Billboard Hot 100 Top 10:
1- "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (=) -- Well, the streaming for this song is down 12 percent compared to last week when the official music video boosted it even more. The problem, though, is that said streaming total is STILL over 100 million U.S. streams for the eighth straight week now. I don't get why this song is being streamed this much. It's ridiculous. What's worse is that sales and radio are both up from last week as well, so who knows how long this will be here. I want something new, but that's not going to happen any time soon.
2- "bad guy" - Billie Eilish (+1) -- Even though "Old Town Road" is going to be No. 1 for what seems like another decade, at least we have an excellent runner-up this week. Streaming and sales remain steady for Billie while the radio continues to gain momentum. The song is up 29 percent on radio to 38.2 million audience impressions, good enough for a 35-22 jump on the radio charts this week. That continued momentum will most likely keep her put at this No. 2 spot for a while, which is great.
3- "Talk" - Khalid (+2) -- I think we've found our top three trio of songs for the time being. And I'm totally cool with two of the three. It helps ease the pain of "Old Town Road" becoming one of the most dominate songs in the history of streaming.
4- "I Don't Care" - Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber (-2) -- Ed and Justin don't have as much momentum with this song as they would probably like, which is why they got pushed down by both Billie Eilish and Khalid. And I'm not super confident in this song's ability to stick around in the top five. Luckily the four songs right below it at the moment aren't super strong, either, but we do have two new songs next week from Katy Perry and Cardi B respectively that some people think will debut in the top 10. Those songs could be strong enough to push this song down. We'll see how that pans out next week.
5- "Sucker" - Jonas Brothers (-1) -- We'll also have to see what happens with the Jonas Brothers. They're remaining stable with this song thanks to strong radio, which they earned a fifth week at No. 1 on those charts this week. But that's pretty much all they have at this point, which is why they're slowly starting to slip away. However, I could see a scenario where the song jumps ahead of "I Don't Care."
6- "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" - Post Malone & Swae Lee (+1) -- Here's a twist. The two Post Malone songs switch spots. This probably has less to do with "Sunflower" gaining traction and more to do with "Wow." losing traction. That's a win in my books. "Sunflower" I'm still fine with. "Wow." I want gone.
7- "Wow." - Post Malone (-1) -- See previous comment.
8- "Dancing with a Stranger" - Sam Smith & Normani (=) -- Sam Smith and Normani hang on to this No. 8 spot. However, I don't know how much longer they will be able to do so since, like the Jonas Brothers, radio is all they have.
9- "Suge" - DaBaby (+5) -- Excuse me while I go throw up. Seeing this song here doesn't surprise me by any means. But it also doesn't make me happy. The song has powerful streaming and decent enough radio that it could stick around, which is an awful thought. I'd rather see it quickly peak and disappear like "Thotiana" by Blueface.
10- "Sweet but Psycho" - Ava Max (=) -- It's great to see Ava Max here for a second straight week. She doesn't have a whole lot of positive momentum with this song, so I don't know how much higher this will get, but the good thing is that it is stable enough to hang around in the general area. She held off a debut from Young Thug, which landed just below the top 10. And with "Suge" shooting up high, it was Taylor Swift that took the hit and fell out of the top 10 and not Ava Max. We'll see what happens with Katy and Cardi next week, but hopefully this song can stick around and rise a few spots.
Rising on the Hot 100:
16- "Happier" - Marshmello & Bastille (+2) -- With the two album bombs from last week tanking this week, especially the Tyler, The Creator album, lots of songs are in this section this week. "Happier" leads the charge even though it's not really rising. It's just a whole lot more stable than some of the other songs that disappeared.
17- "Whiskey Glasses" - Morgan Wallen (+9) -- We now have two country songs in the top 20 and now I'm curious to know how high they can get. Even the best country songs end up peaking in the teens. Very rarely do you get one like "Body Like a Back Road" that creeps into the top 10. Can Morgan Wallen do it? I hope not. But I suppose it wouldn't be any worse than "Suge" in the top 10.
19- "High Hopes" - Panic! At the Disco (+3) -- I will gladly put "High Hopes" back on this list, even if it's only for this week. I still enjoy the song. I never got sick of it.
20- "God's Country" - Blake Shelton (+4) -- Here's our second country song in the top 20. This is the first time Blake Shelton has hit the top 20 since 2013, so that's a big milestone for him. And like I just said with "Whiskey Glasses," I'm not sure that either of these songs will get a whole lot higher than this, but if I had to choose one of them to do well, it would most certainly be "God's Country." At least it's a fun country song.
22- "Con Calma" - Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry featuring Snow (+5) -- We'll have plenty to talk about with Katy Perry next week. Maybe her new song will even give this one an added boost. But ever since Daddy Yankee added her onto this song, this has slowly crept up the charts and now its knocking on the door to the top 20. I imagine it will get there as soon as next week and I'm fine with that. This song isn't anything special, but it's a fun pop song. Out of all of these Latino artists, Daddy Yankee is one that at least knows how to put together a fun groove and Katy fits in with him well enough.
26- "Truth Hurts" - Lizzo (+12) -- I have no qualms with this song doing well. I can see the appeal and I will gladly accept it, even if it's personally not my cup of tea.
40- "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" - Panic! At the Disco (+7) -- This is the lesser of the two Panic! songs in this section right now. Maybe that's why the song isn't getting a ton of momentum at the moment. But I'll still accept this. A second rate Panic! song is still better than a lot of the songs doing well right now.
44- "Look What God Gave Her" - Thomas Rhett (+5) -- This is a no from me.
47- "Close Friends" - Lil Baby (+12) -- I don't like seeing this one in the top 50.
53- "Go Loko" - YG, Tyga & Jon Z (+39) -- I don't think I've listened to this one yet. And I still don't care to. I know what I'm getting out of YG and Tyga and it isn't good.
70- "Someone You Loved" - Lewis Capaldi (+10) -- We'll have to wait and see if this song is actually gaining momentum or if it's just rising due to the album bomb thing. But I would love for this to do well. Also, I watched the music video just now and I noticed Peter Capaldi from "Doctor Who" is in it. So I had to look up their relationship. And no, it's not a father/son thing. But the two are second cousins once removed. So that's cool.
72- "Love Someone" - Brett Eldredge (+11) -- "Someone You Loved" gets followed by "Love Someone." That's a fun coincidence. I'm not a fan of this song, but it's not super high yet, so no complaining at this moment.
75- "24/7" - Meek Mill featuring Ella Mai (+12) -- Was this from Meek Mill's album bomb that I avoided? Probably. Now Meek Mill and Ella Mai probably aren't the worst combination, but I still don't feel like covering this just yet.
78- "Talk You Out of It" - Florida Georgia Line (+11) -- This is a no from me.
80- "Calma" - Pedro Capo & Farruko (+16) -- I'm also going to give this one a nope.
83- "All to Myself" - Dan + Shay (+10) -- OK, fine. I'll give people this one. It's only in the 80's, so we don't know if it's going to be a country hit just yet, but it's alright.
85- "Baila Baila Baila" - Ozuna, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko, & Anuel AA (+14) -- Yeah, this one's a whole lot worse than that other Latino song I just gave a nope to. Let's not make this song a thing. The only reason there's so many voices on this song is to get more money and all of them will probably unashamedly admit to that.
New Arrivals:
12- "The London" - Young Thug, J. Cole & Travis Scott -- Glad we dodged this bullet. I was worried this would debut in the top 10. Thankfully it didn't because it would've kicked out "Sweet but Psycho." And no, I don't care enough to cover this song.
34- "Cross Me" - Ed Sheeran featuring Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock -- I like Ed Sheeran and I'm totally fine with him and Justin's collaboration, even if the two sound a bit too similar. But Ed collaborating with these two sounds a whole lot worse, but I gave it a chance anyways and... yeah. I'll just stick with "I Don't Care." There's not a whole lot of depth to this song, which is alright, I suppose. Ed Sheeran isn't necessarily known for his mind-blowing lyrical content, if you know what I mean. But he's usually able to have enough passion and charm for me to enjoy his music and this one I just don't care about. Ed is just telling whoever that if you cross his girl, you cross him. That's pretty much it. The song samples PnB Rock rather than having him write new stuff and that mix was fun enough. But then Chance the Rapper comes in and craps all over everything, which doesn't help a song that wasn't too interesting in the first place.
48- "Easier" - 5 Seconds of Summer -- I've never been a huge fan of this group, so I never expect a whole lot when a new song of theirs shows up. However, I did enjoy "Youngblood." That song had a really strong groove and great vocals that it became really infectious. "Easier" on the other hand lacks that. Musically it's a very simple song, which I suppose fits the title of the song. At the same time, though, it makes it less interesting and not very catchy. Thus we have to pay attention to the content where he's just describing a fairly confusing relationship. He doesn't know if it's easier for him to stay with this girl or leave the relationship. He seems to like here, but there's a bit of a disconnect and he's unwilling to change anything. Listening to that, I have a solution. Man up and try to make it work. Try to make yourself a better person. But no, he's not going to do that. Instead it just sounds like immature whining from a guy who wants everything given to him in a nice, pretty platter and I don't connect with.
59- "Isis" - Joyner Lucas featuring Logic -- Why in the frack are these two singing about Isis? That was my big question going into this song. Part of me was hoping for something deep or emotional, but nope. They're trying to instill fear into people by comparing themselves to a terrorist group while bragging about the terrible things they're doing. Because, you know, all rappers have to make themselves sound vicious and intense, right? Yeah... no. Now I have liked Joyner Lucas in the past with his Eminem collaborations. He has talent as a rapper, which he shows here, but that's still not going to make me forgive the content of the song. And yeah, when Logic comes on, he tries to make himself sound cool and hip, but he's not. I just laugh at him. Perhaps there might be some interesting lines here and there, but the overall feel just gives me a bad feeling.
76- "Some of It" - Eric Church -- I'm not super well versed on Eric Church. This is his first song charting this year and he only had one least year, that being"Desperate Man," which was alright. So I didn't really know what to think going in. The first word of the song was "beer," which didn't help things get off on the right foot for me, especially with his twangy voice. Because, you know, it's not country without a twangy voice singing about beer, trucks and girls. But eh, this ended up being alright. It's a more toned back, mellow country song where Eric is singing about how life isn't always that great and wonderful. Beer don't keep. Love's not cheap. Trucks don't wreck themselves. Mama ain't a shrink. Dad ain't a bank. God ain't a wishing well. You get the point there. That's how he starts off the song. Then his chorus essentially says that, despite this, there's something to some of it. Which kinda, maybe, sorta connects with me? I don't know, the song doesn't have a lot of certainty to it. Instead there's a lot of beating around the bush. Maybe that's the point. But it also makes me kinda not really connect with it all that well. And if you felt that this paragraph was confusing with all the extra words I threw in to make myself sound uncertain, that was the point.
94- "Bacc at It Again" - Yella Beezy, Gucci Mane & Quavo -- Don't care. Especially since they spelled "back" wrong. Purposely misspelling words like that really annoys me.
96- "HP" - Maluma -- I don't know what Maluma is singing about with this song. I can't even translate that title because it's just two letters. Is it video game life? Like "Health Points"? Is he singing about Harry Potter? I have no idea. And yeah, I'm purposely being dumb here. At least there's not 5,000 others joining Maluma on this song, but I mostly judge these by how they sound and this song doesn't have much of a groove to it. Maluma sounds bored, so why should I put any effort into translating his lyrics when I don't even have any direction to go with, given a title that vague?
97- "Rearview Town" - Jason Aldean -- Unlike my comments about Eric Church's song, I can be straight forward with this one. I don't like Jason Aldean as a country artist. I don't understand why everyone thinks he's so great. I'll give him some credit here for being somewhat held back here, but there's nothing interesting about this song. He's leaving his town and all the bad memories behind him. That's it. And if you've ever heard me complain about these boring country songs, just cut and paste those comments.
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