Well we got a busy but overall better week than expected thanks to a combination of Billie Eilish and Silk Sonic in the new entries even if the top ten was mostly static so let's begin where there was the least amount of movement because "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber spends a fourth week at number one and at this point, it's a matter of when the streaming slows down because it's got huge margins on streaming right now, its set at number one for at least another two weeks or so.
That's bad news for "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran stuck at number two because it just can't compete on streaming even with its handy sales margin and the same goes for "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo which remained at number three despite it losing ground on sales and on streaming hard (also potentially turning attention to "Traitor" which looks like being the next single from "SOUR").
The same goes for "Beggin'" by Maneskin glued to number four for a fourth week, it's streaming has pretty much stalled and sales aren't going to keep holding it up, in fact it's going to come under threat from "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow as that climbed one spot to number five, it's got streaming momentum and I can see this maintaining momentum going forward.
Now this might all be superseded by the first of the impacts of the Billie Eilish album bomb with the album's title track "Happier Than Ever" debuting at number six, now this unlike previous Billie Eilish singles during this album roll out has sizeable traction on streaming so this could be interesting for the songs above it at this point.
All this pushed "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA back two places to number as it just hasn't got any sort of traction anymore, I can see this gracefully leaving the top ten while the same goes for "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals as it slipped back one place to number eight.
Holding steady is "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby as this version of "Levitating" losing steam thanks to DaBaby's homophobic remarks at Rolling Loud while "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X remains steady at number ten.
Gains
One of the biggest gains of the week belongs to Sleepy Hallow's "2055" which jumped 21 places to 13 as it looks set to become a hit...I am kind of okay with that...the song is pretty decent.
Unfortunately not on the good side is that "Need to Know" by Doja Cat rose four places to 17 as that looks set to become a hit...joy...
"Cloudy Day" by Tones and I rose three places to 33.
Re Entries
Two re entries both from Billie Eilish thanks to the album with "Lost Cause" back at 46 and "NDA" returning at number 36.
Losers
So most of these losers will likely rebound next week when the album bomb recedes but there's worrying signs for Post Malone as "Motley Crew" slips 20 to 50...seems I am not the only one who thinks that song is a disappointment coming from him.
"Goosebumps (remix" by Travis Scott and HVME fell six to 48...it's probably safe on the year end list but the sooner this audio torture leaves the better.
"You Right" by Doja Cat featuring the Weeknd took a ten place tumble to 47 while "Clash" by Dave feat. Stormzy fell 14 to 43.
"Favourite Crime" by Olivia Rodrigo fell six places to 39...this song is growing on me and becoming one of my favourite songs from "Sour" so kind of sad to see this heading the wrong way. As for Olivia's second single "Deja Vu", it fell six to 23.
"Not Sober" by The Kid Laroi feat. Polo G and Stunna Gambino fell out of the top ten to hit 18.
Drop outs
Drop outs are a mish mash of songs ranging from the long running like "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi or songs that just haven't had consistent momentum like "Holiday" by KSI and "Thot Shit" by Megan Thee Stallion, album cuts from The Kid Laroi like "Still Chose You" feat. Mustard and "Over You", Olivia Rodrigo album track like "Happier" or Pop Smoke's "Woo Baby" feat Chris Brown" and songs taking a premature exit like "Permission to Dance" by BTS and "Don't Go Yet" by Camila Cabello although given the way "Permission to Dance" was slipping on streaming how much that song is a premature exit is up for debate.
New Entries
Anyway we have EIGHT new entries to deal with here...well six because Billie Eilish album bomb does fit into my album bomb rules so the songs I won't be covering here are "Billie Bossa Nova" at 40 and "I Didn't Change My Number" at 45
However our look at the new arrivals doesn't begin with Billie so let's start with...
49. "Love Tonight" by Shouse
So I guess I should have seen this coming, Shouse are an Australian electronic duo based in Melbourne with this song being released in 2017 and a subsequent remix of said song by David Guetta saw the song catch fire in Europe thanks to Tik Tok and therefore ending up on the Australian singles chart this week and look, I'm on the fence as to whether I like this or not, electronic house has never been something I have cared for here even if the vocals have a spooky quality to them and those hand claps build pretty nicely into the chorus that's delivered rather flatly so ehh I'll pass on this.
38. "Oxytocin" by Billie Eilish
So here's the first of the songs from "Happier Than Ever" that we'll be taking a look at and this one has a pretty infectious groove here and reminds me a bit of Groove Armada here as the lyrics are from the abuser's point of view and the abuser's need to be aroused and intimate without regard to Billie's feelings but just pushing ahead because it's what he wants to get that sexual hormone oxytocin. I got to say that this was one of my favourite songs from when I first heard the album and yeah, this is still really damn good.
35. "Getting Older" by Billie Eilish
So the opening song on Billie's album and wow, this is a pretty reflective way to open an album as Billie reflects on growing up and says she's ageing pretty well and managing her life better than she did when she burst onto the scene as a teenager (Billie, nobody handles their teen years well,...being a teenager is a rough ride) and crawling out from the ugliness of the music industry's underbelly. It's also a strong reflection on fan culture and dealing with the love and hate from people. It's a really Billie reflecting on where she is in life at the moment and while I'm not crazy about some of the production here from Finneas, Billie is still allowed to shine here.
32. "Skate" by Silk Sonic
Okay Bruno and Anderson, it took us until August to get second single?! You two are killing me here but anyway here's "Skate" and my god, this is better than "Leave The Door Open" what with that dreamy 70s melody and grooves that allow both Anderson Paak and Bruno Mars to be as charismatic yet smooth as hell in begging this girl to skate on over to them so they can get to know her. Yes, there's some really corny lines but here's the thing 70s music contained plenty of corny lyrics that people ignored because the song felt good and it's the exact same with this song. This is one of the best songs of the year and deserves to be a hit!
28. "Dreams" by Jolyon Petch
And here we have another electronic house song this time courtesy of New Zealand born Australian Jolyon Petch who decided to capitalise on the viral success of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" for electronic house cover of the song...now I am honestly pretty sick of the original right now so what does this new version bring to the table? It's fine...I guess...it's got that thumping bass groove and handclaps but the occasional splash of guitar but I feel like the meaning of the song here gets lost in terms of the fact the bass can distract a fair bit from the vocals here which isn't ideal so yeah not bad but it's certainly not great either.
6. "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish
The album title track earns the highest debut of the week a song where Billie Eilish opens up and becomes more vulnerable as she sings about her abusive relationship and how she's happier than ever when she's away from him and as per most Billie Eilish songs in this era, it starts slow with just a lone guitar and backing vocals supporting Billie as she tells this person that she's not happy with them but can't explain it before that guitar kicks up a gear and the song just goes full on ROCK? Something I wasn't expecting from Billie Eilish of all people and it sounds great! Not sure if it's better than "Bury A Friend" or "When the Party's Over" but holy shit it's close.
That wraps up a pretty good week, in fact when the worst of the week is going to a merely mediocre song like "Love Tonight" by Shouse then this has been a good week. No dishonourable mention because I'm giving a tie for best of the week between "Skate" by Silk Sonic and "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish. "Oxytocin" by Billie Eilish gets honourable mention.
Next week, The Weeknd will show up and likely unsettle top five but we'll have to see when the chart updates at 5pm on Friday.
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