So, instead of getting to enjoy some songs from Niall Horan's excellent debut album, it looks like I have to sit through half of that Future/Young Thug album. Because Future gets album bombs regardless of quality. Hooray. Also Taylor Swift. Hooray. Highlights.
1. Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (1)
2. Bodak Yellow by Cardi B (2)
3. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid (3)
4. Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man (4)
5. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (5)
6. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato (7)
7. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (20)
8. Mi Gente by J Balvin & Willy William ft. Beyoncé (6)
9. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (8)
10. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (18)
11. Unforgettable by French Montana ft. Swae Lee (9)
12. What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 ft. SZA (19)
13. Gorgeous by Taylor Swift (New)
14. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (27)
15. Bank Account by 21 Savage (16)
16. Attention by Charlie Puth (12)
17. Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber (15)
18. I Get The Bag by Gucci Mane ft. Migos (11)
19. Rake It Up by Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj (17)
20. Believer by Imagine Dragons (14)
Fell Off Top 20
22. What About Us by Pink (13)
25. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift (10)
Big Gains (10+)
7. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (20)
14. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (27)
30. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (42)
63. Losing Sleep by Chris Young (80)
67. Like I Loved You by Brett Young (78)
75. Let You Down by NF (87)
Moderate Gains (5 - 9)
10. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (18)
12. What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 ft. SZA (19)
46. ...Ready For It? by Taylor Swift (52)
52. How Long by Charlie Puth (60)
55. Plain Jane by A$AP Ferg (61)
69. Fix A Drink by Chris Janson (77)
74. Sauce It Up by Lil Uzi Vert (81)
80. Sky Walker by Miguel ft. Travis Scott (85)
86. Round Here Buzz by Eric Church (93)
Big Losses (10+)
25. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift (10)
79. It's A Vibe by 2 Chainz ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz & Jhene Aiko (68)
81. Relationship by Young Thug ft. Future (65)
89. More Girls Like You by Kip Moore (66)
95. Heartache On The Dance Floor by Jon Pardi (73)
Moderate Losses (5 - 9)
18. I Get The Bag by Gucci Mane ft. Migos (11)
20. Believer by Imagine Dragons (14)
22. What About Us by Pink (13)
33. What Ifs by Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina (26)
39. Congratulations by Post Malone ft. Quavo (34)
48. Love Galore by SZA ft. Travis Scott (41)
58. Every Little Thing by Carly Pearce (50)
71. Glorious by Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey (64)
82. Go Flex by Post Malone (76)
87. All The Pretty Girls by Kenny Chesney (79)
94. Friends by Justin Bieber + BloodPop (88)
99. Too Hotty by Quality Control ft. Quavo, Takeoff & Offset (91)
Dropouts
Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (46, 11, 52 weeks)
No Promises by Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato (49, 38, 23 weeks)
Small Town Boy by Dustin Lynch (53, 36, 20 weeks)
Curve by Gucci Mane ft. The Weeknd (71, 67, 3 weeks)
High End by Chris Brown ft. Future & Young Thug (82, 82, 1 week)
Feels by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (94, 20, 18 weeks)
Stunting Ain't Nuthin by Gucci Mane ft. Slim Jxmmi & Young Dolph (95, 95, 1 week)
You Broke Up With Me by Walker Hayes (96, 96, 1 week)
Mayores by Becky G ft. Bad Bunny (97, 97, 1 week)
Ask Me How I Know by Garth Brooks (98, 98, 1 week)
They Don't Know by Jason Aldean (99, 67, 12 weeks)
Do I Make You Wanna by Billy Currington (100, 47, 19 weeks)
Returning Entry
96. Too Much To Ask by Niall Horan
New Entries
13. Gorgeous by Taylor Swift
50. Patek Water by Future & Young Thug ft. Offset
61. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
62. No Cap by Future & Young Thug
68. Feed Me Dope by Future
77. All Da Smoke by Future & Young Thug
84. Candy Paint by Post Malone
88. Wolves by Selena Gomez x Marshmello
92. 4 Da Gang by Future
98. Bedroom Floor by Liam Payne
100. Three by Future & Young Thug
New and Returning Entries Ranked
1. Too Much To Ask
Well, at least we got one Niall track to come back. Though I would've preferred Seeing Blind, On The Loose, or Since We're Alone. But this still ain't bad. Just some minor gripes with the writing, but otherwise am happy for this to return.
2. Candy Paint
You know it's a rough week when Post Malone has one of the better debuts. Now this is a song from the Fate of the Furious soundtrack from half a year ago that's only getting traction now because Post Malone...killed a demon or something. It's alright, but it doesn't really strike me as an F&F song. The beat is chill and inoffensive. Plus Post isn't insufferable. In fact he gets a humorous reference to The Office of all things in there. Not great, but in a week like this I'll take it.
3. Patek Water
This is...surprisingly not bad. The melody feels underdeveloped as you would expect, but it's still energetic. Young Thug sounds...alright. Future is...Future. But then we get Offset who makes the song much more worth hearing than anything else I've heard from this tape. Offset seems to be getting more solo features lately, and I definitely prefer him to Quavo usually. So yeah. Decent song. Can see why it was the highest charting from this album.
4. Bedroom Floor
So here's Liam's stab at a conflicting relationship. Maybe along the lines of What Do You Mean? That's what comes to mind with the lyrics about a girl saying he hates Liam but continues to sleep with him. And honestly, I think Bieber pulled that off a little better. Though the tropical vibes, including that reverb steel drum, are incredibly catchy, so that's nice. But Liam's falsetto isn't great, and his habit of repeating words to fit the meter and especially the main chorus line are kinda annoying. I had heard this song before and liked it a bit, but I think it's soured on me. Not bad, but has some problems that kinda pile up.
5. Three
Young Thug and Future sound really staticy on this song. Not a good idea. Also the beat oddly favors treble, which makes Thug's part especially weird. Overall, it's...tolerable at best. At least there's some energy to the production and performances. Even if it's the same old crap. Not terrible.
6. Wolves
Aww, I wanted Kanye! Jokes aside, this is a mess. There's a bit in the beginning that sounds pleasant, if a little empty thanks to Selena's vocals. But then Marshmello's beat gets really harsh and unpolished, which is a weird choice for a song line this about devotion. But it's the drop where it gets especially cluttered with the wolf vocals(?) and deep bass. Way too much going on that it gets disorienting. Silence this is not.
7. Gorgeous
So far this is the best Taylor Swift song from this album rollout, almost entirely due to the fact that the beat is less in-your-face than Look What You Made Me Do and ...Ready For It?. But...god the writing is bad. Some of her worst. This boy is supposed to be happy he's being treated like crap because he's "gorgeous." It's a narrative that contradicts itself at every turn, and overall just goes sour. It also makes Taylor look more shallow than she has been in the past. I am really not looking forward to this album.
8. No Cap
Well, points for that guitar line, I guess. Even if you can barely hear it. But you lose points for that horn call, you know the one. This has more energy and personality than some of the other songs from this album, even if Young Thug feels misused and monotone. Even Future has more inflection than him on this song. I shouldn't be able to say that. Forgettable at worst.
9. Meant To Be
Oh my god this took forever to get here. And yeah, it's just as bad as I expected it to be. Largely it feels like a retread of H.O.L.Y, with the autotune and melody, and trying to present their questionable lyrics as mature. Not quite as bad, but still kinda sickening. It's more pop than it is country, and despite being the lead artist, Bebe Rexha adds nothing to the song. This could've been a solo FGL song. Yeah, pass.
10. All Da Smoke
Oh good, my favorite kind of Future song. The kind where there's basically no beat outside the percussion. If you can get turnt to this you can get turnt to anything. It's this kind of beat that doesn't flatter Thug at all, especially with his T-Pain imitations. It's boring, it does nothing for me, etc.
11. 4 da Gang
With no Young Thug in sight, we get just Future doing his typical shtick over a beat that barely has any treble. Just a barely audible harp and light flute melody. Maybe in an attempt to remake Mask Off? Yay for recycling. At least he sounds more alive here than he did there, but this doesn't make this song any good. Or less derivative.
12. Feed Me Dope
With a title like this, I can only imagine Future is acting like a baby who doesn't know how to take drugs or take care of himself. Other than that, this has the same shaking bass that sounds like crap along with some vaguely spooky synths that are supposed to sound hype but just aren't. This sounds like it just could've been on Future's self-titled, not on an album he's sharing with someone who's basically a higher-pitched Future.
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