AT40: The Kid Laroi (4) Week Of October 9, 2021

We have quite another interesting countdown this week. Though one of our debuts this week was actually one of my top songs of the year, which was definitely an amazing thing to see. I'll get to that one later on in this post. 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.

Normani Kordei/Cardi B. - Wild Side

Silk Sonic - Skate

BTS - Butter

Last Week's #1 Song: The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay

The Countdown:

#40. Ariana Grande - Positions (#40)

#39. The Kid Laroi - Without You (#38)

#38. Drake/Future/Young Thug - Way 2 Sexy (DEBUT)

#37. Ariana Grande - POV (#36)

#36. Elton John/Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (DEBUT)

#35. Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae - You (#34)

#34. Alessia Cara - Sweet Dream (#35)

#33. Justin Bieber - Ghost (DEBUT)

#32. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet (#18)

#31. Black Eyed Peas/Saweetie/Lele Pons - Hit It (#33)

#30. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever (#30)

#29. WizKid/Tems - Essence (#31)

#28. Justin Bieber/Daniel Caesar/Giveon - Peaches (#25)

#27. Dixie D'Amelio/Rubi Rose - Psycho (#28)

#26. Twenty One Pilots - Saturday (#27)

#25. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears (#23)

#24. Walker Hayes - Fancy Like (#32)

#23. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating (#20)

#22. Halsey - I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God (#22)

#21. Kane Brown/Blackbear - Memory (#21)

#20. Doja Cat - Need To Know (#26)

#19. Shawn Mendes/Tainy - Summer Of Love (#19)

#18. Ed Sheeran - Shivers (#24)

#17. Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary (#14)

#16. Lizzo/Cardi B. - Rumors (#15)

#15. Tai Verdes - A-O-K (#16)

#14. Duncan Laurence - Arcade (#10)

#13. Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor (#17)

#12. Dua Lipa - Love Again (#12)

#11. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me (#9)

#10. The Weeknd - Take My Breath (#8)

#9. Doja Cat/The Weeknd - You Right (#6)

#8. Maneskin - Beggin (#13)

#7. Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow - Industry Baby (#11)

#6. Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu (#5)

#5. Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (#7)

#4. Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More (#4)

#3. Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U (#3)

#2. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (#2)

#1. The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay (#1) [4th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go (1st and only week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Walker Hayes - Fancy Like (+8) in the Top 30. This really has been going viral on TikTok on it's gaining lots of airplay on the pop radio charts. What a week for him!

I'm really not too thrilled about Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet (-14) taking the biggest drop all the way out of the Top 30 from the Top 20. But I do have a feeling that this might be out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Drake/Future/Young Thug - Way 2 Sexy: This is definitely an outstanding song and it's definitely a step up from Girls Want Girls. For my opinion on this one, the production was so outstanding, Drake's vocals were super outstanding, the lyrics were so nice and very interesting, and Future's vocals in the chorus were so amazing. But my only issue about this song was Young Thug's verse, because he does not sound good in it. But this is an outstanding song overall. Let's see how this one does on there.

Elton John/Dua Lipa - Cold Heart: The best debut this week. He has finally made his big return on there! I know he has been so popular in the 70's. And this is actually the original version and not the Pnau remix of it. But this version is actually on the same level as the remix. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a super heavenly song. As for my opinion, the production was super heavenly, Elton's vocals were super heavenly, Dua's vocals were also super heavenly in her contribution, the lyrics are definitely what I'm a humongous fan of, and that chorus was extremely heavenly. This is definitely going to be in my Top 3 Songs of the year. Hopefully this should become a humongous hit on there.

Justin Bieber - Ghost: Because of how Stay is doing on there, this song has now made it's debut on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another outstanding song. But not as good as Peaches, but it's still outstanding. With my opinion, the production was so outstanding, Justin's vocals were super outstanding, the lyrics were so nice, and that chorus was so amazing. And I'm sure this is going to become a hit on there because it's him. Hopefully this should happen.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name): Wow, I actually didn't think this song is going to come back to the Top 5. But I'm sure this will definitely be back out of here next week.

4. Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More: I'm still pleased that it's still in the Top 5, but again I'm sure this is going to be out of here pretty soon.

3. Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U: I'm still pleased that this song is still in the Top 3. And yes, I'm sure it's going to stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks longer.

2. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits: I'm still waiting for this song to be at the top spot, but I'm not sure if it's going to happen because of what's happening in there, but we're gonna have to see.

1. The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay: Holding the top spot for the 4th week in a row. Gosh, this song is really getting super popular on TikTok lately. Now, let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

20. Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

19. Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

18. Lizzo/Cardi B. - Rumors

17. Maneskin - Beggin

16. Shawn Mendes/Tainy - Summer Of Love

15. Doja Cat - Need To Know

14. The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber - Stay

13. Duncan Laurence - Arcade

12. Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me

11. Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary

10. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

9. The Weeknd - Take My Breath

8. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

7. Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

6. Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor

5. Doja Cat/The Weeknd - You Right

4. Tai Verdes - A-O-K

3. Doja Cat/SZA - Kiss Me More

2. Dua Lipa - Love Again

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

Total Score: 97/100 = 97% (A) [Great]

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