This week was a surprisingly busy one, we got four new arrivals and plenty of movement up and down the chart this week and with Drake and a bunch of other new releases on the horizon that isn't surprising, Let's start with the top ten where "Roses (Imanbeck Remix)"by Saint JHN kep the number one spot for a fourth week and right now it's a margins game because while it is still doing well on sales, it is in a battle with another song for the top spot next week.
That battle is not with "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd because while it's still incredibly strong on sales, streaming isn't so strong right now and it's starting to bleed there,
What is set to challenge for number one is "Toosie Slide" by Drake at number three especially as it's likely the release of his b-sides mixtape called "Dark Lane Demos" was released on Friday which resulted in a surge for this song on streaming along with several other songs but unlike "Roses", the sales for "Toosie Slide" are its weak point.
We have a new entry in at number four with a song called "The Scotts" by The Scotts otherwise known as Travis Scott and Kid Cudi. Now I am not certain this song will stay in the top beyond the next month but none the less strong streaming ensured that it debuted high.
Not going anywhere is "Death Bed" by Powfu and Beabadoobee which remained at number five this week courtesy of consistent sales and streaming that just won't go away.
"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa is down two to number six after it started to fall away on sales and it bled hard on streaming, it's secured it's place on the year end list so it will start making it's way out naturally.
Down one place is "Intentions" by Justin Bieber and Quavo mostly because sales fell this week. (They aren't falling away quickly enough, this song is rancid).
"Say So" by Doja Cat remains at number eight but I suspect it will get a boost next week because it got a remix with Nicki Minaj (I have some thoughts on the remix which I will going into on another blog entry)
"Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa dropped two places to number 9 this week as sales and streams weirld fell away, there's no real consistent base for this song right now.
Finally "Supalonely" by BENEE and Gus Dapperton fell one place to round out the top ten at number ten.
Gainers
The biggest gain of the week came for "This City" by Sam Fischer which rose from its debut of 43 last week to hit 22 this week. This is looking like being a hit in the making.
Speaking of songs rising off their debut last week, "Rockstar" by DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch jumped ten places to 14, this song has traction on streaming so I kind of expect this song to get bigger.
Re-Entries
There is a LOT of Travis Scott this week and we find him again in the returns with "Sicko Mode" feat. Drake back number 31 while "Highest In the Room" is back at 40. Mostly due to to Fortnite, I don't see either making much more impact, they'll be gone next week if Drake has any impact at all.
"Rover" by S1mba and DTG is back at 48.
Losers
Unfortunately the biggest loser of the week was Physical" by Dua Lipa which fell eleven places to 29 this week. It should just make the ARIA year end chart but it's going to be close.
It was a busy week across the board with "City of Angels" by 24k Golden losing its hype and falling ten places to 44 and "I'm Ready" by Sam Smith feat. Demi Lovato slipped nine places to 34 as people realize that it's not good at all.
"In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd continues to really disappoint as it slips to 38 while "Maniac" by Conan Gray drops seven to 37 and "Glitter" by BENEE dropped six places to 50
Top ten hits like "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas dropped six places to 47 as did "Godzilla" by Eminem feat. Juice WRLD which hit 49.
What was surprising were the sudden six place falls for "What's Poppin'" by Jack Harlow to 27 and "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion to 20 although in the case of the latter, it might get a rebound next week given it's got a remix with Beyonce, I hope it does, the song is great!
Also the same can be said for "Blueberry Faygo" by Lil Mosey which fell from 17 ro 21...this was looking like being a hit a few short weeks ago...what happened?
Drop outs
So we have a busy week of drop outs from the top 50 with the only one I am disappointed to see gone is "To Die for" by Sam Smith however it is taking "Life is Good" by Future and Drake, "What a Man Gotta do" by the Jonas Brothers and "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt featuring Rani so that's really a win.
Other songs to go that really weren't hits are "Purple Hat" by Sofi Tukker, "Believe It" by PartyNextDoor feat. Rihanna (serves him right for wasting Rihanna) and "July" by Noah Cyrus.
New Entries
So I have already talked about "The Scotts" by The Scotts at number four but Travis Scott also has his 2017 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Goosebumps" with Kendrick in at 45 which is fine because "Goosebumps" is pretty solid.
Outside of Travis Scott songs either new or returning, the late Juice WRLD's new single "Righteous" is in at 15, I have some thoughts on that song too which I think need a forum better than a chart review to explain.
Finally an interpolation of Frank Sinatra's "I Love You Baby" has hit the chart through Surf Mesa's "ILY" feat. Emilee at number 42 because bastardising Frank Sinatra during lockdown is fucking normal.
So that wraps up what was a surprisingly busy week dominated by Travis Scott...next week as I mentioned...the likely Drakepocalypse along with new entries from a collab by Marshmello and Halsey, Hilltop Hoods and maybe even Luke Combs! We'll find out on Saturday when the chart updates at 5pm AEST.
.
No comments:
Post a Comment