AT40: Ariana Grande (3) Week Of February 6, 2021

So the Super Bowl is this weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing in this one this time. I'm hoping the Buccaneers should win this one. I really can't wait to watch it. I also can't wait to see The Weeknd's performance during the halftime show. Hopefully he nails it. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, it still looks super amazing. We're still in the Golden Ages of the countdown, which was definitely amazing to see. But other than that, I don't have anything else to say here, so let's get to it! Before we get to this week's Fresh 40, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber - Monster

Conan Gray - Heather

Last Week's #1 Song: Ariana Grande - Positions

The Countdown:

#40. DaBaby/Roddy Ricch - Rockstar (#38)

#39. Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez - Dakiti (DEBUT)

#38. Dua Lipa - Break My Heart (#36)

#37. Maluma/The Weeknd - Hawai (#37)

#36. Megan Thee Stallion - Body (#39)

#35. Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar (#34)

#34. Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/Nav - Lemonade (#31)

#33. Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go (#32)

#32. All Time Low/Blackbear - Monsters (#35)

#31. The Kid Laroi - So Done (#33)

#30. BTS - Dynamite (#29)

#29. Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's License (DEBUT)

#28. Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo - Savage Love (#27)

#27. Lil Nas X - Holiday (#24)

#26. Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa - Prisoner (#25)

#25. Surf Mesa/Emilee - ILY (#23)

#24. Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love (#28)

#23. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (#19)

#22. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears (#22)

#21. Taylor Swift - Willow (#21)

#20. Machine Gun Kelly/Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend (#20)

#19. Justin Bieber - Anyone (#26)

#18. Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth - I Hope (#16)

#17. Harry Styles - Golden (#17)

#16. Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On (#18)

#15. Ed Sheeran - Afterglow (#15)

#14. Drake/Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later (#11)

#13. Jason Derulo - Take You Dancing (#13)

#12. Tate McRae - You Broke Me First (#14)

#11. Sam Smith - Diamonds (#12)

#10. Ava Max - Kings & Queens (#8)

#9. Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am (#10)

#8. Ariana Grande - 34 + 35 (#9)

#7. AJR - Bang! (#7)

#6. Chris Brown/Young Thug - Go Crazy (#6)

#5. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating (#4)

#4. Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco - Lonely (#5)

#3. Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy (#3)

#2. 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood (#2)

#1. Ariana Grande - Positions (#1) [3rd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me (1 of 2 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

For the second week in a row, Justin Bieber - Anyone (+7) had the biggest jump this week as it jumped into the Top 20. I'm so glad to see it in there. Now, hopefully it'll be in the Top 10 very soon.

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (-4) had the biggest drop this week and it's finally on it's way out. I know this song was super old, but I actually never got sick of it because it was in my Top 10 songs of last year. But I can't wait to see him perform this song during the Super Bowl halftime show.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez - Dakiti: Oh boy... he has made his return on there! Now, this is absolutely another garbage song. I don't really know what that is, but I just can't like this song! The production is super boring, Bad Bunny's vocals were absolutely awful, the lyrics are a mess, the chorus was super bad, and I'm not really a fan of Jhay Cortez's part. So yeah, not a fan of this. Hopefully this doesn't become a hit on there.

Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's License: This is the only great debut we have this week. Now, before this song, I've known her since she was on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and she was actually the star of that. As for this song, it's definitely amazing. The piano sounded so amazing, Olivia's vocals were absolutely phenomenal, the lyrics are very nicely-written, and the chorus was super amazing. Hopefully this should become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating: No, I don't actually want to see this song drop. I do wanna see this song in the Top 3, but I'm sure it'll be in there within the next week or so.

4. Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco - Lonely: It's almost in the Top 3. Now, I'm sure this is going to be in the Top 3 within the next week or so as well. But I'm not sure if it'll be next week, but hopefully soon it'll be in there.

3. Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy: I'm fine with this song still in the Top 3. But I do prefer Lonely over this. I'll be good if Lonely replaces this song in the Top 3 next week. But let's see if it'll happen or not.

2. 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood: Wow, this song has really been holding this spot for a few weeks. But yeah, this might stick around in that spot for a few more weeks longer.

1. Ariana Grande - Positions: Holding the top spot for the 3rd week in a row. Wow, I'm super duper pleased that it's still in there! But I'm sure another song might hit the top spot next week, but let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

Now, here are the songs they played for Breakouts/On The Verge:

Ashnikko - Daisy

Black Eyed Peas/Shakira - Girl Like Me

Sigala/James Arthur - Lasting Lover

Travis Scott/HVME - Goosebumps (Remix)

Saweetie/Doja Cat - Best Friend

And here are the songs they played as Extras/Optional Extras:

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Selena Gomez - Back To You

Sam Smith/Normani Kordei - Dancing With A Stranger

Post Malone - Circles

Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

JP Saxe/Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

Liam Payne/Quavo - Strip That Down

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive

Ed Sheeran - Don't

Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

20. Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

19. 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood

18. Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy

17. Chris Brown/Young Thug - Go Crazy

16. Drake/Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later

15. Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

14. Sam Smith - Diamonds

13. Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco - Lonely

12. Justin Bieber - Anyone

11. Jason Derulo - Take You Dancing

10. Tate McRae - You Broke Me First

9. Harry Styles - Golden

8. Ariana Grande - 34 + 35

7. Ed Sheeran - Afterglow

6. Machine Gun Kelly/Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend

5. AJR - Bang!

4. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating

3. Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth - I Hope

2. Ava Max - Kings & Queens

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Ariana Grande - Positions (+2 extra points for being #1)

Total Score: 88/100 = 88% (B+) [Good]

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