Billboard Hot 100 Top 10:
1- "The Box" - Roddy Ricch (=) -- I'm bored with this being No. 1.
2- "Life is Good" - Future featuring Drake (=) -- I'm bored with this being No. 2.
3- "Circles" - Post Malone (=) -- I'm not necessarily bored with this being No. 3, but I'm really surprised that it's still hanging onto this spot. You've gotta think its time is going to be up soon.
4- "Memories" - Maroon 5 (=) -- I'm not as surprised that this is still around. I'm more surprised that it hasn't at least flip-flopped with "Circles." The radio loves Maroon 5, though, so this makes perfect sense. And for once, I am fine with it.
5- "Dance Monkey" - Tones and I (=) -- Definitely not bored of this being around. If the top five is stuck and "Dance Monkey" is a part of that group, I think that's a big win. Now I'd like to see it sneak ahead of the songs in front of it, but I'm not super confident.
6- "Don't Start Now" - Dua Lipa (+3) -- YES!!! It's great seeing Dua Lipa do well with this song. Now for this and "Dance Monkey" to both inch forward. Let the pop ladies rule.
7- "Roxanne" - Arizona Zervas (=) -- I honestly expected this to do a bit better because I think it a new music video release impact its totals. But hey, it not moving up is a good thing. In fact, it's time for this song to start falling down.
8- "Someone You Loved" - Lewis Capaldi (-2) -- Lewis has had a good run, but it appears that said run is finally on its final legs. Which I'm OK with.
9- "10,000 Hours" - Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber (-1) -- I have a feeling that it's going to be hard to pry this one away from the top 10. It's been quite the persistent run.
10- "everything i wanted" - Billie Eilish (=) -- Honestly I'm continually surprised at how well Billie has done in the public eye. Her songs are most definitely not your typical run-of-the-mill pop music, but she's managing to change the game, anyways. At least for her. I think I remember saying that I wasn't positive that this would be her next big hit, but I've been proven wrong. And I'm happy about it. Given that this hasn't increased at all in the last few weeks, I'm not exactly sure what's next for this, so I guess I'll have to stay tuned. I hope it hangs around.
Rising on the Hot 100:
12- "Blinding Lights" - The Weeknd (+3) -- It's about time for this song to enter the top 10 and start dominating. Let's just not kick out Billie Eilish, please? Preferably "Roxanne," but "Someone You Loved" and "10,000 Hours" have both been around for a long time, so one of them can trade.
16- "Hot Girl Bummer" - blackbear (+3) -- Why in the name of everything good and holy is this thing still around and gaining traction? I don't understand this industry.
26- "My Oh My" - Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby (+5) -- It's not the Camila song that I hope continues to do well, but it's whatever. Maybe it'll help boost some of her other songs that are much better. Get that DaBaby fool out of there, though.
36- "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)" - The Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin (+8) -- I'm surprised that this continues to do well. But will it continue to rise after the movie it's in starts to fade?
45- "Homesick" - Kane Brown (+6) -- No.
48- "I Hope" - Gabby Barrett (+5) -- YES! Let's send Gabby up the charts!
53- "Make Me Want To" - Jimmie Allen (+12) -- Go away.
76- "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" - Jordan Davis (+14) -- This should be a slow song. Not a generic piece of country. Huge missed opportunity.
85- "Dive Bar" - Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton (+10) -- I mean, sure? Congrats? I still don't have a way to listen to this, but Garth Brooks is cool.
New Arrivals:
11- "Intentions" - Justin Bieber featuring Quavo -- I almost laughed at Justin Bieber for not being able to pull off an album bomb. But then I remembered that his album impacts the charts next week, not this week. But he gets a one week head start with this song, which I really don't care to listen to. "Yummy" was a garbage and he's following that up with a Quavo feature? Y'all know how this song is going to go.
23- "Yikes" - Nicki Minaj -- Yikes is right.
57- "Know Your Worth" - Khalid & Disclosure -- Oh sure. Now Khalid decides to give credit to Disclosure. They were the only reason why "Talk" worked out. And the song became one of Khalid's biggest hits. But Disclosure was never credit. I guess this makes up for a tad bit? But not really. Either way, we have the second collaboration between these two acts. And just like in "Talk," Khalid tries his absolute best to drag his song down into the dirt with how emotionless and bored he sounds. I guess he thinks that people like that from him. And maybe they do. But I'm not a fan of Khalid when he sounds like he recorded his song at 3 a.m. when he's half asleep. But also like "Talk," Disclosure is what makes the song work. They have a niche for at least taking a song and putting some sort of life into it. It doesn't completely save Khalid's bored tone and uninspired lyrics, but in terms of the music itself, it's upbeat enough to barely give it a pass as tolerable background noise.
62- "Blueberry Faygo" - Lil Mosey -- Nope.
68- "Run" - Joji -- Are we finally going to let this guy have a hit? I've been awfully curious about that. Up to this point, he's just been a tease as the music gods are tempted to let him break out, but then shut the door. I wonder if "Run" can be what changes that. I think it has all of the ingredients to be a successful pop hit. The lyrics are nothing to write home about, but they feel like traditional pop stuff that can be accepted by the general public. What does work in the song really well is the smooth rhythm of the song. Joji's voice is calming and it's backed up by a solid groove that helps keep the song paced at an appropriate speed. Then some solid guitar work comes in in the last third of the song to drive this home. Now I'm not sure if this song will be one that I will be playing on repeat anytime soon, but it's a perfectly acceptable song.
83- "KEII" - Anuel AA -- Why did we let this guy on the charts by himself?
90- "Believe" - Meek Mill featuring Justin Timberlake -- I'm not in a Meek Mill mood. Let me know if Justin Timberlake makes this song any good.
96- "WHATS POPPIN" - Jack Harlow -- I wasn't sure if I knew who Jack Harlow was. So I looked him up, saw some song titles and featured credits, noticed that his pictures had him posing where he thinks his super cool, and yeah that was enough.
97- "No Judgment" - Niall Horan -- Niall pleasantly surprised me with "Nice to Meet Ya," which ended up being so good that it made my favorite songs of 2019 list. So of course I was naturally curious about this next song from Niall. What I will say to start things off is that I think this is a well-written song. The instrumentals are constructed and mixed in a pleasing way and Niall's vocals slide along rather well on the song. However, I suppose it was unfair to expect two straight home runs from Niall as this song doesn't have very much life in it. After going all in on "Nice to Meet Ya," it seemed like he chose to kick back and relax with this next release and thus it kinda falls flat. I'm still curious about his upcoming album, though. Not that I listen to many albums these days. But hey, that could change soon when I buy a new phone and have means to listen to music on my phone while I'm driving. So who knows. Maybe I'll get back into the groove again.
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