So this week turned out exactly as I suspected it would with the big story being our new entries and everything else shuffling up or down to fill in space to a degree but anyway let's dig right in with our top ten where we have a new number one..."Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat Justin Bieber, now I'll say more about this song later but it got to the top because streaming is lapping this song up and while it's got sales...those streaming numbers might see this number one for awhile.
It pushed past "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran which fell back to number two because while it's strong on sales, it just could not match the streaming of "Stay". The same goes for "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo which just doesn't have the strength anymore to fight for number one.
Then there's "Beggin" by Maneskin which slipped one place for much of similar reasons to the two before it, this song doesn't have the streaming to overtake it.
"Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA slipped back to number five on fading streaming.
There's a new entry at number six courtesy of "Permission to Dance" by BTS. I'll write about this song in detail later but this is here on massive sales of the original and instrumental because while this song is in the top 50 on Spotify, it's streaming numbers there aren't all that impressive so much like every other BTS song before it, I expect it to fall back next week.
All of this pushed back "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby back two spots to number seven and likewise for "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd back two to number eight and "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals slipping two to number nine.
Finally returning to the top ten is "Without You" by The Kid Laroi as it rose three places to number ten mostly because of the new number one and people wanting to check out what else The Kid Laroi has recorded.
Gains
Our only major gain was "Butter" by BTS which climbed 11 places to 26 thanks to the release of physical copies and likely because this song was attached to the single version of "Permission to Dance" on Spotify so a small boost in streams for this song happened as result. This song has faded on me a A LOT lately.
The other much smaller gain was a five place rise for "Thot Shit" by Megan Thee Stallion to 38.
Re Entries
Somehow "You Broke Me First" by Tate McRae is back at 50...sigh
Losers
So the four new arrivals had the weird impact of shunting mostly everything else down but let's begin with the Olivia Rodrigo album tracks that are somehow still here like "Brutal" discovering it really is brutal on the charts down 11 to 43, "Jealousy Jealousy" down seven to 40, "Happier" down eight places to 34 and "Favourite Crime" down six to 28 while her hits "Drivers License" dropped five places to 24 and "Deja Vu" dropped four places to 14
As for album tracks still on the chart, "You Right" by Doja Cat feat. The Weeknd slipped nine spots to 21
Then there are songs that have had their momentum shortened like "Missing Piece" by Vance Joy down five to 23 and "Leave Before You Love Me" by Marshmello and Jonas Brothers down five spots to 32.
Some likely year end list making songs also took a hit like "Hold On" by Justin Bieber which slipped seven places to 48 and "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic down five to 41 (a new single from Silk Sonic is welcome any time now, guys)
Finally "Holiday" by KSI stumbled 12 places to 47.
Drop outs
The drop outs are to be expected with yet another exit from the top 50 for "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I (Might be back next week thanks to the release of her debut album) and "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran also gone.
We also lost "Need to Know" by Doja Car and thankfully, "Build A Bitch" by Bella Poarch (that song's moment came and went pretty quickly). The other exit was for 'Wusyaname" by Tyler, the Creator and to say I am disappointed about that one is an understatement especially when it's considered what turned up new in the top 50 this week.
New Entries
Four new entries beginning with...
***WORST OF THE WEEK***
22. "Motley Crew" by Post Malone
So when I heard that we were getting new music from Post Malone, I got pretty darn excited mostly because Post Malone's last album "Hollywood's Bleeding" showed he had made some genuine improvement and "Circles" is still one of the best songs he has ever made so imagine my shock, disappointment and dismay when I heard this song...a trap inflected snooze where Post Malone tries to impersonate both Lil Baby and Juice WRLD and manages to sound terrible. The lyrics are basically Post bragging about his wealth, success and gangs...yeah no, this is one hell of a major disappointment for me. Post, I'm not mad...just incredibly disappointed... NEXT.
***BEST OF THE WEEK***
16. "NDA" by Billie Eilish
So with sophomore album only a couple of weeks away, we get yet another taste of "Happier than Ever" and yeah, this is more like it from Billie, this song taps into what made "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go" so compelling, the song is about how Billie is dealing with her rise to prominence in the pop music world and fame so much so that any guy she dated would have to sign a non disclosure agreement and as the track progresses she's wishing that life could have less of the obstacles she's facing now. This is actually probably the second best track I've heard from "Happier than Ever" so far. Still looking forward to the album!
6. "Permission to Dance" by BTS
So given the controversial success of "Butter" on the US Billboard Hot 100, BTS have released this as their follow up single and...I'm not impressed at all, for one thing the song feels so sterile for pop song all about asking for permission to have a dance with someone and yet the song has no real groove and feels really kind of flat...almost kind of like what One Direction did when they first started out...their music painfully bland and sterile ("What Makes You Beautiful" is still a BAAAD song) and doesn't really do the members of BTS many favours in terms of showing off their personalities. It's not really bad but it is pretty forgettable.
1. "Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat. Justin Bieber
Well this was a team up I just should have known was coming, mediocre rapper teaming up with Mr No Personality popstar turned wannabe R'n'B star so when this song was announced I was dreading it however what did we get? Look, I am not going to say this song is great or anything like that especially when Kid Laroi is still trying way too hard to impersonate Juice WRLD and he sounds somewhat off key on his verse where he pleads for his lovers forgiveness and begs her to stay in spite of whatever it is he has done because he can't find anyone else and Bieber is still goo goo ga ga over his wife with his somewhat over the top vows of admiration for her but that 80s style groove in the production really works here even if Bieber sounds better than Kid Laroi on it. It's fine enough. Not anything great but I can tolerate this
So that completes this week, next week likely some impact from that new Tones and I album plus that new single from Normani who brought Cardi B along with her...anyway we'll find out when the chart updates at 5pm on Friday
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