Billboard Hot 100 Highlights February 17th, 2018

And now, the Migos fallout and more Black Panther. Along with some other things that have been bubbling for a while. Fun times ahead. Highlights.


Top 20

1. God's Plan by Drake (1)
2. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (2)
3. Finesse (Remix) by Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B
4. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (4)
5. Rockstar by post Malone ft. 21 Savage (5)
6. New Rules by Dua Lipa (7)
7. Pray For Me by The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar (New)
8. Stir Fry by Migos (12)
9. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line (11)
10. Bad At Love by Halsey (6)
11. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (10)
12. Let You Down by NF (14)
13. Love. by Kendrick Lamar ft. Zacari (15)
14. MotorSport by Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B (8)
15. Him & I by G-Eazy & Halsey (16)
16. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (13)
17. Say Something by Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton (9)
18. I Fall Apart by Post Malone (17)
19. Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) by Cardi B (25)
20. Bartier Cardi by Cardi B ft. 21 Savage (19)

Fell Off Top 20

28. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (20)
28. Walk It Talk It by Migos ft. Drake (18)

Big Gains (10+)

29. Mine by Bazzi (41)
31. All The Stars by Kendrick Lamar & SZA (54)
34. Filthy by Justin Timberlake (51)
49. El Farsante by Ozuna & Romeo Santos (92)
60. New Freezer by Rich The Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar (75)
69. King's Dead by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar & James Blake (99)
78. Beautiful Trauma by Pink (88)
84. Most People Are Good by Luke Bryan (94)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

19. Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) by Cardi B (25)
25. Wolves by Selena Gomez X Marshmello (30)
27. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (32)
30. Lights Down Low by MAX ft. gnash (38)
39. Outside Today by YoungBoy Never Broke Again (45)
51. Written In The Sand by Old Dominion (58)
53. Good Old Days by Macklemore ft. Kesha (59)
54. Five More Minutes by Scotty McCreery (61)
57. Pick It Up by Famous Dex ft. A$AP Rocky (66)
61. Heaven by Kane Brown (67)
62. You Broke Up With Me by Walker Hayes (69)
63. This Is Me by Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble (71)
65. One Foot by WALK THE MOON (74)
75. Legends by Kelsea Ballerini (84)
88. IDGAF by Dua Lipa (93)

Big Losses (10+)

48. Walk It Talk It by Migos ft. Drake (18)
36. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump (26)
50. Narcos by Migos (36)
52. You Make It Easy by Jason Aldean (28)
71. Losing Sleep by Chris Brown (60)
72. Notice Me by Migos ft. Post Malone (52)
83. Diplomatic Immunity by Drake (55)
89. BBO (Bad Bitches Only) by Migos ft. 21 Savage (48)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

14. MotorSport by Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B (8)
17. Say Something by Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton (9)
28. Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith (20)
40. 1-800-273-8255 by Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid (33)
47. Roll In Peace by Kodak Black ft. XXXTENTACION (40)
97. Sick Boy by The Chainsmokers (90)

Dropouts

• Believer by Imagine Dragons (29, 4, 52 weeks)
• The Way Life Goes by Lil Uzi Vert ft. Oh Wonder & Nicki Minaj (49, 24, 23 weeks)
• Supastars by Migos (53, 53, 1 week)
• White Sand by Migos ft. Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign & Big Sean (64, 64, 1 week)
• Gang Gang by Migos (73, 73, 1 week)
• Higher We Go (Intro) by Migos (83, 83, 1 week)
• Auto Pilot by Migos (85, 85, 1 week)
• Emoji A Chain by Migos (87, 87, 1 week)
• Round Here Buzz by Eric Church (89, 56, 19 weeks)
• Rubbin Off The Paint by YBN Nahmir (91, 46, 13 weeks)
• CC by Migos ft. Gucci Mane (96, 96, 1 week)
• Best Friend by Sofi Tukker ft. NERVO, The Knocks, & Alisa Ueno (97, 81, 5 weeks)
• MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) by BTS ft. Desiigner (98, 28, 10 weeks)

Returning Entries

56. The Champion by Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris
87. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons
95. Criminal by Natti Natasha x Ozuna
99. Rock by Plies
100. Supplies by Justin Timberlake

New Entries

7. Pray For Me by The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar
73. Man Of The Woods by Justin Timberlake
81. Dura by Daddy Yankee
90. Hardaway by Derez De'Shon
92. At The Club by Jacquees X Dej Loaf
93. The Long Way by Brett Eldredge
94. Singles You Up by Jordan David
98. A Girl Like You by Easton Corbin

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. The Long Way

After Brett's previous single Something I'm Good At failed to chart, I got worried we wouldn't see the guy again. And yet this found a way. This is really sweet. Maybe a little saccharine, but that only makes it more earnest. He sounds genuinely interested in this girl for more than her looks, which is not something I feel like I hear about much in music, even country music. And it sounds pretty beautiful too. Admittedly, this probably isn't gonna be something I constantly return to, but it does make me feel better that this is getting airplay.

2. Pray For Me

The first couple times I heard this, I was put off by that plinking sound that plays throughout the verses. Especially with how it goes down a half step at the end of each phrase. But with repeat listens I think I've gotten used to it. I dig this dark, kinda creepy production that suits The Weeknd and Kendrick well. Meets together in the middle, as it were. Though it's not Kendrick's best. The Weeknd of course steals the show here because he's on more of this. But even more than that, this beat is great. I mean, overall, I guess it's not that special, and it's not as good as Sidewalks. But it is the best Black Panther song I've heard. Who knows if it'll be able to sustain a debut this high though.

3. Whatever It Takes

Weird that this is finally seeing a comeback on the Hot 100. It's been a single for a few months and the video came out in October. But it did just recently have an iTunes discount and is picking up on alternative radio. Eh. Better late than never. I would consider this my least favorite of the singles on Evolve, but I also see it being the most agreeable in my circle. It's nice and uplifting, Dan's fast flows on the verses are fun, and it's pretty anthemic. But I don't see this getting big. I did say the same thing about Believer and Thunder, but still.

4. Dura

"Hard." Ohhhhhhh noooooooo. Actually I think he's talking about his life. Maybe in a tongue and cheek way considering how upbeat and fun this is? I'm gonna go with that until someone tells me otherwise. Yeah, this is bright and colorful, and Daddy Yankee's really enjoyable on this. Seems this guy got a lot more likable after Despacito. And yeah, this is one of the better Spanish language songs currently charting.

5. Man of the Woods

This album is not ceasing to be weird, is it? Like, it's a blending of doo-wap and some country elements and I'd argue it doesn't really blend together very well. So it's pretty jarring as it is. But... I guess there's a bit of Justin's charisma that comes through. Gotta give him that at least. And it's kinda funny, I guess, just for how much this doesn't work. And like with Supplies, the bridge is actually pretty good. So again, it has that. Maybe I need to check out this album.

6. Hardaway

Your typical rap song about struggles on the streets. Selling drugs to make ends meet, that kind of thing. Eh. It's not bad. This Derez De'Shon guy sounds appropriately pained for a song like this, but at least at the moment doesn't do a lot to stand out. Kind of the same with this song. Kinda blandly decent in a way. It sounds decent, which is more than I can usually say for these viral Worldstar Hip Hop songs. So yeah. It's alright. But I probably won't remember it.

7. The Champion

Back because of the Super Bowl. Though I have a feeling this has already faded out of public conscience since then. Can't blame them. Again, not a bad song, but it's a bit derivative.

?. Supplies

You know it's bad when the album's release can only bring this back at 100. This is still just as ugly and directionless as I remember it. Glad he didn't perform this at the Super Bowl. Bridge is still good though.

8. At The Club

So uh...this song already feels out of date. I can't remember the last time a song explicitly took place at the club. Let alone a "love in the club" song. It's...fine. I guess. Honestly this is pretty boring. Short too. I guess Dej is fine here. Definitely more charismatic than Jacquees. Plus this isn't nearly as bad as B.E.D, but it's played out. It's an overdone topic with nothing new or interesting to make me care.

9. A Girl Like You

Oh yay another bro country song about being in love with a girl. Well, it's not as bad as Small Town Boy, I'll give it that. The instruments do have some meat and Easton Corbin's not a bad singer. But it still has some pretty sleazy undertones, especially with that first verse reading like a checklist of bro country stereotypes. And ultimately it doesn't feel as romantic as Easton Corbin wants it to be. Could do worse for bro country I guess, but I have no use for this.

10. Criminal

What happened this past week that Ozuna is seeing this much popularity in America? Not only did this return, but the godawful El Farsante was the biggest gainer of the week. And yet El Modelo actually fell, and this returned. This is still just boring with some truly annoying melodies. But after El Farsante, anything's an improvement. Let's just hope this isn't permanent.

11. Rock

A couple weeks ago I predicted this would be big. I don't have that delusion anymore, since it's back at the exact same spot it originally debuted. Yeah, we're dodging a bullet there. Still bad. But, kinda sweet, I guess.

12. Singles You Up

Oh my god it's a country Treat You Better. Ugh. Yeah, Jordan Davis is being much more honest and upfront about his intentions, and it focuses a little more on why the guy's bad for her, but damn this is just sleazy and gross all the same. Not helped by the swampy instrumentation that just leaves me feeling gross all over. No. No no no no no. When PLIES has more class than you, stop.