Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Billboard Alternative Songs (BAS) - Week of April 20, 2019 - Cage The Elephant (6)


Hello all..... I wish every one a Happy Easter.... Speaking of that, one group laid an egg to go with their other egg that got in the chart..while same 3 ancient tunes still in the top 10...so here is this week's chart

This Week's Exits:
* Barns Coutney - "99" [#15] 30 07
* The Glorious Sons S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) [#34] 20 24
* Bear Hands f/ Ursula Rose- Blue Lips [#35] 12 32

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1: Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
40 The Blue Stones - Be My Fire [NEW] 01 40
39 Judah & The Lion - Over My Head [#33] [-6] 14 10
38 Friday Pilots Club - Glory [#37] [-1] 04 37
37 Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill [NEW] 01 37
36 Blue October - King [#40] [+4] 02 36
35 grandson - Apologize [#36] [+1] 03 35
34 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights [#39] [+5] 02 34
33 Judah & The Lion - Why Did You Run? [NEW] 01 33
32 Smith & Thell F/ Swedish Jam Factory - Forgive Me Friend [#38] [+6] 02 32
31 Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It [#30] [-1] 07 28
30 Foals- Exits [#22] [-8] 12 22
29 RUFUS DU SOL - Treat You Better [#28] [-1] 13 25
28 The Head And The Heart - Missed Connection [#31] [+3] 03 28
27 k.flay - Bad Vibes [#29] [+2] 04 27
26 Matt Maeson - Cringe [#26] [=] 08 26
25 Marshmello &  CHVRCHES - Here With Me [#27] [+2] 04 25
24 Fitz And The Tantrums - 123456 [#25] [+1] 04 24
23 The Interuppters - Gave You Everything [#24] [+1] 09 23
22 X Ambassadors - BOOM [#23] [+1] 06 22
21 I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Choke [#21] [=] 06 21
20 lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid [#20] [=] 11 20
19 Yungblud & Halsey Featuring Travis Barker - 11 Minutes [#19] [=] 07 19
18 The Lumineers - Gloria [#32] [+14] 02 18
17 The Revivalists - Change [#17] [=] 09 17
16 Mumford & Sons - Beloved [#18] [+2] 05 16
15 Young The Giant - Superposition [#13] [-2] 26 02
14 half*alive - still feel. [#16] [+2] 11 14
13 AJR- 100 Bad Days [#14] [+1] 10 13
12 Oliver Tree - Hurt [#12] [=] 13 12
11 Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall [#09] [-1] 12 08
10 Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar [#11] [+1] 11 10
09 lovelytheband - Broken [#07] [-2] 73 01 09
08 Catfish And The Bottlemen - Longshot [#10] [+2] 14 08
07 Marshmello & Bastille - Happier [#06] [-1] 34 01 01
06 billie eilish - bury a friend [#08] [+2] 09 06
05 SHAED - Trampoline [#04] [-1] 19 03
04 The Black Keys - Lo/Hi [#05] [+1] 06 04
03 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#03] [=] 38 01 16
02 twenty one pilots - Chlorine [#02] [=] 11 02
01 Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go [#01] [=] 11 01 06

Last Year's #1: lovelytheband - Broken  (1st of 9 weeks at #1)

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+14] The Lumineers - Gloria 

Biggest Fall of the Week:

[-8] Foals- Exits

New Entrants:
40 The Blue Stones - Be My Fire
The follow up to Black Holes (Solid Ground) is a well produced song and quite catchy
(Prediction Top 20 at least)

37 Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill
Remember the old saying in music "Nothing will top the Original?" Well even though the reboot of the classic New Wave hit by Kate Bush is well produced and Meg's voice did justice to the song...still it don't top the original 
(Prediction top 10-20)

33 Judah & The Lion - Why Did You Run?
If you think Over My Head is bad, this one is even worse.... it sounds more like The Chainsmokers more than what we first heard from them in Take It All Back or Suit and Jacket
(Prediction barely hit top 20, but rather go as far as #25)

Blurbing Up The Hill
- "99" & S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) will be missed... but Blue Lips i won't miss much... it was half decent and half Meh

- High Hopes, Happier and Broken (which by the way started its 9 week run at #1 one year ago) is still on the chart....I believe this could be the final week for Broken

- Other blurbs:
*Ready To Let Go holds on the top spot for it's 6th week....
*Chlorine stays at # 2... 
*Lo/Hi moves to #4...
*Hey Look Ma I Made It dropped another notch.... Bad sign for a song with Top 10 all written all over it

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
NONE

1-Bad
NONE

2-Mediocre
20. billie eilish - bury a friend
19. AJR - 100 Bad Days
18. SHAED - Trampoline

3-Decent
17. Lumineers - Gloria
16. Yungblud & Halsey Featuring Travis Barker - 11 Minutes
15. twenty one pilots - Chlorine

4-Good
14. Catfish And The Bottlemen - Longshot
13. lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid
12. The Revivalists - Change
11. Oliver Tree - Hurt
10. Young The Giant - Superposition

5-Great
09. half*alive - still feel.
08. lovelytheband - Broken
07. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier
06. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
05. Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall
04. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
03. Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
02. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
01. Mumford & Sons - Beloved

Overall Grade: 81/100 = 81% [B Good]

Flashback Song:
Matthew Sweet - Sick Of Myself [1995]

Favorite Song in Countdown One Year Ago:
AWOLNATION - Handyman [#6]

Top 5 Songs on Countdown
01. Mumford & Sons - Beloved
02. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi
03. Marshmello & CHVRCHES - Here With Me
04. The Interuppters - Gave You Everything
05. Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
01. Judah & The Lion - Over My Head
02. grandson - Apologize
03. Judah & The Lion - Why Did You Run? 
04. Fitz & The Tantrums - 123456
05. billie eilish - bury a friend

Debut This Week One Year Ago:
[#37] Bear Hands - Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)
[#38] Bleachers - Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)
[#39] Alice Merton - Lash Out
[#40] Mike Shinoda - Crossing A Line



AT40: Ariana Grande (3) - Week Of April 13, 2019







Hello all, my return of posting my overview of  AT40 delayed a bit  but got it made... well here's the countdown ....

This Week's Exits:
* The Chainsmokers F/ Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling [#27]
* Sabrina Carpenter - Sue Me [#38]
* LIVVIA -Damn [#40]

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1: Ariana Grande - 7 Rings 
40 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman [#39] [-1] 03

39 billie eilish - when the party's over [NEW]
38 lovelytheband - Broken [#37] [-1]
37 Alessia Cara - Out Of Love [NEW]
36 Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It [NEW]
35 Maroon 5 F/ CARDI B - Girls Like You [#36] [-1] 05
34 Post Malone - Better Now [#35] [-1] 02
33 Ally Brooke F/ Tyga - Low Key [#34] [+1]
32 Bazzi F/ Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#33] [-1]
31 Mabel - Don't Call Me Up [#32] [+1]
30 Ariana Grande - Breathin' [#29] [-1]
29 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow [#30] [+1]
28 Zedd & Katy Perry - 365 [#31] [=]
27 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies [#26] [-1] 05
26 Marshmello F/ CHVRCHES - Here With Me [#36] [+10]
25 Dan + Shay - Tequila [#21] [-4]
24 Bebe Rexha - Last Hurrah [#26] [+2]
23 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood [#23] [=]
22 Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar [#24] [+2]
21 Lauren Daigle - You Say [#22] [+1]
20 Travis Scott F/ Drake - Sicko Mode [#19] [-1]
19 Lil Peep & iLoveMakkonen F/ Fall Out Boy - I've Been Waiting [#20] [+1]
18 Fletcher - Undrunk [#17] [-1]
17 The Chainsmokers F/ 5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love [#18] [+1]
16 Marshmello & BASTILLE - Happier [#13] [-3] 05
15 Dean Lewis - Be Alright [#15] [=]
14 CARDI B & Bruno Mars - Please Me [#14] [=]
13 The Jonas Brothers - Sucker [#16] [+2]
12 Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next [#06] [-6] 01
11 Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored [#12] [+1]
10 Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower [#09] [-1]
09 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#08] [-1] 04
08 Post Malone - Wow. [#11] [+3]
07 Sam Smith & Normani - Dancing With A Stranger [#10] [+3]
06 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho [#07] [+1]
05 Khalid - Better [#05] [=]
04 Benny Blanco F/ Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#03] [-1] 03
03 Ellie Goulding & Diplo F/ Swae Lee - Close To Me [#04] [+1]
02 Halsey - Without Me [#02] [=] 04

01 Ariana Grande - 7 Rings [#01] [=] 03

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Bruno Mars f/ Cardi B - Finesse (Remix) (Last of 2 Weeks At #1)

Biggest Fall Of The Week: Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (–6)

Biggest Rise Of The Week: Marshmello F/ CHVRCHES - Here With Me (+10) 

Recommendations to leave next week:
(42 weeks) Maroon 5 F/ CARDI B - Girls Like You
(42 weeks) Post Malone - Better Now
(35 weeks) Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

New Entrants:
- First up is the music from an artist who's been around for quite a while.17 yr old billie eilish brings us  when the party's over.   I like most of her music. This one is no exception. Her voice is unique and I like the dark vibe. when the party's over is more normal compared to the other songs from her debut full album. this could last for a while

- next is from this latest from Alessia Cara. Out Of Love is lot better than her recent Trust My Lonely, which I didn't like. Love the melody of this ballad and well produced...This song can be a top 10 hit.


- last but at least is Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It. The follow up from High Hopes is lil downgrade from the recent hit but still works as a solild hit. It can stick around for 15 weeks or more

Best New Entry: Alessia Cara.- Out Of Love


Hey Look Ma, I Blurb It.:


- We say goodbye to two meh tunes Damn and Sue Me and one fine tune This Feeling

7 Rings holds on to #1 for a 3rd week with Close To Me and Sweet But Psycho getting closer to the top

- Undrunk lost some momentum this week ...Please Me stalls and could be losing traction


Breakouts/On The Verge:


Lauv & Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired...
Lil Nas X - Old Time Road
Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez & J. Balvin - I Can't Get Enough
Khalid - Talk
George Ezra - Shotgun

Extras/Optional Extras:

NF - Lie
Imagine Dragons - Thunder
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - Closer
Madison Beer featuring Offset - Hurts Like Hell
Shawn Mendes - Stitches
Drake featuring Charlie Puth & Kehlani - Hotline Bling
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts
Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again

Top 20 Breakdown:

0-TRASH
20. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

1-Bad
19. CARDI B & Bruno Mars - Please Me

2-MEH!!
18. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored

3-Decent
17. Halsey - Without Me
16. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

4-Good
15. Dean Lewis - Be Alright
14. The Chainsmokers F/ 5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love
13. The Jonas Brothers - Sucker
12. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

5-Great
11. Travis Scott F/ Drake - Sicko Mode
10. Fletcher - Undrunk
09. Post Malone - Wow.
08. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
07. Marshmello & BASTILLE - Happier
06. Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
05. Ellie Goulding & Diplo F/ Swae Lee - Close To Me
04. Khalid - Better
03. Lil Peep & iLoveMakkonen F/ Fall Out Boy - I've Been Waiting
02. Benny Blanco F/ Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
01. Sam Smith & Normani - Dancing With A Stranger

Total Score: 80/100 = 80% (C+)


Throwback Pick Of The Week: Disclosure/Sam Smith - Latch (2013)


Most Missed Song: Adele - Hello (2015)

#1 Recommendation For The American Top 40: Ciara - Thinking About You

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Justin Timberlake f/ Chris Stapleton - Say Something by  (#16)


My Top 5 Picks
1. Marshmello F/ CHVRCHES - Here With Me
2. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
3. Sam Smith & Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
4. Benny Blanco F/ Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
5. Lil Peep & iLoveMakkonen F/ Fall Out Boy - I've Been Waiting

My Bottom 5 Picks
1.(TIE) Ally Brooke F/ Tyga - Low Key
1.(TIE) Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
3. CARDI B & Bruno Mars - Please Me  
4. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored
5. Halsey - Without Me


Last Year's New Entrants:

40. Alice Merton -No Roots 
38. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood 
37. Foster The People - Sit Next To Me 


Thursday, April 11, 2019

Billboard Alternative Songs (BAS) - Week of April 13, 2019 - Cage The Elephant (5)




Hello all, after being away for 4 months due to bypass surgery, i am back to blogging the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and AT40... I will not resuming the iHeart top 20 til further notice.... ok there are three songs that been around for over 30 weeks and its due for departure....but until then, here's the chart for this week

This Week's Exits:
X morgxn f/ Walk The Moon - Home [#15] 11wks PK: 21
X Walk The Moon - Timebomb [#33] 13wks PK: 11
X SMYL- Clean Eyes [#37] 29 20

Last Week's #1: Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
TW Artist-Title LW +/- Weeks in Chart Peak Postion Wks @ #1
40 Blue October - King [NEW] 01 40
39 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights [NEW] 01 39
38 Smith & Thell F/ Swedish Jam Factory - Forgive Me Friend [#40] [+2] 02 38
37 Friday Pilots Club - Glory [#39] [+2] 03 37
36 grandson - Apologize [#38] [+2] 02 36
35 Bear Hands f/ Ursula Rose- Blue Lips [#34] [-1] 12 32
34 The Glorious Sons S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) [#36] [+2] 20 24
33 Judah & The Lion - Over My Head [#21] [-12] 13 10
32 The Lumineers - Gloria [NEW] 01 32
31 The Head And The Heart - Missed Connection [#35] [+4] 02 31
30 Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It [#28] [-2] 06 28
29 k.flay - Bad Vibes [#32] [+3] 03 29
28 RUFUS DU SOL - Treat You Better [#25] [-3] 12 25
27 Marshmello &  CHVRCHES - Here With Me [#30] [+3] 03 27
26 Matt Maeson - Cringe [#27] [+1] 07 26
25 Fitz And The Tantrums - 123456 [#31] [+6] 03 25
24 The Interuppters - Gave You Everything [#29] [+5] 08 24
23 X Ambassadors - BOOM [#26] [+3] 05 23
22 Foals- Exits [#24] [+2] 11 22
21 I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Choke [#23] [+2] 05 21
20 lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid [#22] [+2] 10 20
19 Yungblud & Halsey Featuring Travis Barker - 11 Minutes [#19] [=] 06 19
18 Mumford & Sons - Beloved [#20] [+2] 04 18
17 The Revivalists - Change [#18] [+1] 08 17
16 half*alive - still feel. [#17] [+1] 10 16
15 Barns Coutney - "99" [#10] [-5] 30 07
14 AJR- 100 Bad Days [#16] [+2] 09 14
13 Young The Giant - Superposition [#09] [-3] 25 02
12 Oliver Tree - Hurt [#14] [+2] 12 12
11 Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar [#11] [=] 10 11
10 Catfish And The Bottlemen - Longshot [#13] [+3] 13 10
09 Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall [#08] [-1] 11 08
08 billie eilish - bury a friend [#12] [+4] 08 08
07 lovelytheband - Broken [#07] [=] 72 01 09
06 Marshmello & Bastille - Happier [#06] [=] 33 01 01
05 The Black Keys - Lo/Hi [#05] [=] 05 05
04 SHAED - Trampoline [#03] [-1] 18 03
03 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#02] [-1] 37 01 16
02 twenty one pilots - Chlorine [#04] [+2] 10 02
01 Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go [#01] [=] 10 01 05

This Week's #1 One Year Ago:
Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes [3rd of 3 weeks at #1]

Biggest Rise of the Week:
[+6] Fitz & The Tantrums - 123456 [#31-#25]

Biggest Fall of the Week:

[-12] Judah & The Lion - Over My Head [#21- #33]

New Entrys:
[40] Blue October - King this is IMO best of the three singles off of "I Hope You're Happy"...Title cut made to #15, the follow up (and terrible) Daylight peaked  at #25....King has better melody and quiet enjoyable.... [Prediction: #5-#7]

[39] Dominic Fike - 3 Nights  New artist from Naples, Florida Dominic Fike brings us this groovy tune..yeah the vocals isn't worth bragging but it works OK here...[Prediction: top 20]

[32] The Lumineers - Gloria  The lastest from The Lumineers is another name title (Ophelia, Cleopatria, Angela) is an hybird of Ho Hey and Ophelia which means its simply not original....it sound good but way too familiar [Prediction: #13-#15]

Ready To Let Blurb: 

- First off the last time i posted, when it debuted that week, I put SHAED - Trampoline in blue and said that it works as a single ...After some thought after 4 months plus some influences, i put this in orange instead 123456 (this week's biggest rise) and Over My Head (this week's biggest dropper) due to its not a song for this genre and surprised of hitting #3, but still think its works as a single...anyways it dropped a notch this week SO ...PARTY TIME!!!!!

Rant over here's the rest in short:
Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go holds at #1 for 5th week
twenty one pilots - Chlorine moves 2 to #2
SMH Still in top 10:
[#07] lovelytheband - Broken 72wks
[#06] Marshmello & Bastille - Happier 33wks
[#03] Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes 37wks
Panic! At The Disco - Hey Look Ma, I Made It  drops 2 (#28-#30)... Bad Sign

Top 20 Review:
0-BOGUS
20. SHAED - Trampoline

1-Bad
NONE

2-Mediocre
19. billie eilish - bury a friend
18. AJR - 100 Bad Days

3-Decent
17. Barns Courtney - 99
16. Yungblud & Halsey Featuring Travis Barker - 11 Minutes
15. twenty one pilots - Chlorine

4-Good
14. Catfish And The Bottlemen - Longshot
13. lovelytheband - Maybe, I'm Afraid
12. The Revivalists - Change
11. Oliver Tree - Hurt
10. Young The Giant - Superposition

5-Great
09. half*alive - still feel.
08. lovelytheband - Broken
07. Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier
06. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
05. Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall
04. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
03. Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
02. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi

BONUS 6-Best Song of the Top 20
01. Mumford & Sons - Beloved

Overall Grade: 79/100 = 79% [B Good]

My 5 Recommendations for the week:
Tame Impala - Patience
Lil Peep & ILoveMakonnen F/ Fall Out Boy - I've Been Waiting
Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill
Cage The Elephant F/Beck - Night Running
Modest Mouse - Poison The Well

Flashback Song:
AWOLNATION - Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) [2015]

Favorite Song in Countdown One Year Ago:
Manchester Orchestra - The Gold [#14]

Top 5 Songs on Countdown
01. Mumford & Sons - Beloved
02. The Black Keys - Lo/Hi
03. Marshmello & CHVRCHES - Here With Me
04. The Interuppters - Gave You Everything
05. Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
01. SHAED - Trampoline
02. Fitz & The Tantrums - 123456
03. Judah & The Lion - Over My Head
04. grandson - Apologize
05. billie eilish - bury a friend

Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Beck - Colors [#39]

The Wombats - Turn [Re-Entry #40]