Well this was the week the top ten slowed down to a near crawl and the only new entries we got were from the second posthumous album from Pop Smoke.place there were some impacts from that Tones and I album but you'll see when we get to all that but let's begin with the least interesting portion of the chart this week which is the top ten where "Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat Justin Bieber remaining at number one for a second week, its got a good stranglehold on streaming and that will only increase thanks to the release of Kid Laroi's album.
Stuck at number two is "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran mostly because it's not able to bridge the streaming gap to "Stay" just yet while it's the same for "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo which is just bleeding in the margins now.
Staying right where they are are "Beggin" by Maneskin at number four and "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA.
Rebounding three places somehow is "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals thanks to an odd resurgence on streaming of late.
Another two songs that remained steady this week are "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat DaBaby (I am pretty much ready for "Love Again" to become a thing here) at number seven and "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd at number eight.
Then there's "Without You" by The Kid Laroi which rebounded one spot to number nine and will likely get a third wind next week.
Returning to the top ten this week is "Traitor" by Olivia Rodrigo which climbed two places to rejoin the top ten at number ten because it got a streaming surge which I'm okay with, I kind of like the song!
Gains
The big story in the gains this week is the sudden nine place gain of "Missing Piece" by Vance Joy to 14, I know this song is doing well on sales but I didn't think it was doing this well to be number 14!
Not really happy that "Motley Crew" by Post Malone also broke into the top twenty rising three spots to 19 or that "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan rose four places to 16.
"Holiday" by KSI rose six places to number 41...this should get a boost next week thanks to the album.
However the biggest gain of the week belongs to "Cloudy Day" by Tones and I which rose thirteen places to number 31 but I'll pin that to the release of Tones and I's album "Welcome to the Madhouse"
Re Entries
Two returns this week with "Need to Know" by Doja Cat back at 32 while the other impact from that Tones and I album saw "Fly Away" back at 50.
Losses
Unsurprisingly the biggest loser this week was unfortunately "NDA" by Billie Eilish which fell 22 places to number 38.
'Head & Heart" by Joel Corry feat. MNEK slipped seven places to 49 as it seems to be heading out of the top 50...as much as I love the song, it is time for it to leave.
Sadly "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic slumped five spots to 46...it just hasn't had the performance I would have liked...hopefully we get a new single and an album from Silk Sonic soon.
"Goosebumps" by HVME feat. Travis Scott fell six places to 37 while "You Right" by Doja Cat feat. The Weeknd slumped nine places to 30.
Again BTS couldn't hold on to their big top ten debut as "Permission to Dance" slumped 16 spots to 22. Strong sales aren't enough, BTS fans...
Drop Outs
Couple of big ones in the drop outs this week with "Butter" by BTS, "Brutal" by Olivia Rodrigo and "Hold On" by Justin Bieber are gone.
Also leaving are "You Broke Me First" by Tate McRae and "Heartbreak Anthem" by Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix exits.
New Entries
Three new entries, all of them from the Pop Smoke album so I am going make this pretty quick...
***BEST OF THE WEEK***
47. "Tell The Vision" by Pop Smoke feat. Kanye West and Pusha T
So I have issues with posthumous albums especially if the songs on the album are just fragments but I got to be honest here, I don't mind this as it's got this creaky gospel vibe even if the verses really ain't much as Pop Smoke, Kanye and Pusha T celebrate becoming popular and enjoying their time at the top of the rap and how their lifestyles have changed. Ehh I'll take this.
43. "Demeanor" by Pop Smoke feat. Dua Lipa
So what the hell is Dua Lipa doing on here? She doesn't need to be doing this, she's likely got one of the most iconic albums of the 2020s and yet she's on here on a fragment where none of the elements fit together at all including that bass groove which comes in over Pop Smoke's verse, it just doesn't work at all but it's better than...
*** WORST OF THE WEEK***
24. "Woo Baby" by Chris Brown
Geezus christ, I thought we'd kicked Chris Brown's worthless ass to the curb in 2020 but anyway this is the highest new entry of the week...and it sucks...the production smothers out Pop Smoke's voice and makes Chris Brown sound even weedier than usual and it's nothing even vaguely close to what the producers or Chris Brown think is sexy. YUCK
That wraps up the week, next.week...A Kid Laroi album bomb...sigh...oh well, we'll find out when the chart updates at 5pm on Friday.
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