Billboard Hot 100 Highlights March 17th, 2018

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Top 20

1. God's Plan by Drake (1)
2. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (3)
3. Finesse (Remix) by Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B (4)
4. Psycho by Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign (2)
5. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line (7)
6. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (5)
7. Look Alive by BlocBoy JB ft. Drake (6)
8. The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (11)
9. Pray For Me by The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar
10. Stir Fry by Migos (12)
11. All The Stars by Kendrick Lamar & SZA (11)
12. Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (8)
13. Let You Down by NF (13)
14. New Rules by Dua Lipa (14)
15. Him & I by G-Eazy (15)
16. Ric Flair Drip by Offset & Metro Boomin (36)
17. Sad! by XXXTENTACION (New)
18. Mine by Bazzi (20)
19. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (24)
20. Thunder by Imagine Dragons (17)

Fell Off Top 20

21. I Fall Apart by Post Malone (18)
26. Love. by Kendrick Lamar ft. Zacari (19)
28. Gummo by 6ix9ine (16)

Big Gains (10+)

16. Ric Flair Drip by Offset & Metro Boomin (36)
60. This Is Me by Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble (87)
79. When We by Tank (91)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

19. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (24)
23. King's Dead by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake (28)
34. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (43)
48. Plug Wank by Rich The Kid (55)
53. Billy by 6ix9ine (60)
62. Singles You Up by Jordan Davis (68)
71. IDGAF by Dua Lipa (78)
73. Booty by Blac Youngsta (81)

Big Losses (10+)

28. Gummo by 6ix9ine (16)
37. How Long by Charlie Puth (27)
61. River by Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran (46)
64. El Farsante by Ozuna & Romeo Santos (52)
65. 44 More by Logic (22)
82. Candy Paint by Post Malone (71)
89. X by ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi (64)
90. Keke by 6ix9ine, Fetty Wap & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (63)
92. Paramedic! by SOB x RBE (76)
94. Tell me You Love Me by Demi Lovato (84)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

26. Love. by Kendrick Lamar ft. Zacari (19)
27. Bad At Love by Halsey (21)
35. MotorSport by Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B (30)
36. No Limit by G-Eazy ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B (31)
40. Young Dumb & Broke by Khalid (33)
55. Five More Minutes by Scotty McCreery (47)
56. Lemon by N*E*R*D & Rihanna (51)
59. Walk It Talk It by Migos ft. Drake (53)
63. Pick It Up by Famous Dex ft. A$AP Rocky (54)
66. Love Lies by Khalid & Normani (58)
68. Written In The Sand by Old Dominion (59)
72. Betrayed by Lil Xan (66)
74. Narcos by Migos (65)
75. No Smoke by YoungBoy Never Broke Again (70)
88. Echame La Culpa by Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato (79)

Dropouts

• Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) by Cardi B (40, 1, 35 weeks)
• Want You Back by 5 Seconds Of Summer (61, 61, 1 week)
• Yours by Russell Dickerson (72, 49, 20 weeks)
• Rondo by 6ix9ine ft. Tory Lanez & Young Thug (73, 73, 1 week)
• You Broke Up With Me by Walker Hayes (74, 62, 19 weeks)
• Kooda by 6ix9ine (89, 50, 9 weeks)
• The Ways by Khalid & Swae Lee (90, 63, 3 weeks)
• Notice Me by Migos ft. Post Malone (92, 52, 5 weeks)
• Codeine Dreaming by Kodak Black ft. Lil Wayne (95, 52, 14 weeks)
• Mayores by Becky G ft. Bad Bunny (97, 74, 18 weeks)
• Break Up In The End by Cole Swindell (98, 98, 1 week)
• Make Me Feel by Janelle Monae (99, 99, 1 week)
• Rock by Plies (100, 95, 5 weeks)

Returning Entries

70. The Champion by Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris

New Entries

17. Sad! by XXXTENTACION
22. Top Off by DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé
43. Everyday by Logic & Marshmello
46. No Excuses by Meghan Meghans
47. Changes by XXXTENTACION
76. Powerglide by Rae Sremmurd ft. Juicy J
80. X by Nicky Jam x J Balvin
91. Stranger Things by Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown
96. Tempo by Chris Brown
98. Satvia by Jhene Aiko ft. Rae Sremmurd
99. I Lived It by Blake Shelton
100. Broken Clocks by SZA

New and Returning Entries Ranked

1. Powerglide

I've listened to this song several times since it first debuted. I was worried that it wouldn't chart due to its low YouTube. But it made it, and I couldn't be happier. The beat is fantastic. It's a simplistic yet epic horn pattern that's hype as hell. Swae Lee is melodic and fun, even when he slips into his falsetto. Slim Jxmmi brings intensity to his verse. Even Juicy J is actually on the top of his game here, with a quick tribute to Lil Peep and an admission that he should probably cut back on his drug usage. What rapper says that? But yeah, this is incredible. Even better than Black Beatles. I would love for this to do well, because it deserves it.

2. Satvia

This was a pleasant surprise. Swae Lee doing the hook on what's essentially a vibe track. Relaxing at the club with weed or something. Yeah, it's pretty good. Swae Lee sounds great, and Jhene Aiko herself is incredibly smooth. I especially love later on in the song where she and Swae trade off lines of the song. The beat's also relaxing and trippy as it should be. And surprisingly, when Slim Jxmmy drops his verse, it surprisingly fits. Mostly because he dials it back for once. So yeah, really enjoyable song. Hope it does well.

3. No Excuses

Well I'll be damned. I had heard this was actually good, and...that wasn't wrong. I don't know what happened. The instrumentation's colorful, fun, and got some nice tinges of funk, especially in the bass. Not the best in its lane, but it's serviceable and it fits Meghan's voice well. And she's not insufferable! I don't know how she did it, especially since she's telling off a guy. But yeah, this ain't bad. Far from it. Let's see if she can keep it up. Especially since I kinda assumed her career was dead.

4. I Lived It

Looks like Blake Shelton's got a bit of a good streak going here. Like I'll Name The Dogs, it's not amazing. In fact it's pretty basic. But it sounds pleasant enough. The writing is appropriately sentimental. Nothing super heartwarming, but at least it feels important to Blake. And really, that's what matters most. In fact, Blake kinda implies that you might not see the same things you do, and that's okay. Eh.

5. The Champion

One more week, huh? And it's thanks to a music video that uses mostly found footage of triumph or something. Most interesting thing is when a #MeToo sign comes up. That's...that's worth empowering. Yeah.

6. Tempo

Obviously you can't switch up the tempo, Chris, because you don't do that at any point in the song. This is just gross. The main instrument is supposedly that curling synth thing you can barely hear. It's too drowned out by the bass to leave an impact. And when you can hear it, it's kinda grating. I have no idea what this beat is trying to go for, but it's ugly. Kinda like whenever Chris tries to do a sex song. What a confusing mess.

7. Top Off

Well that beat is annoying. It's the equivalent of beeping bells. And having Future on it doesn't help, especially with him in his upper range where he sounds terrible. Jay-Z does his best at the very least, with some shoutout to Meek Mill. Should he be freed? I don't know. But then the first bit of Beyoncé's verse barely has any beat around it and it's weird. Puts on a weird cadence too before defaulting into deva mode. Overall, just...ugh. I thought the success of I'm The One and Wild Thoughts would make DJ Khaled want to get more creative.

8. Everyday

I don't get what the appeal of a Marshmello song is if there's no drop, and if the other artist could easily make that same song with any other producer. Kind of the same situation with that Lil Peep/Marshmello collab. And this ain't great. Main melody is so tinny and weak, the chorus is obnoxious with those "day-ay-ay-ay" bits. It's just kinda depressing to listen to. Even when Logic starts rapping faster before the final chorus. It would be impressive if it wasn't just saying nothing. I used to root for this guy too...

9. Broken Clocks

I've been apathetic about SZA's singles so far. I never thought I'd come across one that I just flat out hate. The trap percussion here feels particularly irritating for some reason. The synths are a tuneless slurry and it's just overall depressing. And again, SZA herself is fine. But she doesn't make this not a chore to listen through. Yeah, I'm still not listening to Ctrl any time soon, I'm sorry. I just don't get it.

10. Stranger Things

This. Hurts. Joyner Lucas seemed to be a bubbling artist with a lot of promise, thanks to I'm Not Racist (shut up it showed promise), and his remixes. But with every artist he endorsed on Twitter, more and more red flags came up. Right until his first charting song was with Chris Brown. The rapping from Joyner is fine. Not saying a lot but it's technically impressive. But Chris is unlikeable as usual, and the beat is just skincrawling. And it gets worse toward the end where they sing with autotune. Joyner, it's not too late to redeem yourself. Please, do the right thing.

11. Sad!

It's sad we're still giving this guy hits. This cluttered mess of percussion and bad singing doesn't really convey sadness to me. Or suicide. Or regret. It's just confused, with X continuing to try to make you feel sorry for him even though HE BEAT UP HIS PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND. Stop doing that. The sooner everyone sees through your crap, the better.

12. X

That is NOT the main synth melody. Jesus Christ, that's just piercing and awful. And that's the only interesting thing about this slice of generic Latin. The percussion is weak, Neither performer is particularly good. This got 150 million views in less than two weeks. That's not something to be proud of.

12. Changes

YOU ASSAULTED THIS GIRL YOU DON'T GET TO SAY SHIT LIKE THIS AAAAAAAAAAAAAA. God, this is bad. X badly sings over this barebones, uninteresting piano melody about HE feels he can't stand being with this girl because of the way she's changing. GO TO HELL.