Yep. It's late. Several days late. I spent time working on a video instead of doing this because of complications in editing, and also...X. Just...Highlights.
Top 20
1. Sad! by XXXTENTACION (51)
2. I Like It by Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin (3)
3. Nice For What by Drake (1)
4. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD (6)
5. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B (5)
6. Psycho by Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign (2)
7. Boo'd Up by Ella Mai (7)
8. God's Plan by Drake (4)
9. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande (9)
10. The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (8)
11. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line (10)
12. Yes Indeed by Lil Baby & Drake (11)
13. Apeshit by The Carters (New)
14. Friends by Marshmello & Anne-Marie (13)
15. I'm Upset by Drake (28)
16. Moonlight by XXXTENTACION (Re)
17. This Is America by Childish Gambino (12)
18. Changes by XXXTENTACION (Re)
19. Jocelyn Flores by XXXTENTACION (Re)
20. Mine by Bazzi (15)
Fell Off Top 20
21. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (17)
22. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes (16)
23. Better Now by Post Malone (20)
24. Walk It Talk It by Migos ft. Drake (14)
25. Look Alive by BlocBoy JB ft. Drake (18)
26. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (19)
Big Gains (10+)
1. Sad! by XXXTENTACION (51)
15. I'm Upset by Drake (28)
49. Youngblood by 5 Seconds of Summer (79)
63. I Lived It by Blake Shelton (76)
87. Welcome To The Party by Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump ft. Zhavia Ward (100)
Moderate Gains (5 - 9)
64. Japan by Famous Dex (72)
65. Fake Love by BTS (71)
Big Losses (10+)
24. Walk It Talk It by Migos ft. Drake (14)
33. Back To You by Selena Gomez (22)
39. Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (27)
44. Wait by Maroon 5 (29)
48. All Mine by Kanye West (31)
57. One Number Away by Luke Combs (45)
61. Pray For Me by The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar (44)
66. Done For Me by Charlie Puth ft. Kehlani (55)
67. Yikes by Kanye West (40)
68. Tati by 6ix9ine ft. DJ SPINKING (50)
69. X by Nicky Jam x J Balvin (58)
73. Call Out My Name by The Weeknd (54)
88. Woman, Amen by Dierks Bentley (53)
91. Reborn by Kids See Ghosts (39)
90. Overdose by YoungBoy Never Broke Again (77)
93. Zombie by Bad Wolves (82)
97. OTW by Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK (81)
98. Sativa by Jhene Aiko ft. Rae Sremmurd (87)
Moderate Losses (5 - 9)
17. This Is America by Childish Gambino (12)
20. Mine by Bazzi (15)
22. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes (16)
25. Look Alive by BlocBoy JB ft. Drake (18)
26. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (19)
29. Be Careful by Cardi B (23)
30. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (21)
31. Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (24)
35. Heaven by Kane Brown (26)
37. One Kiss by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa (30)
41. New Rules by Dua Lipa (35)
46. Freaky Friday by Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown (37)
52. Chun-Li by Nicki Minaj (43)
56. IDGAF by Dua Lipa (51)
70. Dura by Daddy Yankee (64)
71. KOD by J Cole (65)
72. Everything's Gonna Be Alright by David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney (66)
76. Esskeetit by Lil Pump (68)
79. Praise The Lord (Da Shine) by A$AP Rocky ft. Skepta (70)
83. Powerglide by Rae Sremmurd ft. Juicy J (75)
89. Dame Tu Cosita by El Chombo ft. Cutty Ranks (80)
94. I Was Jack (You Were Diane) by Jake Owen (86)
Dropouts
- 4th Dimenson by Kids See Ghosts ft. Louis Prima (42, 42, 1 week)
- Feel The Love by Kids See Ghosts (47, 47, 1 week)
- Ghost Town by Kanye West (60, 16, 2 weeks)
- You Make It Easy by Jason Aldean (61, 28, 20 weeks)
- Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2) by Kids See Ghosts (62, 62, 1 week)
- Fire by Kids See Ghosts (67, 67, 1 week)
- Cudi Montage by Kids See Ghosts (69, 69, 1 week)
- Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts (73, 73, 1 week)
- Me Niego by Reik ft. Ozuna & Wisin (83, 77, 2 weeks)
- Lose It by Kane Brown (84, 84, 1 week)
- Violent Crimes by Kanye West (85, 27, 2 weeks)
- Rich Sex by Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Wayne (88, 88, 1 week)
- El Farsante (Remix) by Ozuna & Romeo Santos (91, 49, 20 weeks)
- Wouldn't Leave by Kanye West (92, 24, 2 weeks)
- Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs (93, 58, 4 weeks)
- Sin Pijama by Becky G + Natti Natasha (94, 94, 2 weeks)
- Babe by Sugarland ft. Taylor Swift (95, 72, 2 weeks)
- Drip by Cardi B ft. Migos (96, 21, 10 weeks)
- Big Bank by YG ft. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj (97, 66, 3 weeks)
- Singles You Up by Jordan Davis (98, 50, 19 weeks)
- Take Back Home Girl by Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly (99, 92, 3 weeks)
Returning Entries
16. Moonlight by XXXTENTACION
18. Changes by XXXTENTACION
19. Jocelyn Flores by XXXTENTACION
28. Fuck Love by XXXTENTACION ft. Trippie Redd
42. Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares by XXXTENTACION
58. The Remedy For A Broken Heart (Why Am I So In Love) by XXXTENTACION
82. Numb by XXXTENTACION
100. Medicine by Queen Naija
New Entries
13. Apeshit by The Carters
43. Bed by Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande
53. Bigger > You by 2 Chainz, Drake & Quavo
55. DDU-DU DDU-DU by BLACKPINK
74. Born To Be Yours by Kygo & Imagine Dragons
77. Boss by The Carters
78. Ocean by Martin Garrix ft. Khalid
80. Hope by XXXTENTACION
84. Summer by The Carters
85. Drowns The Whiskey by Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert
95. Nice by The Carters
96. Cops Shot The Kid by Nas ft. Kanye West
99. Friends by The Carters
General Notes
Arguably the most prominent force on the Hot 100 this week was X. His death lead to a posthumous chart bomb bigger than any other I've seen. With the possible exception of Prince. He got back 7 songs from both 17 and ?, and I didn't listen to a single one for this week. I feel like I didn't need to. In addition to that, Hope from ? charted for the first time. It's a lousy, annoying, misguided tribute to the victims of the Parkland shooting. Also it's weird that it charted 4 months after that event. Still, heard this was one of the worst songs off ?. They were right.
The second biggest story of the week is Beyoncé and Jay-Z's collab album. It's pretty mediocre, especially following Lemonade and 4:44, both of which were incredible albums. Thankfully not every song from Everything Is Love charted on the Hot 100, and most of the songs that did chart were the better ones. I only disliked two of the songs. Friends is dreary and lifeless, Nice is scattershot and annoying as hell. On the flip side, Summer is smooth and very enjoyable, especially for the summer season. Boss isn't perfect, but the beat is very entertaining and classy. But as far as I'm concerned, Apeshit is the real star of the show on this album. Incredible beat, catchy ad libs from Migos, Beyoncé doing her ratchet shtick about as well as she can, and a Jay-Z verse that's a little off but mostly sticks the landing. I hope this one sticks around a bit longer.
We got an eclectic mix of electronic music this week. Oceans uses Khalid's melancholic crooning pretty effectively and is really pleasant to listen to. Though I much prefer Silence. Born To Be Yours is a decent love song, with Kygo being able to match Dan Reynolds' voice very nicely. I've heard some people say Dan's performance wasn't great, but I disagree. His raspy high notes make the song more interesting and are mixed really well. DDU-DU DDU-DU is a song I'm conflicted on. I feel like I should find it more annoying than I do, but also feel like I can't jam to it as much as I want to. It's overall decent, and was not as bad as I was expecting. Though I don't know if the market on Korean pop in America is gonna be nice to BLACKPINK over time. Especially with how quickly BTS songs tank over here.
Hip hop also gave us a few different tracks. Cops Shot The Kid was the only entry from Nas' new album, and thankfully it's the best one. Intense beat, biting social commentary, and Kanye doesn't totally embarrass himself. If there was one song that had to chart from this album, I'm glad it's this one. Bigger > You is okay at best. Quavo's hook isn't great, the beat is kinda stock, and the verses from 2 Chainz and Drake don't inspire much either. It isn't terrible, it's just kinda there. Bed on the other hand is the rebound Nicki Minaj really needed for her album coming up soon. The beat is gorgeous and Ariana's hook is fantastic. At least until she belts toward the end. I don't know if that really worked that well. Though Nicki herself relies a bit too much on rhyming words with themselves in her verses. Nothing new for her, but still disappointing. Still love the song overall though.
In miscellaneous news, Medicine just barely came back, and probably won't last that long. Though I heard Queen Naija has a new song that's dominating iTunes right now. This has shrunk on me since I last heard it. It's too catty and bitchy for my liking. And finally, Drowns The Whiskey is a decent country song about misery. It sounds really good, at the very least. But I am frustrated that Miranda Lambert is relegated to backing vocals. This song really could've used a verse from her. Would've made for more effective melodrama instead of just putting the spotlight on Jason Aldean.
Best: Apeshit
Honorable Mentions: Cops Shot The Kid, Bed, Born To Be Yours
Worst: Hope
Dishonorable Mentions: Nice, Friends
SAD! and APESH*T are my faves!!!
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