Billboard Hot 100 Highlights September 9th, 2017

So uh...this was a weird week. Wanna talk about? I don't...

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. Bodak Yellow by Cardi B (3)
4. Believer by Imagine Dragons (5)
5. Attention by Charlie Puth (6)
6. Unforgettable by French Montana ft. Swae Lee (4)
7. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes (7)
8. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (8)
9. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (9)
10. Rake It Up by Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj (24)
11. Strip That Down by Liam Payne ft. Quavo (13)
12. Bank Account by 21 Savage (12)
13. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt (10)
14. Slow Hands by Niall Horan (15)
15. Congratulations by Post Malone ft. Quavo (14)
16. I'm The One by DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne (11)
17. Redbone by Childish Gambino (16)
18. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato (25)
19. Humble. by Kendrick Lamar (17)
20. Friends by Justin Bieber + BloodPop (New)

Fell Off Top 20

21. Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (19)
22. Feels by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (20)
25. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (18)

Big Gains (10+)

10. Rake It Up by Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj (24)
58. When It Rains It Pours by Luke Combs (68)
75. B.E.D. by Jacquees (89)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

18. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato (25)
29. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid (37)
38. What Ifs by Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina (44)
41. Young Dumb & Broke by Khalid (49)
45. Drinkin' Problem by Midland (51)
54. do re mi by blackbear (63)
63. Escapate Conmigo by Wisin ft. Ozuna (69)
67. Unforgettable by Thomas Rhett (73)
74. New Rules by Dua Lipa (81)

Big Losses (10+)

47. Magnolia by Playboi Carti (36)
52. Silence by Marshmello ft. Khalid (42)
69. Somebody Else Will by Justin Moore (59)
87. Reminder by The Weeknd (76)
88. Flatliner by Cole Swindell ft. Dierks Bentley (74)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

16. I'm The One by DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne (11)
25. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (18)
28. Praying by Kesha (22)
35. What About Us by Pink (29)
40. Now Or Never by Halsey (32)
42. Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars (33)
46. Drowning by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black (41)
48. Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran (39)
55. Fetish by Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane (48)
61. Felices Los 4 by Maluma (53)
73. 2U by David Guetta ft. Justin Bieber (64)
78. My Girl by Dylan Scott (72)
93. Patty Cake by Kodak Black (86)
95. 4 AM by 2 Chainz ft. Travis Scott (90)
97. Privacy by Chris Brown (91)

Dropouts

• In Case You Didn't Know by Brett Young (45, 19, 28 weeks)
• Slippery by Migos ft. Gucci Mane (46, 29, 21 weeks)
• Craving You by Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris (60, 39, 20 weeks)
• Malibu by Miley Cyrus (78, 10, 15 weeks)
• Bad Liar by Selena Gomez (83, 20, 14 weeks)
• First Day Out by Tee Grizzley (84, 48, 20 weeks)
• Something New by Wiz Khalifa ft. Ty Dolla $ign (92, 92, 1 week)
• It's Going Down by Descendants 2 Cast (96, 77, 4 weeks)
• Fix A Drink by Chris Janson (98, 98, 1 week)
• El Amante (99, 92, 15 weeks)
• Woke Up Like This by Playboi Carti ft. Lil Uzi Vert (100, 76, 10 weeks)

Returning Entries

94. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
98. Relationship by Young Thug ft. Future
99. Know No Better by Major Lazer ft. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo

New Entries

20. Friends by Justin Bieber + BloodPop
34. I Get The Bag by Gucci Mane ft. Migos
53. Roll In Peace by Kodak Black ft. XXXTENTACION
77. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift
79. Younger Now by Miley Cyrus
80. Its Every Night Sis by RiceGum ft. Alissa Violet
82. Transportin' by Kodak Black
90. Questions by Chris Brown

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Friends

This song kills. Justin Bieber might be one of the most over-saturated pop stars right now, but damn I love this. The dance-pop beat and Bieber's smooth delivery make it awesome. Admittedly pretty close-sounding to Sorry, but a little more fleshed out. More bass, bigger drop, and less dickish lyrics. Though I wouldn't call it incredibly memorable. Though maybe I just need to hear it more.

2. Questions

Oops I like this. Quite a bit, actually. Chris is more tasteful than he's been in his recent singles and it has a nice groove. Even if the bass is a bit overproduced. Regardless, it's pleasant and funky. Actually more like dancehall, but I don't have a problem with that. Plus, it's short. Really short, barely 2 minutes. So you don't have to feel guilty about shoving Chris Brown into your ear for too long.

3. Havana

Well if one of the solo Camila songs had to come back this week, at least it was better one. That's kinda harsh, I do like this song and would be okay with this being a hit. It's groovy.

4. Know No Better

This may be clicking with me? The beat's pretty sweet and Travis Scott and Camila sound alright with it. Quavo still doesn't. Though I still find the song kinda forgettable. Ah well.

5. Younger Now

Well, this is actually an improvement over Malibu. The production feels tighter and Miley's giving a better performance than on Malibu, and I feel the lyrics work a little better too, with the theme of change. Though the instrumentation is kinda drowned out by the overproduced percussion. Like Imagine Dragons but without the same power and energy. Still, aside from that, this does hit an indie rock sweet spot for me, and I can appreciate that.

6. Relationship

Kinda assumed this would just go nowhere. I think this shrunk on me, mostly for the atonal beat and Future's contributions. This song is weird. And it isn't country. Contrary to what people might say.

7. Look What You Made Me Do

Debuted with only three days of radio. Holy crap, Taylor Swift owns the world right now. Plus this'll shoot straight up to number 1 next week. Still, its early debut is impressive. Wish I could say the same about the song. Taylor's writing herself as the bad guy intentionally for once, with mixed results. The beat's a bit more dour than I would like, and the chorus is messy and unpleasant. But the pre-chorus and bridge are untouchable. Overall...better get used to it. It's only been out for five days and it already feels like it's everywhere.

8. Transportin'

I feel nothing listening to this. I guess the beat's okay, anchored by a nice descending guitar line. Kodak himself though is even more unintelligible than usual and isn't even able to annoy me here. It's just kinda empty space. Kinda feels like an aimless freestyle. Boring.

9. I Get The Bag

Pretty sure this could just be credited as a Migos track with a Gucci Mane feature. Takeoff gets a verse and Quavo does the chorus twice before Gucci even says anything. And when Gucci does say stuff..."two b***hes so fine that I masturbated." Ok, wow... Beat is the same desaturated bass-heavy beat that leaves no impression and leaves me bored. Just because Slippery left this week doesn't mean we need a replacement.

10. Its Every Night Sis

This is my first time watching a RiceGum video, and I didn't like it. Like, at all. As a diss track/response to It's Everyday Bro, it's astonishingly weak. Most of it is flexing, which I don't like hearing from mainstream rappers. And there's really only two points: no one knows Jake Paul's Disney show (which he's not on anymore anyway), and he's a bully. Even though RiceGum is called that as well. Also the punchlines are really cringey and the beat is nothing special.

11. Roll in Peace

What the hell is this sampling? Some 50s film music? This is grating. And Kodak is Kodaking everywhere, meaning he's annoying the crap out of me. And we get the unwelcome charting return of XXXTENTACION, complete with him copying Kodak's flow. And he sounds like crap doing it. And the whole thing drags and is just miserable to listen to. It makes me wonder what the point of this is.