AT40 - 5 Seconds of Summer (1) - October 20 , 2018

what's up everyone?.... This countdown has quite a bit surprises and not much movement as well... the exits this week is indeed surprising...here there are:

This Week's Exits:
X Ella Mai - Boo'd Up [#30]
X The Chainsmokers f/ Emily Warren - Side Effects [#24]
X Kygo featuring Miguel - Remind Me To Forget [#18]

This Week's Countdown:
Last Week's #1: Khalid & Normani - Love Lies
40 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity Debut
39 Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes [#39] ↔
38 Logic f/ Ryan Tedder - One Day [#40] ↑2
37 Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same [#37] ↔ [5 weeks at #1]
36 LSD - Thunderclouds Debut
35 Lauv - I Like Me Better [#33] ↓2
34 Anne-Marie - 2002 [#35] ↑1
33 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [#31] ↓2
32 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#38] ↑6
31 Zedd f/ Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [#29] ↓2 [4 weeks at #1]
30 Weezer - Africa [#32] ↑2
29 Taylor Swift - Delicate [#26] ↓3 [1 week at #1]
28 Jason Derulo/David Guetta/ Nicki Minaj/ Willi William - Goodbye [#34] ↑6
27 Tyga f/Offset - Taste [#36] ↑9
26 Bazzi - Mine [#21] ↓5 [1 week at #1]
25 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises [#28] ↑3
24 Post Malone f/ Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho [#23] ↓1 [4 weeks at #1]
23 Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love [#27] ↑4
22 Ariana Grande - Breathin' Debut
21 lovelytheband - Broken [#25] ↑4
20 Bazzi f/ Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#22] ↑2
19 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore [#19] ↔
18 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry [#14] ↓4 [1 week at #1]
17 Charlie Puth - The Way I Am [#20] ↑3
16 Tiesto & Dzeko f/ Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan [#17] ↑1
15 Benny Blanco f/Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#16] ↑1
14 Drake - In My Feelings [#8] ↓6
13 NF - Lie [#13] ↔
12 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#15] ↑2
11 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess [#11] ↔
10 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#12] ↑2
09 Cardi B f/ Bad Bunny & J. Balvin - I Like It [#9] ↔
08 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams [#10] ↑2
07 DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer [#7] ↔
06 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman [#6] ↔
05 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#5] ↔
04 Maroon 5 f/ Cardi B - Girls Like You [#4] ↔ [4 weeks at #1]
03 Post Malone - Better Now [#3] ↔ [2 weeks at #1]
02 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies [#1] ↓1 [3 weeks at #1]
01 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood [#2] ↑1 [1 week at #1]

This Week's #1 One Year Ago:
Strip That Down - Liam Payne f/ Quavo [only week at #1]

Biggest Jumper for the week:
• Tyga featuring Offset - Taste [#36-#27] ↑9

Biggest Drop for the week:
• Drake - In My Feelings [#8-#14] ↓6

New Entrys:
• Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity Diplo debuts with two tunes..the first as part of Silk City (with Marc Ronson of "Uptown Funk" fame) is a collaboration with Dua Lipa is a wonderful and catchy tune. The production and the melody both works...another bonifide hit here.

• LSD - Thunderclouds The other debut with Diplo is a collective teams up with Labrinth and Sia ..I got mixed feelings with this song. The lyrics has a story on it on bad relationships. The vocals was ok..except for Sia's wailing in it. Overall i don't think it should  go far here even thought its doing ok in other charts

• Ariana Grande - Breathin' The lastest from Ariana's album "Sweetner" is I believe is easily the favorite of the three singles we've gotten so far from it. Everything from her vocals to the production work very well here. 

Best Debut of the Week: Ariana Grande - Breathin'

Break Outs:
• Travis Scott f/ Drake - Sicko Mode
• Shawn Mendes f/ Zedd - Lost In Japan
• Mike Posner - Song About You

Extras/Optional Extras:
• The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren - Side Effects
• MAX f/ gnash - Lights Down Low
• Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
• Zedd & Elley Duhe - Happy Now
• Bruno Mars & CARDI B - Finesse
• Ella Mai - Boo'd Up
• Kygo f/ Miguel - Remind Me To Forget
• Pharrell Williams - Happy
• G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I


Thunderblurbs:
• Ella Mae's second effort on Boo'd Up , which did rank in the 30, and Chainsmokers' Side Effects started to lose momentum due to their newest singles (Ella's Trip and Chainsmokers' This Feeling) getting more airplay than their predecessors, thus dropping out this week ... Also
Remind Me To Forget eventually drop from the top 20 to all the way out of the countdown. 

• In the Good News/Bad News department, Good News: In My Feelings is this weeks biggest dropper ..Bad News: Taste is the biggest jumper. Nuff Said

• Whatever It Takes, Never Be The Same, I Like Me Better, Friends and The Middle staying in the chart for another week... Hopefully any of these can drop out next week 

• Youngblood manages to hit #1 inspite of God Is A Woman putting pressure to hit #1... I believe it will stay on top for two weeks more 

• Marshmello's next potential collaboration could be with Post Malone  - prolly in the same vane why Tiesto picked him for Jackie Chan... Cause he don't try so hard for perfection in his work... Post meanwhile has two collabs with Swae Lee just came out (Sunflower and Spoil My Night).... Both are totally likeable.

My 20 Reviews:
0-TRASH
20 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
19 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
18 Drake - In My Feelings

1-Bad
17 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore
16 Dj Khaled w/Bieber/Chance/Quavo - No Brainer

2-Mediocre/so-so
NONE

3-Decent
15 Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It
14 Maroon 5 & Cardi B - Girls Like You

4-Good
13 Bazzi f/ Camila Cabello - Beautiful

5-Great
12 Charlie Puth - The Way I Am
11 NF - Lie
10 Tiesto & Dzeko  f/Preme/PostMalone - Jackie Chan
 9 Post Malone - Better Now
 8 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood 
 7 Selena Gomez - Back To You
 6 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside 
 5 Imagine Dragons - Natural
 4 Khalid & Normani -  Love Lies
 3 Ariana Grande -  No Tears Left To Cry
 2 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier

BONUS 6- Best Song of the Countdown
 1 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

TOTAL SCORE:  72/100 (72%- B) Good

My Top 5 Recommendations  for AT40:
The Chainsmokers f/ Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
Gryffin f/Elley Duhé - Tie Me Down
Alan Walker f/ AuRa and Tomine Harkett - Darkside
Jonas Blue F/ Liam Payne and Lennon Stella – Polaroid
Charli XCX f/Troye Sivan – 1999

Throwback Pick Of The Week:
Jessie's Girl- Rick Springfield [1981] 

Most Missed Song:
Hello - Adele [2016]

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago:
Kesha - Praying (#12)


My Top 5 Picks
1 Ariana Grande - Breathin
2 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
3 Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
3 Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity
4 Khalid & Normani -  Love Lies

My Bottom 5 Picks
1 (TIE) Tyga F/ Offset -  Taste
1 (TIE) Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
3 Lauv - I Like Me Better
4 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
5 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

This Week's Debuts One Year Ago
39. Sabrina Carpenter - Why
37. Cardi B. - Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)
30. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Billboard Alternative Songs (BAS) - Imagine Dragons (7) 0ctober 20, 2018

Hello Guys....twenty one pilots' new album "Trench" debuted in the top 3 in the Hot 200 album charts..hope there are more hits out of it...Well thing here slowed a bit this week and  there is yet another re-entry and two new songs enter this week's countdown.. so now...

This Week's Exits:
X grandson - Blood // Water [#40]
This song just didn't cut it for me... and never made a major dent in the chart

X The Knocks F/ Foster The People - Ride Or Die [#22]
This song was a minor hit due to it followed FTP's Sit Next to Me, at the time it was still in the top 10. Never really reach the same level though

X Walk The Moon - Kamikaze [#12]
Better tune than its predecessor, One Foot, which hit #1...Just never got the push to do better than #6 peak.

This Week's Countdown:
Last Week's #1: Imagine Dragons - Natural
40 Smashing Pumpkins - Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) NEW
39 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - Ohio RE
38 Greta Van Fleet - When The Curtain Falls [#37] ↓1
37 Muse - Something Human [#28] ↓9
36 Badflower - Ghost [#38] ↑2
35 Shinedown - Get Up [#39] NEW
34 Mike Posner - Song About You NEW
33 Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power [#31] ↓2
32 Bishop Briggs - Baby [#32] ↔
31 Robert DeLong - Revolutionary [#34] ↑3
30 Blue October - Daylight [#36] RE
29 Mike Shinoda Featuring k.flay - Make It Up As I Go [#33] ↑4
28 The 1975 - Love It If We Made It [#35] NEW
27 Rex Orange County f/ Benny Sings - Loving Is Easy [#30] ↑3
26 twenty one pilots - Jumpsuit [#26] ↔ 03
25 Death Cab For Cute - Gold Rush [#23] ↓2
24 Albert Hammond, Jr. - Far Away Truths [#27] ↑3
23 Bob Moses - Back Down [#29] ↑6
22 Barns Courtney - 99 [#25] ↑3
21 DREAMERS - Screws [#24] ↑3
20 The Dirty Heads F/ Kitten  - Visions [#20] ↔
19 CHVRCHES - Miracle [#16] ↓3
18 Thirty Seconds To Mars - Rescue Me [#19] ↑1
17 lovelytheband - These Are My Friends [#21] ↑4
16 Elle King - Shame [#18] ↑2
15 Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave [#17] ↑2
14 The Struts - Body Talks [#15] ↑
13 Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown [#13] ↔
12 flora cash - You're Somebody Else [#14] ↑2
11 Weezer - Africa [#08] ↓3 03
10 The Revivalists - All My Friends [#10] ↔
09 Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light [#11] ↑2
08 The Interrupters - She's Kerosene [#09] ↑1
07 lovelytheband - Broken [#06] ↓1 09
06 twenty one pilots - My Blood [#07] ↑1
05 Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind [#04] ↓1
04 Marshmello f/ Bastille - Happier [#05] ↑1
03 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#03] ↔
02 AJR - Burn The House Down [#02] ↔
01 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#01] ↔ 06


This Week's #1 Last Year: 
• Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still [16th week at #1]

This Week's Biggest Jumper:
• Bob Moses - Back Down (23-29) ↑6

This Week's Biggest Dropper:
• Muse - Something Human (28-37) ↓9


New Entrys:
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - Ohio
Another song re-entry due to radio and/or sales resurgence...hope this can do lil better this time around

Smashing Pumpkins - Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)
This week's AAA recommendation enters this week. Billy Corigan and the crews showing us that they still know how to make strong music. ...The production is solid and hope this can enter the top 20 or futher.

Mike Posner - Song About You
Mike Posner returns with this song  with the production that is manageable ...I believe this song can hit the top 20

Best Debut: Smashing Pumpkins - Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)

AAA YouTube channel's recommendation:
Muse - Pressure This follow up to Something Human sounds lil mainstream but i will explore this more when it enters the chart

My top 3 recommendations:
Tom Morello f/ Portugal. The Man & Whethan - Every Step That I Take
The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground)
morgxn f/ Walk The Moon Home

My Blurb's Got A F'd Up Head:
• it seem that Muse, who's Something Human is this week's big droppper (-9..28-37) is using their copyright card as terms of YouTube channels using their video. Its starting to become an issue lately...Hope it doesn't mean less video countdowns.

• Bob Moses - Back Down is this week's big jumper (+6..29-23) and can try to match or best their highest rank, (#16 with Tearing It Up) in a week or two.

• in our Good News/Bad News segment, GOOD NEWS: Weezer's Africa drops out of the top ten (8-11) as their follow up Can't Knock The Hustle is already gaining radio adds and new video (with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz as Rivers Wentz) gaining streams....BAD NEWS: seem that  Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power has as feared totally lost momentum as it drops two notches (31-33) and could drop out if the downward turn continues.

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

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

2-Mediocre
16. Portugal. The Man - Tidal Wave
15. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

3-Decent
14. CHVRCHES - Miracle
13. Walk The Moon - Kamikaze

4-Good
12. The Dirty Heads F/ Kitten  - Visions
11. Thirty Seconds To Mars - Rescue Me
10. twenty one pilots - My Blood
 9. Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind 

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: 71/100 = 71% [B- Good]

Flashback Pick:
The Flys - Got You (Where I Want You) (1998)

Most Missed Song in Countdown one year ago:
Manchester Orchestra - The Gold [#40]


 Top 5 Songs on Countdown
1. Marshmello f/Bastille - Happier
2. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes
3. Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
4. The Interrupters -  She's Kerosene
5. Hozier f/ Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power

5 Worst Songs on Countdown:
1. AJR - Burn The House Down
2. Weezer - Africa
3. Bishop Briggs - Baby
4. Elle King - Shame
5. flora cash - You're Somebody Else

SirusXM Hit1 Countdown - Panic! At The Disco (6) October 13, 2018

What's up, guys? I hope you all had a great weekend ...Sorry for the delay... There are no songs leaving the countdown this week (REALLY?), so let's get right to it.

The Countdown:
Last Week's #1 Song: Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
45. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance The Rapper – No Brainer (#45) [=]
44. Foster The People – Sit Next To Me (#44) [=]
43. Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie – Friends (#43) [=]
42. Niall Horan – On The Loose (#42) [=]
41. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry (#41) [=]
40. Brown & Gray – Top Down (#40) [=]
39. Sabrina Carpenter – Almost Love (#28) [–11]
38. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#31) [–7]
37. Taylor Swift – Delicate (#39) [+2] [Spent 3 Weeks At #1]
36. Calvin Harris featuring Dua Lipa – One Kiss (#30) [–6]
35. AJR – Burn The House Down (#33) [–2]
34. Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello – Beautiful (Remix) (#20) [–14]
33. Zedd featuring Maren Morris and Grey – The Middle (#21) [–12] [Spent 9 Weeks At #1]
32. Post Malone – Better Now (#22) [–10]
31. Shawn Mendes – In My Blood (#27) [–4] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
30. NOTD featuring Bea Miller – I Wanna Know (#26) [–4]
29. Dan + Shay – Tequila (#29) [=]
28. Kim Petras – Heart To Break (#36) [+8]
27. The Vamps – Just My Type (#37) [+10]
26. LSD – Thunderclouds (#18) [–8]
25. Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night) (#13) [–12] [Spent 4 Weeks At #1]
24. Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore (#34) [+10]
23. Shawn Mendes – Lost In Japan (#35) [+12]
22. Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes (#23) [+1] [Spent 1 Week At #1]
21. The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling (#32) [+11]
20. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. – Girls Like You (#25) [+5]
19. Silk City featuring Dua Lipa – Electricity (#38) [+19]
18. Weezer – Africa (#17) [–1]
17. Anne-Marie – 2002 (#24) [+7]
16. lovelytheband – Broken (#19) [+3]
15. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman (#16) [+1]
14. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones (#9) [–5] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
13. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess (#14) [+1]
12. George Ezra – Shotgun (#15) [+3]
11. The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren – Side Effects (#12) [+1]
10. Imagine Dragons – Natural (#11) [+1]
9. NF – Lie (#8) [–1]
8. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart (#7) [–1]
7. Zedd featuring Elley Duhé – Happy Now (#10) [+3]
6. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am (#4) [–2]
5. Khalid featuring Normani – Love Lies (#6) [+1]
4. Marshmello featuring Bastille – Happier (#5) [+1]
3. Selena Gomez – Back To You (#3) [=]
2. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood (#2) [=] [Spent 2 Weeks At #1]
1. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes (#1) [=] [6th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago: Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (1st of 4 Weeks At #1)

Biggest DRRRRRRROP!!! Of The Week: Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello – Beautiful (Remix) (–14)

Biggest Jump Of The Week: Silk City featuring Dua Lipa – Electricity (+19)

High Blurbs
- All of the songs from #45-#40 held their positions this week. Primed to leave togeher

- So, I am extremely proud t congratulate Taylor Swift on getting four AMA Awards! What an accomplishment! The most honored female artist OAT

- The Middle has now officially fallen out of the Top 30. This song will challenge Panic! At The Disco for #1 song of the year.

- Last week's debuts, (Lost In Japan, This Feeling, and Electricity) made big moves upward this week, with the very latter having the biggest jump. I hope to see them continue their upward trend. All songs total great.

- Nothing has changed in the Top 5 outside of Love Lies making it back to that territory. A part of me wishes that the song would be #1 here like it has in AT40, but I don't think it'll happen so long as Hits 1 still loves Panic! At The Disco.

Hit-Bound:

Loud Luxury featuring brando – Body
twenty one pilots – My Blood
Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside
Ariana Grande – Breathin'
The Struts featuring Kesha – Body Talks
Alex Aiono – Big Mistake
Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone – Jackie Chan
Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow (DEBUT)
Calvin Harris featuring Sam Smith – Promises
Halsey – Without Me
Jason Derulo & David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William – Goodbye
Shawn Mendes – Nervous
Walk The Moon – Kamikaze
Pitbull featuring Theron Theron – Free Free Free

Entrant Reviews:
- Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow Lady Gaga replaces herself on Hit-Bound this week with another single from A Star Is Born soundtrack, this time with Shallow. I won't quite say it's as good as I'll Never Love Again, but it's still something I like mainly because of Lady Gaga's voice. I like Bradley's verses as well. We'll see if it ends up making its debut soon.

My Top 5 Hit-Bound Picks
1. Ariana Grande – Breathin'
2. Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside
3. Lady Gaga featuring Bradley Cooper – Shallow
4. Alex Alonio - Big Mistake
5. Calvin Harris featuring Sam Smith – Promises

YouTube 15:

Cardi B. featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin – I Like It
Alan Walker featuring AuRa and Tomine Hacket – Darkside
Against The Current – Voices
Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside
Tiffany Young – Teach You
Post Malone – Better Now
Charli XCX featuring Troye Sivan – 1999
Juice WRLD – Lucid Dreams
Nick Jonas featuring Robin Schulz – Right Now
Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. – Girls Like You
August Alsina – Wouldn't Leave
Marshmello featuring Bastille – Happier
HRVY – I Wish You Were Here
Khalid featuring Normani – Love Lies
Jonas Blue featuring Liam Payne and Lennon Stella – Polaroid

Song Reviews:
- Against The Current – Voices. I can say it's a good song overall. I like the vocals we get from these guys, and the production is pretty good. Not much else beyond that.

- Charli XCX/Troye Sivan - 1999. The song is pretty similar to 2002, where it has many references such as ...Baby One More Time and movies such as Titanic. The art cover features these two artists dress up as characters from The Matrix. Even the video had other references to the year ('NSYNC, Eminem, Marlyn Manson & then girlfriend Rose McGowen (pre-#metoo)) Well anyway, about the song, it's better than majority of Charli's new music. I like the verses we get from both artists. Overall, it's a nice collaboration.

- August Alsina - Wouldn't Leave. His vocals, for the most part, and the lyrics are pretty good and the production is decent. I don't have too much else to say about it. Overall, not a bad song.

- Finally, Jonas Blue featuring Liam Payne and Lennon Stella – Polaroid
 I think it's one of the best Jonas Blue has to offer. I love the vocals we get from Liam and Lennon. Well, especially Lennon. I personally think she has an amazing voice and she uses it well. Yeah, it's my favorite from Jonas Blue. Way better than Rise.

My Top 5 YouTube 15 Picks
TIE 1. Alan Walker featuring AuRa and Tomine Hacket – Darkside
TIE 1. Jonas Blue featuring Liam Payne and Lennon Stella – Polaroid
3. Nick Jonas featuring Robin Schulz – Right Now
4. Marshmello featuring Bastille – Happier
5. Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid – Eastside

Top 20 Review:
0 – CRAP!!:
20. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess
19. Weezer – Africa

1 – Bad:
18. Anne-Marie – 2002

2 – Mediocre:
NONE!!!!

3 – Decent:
17. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. – Girls Like You

4 – Good:
16. Charlie Puth – The Way I Am
15. lovelytheband – Broken

5 – Great:
14. NF – Lie
13. Selena Gomez – Back To You
12. Fall Out Boy – The Last Of The Real Ones
11. Khalid featuring Normani – Love Lies
10. George Ezra – Shotgun
9. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
8. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
7. Zedd featuring Elley Duhé – Happy Now
6. Imagine Dragons – Natural
5. The Chainsmokers featuring Emily Warren – Side Effects
4. Silk City featuring Dua Lipa – Electricity
3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. Marshmello featuring Bastille – Happier

BONUS: 6 – Best Song On The Countdown:
1. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman

Overall Grade: 81/100 = 83% (A-..Great)

Throwback Pick Of The Week: Information Society - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)(1988)

Most Missed Countdown Song: The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay - Something Just Like This (2017)

#1 Recommendation For Hits 1: Gryffin/Elley Duhé – Tie Me Down

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago: Kesha – Praying (#20)

My Top 5 Picks
1. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman
2. Marshmello featuring Bastille – Happier
3. Backstreet Boys – Don't Go Breaking My Heart
4. Silk City featuring Dua Lipa – Electricity
5. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini – This Feeling 

My Bottom 5 Picks
1. AJR – Burn The House Down
2. LSD – Thunderclouds
3. Bebe Rexha – I'm A Mess
4. Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie – Friends
5. Weezer – Africa

Songs That Debuted This Week One Year Ago:
Charlie Puth – How Long: This successor to Attention is not quite as great as its predecessor, but still shows that Charlie really has improved from the days of Nine Track Mind.

AT40-Khalid/Normani [3] October 13, 2018

HELLO GUYS!!! I like to congratulate to the major winners in the AMAs and I saw the best performances in it... This week's countdown has lots of movement and few surprises .. Lets get to it ..but first this week's dropouts:

Exits:
Dua Lipa - New Rules [#40] [4 weeks at #1]
After 53 weeks, 4 weeks at #1, and final three weeks at #40, this song that gave Dua her breakthrough finally exits..it will be missed
Zedd & Elley Duhe - Happy Now [#33]
This fine song drops out after it stalls last week... wish this would've gonna futher than what it did

This Week's Countdown:
Last Weeks #1: Khalid & Normani - Love Lies 
40 Logic f/ Ryan Tedder - One Day Debut
39 Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes [#38] ↓1
38 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes Debut
37 Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same [#35] ↓2 [5 weeks at #1]
36 Tyga f/ Offset - Taste [#39] ↑3
35 Anne-Marie - 2002 [#37] ↑2
34 Jason Derulo/David Guetta/ Nicki Minaj/ Willi William - Goodbye [#36] ↑2
33 Lauv - I Like Me Better [#32] ↓1
32 Weezer - Africa [#34] ↑2
31 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends [#29] ↓2
30 Ella Mai - Boo'd Up [#31] ↑2
29 Zedd f/ Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [#27] ↓2 [4 weeks at #1]
28 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises [#30] ↑2
27 Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love [#28] ↑1
26 Taylor Swift - Delicate [#25] ↓1 [1 week at #1]
25 lovelytheband - Broken [#26] ↑1
24 The Chainsmokers f/ Emily Warren - Side Effects [#14] ↓10
23 Post Malone f/ Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho [#22] ↓1 [4 weeks at #1]
22 Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello - Beautiful [#23] ↑1
21 Bazzi - Mine [#19] ↓3 [1 week at #1]
20 Charlie Puth - The Way I Am [#17] ↓3
19 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore [#21] ↑2
18 Kygo f/ Miguel - Remind Me To Forget [#13] ↓5
17 Tiesto & Dzeko f/ Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan [#18] ↑1
16 Benny Blanco f/ Halsey & Khalid - Eastside [#20] ↑4
15 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [#24] ↑9
14 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry [#12] ↓2 [1 week at #1]
13 NF - Lie [#15] ↑2
12 Imagine Dragons - Natural [#16] ↑4
11 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess [#10] ↓1
10 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams [#11] ↑1
09 CARDI B f/ Bad Bunny & J. Balvin - I Like It [#6] ↓3
08 Drake - In My Feelings [#7] ↓1
07 DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer [#9] ↑2
06 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman [#8] ↑2
05 Selena Gomez - Back To You [#5] ↔
04 Maroon 5 f/ CARDI B - Girls Like You [#3] ↓1 [4 weeks at #1]
03 Post Malone - Better Now [#2] ↓1 [2 weeks at #1]
02 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood [#4] ↑2
01 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies [#1] ↔ [3 weeks at #1]

Last Year's #1 Song:
Niall Horan - Slow Hands [2/2 weeks at #1}

Biggest Jumper for the week:
Marshmello /Bastille - Happier [LW 24-TW 15] ↑9

Biggest Drop for the week:
The Chainsmokers f/ Emily Warren - Side Effects [14-24] ↓10

New Entrants:
Logic f/ Ryan Tedder - One Day [#40]
After hits with Alessa Cara & Khalid (1-800-273-8255) and Marshmello (Everyday), Logic returns with a collaboration with OneRepulic's Ryan Tedder. This song is indeed not smooth on Logic's end.. and the chorus on Ryan's end isn't great.. But its still manageable ..not gonna last long here

Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [#38]
Brandon Erie and the rest of this Vegas-based band is having a strong finish to this year. The latest song from Pray From The Wicked album is well produced and destined to make a strong run here on the countdown.

Top Debut:  Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

Breakouts/On The Verge
BO Ariana Grande - Breathin'
BO LSD - Thunderclouds
BO Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

Extras/Optional Extras:
• The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
• Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
• Flo Rida - My House
• Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
• Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
• Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
• Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd - Starving
• Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
• The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Panic!!! At The Blurbs:
• Not too thrilled about the big drop (-10 ..14-24) from Side Effects. Though it would end the drought of the Chainsmokers but i believe it peaked too soon... and for what i heard, it could drop out next week to make room for This Feeling, which could be a breakout.

• Marshmello /Bastille - Happier moves 9 big notches (24-15) as Marshmello tries to make it two in a row in the top 10 while Bastille tries to make its second appearance in there since Pompeii entered it back in 2013

• Benny Blanco f/ Halsey & Khalid - Eastside and
Imagine Dragons - Natural  both with great gains this week... The former recovers after a one notch drop last week, also Blanco and Co had a  wonderful live performance at the AMAs ...while the latter continue to move well on its way for a third straight top 10 from the Evolve album. I still want to know what source he's using for Alternative Music as he mentions them as #1 in that genre.

•  I'm thrilled about I'm A Mess dropping out of the top 10....good chance of her being the big dropper next week ...  Lucid Dreams unfortunately replaced her...

• Ryan mentioned that Weezer had hits in AT40 for three decades, these could be the ones that appeared in it
1990s: Undone -The Sweater Song,  Buddy Holly, and Say It Ain't So
2000s: Beverly Hills and Pork and Beans
2010s: Africa

• Ryan also mentioned that Taylor Swift is going Broadway by performing in Cats. I wish her luck in an attempt to win a Tony.

Top 20 Review:

0-TRASH
20 Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
19 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
18 Drake - In My Feelings

1-Bad
17 Bryce Vine - Drew Barrymore
16 Dj Khaled w/Bieber/Chance/Quavo - No Brainer

2-Mediocre/so-so
NONE

3-Decent
15 Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It
14 Maroon 5 & Cardi B - Girls Like You
13 Bazzi - Mine

4-Good
NONE

5-Great
12 NF - Lie
11 Tiesto & Dzeko  f/Preme/PostMalone - Jackie Chan
10 Post Malone - Better Now
9 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood 
8 Kygo & Miguel - Remind Me To Forget
7 Selena Gomez - Back To You
6 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside 
5 Imagine Dragons - Natural
4 Khalid & Normani -  Love Lies
3 Ariana Grande -  No Tears Left To Cry
2 Marshmello /Bastille - Happier

BONUS 6- Best Song of the Countdown
1 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman


TOTAL SCORE:  71/100 (71%- B) Good

My Top 5 Recommendations  for AT40:
Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water
The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling
Travis Scott/Drake - Sicko Mode
Hozier/Mavis Staples - Nina Cried Power
Shawn Mendes f/ Zedd - Lost In Japan (Remix)

Throwback Pick Of The Week:
Jason Derülo - Trumpets (#27 this week 5 yrs ago)

Most Missed Song:
twenty one pilots - Heathens (2016)

Favorite Countdown Song This Week One Year Ago:
Kesha - Praying (#14)

My Top 5 Picks
1 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman
2 The Chainsmokers f/Emily Warren - Side Effects
3 Marshmello/Bastille - Happier
3 Ariana Grande -  No Tears Left To Cry
4 Khalid & Normani -  Love Lies

My Bottom 5 Picks
1 (TIE) Tyga F/ Offset -  Taste
1 (TIE) Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess
3 Lauv - I Like Me Better
4 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends
5 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

Last Year's Debuts:

Camila Cabello f/ Young Thug - Havana [#34] Camila Cabello's collaborating with Young Thug on Havana went on to the top spot in December that year and stayed there for 6 weeks. Camila has improved on her vocals a bit compared to her first solo hit Crying In The Club, and the piano work is quite solid.

Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso f/ Florida Georgia Line and Watt - Let Me Go  [#32] 

Hailee Steinfeld's Let Me Go, which features Alesso, Florida Georgia Line, and Watt went well in the Countdown. It's definitely a sweet fine song that talks about letting someone go and hoping somebody loves them. Everything went well with this solid track

Imagine Dragons - Thunder [#30]

Imagine Dragons' catchy follow-up to Believer, Thunder, their second single off of Evolve, manage to hit #1 on American Top 40. It eventually was knocked out by fellow debut Havana.