Billboard Hot 100 Highlights October 28th, 2017

Back in the season of charity singles? Guess it makes sense, since the hurricanes just won't stop. I am glad someone is trying to help Puerto Rico. Though we'll talk about the single's quality later. For now, we also have to deal with the fact that we gave Post Malone a number 1 hit. Highlights.


Top 20

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

Fell Off Top 20

21. Slow Hands by Niall Horan (18)

Big Gains (10+)

22. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (34)
32. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (46)
59. Pills And Automobiles by Chris Brown ft. Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & Kodak Black (69)
66. Relationship by Young Thug ft. Future (78)
86. Plain Jane by A$AP Ferg (97)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

7. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (13)
31. I Fall Apart by Post Malone (39)
40. Bad At Love by Halsey (49)
51. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (59)
65. Every Little Thing by Carly Pearce (71)
75. Light It Up by Luke Bryan (80)
84. Like I Loved You by Brett Young (91)
85. Let Me Go by Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line & watt (90)
88. Go Flex by Post Malone (95)
90. Sky Walker by Miguel ft. Travis Scott (96)

Big Losses (10+)

33. Humble. by Kendrick Lamar (22)
73. Friends by Justin Bieber + BloodPop (54)
78. Feels by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean (66)
79. They Don't Know by Jason Aldean (67)
93. No Promises by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (74)
94. Say A' by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (75)
98. DNA by BTS (87)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

30. That's What I Like by Bruno Mars (23)
35. XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert (30)
38. Body Like A Back Road by Sam Hunt (31)
41. Location by Khalid (36)
42. Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur (37)
43. No Promises by Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato (38)
50. Small Town Boy by Dustin Lynch (43)
53. ...Ready For It? by Taylor Swift (47)
64. Glorious by Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey (55)
67. Heartache On The Dance Floor (61)
69. All The Pretty Girls by Kenny Chesney (63)
87. Sauce It Up by Lil Uzi Vert (79)
100. Do I Make You Wanna by Billy Currington (93)

Dropouts

• Redbone by Childish Gambino (50, 12, 44 weeks)
• Hi Bich by Bhad Bhabie (68, 68, 1 week)
• Undefeated by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. 21 Savage (84, 84, 1 week)
• Beast Mode by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. PnB Rock & YoungBoy Never Broke Again (86, 86, 1 week)
• It Ain't My Fault by Brothers Osborne (88, 79, 16 weeks)
• No Such Thing As A Broken Heart by Old Dominion (92, 46, 19 weeks)
• Whatever You Need by Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign (100, 51, 13 weeks)

New Entries

20. Almost Like Praying by Lin-Manuel Miranda ft. Artist For Puerto Rico
55. Pray by Sam Smith
60. How Long by Charlie Puth
72. Heaven by Kane Brown
91. Dear Hate by Maren Morris ft. Vince Gill
95. Light Down Low by MAX ft. gnash
97. Too Hotty by Quality Control ft. Quavo, Takeoff & Offset

New Entries Ranked

1. Dear Hate

A country ballad to help with the Las Vegas Shooting. And it's beautiful to boot. The guitars are smooth, Morris and Gill sound great, and it's got a good message. Kinda in the same vein as Eric Church's Kill A Word. Very nice song, but given it's a charity single, it probably won't stick around.

2. Pray

Sam Smith does a song that reminds me a lot of Take Me To Church. On the surface sounds like something I'd really hate, but I dig this. Mostly because the religion aspect of the lyrics feels carefully handled. They come naturally, and add to Sam's need to pray, despite his lack of religious background. Also, the performance and instrumentation are very soulful and emotional, and I can feel a connection. As a result, this is easily my favorite solo Sam Smith song to date. Wish this could be doing better than Too Good At Goodbyes. 

3. How Long

Attention was not a fluke. Charlie Puth continues to bring the funk with some crisp guitars and bass, and his vocal performance is on point once more. If I had one complaint, it would be that it feels a bit too similar to Attention. The structure is almost exactly the same. As such, it's not hard to see that this song doesn't have quite the same bite as that one. But, I don't know. Even people who didn't like Attention seem to like this one. Though I can definitely see why. After all, I like it quite a bit too.

4. Almost Like Praying

It's a charity single for Puerto Rico. Didn't know what to expect, but in hindsight, a song that's primarily in Spanish makes sense. Artists I recognized included Fat Joe, Jennifer Jopez, Camila Cabello, and Luis Fonsi. Obviously I can't really judge the lyrical content as I don't know Spanish, but this is still tight and energetic, with a quick, somber chorus to tie in with the charity aspect. Pretty good song. Puerto Rico needs all the help it can get.

5. Lights Down Low

What this reminds me most of is Slow Hands by Niall Horan. Mostly because it's an acoustic sex song. Not a perfect comparison but it makes sense to me. Anyway, I don't mind this. MAX has a decent voice that carries his verse and chorus, and especially that explosive bridge. gnash on the other hand gives a pretty shaky performance and I'm not sure he really adds anything. Overall though, not bad.

6. Too Hotty

This song caught my attention by crediting all three members of Migos separately. But as Goog pointed out, crediting them as Migos does not guarantee they all get a verse. Anyway, this is a confusing one, mostly for the beat. Its main instruments are the chanting vocals you can barely hear in the background. Migos do their usual thing and I just don't really care. They do fine, I guess. I wouldn't call this a bad song, but it's pretty forgettable.

7. Heaven

Oh come on, Kane Brown. To be fair, this is the most country song Kane Brown has charted this year, but the sleepy verses do nothing for me, and neither does the chorus. Saying that there's no way Heaven could be better than being in bed with a woman. Which I'm sure sounded romantic in his head, but uh...I don't think it quite lands. Instrumentally it sounds kinda cluttered too. Better than What Ifs, but that's not saying much.