IHeartRadio Countdown - Ariana Grande (2) - December 14, .2018

hi  sorry if this is late ..i got lots of stuff to take off... Well Three debuts this so there are 3 exits:

Exits This Week:
Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#18]
LSD - Thunderclouds [#13]
Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#08] [2 Weeks at #1]

20 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [#19] [-1]
19 Kahlid - Better [Debut]
18 Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life [Debut]
17 Ellie Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me [#20] [+3]
16 Why Don't We - 8 Letters [#16] [=]
15 Bad Bunny/Drake - Mia [Debut]
14 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#14] [=]
13 lovelytheband - Broken [#06] [-7]
12 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode [#12] [=] [1 Week at #1]
11 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#11] [=]
10 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#15] [+5]
09 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#10] [+1] [1 Week at #1]
08 Camila Cabello - Consenquences [#09] [+1]
07 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki [#17] [+10]
06 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#07] [+1]
05 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#03] [-2]
04 Halsey - Without Me [#05] [+1]
03 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#04] [+1] [1 Week at #1]
02 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#02] [=] [1 Week at #1]
01 Ariana Grande - thank u, next [#01] [=] [2nd Week at #1]

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+10] DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki [#17-#07]

Biggest Fall of the Week:
[-7] lovelytheband - Broken [#06-#13]

Recommendation for exiting next week:
Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me

This Week's Debuts:
Kahlid - Better
The first song from his EP Sunciyy sound pretty good here ....I believe he can be a good crooner as he tries to get better in his vocals... Projection: Top 10

Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life
This is a  wonderful well-producedn tune by Zara.... I love it...Projected: top 5

Bad Bunny/Drake - Mia
This song is an ok Latin-flavored tune ... Surprised how Drake can rap in Latin??... Projection: 4 weeks in without hitting top 10

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
NONE

1-BAD
NONE

2-Mediocre/Meh
20 Halsey-Without Me 

3-Decent
19 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki
18 Bad Bunny/Drake - Mia
17 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

4-Good
16 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
15 Khalid - Better
14 Camila Cabello - Consenquences 
13 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5-GREAT
12 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow
11 Elle Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me
10 lovelytheband - Broken
09 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower
08 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
07 Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life 
06 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
05 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
04 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode
03 Why Don't We - 8 Letters
02 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

6-BEST SONG IN THE COUNTDOWN
01 Ariana Grande - Breathin'

TOTAL SCORE: 88/100 (88%-A) Great


Extras:
Loud Luxury/Brando - Body
Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely
Ellie Goulding  - Lights

AT40 - Marshmello/Bastille (3) - December 15, 2018

HELLO y'all.... This is the last AT40 countdown of 2018! This year has gone by so fast! As we head into 2019, I'm hoping things will get better in terms of music. This week, one great tune leaves and one good tune enters...

This Week's Exit:
Imagine Dragons - Natural [#39]
Great overall run from Imagine Dragons (80 weeks between Believer and Natural)...As for Natural, good run

Last week's #1: Marshmello /Bastille - Happier
40 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [#40] [-1]
39 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [#38] [-1] [4 weeks at #1]
38 Dan + Shay - Tequila [Debut]
37 Taylor Swift - Delicate [#36] [-1] [1 week at #1]
36 Loud Luxury Feat. Brando - Body [#33] [-3]
35 Bazzi - Mine [#34] [-1] [1 week at #1]
34 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely [#35] [+1]
33 Post Malone / Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho [#32] [-1] [4 weeks at #1]
32 Dean Lewis - Be Alright [#37] [+5]
31 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [#27] [-4]
30 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry [#28] [-1] [1 week at #1]
29 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki [#30] [+1]
28 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess [#17] [-11]
27 Kahlid - Better [#29] [+2]
26 Ellie Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me [#31] [+5]
25 Cardi B / Bad Bunny & J. Balvin - I Like It [#24] [-1]
24 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#25] [+1]
23 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#26] [+3]
22 LSD - Thunderclouds [#23] [+1]
21 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode [#22] [+1]
20 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#20] [=]
19 Camila Cabello - Consequences [#19] [=]
18 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#18] [=]
17 Ariana Grande - thank you, next [#21] [+4]
16 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#15] [-1]
15 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#16] [+1]
14 lovelytheband - Broken [#14] [=]
13 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#13] [=]
12 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman [#12] [=] [3 weeks at #1]
11 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams [#06] [-5]
10 Maroon 5 / Cardi B - Girls Like You [#09] [-1] [4 weeks at #1]
09 Post Malone - Better Now [#08] [-1] [2 weeks at #1]
08 Halsey - Without Me [#10] [+2]
07 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#11] [+4]
06 NF - Lie [#07] [+1]
05 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies [#05] [=] [3 weeks at #1]
04 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood [#04] [=] [2 weeks at #1]
03 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#02] [-1]
02 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#03] [+1]
01 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#01] [=] [3rd week at #1]


#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: 
Camila Cabello/Young Thug - Havana (1st of 7 Weeks At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: 
[–11] I'm A Mess by Bebe Rexha [#17-#28]

Biggest Rise Of The Week:  (TIE)
[+5] Dean Lewis - Be Alright [#37-#31]

[+5] Ellie Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me [#31-#26]

The 3 Songs Under The Top 30 That's Way Due to Exit:
40 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [40 weeks] 
39 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [43 weeks]

35 Bazzi - Mine [39 weeks]

New Debut This Week:
Dan + Shay - Tequila
Final song debuting in 2018 is a country tune that hit #1 in MediaBase and was stuck at #2 in Bilboard Hot Country behind Meant To Be (one of 2017's final debuts in AT40), this duo is a wonderful vocal tandem and it does shows in this tune...Hopefully Dan + Shay's current country hit Speechless can enter here...Projection: Top 20

When I Taste Blurb:
- Close To Me and Be Alright is this week's big risers ....AND TFG I'm A Mess is this week's biggest fall...hope Lucid Dreams can follow suit when we start 2019

- Looks like Breathin' not gonna hit #1 as it drops a notch...Happier stays at #1 again with High Hopes having a best chance to be the first #1 of 2019

- Love Lies is currently the oldest song in top 10 (32 weeks) and could stay in there for a few more weeks in 2019 before it becomes the biggest fall at one point

- By the way Ariana Grande still has four songs in the top 30 but now Breathin', God Is A Woman and thank u, next are all in the top 20....Whar an accomplishment

Breakouts/On The Verges:
BO Steve Aoki / BTS - Waste It on Me
OTV Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

OTV Why Don't We - 8 Letters

Extras/Optional Extras

 -  Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

 -  Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

 -  Maroon 5 - One More Night

 -  Maroon 5 featuring Future - Cold

 -  Selena Gomez - Same Old Love

 -  twenty | one | pilots - Ride

 -  David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack - Hey Mama

 -  Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again

 -  Pink - What About Us

 -  Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

 -  Sia - Chandelier

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS/TRASH
20 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

1-Bad
NONE

2-Mediocre
19 Halsey - Without Me

3-Decent
18 Maroon 5 / Cardi B - Girls Like You

4-Good
17 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)
16 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful
15 Camila Cabello - Consequences
14 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

5-Great
13 NF - Lie
12 Post Malone - Better Now
11 lovelytheband - Broken
10 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
 9 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower
 8 Selena Gomez - Back To You
 7 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
 6 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
 5 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies
 4 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
 3 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier
 2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

6-(BONUS) Best Song in the Top 20
 1 Ariana Grande - Breathin'

TOTAL SCORE: 87/100 (87%-A) Great

My Recommedation for AT40
Dan + Shay - Speechless

Flashback Pick of the Week:
Bing/Bowie - Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth (1977)

Favorite Tune on Countdown Last Year:
Kesha - Praying [#11]

My Top 5 Picks:
1 Ariana Grande - Breathin'
2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
3 Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
4 Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity
5 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode

My Bottom 5 Picks
1 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
2 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
3 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
4 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely
5 Halsey - Without Me

This Week's Debuts One Year Ago 

Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be [#37]

Sofi Tukker/NERVO/The Knocks/Alisa Uneno - Best Friend [#35] 

Billboard Alternative Songs (BAS) - Panic! At The Disco (5) December 15, 2018

hi...I glad to announce that I will have my surgery in late January ..so 3-4 weeks after that i will take a break from the blogs..... Now two meh/lousy tunes  drop out and two fine tunes comes in the countdown:

Exiting this week:Mike Posner - Song About You [#40]
...was weak production wise in the first place
Lil Peep/XXXTENTACION - Falling Down [#37]
...TFG BYE FELICIA

Last Week's #1: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
40 LANY -Thru These Tears [NEW]
39 Sublime with Rome - Wicked Heart [#39] [=]
38 Glorious Sons - S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) [#38] [=]
37 The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground) [#34] [-3]
36 Bishop Briggs - Baby [#33] [-3]
35 Just Loud f/ Debbie Harry - Soul Train [#36] [+1]
34 SMYL - Clean Eyes [#35] [+1]
33 SHAED - Trampoline [NEW]
32 Max Frost - Good Morning [#32] [=]
31 Shinedown - Get Up [#30] [-1]
30 Blue October - Daylight [#31] [+1]
29 Badflower - Ghost [#28] [-1]
28 Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave [#17] [-11]
27 Tom Morello f/ Portugal. The Man & Whethan - Every Step That I Take [#29] [+2]
26 Death Cab For Cutie - Northern Lights [#27] [+1]
25 Mike Shinoda F/ k.flay - Make It Up As I Go [#26] [+1]
24 morgxn f/ Walk The Moon - Home [#25] [+1]
23 DREAMERS - Screws [#22] [-1]
22 Houses - Fast Talk [#24] [+2]
21 Foster The People - Worst Nites [#23] [+2]
20 Bob Moses - Back Down [#21] [+1]
19 Elle King - Shame [#16] [-3]
18 Barns Courtney - 99 [#18] [=]
17 Young The Giant - Superpostion [#19] [+2]
16 The 1975 - Love It If We Made It [#20] [+4]
15 AJR - Burn The House Down [#11] [-4]
14 The Struts - Body Talks [#12] [-2]
13 Weezer - Can't Knock The Hustle [#15] [+2]
12 lovelytheband - These Are My Friends [#13] [+1]
11 Muse - Pressure [#14] [+3]
10 The Revivalists - All My Friends [#09] [-1]
09 Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown [#10] [+1]
08 The Interrupters - She's Kerosene [#07] [-1]
07 flora cash - You're Somebody Else [#08] [+1]
06 lovelytheband - Broken [#06] [=] [9 Weeks at #1]
05 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#05] [=] [9 Weeks at #1]
04 Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light [#04] [=]
03 twenty one pilots - My Blood [#03] [=]
02 Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier [#02] [=] [1 Week at #1]
01 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#01] [=] [5th  Week at #1]

This Week's #1 One Year Ago:
Beck - Up All Night [1st Week at #1]

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+4] The 1975 - Love It If We Made It [#20-#16]

Biggest Fall of the Week:
[-11] Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave [#17-#28]

This Week's Debuts:
LANY -Thru These Tears
The debut single by a trio of lads from Los Angeles comes out with a song that is wonderfully made -- production wise and vocal wise...Projection: top 5
SHAED - Trampoline
Like Max Frost, the indie EDM trio's current single was heard in a promo (this one was in a smartphone TV ad)...unlike Good Morning, Trampoline works as a full single....Projection: top 10-15

Top Debut: LANY -Thru These Tears

Thru These Blurbs:
- Tidal Wave didn't follow the success that Feel It Still and Live In The Moment had (both hit #1)...this week it's the biggest fall [-11...#17-#28]

- Love It If We Made It is this week's Biggest Rise [+4 ..#20-#16]..The 1975's new album A Brief Inquiry Into Onlie Relatioships debuts in the Billboard 200 at #4 

- High Hopes hold for a 5th week at #1 ...songs #2-#6 also holds....You're Somebody Else and You Should See Me In A Crown both continue to move up (UGHHHHH!)

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
20. AJR - Burn The House Down

1-Bad
19. Elle King - Shame
18. flora cash - You're Somebody Else

2-Mediocre
17. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

3-Decent
16. Muse - Pressure
15. Weezer - Can't Knock The Hustle
14. Bob Moses - Back Down
13. Barns Courtney - 99

4-Good
12. Young The Giant - Superpostion 
11. lovelytheband - These Are My Friends
10. The 1975 - Love It If We Made It
 9. twenty one pilots - My Blood

5-Great
 8. Imagine Dragons - Natural
 7. The Struts - Body Talks
 6. The Revivalists - All My Friends
 5. lovelytheband - Broken
 4. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene
 3. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
 2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
 1. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier

Overall Grade: 73/100 = 73% [B Good]

My 5 Recommendations for the week:
Greta Van Fleet  -  You're The One
Robert DeLong - First Person On Earth
The Revivalists - Change
Mumford & Sons - If I Say
MØ/Foster The People - Blur

Flashback Song:
Death Cab For Cutie -I Will Possess Your Heart [2008]

Favorite Song in Countdown One Year Ago:
Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending [#34]

Top 5 Songs on Countdown
1. Marshmello f/Bastille - Happier
2. LANY -Thru These Tears
3. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
4. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
5. The Interrupters -  She's Kerosene

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
1. AJR - Burn The House Down
2. Just Loud/Debbie Harry - Soul Train
3. Bishop Briggs - Baby
4. Elle King - Shame
5. flora cash - You're Somebody Else

Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Greta Van Fleet - Highway Tune [#39]
Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes [#36]
Dashbaord Confessional - We Fight [#33]

iHeartRadio Countdown - Ariana Grande (1) December 7, 2018

Hello This weekend JoJo spotlighted last weekend's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in LA..interviewing the artists that performed.. also in the show he played a couple of Xmas tunes by Wham and OF COURSE Mariah Carey.... On this week's countdown we got one debuting...so one song exited..Let's get started now:

This Week's Exit:
NF - Lie [#08]
Better song than Let You Down...good run here

Last Week's #1: Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
20 Elle Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me [Debut]
19 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [#20] [+1]
18 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#16] [-2]
17 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki [#17] [=]
16 Why Don't We - 8 Letters [#19] [+3]
15 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#15] [=]
14 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#14] [+2]
13 LSD - Thunderclouds [#18] [+5]
12 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode [#12] [=] [1 Week at #1]
11 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#13] [+2]
10 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#10] [=] [1 Week at #1]
09 Camila Cabello - Consenquences [#11] [+2]
08 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#09] [+1] [2 Weeks at #1]
07 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#07] [=]
06 lovelytheband - Broken [#06] [=]
05 Halsey-Without Me [#04] [-1]
04 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#01] [-3] [1 Week at #1]
03 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#05] [+2]
02 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#03] [+1] [1 Week at #1]
01 Ariana Grande - thank u, next [#02] [+1] [1 Week at #1]

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+5] LSD - Thunderclouds [#18-#13]

Biggest Fall of the Week:
[-3] Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#01-#04]

Recommendation for exiting next week:
Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)

This Week's Debut:
Elle Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me
Elle  returns with a wonderful collab with Diplo (who has sepearte collaboratives on this countdown..with LSD and Silk City) and Swae Lee (who is on Sunflower with Post Malone)..Her voice is better than ever...Projection: top 5-10

All I Want For Blurbing Is You:
* thank u, next enters the top spot but after dropping out of #1, High Hopes rebound to #2 and could return..even Beautiful could challenge as well

* Without Me drops a notch..could be losing momentum 

* Thunderclouds is this week's Biggest Riser (#18-#13) as Electricity is the Biggest Faller from #1 to #4

* So many Holds in the countdown...Two former #1's Breathin' and Sicko Mode could drop next week...I think Taki Taki and Shallow will move up ... Broken and Eastside will move either way

This Week's Xtras:
Wham - Last Christmas
Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
NONE

1-BAD
NONE

2-Mediocre/Meh
19 Halsey-Without Me 

3-Decent
20 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki
18 LSD - Thunderclouds
17 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

4-Good
16 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me
14 Camila Cabello - Consenquences 
14 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)
13 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5-GREAT
12 Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper - Shallow
11 Elle Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me
10 lovelytheband - Broken
09 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower
08 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
07 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
06 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
05 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sickomode
04 Why Don't We - 8 Letters
03 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
02 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier

6-BEST SONG IN THE COUNTDOWN
01 Ariana Grande - Breathin'


TOTAL SCORE: 88/100 (88%-A-) Great

AT40 - Marshmello/Bastille (2) - December 8, 2108

Hello everyone...Grammy Awards nominations came out Friday..Kendrick Lamar received the most of with eight, Drake got seven...Bebe Rexha (WTF..she's actually been around b4 2017) and Dua Lipa among 8 artists up for Best New Artist... Lamar, Drake, Cardi B and Post Malone up for Album of the Year...Two Songs in the countdown The Middle and Shallow is among 7 up for Song of the Year...Those two plus I Like It is among 8 up for Record of the Year

Now let's get to the countdown:

This Week's Exit: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises [#24]
Good Dance Tune...did an Ok run

Last Week's #1: Marshmello /Bastille - Happier
40 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [#39] [-1]
39 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#14] [-25]
38 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [#37] [-1] [4 weeks at #1]
37 Dean Lewis - Be Alright [#36] [-1]
36 Taylor Swift - Delicate [#35] [-1] [1 week at #1]
35 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely [#38] [+3]
34 Bazzi - Mine [#33] [-1] [1 week at #1]
33 Loud Luxury Feat. Brando - Body [#34] [+1]
32 Post Malone / Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho [#30] [-2] [4 weeks at #1]
31 Elle Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me [Debut]
30 DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki [#32] [+2]
29 Kahlid - Better [#31] [+2]
28 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry [#27] [-1] [1 week at #1]
27 Drake / Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me [#28] [+1]
26 The Chainsmokers / Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#29] [+3]
25 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#26] [+1]
24 CARDI B / Bad Bunny & J. Balvin - I Like It [#22] [-2]
23 LSD - Thunderclouds [#23] [=]
22 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode [#25] [+3]
21 Ariana Grande - thank you, next [#40] [+19]
20 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#18] [-2]
19 Camila Cabello - Consequences [#21] [+2]
18 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity [#20] [+2]
17 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess [#13] [-4]
16 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower [#19] [+3]
15 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix) [#17] [+2]
14 lovelytheband - Broken [#16] [+2]
13 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#15] [+2]
12 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman [#03] [-9] [3 weeks at #1]
11 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#11] [=]
10 Halsey - Without Me [#12] [+2]
09 Maroon 5 / Cardi B - Girls Like You [#05] [-2] [4 weeks at #1]
08 Post Malone - Better Now [#06] [-2] [2 weeks at #1]
07 NF - Lie [#10] [+3]
06 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams [#08] [+2]
05 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies [#04] [-1] [3 weeks at #1]
04 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood [#02] [-1] [2 weeks at #1]
03 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#09] [+7]
02 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#07] [+5]
01 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#01] [+2] [2nd week at #1]

This Week's #1 One Week Ago:
Imagine Dragons - Thunder [Last Week of 2 Weeks at #1]

Biggest Rise This Week:
[+19] Ariana Grande - thank you, next [#40-#21]

Biggest Fall This Week:
[-25] Imagine Dragons - Natural [#14-#39]

The 3 Songs Under The Top 30 That's Way Due to Exit:
40 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [39 weeks] 
38 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [42 weeks]
34 Bazzi - Mine [38 weeks]

THIS WEEK'S DEBUT:
Elle Goulding / Diplo / Swae Lee - Close To Me
Long time for Ms Goulding as she return with a wonderful collab with Diplo and Swae Lee... Her voice is better than ever...this is the second straight best vocal performance for Mr. Lee... Diplo now has three songs on three separate collaboratives (LSD and Silk City the others)...Prediction: top 5-10

Blurb To Me:
* Ariana Grande now has 4 songs in the Top 30... Breathin' [#2], God Is A Woman [#12], thank u, next [#21] (this week's Biggest Riser [+19]..largest rise of the year), and No Tears Left To Cry [#28]... WHATTA ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!

* Natural [#14-#39] matched No Brainer with this century's Biggest Fall [-25]... hopefully they drop out with Friends and The Middle next week

* SMH on Lucid Dreams [#8-#6] still moving up and down in the top 10

* With Breathin' and High Hopes [#3] moved big to get an eye lash closer to #1, this could be the last week at the top for Happier

* Before Ryan introduced The Middle, He mentioned Maren Morris still has dreams of performing Broadway... hopefully sooner than later

* Before Ryan introduced Sicko Mode, He mentioned that Travis Scott had a day in Houston named after him this year...Astroworld, the name of his album, will be the name of an upcoming amusement park in his honor and his dedication to his hometown.... Also Sicko Mode was nominated for Best Rap Performance Grammy Friday

Breakouts/On The Verge:
OTV Dan + Shay - Tequila
OTV Why Don't We - 8 Letters
BO Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

Extra/Optional Extra: 
* Halsey - Now Or Never
* Ed Sheeran - Perfect
* Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
* The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming
* Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things
* Imagine Dragons - Thunder
* Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore
* DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
* Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
* Lauv - I Like Me Better

* Liam Payne featuring Quavo - Strip That Down

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS/TRASH
20 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
19 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

1-Bad
NONE

2-Mediocre
18 Halsey - Without Me

3-Decent
17 Maroon 5 / Cardi B - Girls Like You

4-Good
16 Shawn Mendes/Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)
15 Bazzi / Camila Cabello - Beautiful
14 Camila Cabello - Consequences

5-Great
13 NF - Lie
12 Post Malone - Better Now
11 lovelytheband - Broken
10 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
 9 Post Malone / Swae Lee - Sunflower
 8 Selena Gomez - Back To You
 7 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
 6 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
 5 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies
 4 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity
 3 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier
 2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

6-(BONUS) Best Song in the Top 20
 1 Ariana Grande - Breathin'

TOTAL SCORE: 83/100 (83%-B) Good

My Recommedation for AT40
Charli XCX / Troye Sivan – 1999

Flashback Pick of the Week:
Kendrick Lamar - Humble. (2017)

Favorite Tune on Countdown Last Year:
Kesha - Praying [#09]

My Top 5 Picks
1 Ariana Grande - Breathin'
2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
3 Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
4 Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity
5 Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode

My Bottom 5 Picks
1 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
2 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
3 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
4 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely
5 Halsey - Without Me

This Week's Debuts One Year Ago:
Zayn/Sia - Dusk Til Dawn [#40]
Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future - End Game [#38]