AT40: Taylor Swift (2) Week Of August 26, 2023

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it still looks phenomenal. We do have one debut this week that was going to be in my Top songs of the year, and there's also some more amazing stuff happening on there this week. But like always, I'm gonna get to them 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.

Melanie Martinez - Void

Flo Rida - What A Night

Icandy - Keep Dat

Metro Boomin/Nav/A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie/Swae Lee - Calling

Last Week's #1 Song: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

The Countdown:

#40. PinkPantheress - Boy's A Liar (#40)

#39. Coi Leray - Players (#38)

#38. Kaliii - Area Codes (DEBUT)

#37. Toosii - Favorite Song (#31)

#36. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (#35)

#35. Zayn - Love Like This (DEBUT)

#34. Jain - Makeba (DEBUT)

#33. Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby (#32)

#32. Travis Scott/Bad Bunny/The Weeknd - K-Pop (#33)

#31. Post Malone - Chemical (#25)

#30. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (DEBUT)

#29. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (#29)

#28. The Weeknd - Die For You (#27)

#27. OneRepublic - Runaway (#30)

#26. David Kushner - Daylight (#32)

#25. Pitbull/Lil Jon - Jumpin (#28)

#24. Harry Styles - Satellite (#24)

#23. Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (#20)

#22. SZA - Kill Bill (#21)

#21. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy) (#23)

#20. Post Malone - Mourning (#16)

#19. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World (#26)

#18. Bakar - Hell N Back (#18)

#17. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven (#19)

#16. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (#14)

#15. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa (#17)

#14. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life (#15)

#13. Miley Cyrus - Jaded (#13)

#12. Morgan Wallen - Last Night (#8)

#11. David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don't Hurt Me (#12)

#10. Miley Cyrus - Flowers (#9)

#9. Luke Combs - Fast Car (#11)

#8. SZA - Snooze (#10)

#7. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (#7)

#6. Taylor Swift - Karma (#3)

#5. Fifty Fifty - Cupid (#6)

#4. Miguel - Sure Thing (#4)

#3. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#5)

#2. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (#2)

#1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#1) [2nd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Nicky Youre/Dazy - Sunroof (1 of 3 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World (+7) take the biggest jump to the Top 20. This deserves to be in there! And I'm really hoping that it should go to the Top 10 soon.

Toosii - Favorite Song took the biggest drop for the second week in a row which I'm fine with. But what's also tied for the biggest drop this week which I'm super pleased about is Post Malone - Chemical (-6). This deserves it! And I'm sure hoping that it should be out of here soon.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Kaliii - Area Codes: Of course she actually changed her stage name from Kali because most people thought she was Kali Uchis at the point which was interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion, the production was super amazing, Kaliii's vocals were so phenomenal and her verses flow very nicely, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Let's see how this one does on there.

Zayn - Love Like This: He has finally made his return on there after 5 years off of making new music. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. Though definitely not as good as Let Me, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this song, the production was super amazing, Zayn's vocals were so phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Hopefully this should do well on there.

Jain - Makeba: We have a French singer making his debut on there, which was interesting. And I've noticed that this song was actually released in 2015 and it has gone viral recently. That was 8 years late for this song to be on there. But I gotta say, this is just a decent song. There really isn't anything interesting to say about it. Though my main issue about the song is the production and the overall vibes because they don't actually sound good at all here. But Jain's vocals actually sound pretty good here and the lyrics were still so interesting. Although I could say that the chorus sounded decent here. But yeah, this is decent overall. Let's see how far this gets on there.

Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red: The best debut this week. So she recently put out a new album, and I know Attention has been #1 on the Hot 100 recently which was amazing. As for this new song, it's definitely heavenly and it's definitely the best song that I've ever heard from her. It's definitely a huge step up from Attention and all of her other songs. With my opinion on this song, the production was so heavenly and super fun, Doja's vocals were super heavenly, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a humongous fan of, and the chorus was extremely heavenly. This is definitely going to end up in my Top 5 Songs of the year. Hopefully this should become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Fifty Fifty - Cupid: This is now their first ever Top 5 appearance on there. I'm so pleased to see that! Though I'm not sure if it'll go to the Top 3, but I'm sure hoping it does.

4. Miguel - Sure Thing: This song sure must've been enjoying the Top 5 on there. And yes, I'm sure this is definitely going to stay in there for a few more weeks longer.

3. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire: I'm so pleased to see this song in the Top 3. This really deserves to be in there! And I'm sure hoping that it should be at the top spot very soon.

2. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down: Gosh, this song sure has been in the Top 3 for a while. But I'm sure this is going to be on it's way out of here soon.

1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: Holding the top spot for the 2nd week in a row. I'm super pleased that it's still in there. And yes, I'm sure this song is going to stay in there for a while because we know it's her. Let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

20. Post Malone - Mourning

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

19. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

18. Bakar - Hell N Back

17. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin'

16. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa

15. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven

14. Miguel - Sure Thing

13. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down

12. Morgan Wallen - Last Night

11. Miley Cyrus - Jaded

10. Fifty Fifty - Cupid

9. Luke Combs - Fast Car

8. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World

7. SZA - Snooze

6. Taylor Swift - Karma

5. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

4. Miley Cyrus - Flowers

3. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

2. David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don't Hurt Me

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (+2 extra points for being #1)

Total Score: 94/100 = 94% (A) [Great]

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