Billboard Hot 100 Highlights October 7th, 2017

Welcome to the month of Halloween, I guess. Not really. But what could be scarier than Post Malone and 21 Savage in the Top 10, am I right? Heh. Well, we'll get there. Slow week. Highlights.

Top 20

1. Bodak Yellow by Cardi B (2)

2. Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (New)

3. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift (1)

4. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid (3)

5. Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber (4)

6. Unforgettable by French Montana ft. Swae Lee (7)

7. Believer by Imagine Dragons (9)

8. Rake It Up by Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj (16)

9. Attention by Charlie Puth (8)

10. Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man (14)

11. Slow Hands by Niall Horan (11)

12. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (6)

13. Strip That Down by Liam Payne ft. Quavo (12)

14. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes (10)

15. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato (13)

16. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (5)

17. Bank Account by 21 Savage (15)

18. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (17)

19. Mi Gente by J. Balvin & Willy William (19)

20. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (18)

Fell Off Top 20

21. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (20)

Big Gains (10+)

30. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (40)

61. Bad At Love by Halsey (71)

71. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (81)

79. Pills and Automobiles by Chris Brown ft. Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & Kodak Black (98)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

8. Rake It Up by Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj (16)

23. What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 ft. SZA (29)

37. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (43)

44. When It Rains It Pours by Luke Combs (49)

46. Crew by Goldlink ft. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy (51)

47. Heartache On The Dance Floor by Jon Pardi (52)

70. Escapate Conmigo by Wisin ft. Ozuna (75)

75. Greatest Love Story by LANCO (82)

82. Relationship by Young Thug ft. Future (88)

84. Questions by Chris Brown (89)

86. Light It Up by Luke Bryan (91)

90. I Could Use A Love Song by Maren Morris (95)

Big Losses (10+)

16. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (5)

34. ...Ready For It? by Taylor Swift (21)

63. Dusk Till Dawn by Zayn ft. Sia (44)

81. Love So Soft by Kelly Clarkson (62)

87. Fetish by Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane (74)

88. I'll Name The Dogs by Blake Shelton (73)

96. Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares by XXXTENTACION (79)

97. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (85)

98. These Heaux by Bhad Bhabie (87)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

12. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (6)

38. Redbone by Childish Gambino (31)

43. Feels by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (37)

50. Jocelyn Flores by XXXTENTACION (42)

54. The Race by Tay-K (48)

59. Roll In Peace by Kodak Black ft. XXXTENTACION (53)

65. F**k Love by XXXTENTACION ft. Trippie Redd (57)

77. No Such Thing As A Broken Heart by Old Dominion (68)

78. Back To You by Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals (72)

93. Drinkin' Problem by Midland (84)

95. Do I Make You Wanna by Billy Currington (90)

99. Wish I Knew You by The Revivalists (93)

Dropouts

• Magnolia by Playboi Carti (63, 29, 20 weeks)
• Found You by Kane Brown (80, 80, 1 week)
• Versace On The Floor by Bruno Mars (83, 33, 14 weeks)
• Swish Swish by Katy Perry ft. Nicki Minaj (92, 46, 10 weeks)
• Let Me Go by Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line & watt (99, 99, 1 week)
• 444+222 by Lil Uzi Vert (100, 60, 3 weeks)

Returning Entries

89. Perfect by Ed Sheeran

New Entries

2. Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage

66. Too Much To Ask by Niall Horan

67. Curve by Gucci Mane ft. The Weeknd

85. DNA by BTS

92. Homemade Dynamite (Remix) by Lorde ft. Khalid, Post Malone & SZA

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Perfect

Released as a single just today, with a lyric video out a few days ago. But there must've been some hyper earlier since it's already charting again. I'm alright with that. I forgot how lovestruck and pleasant this was. Definitely a step up from "Thinking Out Loud" in both writing and production. Love that 6/8 time, the violins, and the Ed's cadence. Not quite my favorite from "Divide", but a good one nonetheless.

2. Homemade Dynamite (Remix)

I listened to "Melodrama" a long time ago and remember very little about it. I do remember liking this song quite a bit. It was originally a solo song, but all three guest performers do add a lot. From Khalid's moodiness to Post's party attitude and SZA's sensuality. It all comes together surprisingly nicely. Never knew I wanted this combination of artists together but I dig it. The beat's nice too, if a bit wonky at times. 

3. Too Much To Ask

A Niall piano song. Yeah, I dig it. Primarily a breakup anthem, and it's decently written for that. Though the f-bomb feels a bit out of place. But I like the idea of wanting his ex to surprise him to dance with him, perhaps one last time. Though it's a bit weighed down by the title line, "Is it too much to ask?" I'm sure it's meant to be asked in earnest, but it does make this feel a bit dickish. Not enough to weigh down the song, of course, but still an issue I have with this. Still, looking forward to "Flicker".

4. Rockstar

I mean...it's not rock, and I feel like a song about being a rockstar should have some semblance of guitars. Even "Black Beatles" did that. But despite that, I actually like this a bit. The beat's spacey and cool, with lyrics that are more about the self destructive aspects of being a "rockstar". Glorifying it, but still. Post's cadence is nice for this, and even 21 Savage is tolerable here with a melodic flow and a decent punchline about garages. It's still pretty self-indulgent and stupid, and I shouldn't like this that much, but whatever. Might not mind if this hits number 1, especially with what's currently there.

5. DNA

So apparently BTS are a very popular South Korean boyband. All fine in good, I guess. This is fine. It's upbeat and catchy, and the members seem to have their own distinct identities/roles in the band. So that's nice. Though I don't really have much to say about this. It seems a little typical for k-pop. It doesn't feel like another "Gangnam Style" or anything like that. Or maybe it does feel that way to someone and I just don't see it. Ah well. Good song regardless.

6. Curve

This is...okay. Which is better than I was expecting, even with The Weeknd on board. The beat's minimalist and a bit too on the nose with the tension, but is otherwise kinda catchy. Though The Weeknd dominates too much of the song. It's not even three minutes, and Gucci only has one verse. But that one verse isn't too bad, surprisingly enough. Yeah, this is alright. Might be at the bottom of this ranking but I don't hate this at all.