Friday, July 13, 2018

Billboard Hot 100 Highlights July 14th, 2018


Once again this is late because I was working on a video that had nothing to do with Drake. So now, a post that has something to do with Drake. Hooray. Highlights.

Top 20

1. Nice For What by Drake (6)
2. Nonstop by Drake (New)
3. I Like It by Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin (1)
4. God's Plan by Drake (9)
5. Girls Like You by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B (4)
6. In My Feelings by Drake (New)
7. I'm Upset by Drake (26)
8. Emotionless by Drake (New)
9. Don't Matter To Me by Drake ft. Michael Jackson (New)
10. Sad! by XXXTENTACION (2)
11. Boo'd Up by Ella Mai (7)
12. Psycho by Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign (5)
13. Mob Ties by Drake (New)
14. Elevate by Drake (New)
15. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande (8)
16. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD (3)
17. Survival by Drake (New)
18. Can't Take A Joke by Drake (New)
19. The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (12)
20. Talk Up by Drake ft. Jay-Z (New)

Fell Off Top 20

22. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line (10)
23. Delicate by Taylor Swift (20)
24. Better Now by Post Malone (14)
25. Mine by Bazzi (16)
26. Yes Indeed by Lil Baby & Drake (11)
29. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (17)
43. Apeshit by The Carters (19)
47. Moonlight by XXXTENTACION (13)
55. Changes by XXXTENTACION (18)
XX. Plug Walk by Rich The Kid (15)

Big Gains (10+)

7. I'm Upset by Drake (26)
75. Life Changes by Thomas Rhett (92)
79. Take Back Home Girl by Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly (98)

Moderate Gains (5 - 9)

1. Nice For What by Drake (6)
4. God's Plan by Drake (9)
58. X by Nicky Jam x J Balvin (64)
69. I Was Jack (You Were Diane) by Jake Owen (75)
80. Coming Home by Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels (88)

Big Losses (10+)

16. Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD (3)
22. Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line (10)
24. Better Now by Post Malone (14)
26. Yes Indeed by Lil Baby & Drake (11)
29. Perfect by Ed Sheeran (17)
31. In My Blood by Shawn Mendes (23)
33. Friends by Marshmello & Anne-Marie (22)
34. Tequila by Dan + Shay (21)
43. Apeshit by The Carters (19)
44. Look Alive by BlocBoy JB ft. Drake (27)
47. Moonlight by XXXTENTACION (13)
48. Be Careful by Cardi B (32)
49. Back To You by Selena Gomez (35)
50. This Is America by Childish Gambino (24)
52. I Like Me Better by Lauv (41)
55. Changes by XXXTENTACION (18)
60. All Girls Are The Same by Juice WRLD (42)
61. Te Bote (Remix) by Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna & Bad Bunny (43)
64. Mercy by Brett Young (48)
65. One Number Away by Luke Combs (49)
66. Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer (52)
67. Big Bank by YG ft. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj (56)
68. Jocelyn Flores by XXXTENTACION (25)
72. Freaky Friday by Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown (47)
74. Ball For Me by Post Malone ft. Nicki Minaj (59)
81. Bed by Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande (67)
82. Chun-Li by Nicki Minaj (62)
83. All Mine by Kanye West (54)
88. Esskeetit by Lil Pump (71)
90. Call Out My Name by The Weeknd (78)
91. Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares by XXXTENTACION (46)
92. Yikes by Kanye West (77)
96. Japan by Famous Dex (63)
98. The Remedy For A Broken Heart (Why Am I So In Love) by XXXTENTACION (55)
100. I Lived It by Blake Shelton (85)

Moderate Losses (5 - 9)

10. Sad! by XXXTENTACION (2)
12. Psycho by Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign (5)
15. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande (8)
19. The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (12)
25. Mine by Bazzi (16)
35. Never Be The Same by Camila Cabello (28)
39. Taste by Tyga ft. Offset (30)
40. Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (31)
45. One Kiss by Calvin Harris (36)
46. Love Lies by Khalid & Normani (37)
53. Get Along by Kenny Chesney (44)
54. Simple by Florida Georgia Line (45)
59. Sit Next To Me by Foster The People (51)
62. Up Down by Morgan Wallen ft. Florida Georgia Line (53)
73. Everything's Gonna Be Alright by David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney (66)
77. KOD by J. Cole (68)
89. Sin Pijama by Becky G + Natti Natasha (83)
95. Zombie by Bad Wolves (90)

Dropouts

  • Plug Walk by Rich The Kid (15, 13, 20 weeks)
  • Walk It Talk It by Migos ft. Drake (29, 10, 22 weeks)
  • Rockstar by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage (33, 1, 41 weeks)
  • Fuck Love by XXXTENTACION ft. Trippie Redd (34, 28, 21 weeks)
  • Heaven by Kane Brown (38, 15, 27 weeks)
  • Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug (39, 1, 46 weeks)
  • New Rules by Dua Lipa (40, 6, 48 weeks)
  • Wait by Maroon 5 (50, 24, 24 weeks)
  • Dura by Daddy Yankee (57, 43, 21 weeks)
  • Sober by Demi Lovato (58, 58, 1 week)
  • Bigger > You by 2 Chainz, Drake & Quavo (60, 53, 2 weeks)
  • Say Amen (Saturday Night) by Panic! At The Disco (61, 60, 3 weeks)
  • Legends by Juice WRLD (65, 65, 1 week)
  • Hope by XXXTENTACION (70, 70, 2 weeks)
  • TATI by 6ix9ine ft. DJ SPINKING (72, 46, 5 weeks)
  • Fake Love by BTS (76, 10, 6 weeks)
  • I Know You by Lil Skies ft. Yung Pinch (79, 79, 3 weeks)
  • Numb by XXXTENTACION (80, 80, 3 weeks)
  • Praise The Lord (Da Shine) by A$AP Rocky ft. Skepta (82, 45, 5 weeks)
  • High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (84, 84, 2 weeks)
  • Powerglide by Rae Sremmurd ft. Juicy J (86, 28, 17 weeks)
  • Lovely by Billie Eilish & Khalid (87, 78, 5 weeks)
  • Life Goes On by Lil Baby ft. Gunna & Lil Uzi Vert (89, 74, 6 weeks)
  • Overdose by YoungBoy Never Broke Again (91, 42, 9 weeks)
  • Woman, Amen by Dierks Bentley (93, 53, 12 weeks)
  • Born To Be Yours by Kygo & Imagine Dragons (94, 74, 2 weeks)
  • The Light Is Coming by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (95, 95, 1 week)
  • OTW by Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK (96, 57, 10 weeks)
  • Solo by Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato (97, 97, 1 week)
  • Boss by The Carters (99, 77, 2 weeks)
  • Sativa by Jhene Aiko ft. Rae Sremmurd (100, 74, 16 weeks)

Returning Entries

84. Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys
87. Cry Pretty by Carrie Underwood
94. Downtown's Dead by Sam Hunt
97. Me Niego by Reik ft. Ozuna & Wisin

New Entries

2. Nonstop by Drake
6. In My Feelings by Drake
8. Emotionless by Drake
9. Don't Matter To Me by Drake ft. Michael Jackson
13. Mob Ties by Drake
14. Elevate by Drake
17. Survival by Drake
18. Can't Take A Joke by Drake
20. Talk Up by Drake ft. Jay-Z
21. 8 Out Of 10 by Drake
27. Sandra's Rose by Drake
28. Summer Games by Drake
30. Blue Tint by Drake
32. Jaded by Drake
36. Is There More by Drake
37. That's How You Feel by Drake
38. Peak by Drake
41. After Dark by Drake ft. Static Major & Ty Dolla $ign
42. Finesse by Drake
51. Ratchet Happy Birthday by Drake
56. Final Fantasy by Drake
57. March 14 by Drake
63. Karma by Queen Naija
76. Kiss Somebody by Morgan Evans
86. Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset by Luke Bryan
93. Hotel Key by Old Dominion
99. Growing Pains by Alessia Cara

General Notes

Country. Cry Pretty and Downtown's Dead returned because country somehow had a turbulent week. Cry Pretty's okay, Downtown's Dead isn't. New country includes Hotel Key with Old Dominion returning to their uncomfortable sleaze to dull results, Sunrise Sunburn Sunset being the first Luke Bryan single I've actively disliked in a while, and Kiss Somebody being alright. Morgan Evans has some charisma and I hope he has better stuff in him.

R&B/pop. We got back Don't Go Breaking My Heart, which is a plus. Also not exactly R&B but Me Neigo is back again which is nice. As for new songs, I love Growing Pains quite a bit. Has some minor shortcomings, but is overall cathartic and sounds incredible. Hope Alessia's new album is good. As for Karma, not a fan. Everyone who's talked about it loves it, but it reminds me of the same stuff I dislike about SZA. Overly moody trap that actively annoys me and is probably my least favorite of the non-Drake arrivals.

Speaking of Drake...fucking hell. I've listened to Scorpion twice now. It's terrible. I don't remember a huge chunk of it. But let's try to break it down. I like Nonstop for being a lowkey banger. Mob Ties is energetic and a little menacing, complete with a Young Thug impression. I can dig 8 Out Of 10. And Sandra's Rose is okay from what I can remember. Some tracks that stood out as particularly bad...Finesse is a song that never wants to get going and Drake's bitchiness is insufferable. Is There More has one of the worst beats on the album and is incredibly scattershot. Peak also had a bad beat. That's How You Feel is more defined by the Nicki Minaj sample than by literally anything else. Can't Take A Joke is utterly embarrassing and Drake comes off as insecure. Final Fantasy is wasted potential, as it does not sample anything from the video game series of the same name (You'll sample DKC2 and Sonic 06 but not One Winged Angel?). March 14 is formless and forgettable. After Dark is okay at best, but I'm confused by which parts are the late Static Major. Jaded is forgettable. Talk Up is menacing but joyless, and Jay-Z's reference to X's death is strange, to say the least. Blue Tint has Future and is boring. Ratchet Happy Birthday is only noteworthy for that brrrrr bit that reminds me a lot of Post Malone. I don't remember Summer Games but I don't think I had much of a problem with it. Same with Elevate and Survival. Don't Matter To Me is depressing in both sound and how it drags the late Michael Jackson further. Emotionless is a slog, only really defined by the Mariah Carey sample. In My Feelings is Nice For What-lite with a terrible breakdown. And that's expected to go to number 1 next week, much to my chagrin.

This week sucked.

Best: Growing Pains
Honorable Mentions: Mob Ties, Nonstop

Worst: Finesse
Dishonorable Mentions: Don't Matter To Me, Can't Take A Joke, Is There More, Karma, Final Fantasy

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