So we got some major action on the charts this week, some major shifts up and down the chart and influx of new entries to the chart and even a new entry to the top ten (just a pity it's not all that good) but we'll get to that.
The lone song to fall out of the top ten was "Feel It Still" by Portugal, the Man which dropped to number 11 which was no surprise.
However it's a sixth week at number one for "Perfect" and various remixes by Ed Sheeran featuring Beyonce and Andrea Boccelli but I am not certain how much longer this song has left number one with a huge push likely for "Havana" by Camila Cabello following the release of her album this week and momentum for a couple of new songs outside the top ten.
What was a surprise was the sudden jump from 4 to 2 for Post Malone's "I Fall Apart", really came out of nowhere until it's seen that the song actually had a pretty good week on iTunes and has been getting plenty of radio airplay.
"River" by Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran remains at number three, I am not sure where this song is going to get it's push from to go higher as it doesn't seem like it's going to be a single from "Revival"
The big non surprise of the week was the jump from 7 to 4 for "Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia and it could go higher with the song absolutely ruling iTunes in the past week.
What all this meant was that "Havana" by Camila Cabello and Young Thug dropped from number 2 to number 5 but with the album getting rave reviews and to number 1 on iTunes, I can see this getting a boost...maybe not back to number 1 but a boost back to maybe 2 or 3.
"Rockstar" by Post Malone and 21 Savage remains at number 6 but time in the top 10 may well almost be up with stronger songs down further.
"Silence" by Marshmello and Khalid fell from 5 to 7 while NF remained steady at number 8 with "Let You Down", "Wolves" by Marshmello and Selena Gomez also remained where it was at number 9.
Now for the new entry to the top 10 which was "Him & I" by G-Eazy featuring Halsey which jumped six places to reach the top ten. I'll bite my tongue on the sarcasm. not thrilled at all to see this in the top ten.
As for outside of the top ten in the gains department, "This is me" by Keala Settle and the Greatest Showman Ensemble claimed biggest gainer of the week with a move from 34 to 19. The only decent song to have any kind of significant gain was Sheppard's "Coming Home" which jumped from 28 to 22 this week and oh, "Candy Paint" by Post Malone is okay, it went from 26 to 20 but the rest? "Cola" by Camelphat and Elderbook jumped from 48 to 40 off it's debut last week, "Congratulations" by Post Malone and Quavo continues to hang around like a bad smell by jumping from 38 to 33.
As for the losers, well, the biggest loser was "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq which fell from 30 to 44, most of the losers are really 2017 songs on the way out again this week with "Sorry not Sorry" by Demi Lovato falling to 50 from 43, "1-800-273-8255" by Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid falling to 48 from 42. Also on way out because they are hits from 2017 are "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith which fell to 32 from 24 and "Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Gray which dropped from 27 to 35.
We did indeed get a whole slew of new entries and most of these are pretty excellent, the highest new entry of the week went to "Finesse (remix)" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B at number 15 (this might just be the song that launches Cardi B in Australia) but that's not the only new entry that involves Cardi B because "No Limit" by G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky and Cardi B entered at number 43.
Justin Timberlake's "Filthy" entered at 28 which is a bit lower than I would have thought for a Justin Timberlake song but then again the song is fairly polarising, a lot love it, a lot hate it.
"The Greatest Showman" continues to lodge songs in the chart with "Re-Write the Stars" by Zac Efron and Zendaya entering at 42.
The upcoming "Black Panther" movie has seen Kendrick Lamar return to the charts with SZA for a song I don't mind at all even if SZA just OWNS the track completely. "All the Stars entering at 34.
Speaking of SZA, "The Weekend", a song that was a reasonable sized hit for her in the US last year. has finally arrived in Australia at number 49.
There was two new entries to the top 100 with the arrival of the increasingly bad "End Game" by Taylor Swift feat. Future and Ed Sheeran (I manage to find something new that pisses me off about that song every time I hear it) and the unsexy "For You" by Liam Payne and Rita Ora from the 50 Shades Freed soundtrack
The one re-entry this week saw was "Came here for Love" by Sigala and Ella Eyre at number 100.
As for the drop outs, I ain't complaining about any of these being gone... well okay, "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee plus the remix with Justin Bieber, the original of that song wasn't at all bad but I am happy to see the remix gone. Lil Pump's "Gucci Gang", Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road" and "What about Us?" by Pink are also gone after all having better than expected or should have chart runs.
The other two exits are no surprise given they were re-entries last week with "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William and "Stargazing" by Kygo feat. Justin Jesso exiting.
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