*** My thoughts and condolences to the nine people who died, to the families of those who died and to the many hundreds of people injured at Astroworld Festival in Houston as result of a crowd stampede last weekend. May those who are found didn't do enough to ensure the health and safety of all attending the event suffer the most serious of consequences.***
This week is a relative cool down week even though it really doesn't feel like it given we got one big debut in the top ten (we'll get to it) and three others outside the top ten and various moves which are interesting to say the least but anyway let's get to the top ten because for a second week we have "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa at number one thanks mostly to being a behemoth on sales even if it's not leading on streaming. Seems everyone loves this song...except me.
Adele's "Easy On Me" rebounded to number two thanks to strength on streaming and doing alright on sales...the song should get a boost this week thanks to the special on Channel Seven this weekend.
"Stay" by The Kid Laroi also got a rebound up two to number three this week but this song is starting to bleed a bit and there are some really strong songs rising behind it on streaming.
That's probably also the same case for both "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran down two to number four and Ed Sheeran's other hit "Bad Habits" down one to number five, they are both on their way out now
Holding steady at number six and stubbornly refusing to fuck off is "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals. Its still got traction on streaming somehow...thanks for nothing, Tik Tok.
Also holding steady is "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow at number seven. This song's hanging around in the top ten is impressive.
Riaing two places to number eight is "Meet Me At Our Spot" by The Anxiety, it's doing nicely on streaming and on sales. I just wish the song was better.
The biggest debut of the week belongs to Post Malone with 'One Right Now" feat. The Weeknd. We'll get to the song's actual quality later but it's got streaming on side but sales really aren't on board just yet so this song remains an interesting proposition going forward.
However it did push "That's What I Want" by Lil Nas X down one spot to number ten and I suspect it might be the song to make way for one or two new top ten entries next week.
Gains
"Better Days" by Neiked and Mae Muller feat. Polo G climbed four places to 16 while "Acapulco' by Jason Derulo claimed five places to 30. Okay, this is not funny, we not need :Acapulco" becoming a hit, Australia.
"Mr Brightside" by The Killers climbed five places to number 45
Losers
No real major losers this week although a couple of songs did lose five places with "Overpass Graffiti" by Ed Sheeran down to 13, "Moth to a Flame" by Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd down five to number 20, "Leave Before You Love Me" by Marshmello and the Jonas Brothers to 37, "Out Out' by Jax Jones, Joel Corry, and Charli XCX feat. Saweetie to 39, "Peaches' by Justin Bieber feat Daniel Caesar and Giveon down to 46 and "Life Goes On" by Oliver Tree down to 49 because the virality is wearing off (thank goodness)
Drop Outs
So of the four drop outs, three of them are from Ed Sheeran with "Visiting Hours" (I don't think it will make the year end list unfortunately), "First Times" and "Tides all leaving.
The other exit belongs to "Money" by Lisa...a song I'm kind of glad is gone becaue yeah, it wasn't good at all.
New Entries
There are four new entries this week however during the week I made the decision that I wouldn't cover the two new Travis Scott songs that both charted this week nor will they be up for best or worst of the week, I can't listen to either "Escape Plan" or "Mafia" and not hear them in the context of what happened at Astroworld Festival and with everything that's piling up about what happened, I decided it's best if the focus remain on helping victims and their families rather than on Travis Scott's new music.
However both songs did indeed chart with "Escape Plan" at 22 and "Mafia" at 47 so with that out of the way, there are just two new entries to review beginning with...
34. "Smokin' Out The Window' by Silk Sonic
The newest single from the super duo Anderson Paak and Bruno Mars which released last week before their album dropped this week and...this song is GREAT. I have not been able to stop listening to it since it was released on Friday, not only is it smooth and really god damn funky. The writing here is hilarious with Bruno complaining that this woman's kids are treating his home like it's a fast food joint then there's the bridge which is basically now a meme where Anderson sings "This bitch got me payin' her rent, payin' for trips", I just love how incredibly silly and loose this feels which is appropriate with what the album as a whole is going for with that 70s soul and funk sound but with enough groove and soul to keep the song from completely being lost to the silliness. I get the feeling that this song is on the way to becoming a hit judging by how quickly the song is rising on streaming services. Although can we get a mash up of this song with "Gold Digger" by Jamie Foxx at some point?
9. "One Right Now" by Post Malone feat. The Weeknd
So after the public overwhelmingly rejected "Motley Crew", Post Malone is back and this time he has brought along one of the biggest music stars in the world right now, The Weeknd, for the apparent lead off single for Posty's new album and well this is as about as pop as I've ever heard Post Malone go with the synths and the incredibly bouncy groove that The Weeknd probably sounds way too at home over while Post Malone does well here, he seems to have lost some of that yodel that could still be prevalent in his music previously but it kind of makes sense here because this is a song where both Post Malone and The Weeknd are pissed about being screwed over by a person and how easy this person seems to think screwing Post Malone over is, the lyrics paint a rather sour and angry picture in stark contrast to the pop production. I don't hate this because yeah that groove does wonders but I do wonder how often I'll come back to it.
That ends our week, I'm not giving out worst of the week this week mostly because "One Right Now" is not that that bad however best of the week is going to "Smokin' Through The Window" by Silk Sonic and I urge you all give Silk Sonic's album "An Evening With Silk Sonic" a listen...you won't regret it.
Next week...might be a stacked one because he got a LOT of major releases including the Red re recording by Taylor Swift, Silk Sonic's album and that new Jessica Mauboy single. We'll find out how it all shakes out on Friday at 5pm.
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