Billboard Hot 100 Highlights October 21st, 2017

This pic doesn't exact fill me with confidence that this was a good week. That and the fact that we have a mini-bomb from A Boogie Wit da Hoodie. Ho boy...



Top 20

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

Fell Off Top 20

21. Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller (18)

Big Gains (10+)

3. Mi Gente by J Balvin & Willy William ft. Beyoncé (21)
7. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (17)
29. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (44)
34. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (58)
39. I Fall Apart by Post Malone (65)
59. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (78)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

22. Humble. by Kendrick Lamar (28)
41. do re mi by blackbear (46)
42. New Rules by Dua Lipa (48)
46. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (52)
49. Bad At Love by Halsey (57)
56. Roll In Peace by Kodak Black ft. XXXTENTACION (61)
65. Greatest Love Story by LANCO (71)
67. They Don't Know by Jason Aldean (73)
69. Pills And Automobiles by Chris Brown ft. Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & Kodak Black (75)
78. Relationship by Young Thug ft. Future (87)
95. Go Flex by Post Malone (100)

Big Losses (10+)

54. Friends by Justin Bieber + BloodPop (36)
66. Feels by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (53)
87. DNA by BTS (67)
100. Whatever You Need by Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign (90)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

18. Slow Hands by Niall Horan (13)
31. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt (26)
43. Small Town Boy by Dustin Lynch (37)
44. Loyalty. by Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna (38)
47. ...Ready For It? by Taylor Swift (39)
50. Redbone by Childish Gambino (43)
55. Glorious by Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey (49)
61. Heartache On The Dance Floor by Jon Pardi (56)
73. F**k Love by XXXTENTACION ft. Trippie Redd (68)
92. No Such Thing As A Broken Heart by Old Dominion (85)

Dropouts

• I'm The One by DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne (42, 1, 22 weeks)
• Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara (47, 7, 31 weeks)
• Good Old Days by Macklemore ft. Kesha (70, 70, 1 week)
• Felices Los 4 by Maluma (80, 48, 20 weeks)
• Back To You by Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals (88, 40, 10 weeks)
• Curve by Gucci Mane ft. The Weeknd (92, 67, 2 weeks)
• Fetish by Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane (96, 27, 12 weeks)
• Wish I Knew You by The Revivalists (99, 84, 9 weeks)

Returning Entries

90. Let Me Go by Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line & watt
96. Sky Walker by Miguel ft. Travis Scott

New Entries

68. Hi Bich by Bhad Bhabie
74. No Promises by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
75. Say A' by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
84. Undefeated by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. 21 Savage
86. Beast Mode by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. PnB Rock & YoungBoy Never Broke Again
98. Smooth by Florida Georgia Line

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Sky Walker

Hell yeah, this is a good song. Glad it's back for now, even if I'm not sure why. Also shoutout to steveisagator. He likes this song a lot too.

2. Say A'

You know. A bouncy, happy piano line can go a long way. In this case, it's not as developed and exciting as it could be, but it still helps it stand out against the rest of the Boogie songs to debut this week. Though Boogie's still doing his usual generic bragging. He even name drops Drowning, which is the polar opposite of this song. I know you're scared of being forgotten, sir, but come on.

3. Beast Mode

Not terrible I guess. The flutes are nice against the trap percussion, but I don't like how Boogie has to share the hook with PnB Rock. Especially when he doesn't add anything. Rock even admits during his verse that he forgot he was famous. I wasn't really paying attention during YoungBoy's verse. Overall, pretty average fare for Boogie.

4. Let Me Go

Oh joy, this is back. Okay, it's not that bad, but it's still awkward. I'd say it's coming back by proxy of the Florida Georgia Line song that debuted this week, but this actually returned higher than that song debuted.

5. Undefeated

Dull beat that relies on some sort of exotic appeal that gets drowned out in trap hi hats. Boogie's incredibly choppy throughout this and doesn't sound intimidating enough to pull off being "undefeated". I'd argue that 21 Savage outshines him, as he sounds more engaged and generally just sounds better here. How do you mess that up?

6. No Promises

This is just Pills and Automobiles again. Just without the treble elements. It's moody and boring. Boogie's flow is good, I guess. But I just don't care. I've heard the "my friends and I were broke but now we're not" thing before.

7. Smooth

I've seen this bubbling for a while and was dreading it charting properly. And that was well justified. The beat feels spacey so some degree, which is fine on its own. It's different from what FGL usually does. But the melody of the vocals clashes and leaves it in a weird limbo. And that's ignoring the lyrics themselves, which are the same bro country girl ogling crap that I've been sick of for years. If anyone, including me, tells you FGL are maturing, don't believe them.

8. Hi Bich

This is just getting infuriating. It's clear to me that Bregoli's purposely making her image as detestable as possible. Why? The song itself is a blink-and-you-miss-it XXXTENTACION ripoff with gurgling bass and Bregoli being a brat. It's sickening, maybe to the point of being even worse than These Heaux. I really do not want to give this girl any more attention. She doesn't deserve any.