Mine Pt. 2 by J. Cole (34, 1 week)
• False Prophets by J. Cole (54, 2 weeks)
• Everybody Dies by J. Cole (57, 1 week)
• Come And See Me by PARTYNEXTDOOR ft. Drake (63, 24 weeks)
• Darlin' Don't Go by Sundance Head (67, 1 week)
• Deja Vu by Post Malone ft. Justin Bieber (77, 2 weeks)
• Congratulations by Post Malone ft. Quavo (83, 1 week)
• At Last by Sundance Head (89, 1 week)
• Setting The World On Fire by Kenny Chesney ft. Pink (91, 20 weeks)
• Die For You by The Weeknd (93, 3 weeks)
• My S**t by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (98, 9 weeks)
• Sex With Me by Rihanna (100, 8 weeks)

Returning Entries

45. Mary, Did You Know? by Pentatonix
47. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) by Nat King Cole
75. Make Me (Cry) by Noah Cyrus ft. Labrinth
100. Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars

New Entries

41. Both by Gucci Mane ft. Drake
44. Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano
46. A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives
48. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year by Andy Williams
50. Last Christmas by Wham!
58. Party by Chris Brown ft. Usher & Gucci Mane
91. OTW by DJ Luke Nasty
92. Red Opps by 21 Savage
99. Swang by Rae Sremmurd

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Versace On The Floor

No doubt back because of the huge fallout from last week. I dunno if it'll stick around, but if Bruno's smart, he will push this as the album's second single. Still sensual and beautiful. I really want this to stick around.

2. OTW

Short for On The Way. You could've just called it that you know. Anyway, you might remember this guy for Might Be earlier in the year. This is kinda humorous. Rushing to get to a girl he finds sexually attractive. Decent production with those guitars too. Kinda bumps. It may not be high art, but compared to all the other rap hitting the charts this week, I'll definitely take it.

3. Last Christmas

George Michael just died on the 25th, so I wasn't expecting any Wham! songs to chart just yet. But, Christmas music knows no bounds. The sentiment is sweet, and the production is delightfully 80s. Classic. Though I'm more familiar with the Ariana Grande version that plays at my work during Christmas. Think it works better more subtle like this.

4. Make Me (Cry)

I don't care, I still like this. It's experimental and weird but it works. Even Noah Cyrus' pitchy voice isn't really that annoying. Decent stuff.

5. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of Year

You would think this would've hit the 100 at some point in the last...50 years? I don't know how old this song is. I don't mind this one, mostly for how upbeat and cheery it is. It's a Christmas classic that actually feels like Christmas. Plus it hasn't aged as badly as some other songs.

6. Feliz Navidad

This song always stuck out to me among all the other Christmas songs, despite having by far the most repetitive lyrics. Spanish Christmas. It's Christmas in another language! If that doesn't scream novelty, I don't know what does. This is a Christmas song I don't mind hearing.

7. Both

Okay, I ended up liking this a little more than I was expecting. Mostly from the beat and Drake's hook. Gucci himself does me no favors, and I guess Drake's bars aren't particularly impressive either, but eh. He comes out looking better here. Nothing amazing, but I'll take it.

8. Mary, Did You Know?

Apparently this was released a couple years ago. More explicitly about Christmas than Pentatonix's other charting song right now. More about the Christian aspect with Jesus' birth. It's a decent arrangement, but I'm starting to hate Pentatonix as a band for how smug they seem. Is that weird?

9. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

I somehow didn't hear this song this year. Not that it matters; this will be gone next week. It's a classic, I guess. Christmas music. Kinda boring if I'm honest, but pleasant.

10. Holly Jolly Christmas

You know what Christmas song I wanna see chart? Let's Have A Patrick Swayze Christmas. Not this, this is kinda hokey and dated. But I've heard worse.

11. Party

Surprise, it's garbage! The production is cheap and thin; it does not sound fun at all. When you make a party song that can be described like this, you have failed. No one gives a standout performance, though Usher comes closest, I guess. I have to pray this will flop.

12. Swang

So, I avoided the bonus tracks from Sremmlife 2, but I guess it couldn't last. Dear god this is dead. The beat reminds me of UOENO, which is a bad sign. It just plods along with this ugly, toneless setting. Jxmmy claims he could be a doctor at one point, which is not even remotely believable. This song is pointless.

13. Red Opps

A 21 Savage song from 2015 charting for whatever reason. It's kinda comforting to know he always sucked. Then again, why the hell is this guy still charting?