Billboard Hot 100 Highlights August 26th, 2017

Drake is off the Hot 100 for the first time in 8 years. And what did we get in its place? A song that supports the release of a murderer. Well, let's see what else happened. Highlights.

Top 20

1. Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber (1)
2. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (2)
3. Unforgettable by French Montana ft. Swae Lee (3)
4. Believer by Imagine Dragons (5)
5. Attention by Charlie Puth (7)
6. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes (8)
7. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (4)
8. Bodak Yellow by Cardi B (14)
9. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (9)
10. I'm The One by DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne (6)
11. Body Like A Back Road (10)
12. Bank Account by 21 Savage (18)
13. Redbone by Childish Gambino (12)
14. Congratulations by Post Malone ft. Quavo (11)
15. Strip That Down by Liam Payne ft. Quavo (16)
16. Humble. by Kendrick Lamar (13)
17. Slow Hands by Nial Horran (15)
18. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (20)
19. Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (17)
20. Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara (19)

Big Gains (10+)

49. Young Dumb & Broke by Khalid (64)
62. Back To You by Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals (74)
75. The Weekend by SZA (89)
77. Honest by The Chainsmokers (88)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

8. Bodak Yellow by Cardi B (14)
12. Bank Account by 21 Savage (18)
23. Mi Gente by J Balvin & Willy William (28)
24. Praying by Kesha (32)
40. What Ifs by Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina (48)
42. No Promises by Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato (51)
46. It's A Vibe by 2 Chainz ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz & Jhene Aiko (53)
51. No Such Thing As A Broken Heart by Old Dominion (59)
54. Heartache On The Dance Floor by Jon Pardi (63)
55. Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott (61)
57. Whatever You Need by Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign (62)
58. Crew by GoldLink ft. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy (66)
60. Most Girls by Hailee Steinfeld (65)
64. Somebody Else Will by Justin Moore (69)
65. Reminder by The Weeknd (73)
67. do re mi by blackbear (75)
71. Glorious by Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey (76)
80. When It Rains It Pours by Luke Combs (85)
83. New Rules by Dua Lipa (90)
88. Wish I Knew You by The Revivalists (93)
92. All The Pretty Girls by Kenny Chesney (98)

Big Losses (10+)

63. Craving You by Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris (45)
73. Malibu by Miley Cyrus (55)
86. Unforgettable by Thomas Rhett (68)
87. You Da Baddest by Future ft. Nicki Minaj (38)
90. Down by Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane (80)
93. 4 AM by 2 Chainz ft. Travis Scott (83)
96. It's Goin' Down by Descendants 2 Cast (77)
100. El Amante by Nicky Jam (92)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

31. It Ain't Me by Kygo x Selena Gomez (24)
44. Issues by Julia Michaels (39)
47. Fetish by Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane (41)
52. Do I Make You Wanna by Billy Currington (47)
66. My Girl by Dylan Scott (57)
74. Bad Liar by Selena Gomez (67)
91. It Ain't My Fault by Brothers Osborne (86)

Dropouts

• Rolex by Ayo & Teo (49, 20, 25 weeks)
• Passionfruit by Drake (81, 8, 20 weeks)
• Swalla by Jason Derulo ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (82, 29, 20 weeks)
• Subeme La Radio by Enrique Iglesias ft. Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox (91, 81, 9 weeks)
• God, Your Mama, And Me by Florida Georgia Line ft. Backstreet Boys (95, 46, 19 weeks)
• Heavy by Linkin Park ft. Kiiara (96, 45, 19 weeks)
• Learn To Let Go by Kesha (97, 97, 1 week)
• Signs by Drake (100, 36, 6 weeks)

New Entries

70. The Race by Tay-K
76. Patty Cake by Kodak Black
81. OMG by Camila Cabello ft. Quavo
82. What About Us by Pink
84. Perplexing Pegasus by Rae Sremmurd
94. B.E.D. by Jacquees
95. Chillin' Like A Villain by Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Bobo Stewart & Mitchell Hope
99. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug

New Entries Ranked

1. Havana

Well, color me surprised. Camila actually has a good amount of control on this song. The beat's exotic and layered with some chilling undertones. But it never comes off as overly dramatic. Solid tune. Wasn't expecting this. Young Thug is kind of a weak link though. He's not as energetic as I feel he works best in. Though I wouldn't call his verse terrible, I guess.

2. Patty Cake

AAAAAAAAA. God damn, Kodak, why do you keep making songs with beats I really like? Seriously, this instrumental is infectious and awesome. It's upbeat and catchy, even despite the trap elements clashing a little. Kodak's bars are still wack, though. References to ragu, Caillou, and saying he's "flyer than a plane". Talk about basic. But...this beat is really good. Better than Tunnel Vision's even, which I feel alone in liking.

3. Chillin' Like A Villain

Guitar and bass grooves this good should not be wasted on a song like this. The autotune is irritating and the writing is incredibly lame. It's a kid's movie, yeah, but wow this is stiff. And yet, it's the best of the Descendants 2 songs I've heard. But it's been three weeks, why is this movie still impacting the Hot 100?

4. What About Us

This is basically The Cure but with even less to care about. The production feels like The Cure anyway. It and Pink's performance are technically good but the lyrics are vague and meaningless. Could apply to almost any situation but there's no connection. It's a song that desperately wants to be bigger than it is.

5. OMG

This isn't a good fit for Camila. Quavo-inspired trap with some spacey synths. Yeah, she isn't remotely convincing in this lane. Performance-wise, she's tolerable though. Though at one point I thought she was saying "Hola hola hola". And then Quavo happens.

6. The Race

SOUNDCLOUD RAP NEEDS TO DIE. Cheap beat that sounds worse than some things I've heard people make on GarageBand. Tay-K himself is enunciating way too much for what he's going for. He sounds like he's trying to be XXXTENTACION but he isn't threatening like X is. At least it's short.

7. Perplexing Pegasus

Iiiiiiit's boring. I think it's supposed to be a vibe rap song but it does nothing for me. Especially with that cheap sounding snare and Swae Lee stringing together non-sequiters like there's no tomorrow. Slim Jxmmy isn't worth talking about either, same old stuff. The only thing perplexing about this song is the title, really.

8. B.E.D.

Gross. Slow jam trap R&B with no subtlety or shame. I'm not sure if B.E.D. is supposed to stand for anything in this case. For all I know it's said like that to fit the ryme scheme. The "I know you wanna love but I just wanna f**k" line on the chorus also makes my stomach churn. Jacquees also feels the need to imitate Quavo and Young Thug to stand out.So yeah.