Billboard Hot 100 Highlights October 14th, 2017

Seems Post Malone wouldn't stop being a big deal, with a returning entry and deep cut charting in an otherwise kinda slow week. Joy. We'll deal with that as it comes, though. Highlights.



Top 20

1. Bodak Yellow by Cardi B (1)
2. Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (2)
3. Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift (3)
4. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid (4)
5. Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber (5)
6. Unforgettable by French Montana ft. Swae Lee (6)
7. Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man (10)
8. Believer by Imagine Dragons (7)
9. Rake It Up by Yo Gotti ft. Nicki Minaj (8)
10. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato (15)
11. Attention by Charlie Puth (9)
12. Strip That Down by Liam Payne ft. Quavo (13)
13. Slow Hands by Niall Horan (11)
14. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (16)
15. Bank Account by 21 Savage (17)
16. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes (14)
17. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (30)
18. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (12)
19. Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran (18)
20. What Lovers Do by Maroon 5 ft. SZA (23)

Fell Off Top 20

21. Mi Gente by J Balvin & Willy William ft. Beyoncé (19)
22. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (20)

Big Gains (10+)

17. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (30)
44. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (64)
49. Glorious by Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey (62)
52. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (71)
58. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (89)
67. DNA by BTS (85)
78. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (97)
81. Fix A Drink by Chris Janson (94)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

10. Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato (15)
46. do re mi by blackbear (51)
48. New Rules by Dua Lipa (53)
63. All The Pretty Girls by Kenny Chesney (68)
74. Love So Soft by Kelly Clarkson (81)
83. I'll Name The Dogs by Blake Shelton (88)

Big Losses (10+)

53. Feels by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (43)
64. Jocelyn Flores by XXXTENTACION (50)
79. Sauce It Up by Lil Uzi Vert (69)
88. Back To You by Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals (78)
90. Whatever You Need by Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign (80)
92. Curve by Gucci Mane ft. The Weeknd (67)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

18. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (12)
27. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (21)
39. ...Ready For It? by Taylor Swift (34)
43. Redbone by Childish Gambino (38)
47. Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara (42)
56. Heartache on the Dance Floor by Jon Pardi (47)
59. The Race by Tay-K (54)
62. Transportin' by Kodak Black (55)
66. It's A Vibe by 2 Chainz ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz & Jhene Aiko (60)
69. Dusk Till Dawn by Zayn ft. Sia (63)
76. Escapate Conmigo by Wisin ft. Ozuna (70)
80. Felices Los 4 by Maluma (72)
85. No Such Thing As A Broken Heart by Old Dominion (77)
87. Relationship by Young Thug ft. Future (82)
91. Questions by Chris Brown (84)
96. Fetish by Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane (87)

Dropouts

• Mask Off by Future (48, 5, 31 weeks)
• Too Much To Ask by Niall Horan (66, 66, 1 week)
• Homemade Dynamite (Remix) by Lorde ft. Khalid, Post Malone & SZA (92, 92, 1 week)
• Drinkin' Problem by Midland (93, 45, 20 weeks)
• Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares by XXXTENTACION (96, 54, 4 weeks)
• These Heaux by Bhad Bhabie (98, 77, 3 weeks)
• No Complaints by Metro Boomin ft. Offset & Drake (100, 71, 5 weeks)

Returning Entries

100. Go Flex by Post Malone

New Entries

65. I Fall Apart by Post Malone
70. Good Old Days by Macklemore ft. Kesha
94. Losing Sleep by Chris Young
95. Like I Loved You by Brett Young
97. Round Here Buzz by Eric Church
98. Plain Jane by A$AP Ferg

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Good Old Days

Figures what a full week of tracking and an album release will do. No sign of Marmalade, but that's fine. This is the best of the singles anyway. Similar sort of sound to Same Love, and that's a good thing. Kesha delivers a soulful chorus, with Mack reflecting on his past, but not letting it consume him. Combine that with punchy pianos and a general feel-good atmosphere. I love me some Macklemore.

2. Plain Jane

Hey, this kinda bangs. The beat starts out kinda weird, but gets going once the bass fleshes it out. Ferg also sounds engaging. Kinda feels like he's channeling his inner Shaggy or something, which I can appreciate. Writing's not bad either. It's got some clever punchlines in there. Yeah, I don't mind this.

3. Losing Sleep

I like me some Chris Young. Should probably listen to him more often. This song isn't particularly special, but it has an amazing chorus. Strong guitars, strong singing, and it's overall pretty romantic and awesome. Good song.

4. Round Here Buzz

Nice to see Eric Church back. I'm still not too happy Record Year wasn't a crossover hit. Ah well. Round Here Buzz is good too. A little better than Kill A Word, but not one of my favorites I've heard from this guy. I think the guitar licks could've been better developed, for one. But the emotional core is strong, and it's still enjoyable. Not great, but certainly good.

5. Go Flex

This originally charted over a year go during the same week of Beyoncé's Lemonade album bomb. At the time I don't remember thinking it was that bad.  Relistening to it now? Eh. Still not that bad. Though the presentation seems to give the impression that Post is miserable or hurt, but the lyrics actively contradict that. But whatever. The instrumentation's not bad. Somehow this is more engaging than White Iverson, which is weird.

6. Like I Loved You

This is...pretty ugly. Usually Brett's drawl is endearing, but here it feels kinda sour. That guitar lick that anchors the prechorus also feels off, as well as the organ. Also the lyrics are pretty pissy and uncomfortable. I get that it's a breakup song, but he's directly refusing to be the bigger man about this. Makes it very uncomfortable, and not a song I wanna hear in this vein. Massive disappointment after In Case You Didn't Know.

7. I Fall Apart

Oh wow this is ugly. In both tone and sound. I don't know what's going on with this insturmentation. It sounds incomplete. Heavy bass with pitch shifted in the background. Ugly, straight up ugly. Plus, Post is pissed about a breakup and it's like, what are you doing? His performance is straight up not good too. It's shaky and warbly and I can't imagine wanting to listen to this again. If this becomes a single and subsequently a hit...my god.