AT40 - Ariana Grande (3) November 24, 2018

Hello Everyone..Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving...Now this week's countdown is rather quiet (expect for one song dropping out the countdown from the top 20)..Now we got 3 tunes debuting means 3 exits..Here's this week's countdown:

This Week's Exits:
X DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer [#38]
(pkd: #07/wks:14)
X Mike Posner - Song About You [#36]
(pkd: #36/wks:3)
X Tiesto & Dzeko / Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan [#20]
(pkd: #15/wks:15)

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

This Week's #1 One Week Ago:
Logic/Alessa Cara/Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 [only week at #1]

Biggest Riser:
+5 Loud Luxury/Brando - Body [#40-#35]

Biggest Fall:
-4 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#13-#17]

The 3 songs under the top 30 that needs to go:
39 Lauv - I Like Me Better (46 weeks in)
37 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends (37 weeks in)
35 Zedd / Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle (40 weeks in)

This Week's Debuts:
Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely
This is a total downgrade from her... The production isn't great and the hooks in it is too kooky (like in a 70s kids show) and her vocals suffers due to it...i heard the potential follow up Not Today isn't even better... Projection: out after 5 weeks w/o entering the top 30

Dean Lewis - Be Alright
Debut song for a lad from Down Under, who has Oasis as an influence. This is a good tune .... Lyrics works  Ok here... Maybe he'll come up with a better follow up along the way..Projection: top 15 

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

Best Debut: Kahlid - Better

Better Blurbs:
* This week we say goodbye to three tunes ..No Brainer BYE FELICIA...Jackie Chan had a good run ...Song About You died quickly, could drop out the Alternative charts next week...

* Body (+5..#40-#35) was suprisingly the Biggest Riser thought a few songs (like This Feeling, Sicko Mode, Electricity) would moved up more than 5

* Back To You moved down 4 (#13-#17) but there are a few songs that could have fall more (Drew Barrymore, I'm A Mess)

* God Is A Woman remains at #1 for a 3rd Week but Happier looks like it can take the spot over next week 

* Ariana Grande had her Thanksgiving with a heavier heart in her mind. It was her first one without her ex-boyfriend rapper Mac Miller, who overdosed back in September. She shared her memory of their Thanksgiving of last year on Facebook and Instagram with few edits. I believe she wasn't over him when she was engaged with SNL cast member Pete Davidson, who she broke up with in October.

This Week's Breakouts:
* Dan + Shay - Tequila
* Ariana Grande - thank you, next
* DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Ozuna / Cardi B - Taki Taki

Extras/Optional Extras:
* Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
* Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days
* WALK THE MOON - Shut Up + Dance
* Disclosure/Sam Smith - Latch
* DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer
* The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
* Backstreet Boys - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
* Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars
* Clean Bandit/Sean Paul/Anne-Marie - Rockabye
* Ellie Goulding - Burn
* OMI - Cheerleader

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

1-Bad
18 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore

2-Mediocre
17 Halsey - Without Me

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

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

5-Great
13 NF - Lie
12 Post Malone - Better Now
11 lovelytheband - Broken
10 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
 9 Selena Gomez - Back To You
 8 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
 7 Benny Blanco / Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
 6 Imagine Dragons - Natural
 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: 80/100 (80%-B) Good

My Recommedation for AT40
Why Don't We - 8 Letters

Flashback Pick of the Week:
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (1980)

Most Missed Song:
The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This (May 2017)

Favorite Tune on Countdown Last Year:
Kesha - Praying [#10]

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 Lauv - I Like Me Better
3 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
4 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
5 Alessa Cara - Trust My Lonely

This Week's Debuts One Year Ago:
NF - Let You Down [#39]