Billboard Hot 100 Highlights April 22nd, 2017

He may not have hit Number 1, but Kendrick hit and he hit hard this week. Nice. Other than that, looks like a lot of country shifting up. HIGHLIGHTS TIME!

Top 20

1. Shape of You by Ed Sheeran (1)
2. Humble. by Kendrick Lamar (New)
3. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (2) (Biggest Airplay Gainer)
4. iSpy by KYLE ft. Lil Yachty (5)
5. Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (3)
6. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt (12)
7. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk (4)
8. Tunnel Vision by Kodak Black (8)
9. Paris by The Chainsmokers (9)
10. Rockabye by Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie (11)
11. Mask Off by Future (18)
12. Bad And Boujee by Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert (6)
13. It Ain't Me by Kygo x Selena Gomez (15)
14. Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara (17)
15. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) by Zayn & Taylor Swift (7)
16. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (49) (Biggest Streaming Gainer)
17. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (19)
18. Love On The Brain by Rihanna (14)
19. Chained To The Rhythm by Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley (13)
20. Bounce Back by Big Sean (16)

Fell Off Top 20

21. Closer by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey (20)
23. Passionfruit by Drake (10)

Big Gains (10+)

16. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (49)
38. The Fighter by Keith Urban ft. Carrie Underwood (74) (Biggest Digital Sales Gainer)
52. Swalla by Jason Derulo ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (65)
66. Black by Dierks Bentley (87)
76. Yeah Boy by Kelsea Ballerini (88)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

6. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt (12)
11. Mask Off by Future (18)
29. Swang by Rae Sremmurd (34)
34. Look At Me! by XXXTENTACION (42)
40. Slide by Calvin Harris ft. Frank Ocean & Migos (45)
44. In Case You Didn't Know by Brett Young (51)
54. Any Ol' Barstool by Jason Aldean (62)
65. Hometown Girl by Josh Turner (72)

Big Losses (10+)

23. Passionfruit by Drake (10)
36. Portland by Drake ft. Quavo & Travis Scott (21)
50. Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello (39)
62. Gyalchester by Drake (43)
68. Free Smoke by Drake (40)
78. Blem by Drake (48)
83. Teenage Fever by Drake (53)
85. The Heart Part 4 by Kendrick Lamar (22)
89. Sacrifices by Drake ft. 2 Chainz & Young Thug (56)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

12. Bad And Boujee by Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert (6)
15. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) by Zayn & Taylor Swift (7)
19. Chained To The Rhythm by Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley (13)
33. Mercy by Shawn Mendes (26)
49. Despacito by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee (44)
63. How Far I'll Go by Auli'i Cravalho (58)
69. Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran (63)
70. Speak To A Girl by Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (61)
72. Play That Song by Train (67)
84. No Frauds by Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne (75)
86. Think A Little Less by Michael Ray (78)

Dropouts

• Still Got Time by Zayn ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR (66, 1 week)
• Get It Together by Drake ft. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee (68, 2 weeks)
• No Long Talk by Drake ft. Giggs (76, 2 weeks)
• KMT by Drake ft. Giggs (79, 2 weeks)
• 4422 by Drake ft. Sampha (82, 2 weeks)
• Jorja Interlude by Drake (83, 2 weeks)
• Madiba Riddim by Drake (84, 2 weeks)
• Ice Melts by Drake (85, 2 weeks)
• Do Not Disturb by Drake (86, 2 weeks)
• Glow by Drake ft. Kanye West (89, 2 weeks)
• Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran (93, 4 weeks)
• Everyday by Ariana Grande ft. Future (94, 7 weeks)
• Can't Have Everything by Drake (97, 2 weeks)
• Party Monster by The Weeknd (98, 19 weeks)
• Nothings Into Somethings by Drake (99, 2 weeks)

Returning Entries

43. Goosebumps by Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar
71. God, Your Mama, And Me by Florida Georgia Line ft. Backstreet Boys

New Entries

2. Humble. by Kendrick Lamar
53. Craving You by Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris
59. Everybody by Logic
60. You Look Good by Lady Antebellum
75. Tin Man by Miranda Lambert
81. Subeme La Radio by Enrique Iglesias ft. Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox
88. First Day Out by Tee Grizzley
91. The One by The Chainsmokers
93. Conscience by Kodak Black ft. Future
94. Drowning by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black
96. Heatstroke by Calvin Harris ft. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande
98. How Not To by Dan + Shay
100. Human by Rag'n'Bone Man

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Humble.

The big one. Kendrick's first Top 10 hit as a lead artist. And yeah, it's deserved the acclaim it's already gotten. Mike Will Made It managed to make a trap beat actually intense. That is a miracle. And Kendrick himself is a presence to behold. Looking forward to that album on Friday.

2. Human

Oh hey, it's another song whose controversy became a meme amongst my friends a while ago. Now that I've finally heard this for myself, I love this. It's rough and rugged. Rag'n'Bone himself has a sweet, rugged voice that's close to Hozier while still keeping its own identity. The production is subtle and haunting during the verses and explosive on the chorus. Yep, no apologies.

3. Everybody

Woo! Yeah, I appreciate Logic's return. Though I kinda thought this guy was white. Apparently he's biracial, which is why I guess his use of the n-word in the second verse is okay. And he talks at length about race politics in this song. Beat's great. Yep, I like this.

4. Heatstroke

A strange combination of artists, but it turns out for the best. Young Thug is the obvious star of the show. He works best against real upbeat, fun tropical production like this. But Pharrell and Ariana are a nice touch too. It's all very breezy and happy. Slide is better, but I'll still take this.

5. The One

Comments on this song withheld until I talk about it in my upcoming video retrospective. For now, I'll just say I like it quite a bit.

6. You Look Good

This is more akin to blues rock than it is to country in my eyes. Still, it's good blues rock. Tight groove and interplay between the vocalists. Good to see these guys charting again after all these years.

7. First Day Out

As the title would suggest, it's a rap song about getting out of prison and going back to business as usual. And I like it. The beat is menacing and it builds throughout the song, much like Tee Grizzley's intensity. It has no chorus, with all the focus going on the lyrics. It's pretty standard stuff for this kind of song, but it works. No gimmicks, just bars.

8. Goosebumps

See what happens when you hold off on releasing a video, Travis? Or maybe this was a really clever way of extending its chart life? I don't know. At least it's back and finally has a video. That's not on his official YouTube. What the hell?

9. How Not To

Sweet pop country ballad about a breakup. It's not bitter, it's produced well, and it's sung well. Don't know if I have much to add to that, it's just a good pop country song. Weird that it comes with a video about alcoholism though.

10. Subeme La Radio

"Bring me the radio". That seems like a weird sentence to me. I've heard "turn on" or "turn up", but bring it? Not as catchy. As for the song itself, it's alright. It's catchy and sounds good. Hopefully the lyrics aren't bad. But I accept that they very well could be.

11. God, Your Mama, And Me

This may have grown on me since last time. Still just okay. I appreciate the sentiment, but I'm not a fan of the autotune or how Backstreet Boys are underused. If you're gonna use an unconventional guest artist, you better actually use them.

12. Tin Man

Very low tempo country. On a technical level it's very good. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for this right now. Or maybe it's not really that special. Either way, I want to like this more than I do.

13. Drowning

It's okay. The beat is actually enjoyable with the menacing pianos. But the content really isn't anything to write home about. I'm not sure why you would bring up a "drowning" metaphor if you're gonna spend the song bragging. Also I feel like Kodak Black shouldn't be on this song. He's too nasally to fit the instrumentation. Boogie's fine though.

14. Craving You

I feel like I should like this at least on an instrumental level but I don't. Something about Thomas Rhett's smarmy attitude gets to me here. But what else is new? Not to mention the way it relegates Maren Morris to being a background vocalist. C'mon, she's worth her own verse, Rhett. Also it's not cou--

15. Conscience

YOU HAVE NO CONSCIENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE A RAPIST! ... Sorry. Yeah that has nothing to do with this song. It's just mediocre. The production does have some life but it's also incredibly cluttered for some reason. Future and Kodak seem buried in the mix and it's off-putting. And of course it's nothing of substance. As one would expect.