AT40: Dua Lipa (1) Week Of September 30, 2023

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it actually looks so interesting. We do have another brand new #1 song on there and we also have quite some more interesting debuts 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.

Miley Cyrus - Jaded

Kaliii - Area Codes

Jain - Makeba

Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

Last Week's #1 Song: Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

The Countdown:

#40. Benson Boone - In The Stars (DEBUT)

#39. David Guetta/Anne-Marie/Coi Leray - Baby Don't Hurt Me (#38)

#38. The Weeknd - Die For You (#37)

#37. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang (DEBUT)

#36. Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot (DEBUT)

#35. Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed (#34)

#34. (G)I-DLE - I Do (DEBUT)

#33. Charli XCX - Speed Drive (#33)

#32. SZA - Kill Bill (#31)

#31. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (#35)

#30. Metro Boomin/The Weeknd/21 Savage - Creepin' (#29)

#29. Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start The Fire (#30)

#28. Morgan Wallen - Last Night (#25)

#27. Jelly Roll - Need A Favor (#28)

#26. Travis Scott/Bad Bunny/The Weeknd - K-Pop (#26)

#25. Timbaland/Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake - Keep Going Up (#32)

#24. Fifty Fifty - Cupid (#18)

#23. Noah Kahan/Post Malone - Dial Drunk (#24)

#22. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For (#22)

#21. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular (#23)

#20. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? (#21)

#19. Bakar - Hell N Back (#20)

#18. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven (#16)

#17. David Kushner - Daylight (#19)

#16. Miley Cyrus - Flowers (#15)

#15. Taylor Swift - Karma (#13)

#14. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa (#11)

#13. Selena Gomez - Single Soon (#17)

#12. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young (#14)

#11. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (#12)

#10. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life (#9)

#9. Miguel - Sure Thing (#8)

#8. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy) (#10)

#7. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down (#6)

#6. Luke Combs - Fast Car (#7)

#5. SZA - Snooze (#4)

#4. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World (#5)

#3. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#1)

#2. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#3)

#1. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Nicky Youre/Dazy - Sunroof (3rd and final week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Timbaland/Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake - Keep Going Up (+7) gain some airplay this week. What a week for those three! Now, let's see if it'll go to the Top 20 soon.

Fifty Fifty - Cupid (-6) has started to lose airplay. Although I'm not really that thrilled to see it take the biggest drop, but I'm sure it's going to be the end of it.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Benson Boone - In The Stars: Of course we know that was a Hit Bound dropout last year, but this song is somehow doing so well recently. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely a phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Ghost Town and Room For 2. For my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal, Benson's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this gets on there.

Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang: This song actually samples The Emotions' 1977 hit song Best Of My Love, which I think is super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing and fun song. But my main issue about this song is that it's not even 2 minutes long, but it's still amazing overall. With my opinion on this one, the production was so amazing, Paul's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so phenomenal and fun. Let's see how this one does on there.

Chris Brown - Summer Too Hot: Well summer is actually over, but this song actually fits very well for the end of summer because we're getting ready for the cold weather coming soon. As far as the song goes, it's absolutely another outstanding song and it's actually a little bit of a step up from Under The Influence. With my opinion on this one, the production was so outstanding, Chris's vocals were super outstanding, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was so amazing. Let's see how far this one gets on there.

(G)I-DLE - I Do: We  now have another K-Pop girl group band making their debut on there which was amazing. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion, the production was super amazing, all of the girls sound so phenomenal, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was super phenomenal. Let's see how far this one should get on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. SZA - Snooze: No, let's not let this song drop. I really would like to see it in the Top 3, but I'm not sure if it'll actually happen though.

4. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World: I'm pleased to see this song move up. But again I'm not sure if it'll actually be in the Top 3 on there, but maybe it might happen soon.

3. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire: It dropped out of the top spot once again. But it still had another nice time in there last week. Though I'd like to see this song stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks longer and then be out of here, but let's see what happens next.

2. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: Yeah I'm sure this song is going to stay in the Top 3 on there for a few more weeks longer because of how well it did. Let's see how long it'll remain in there even more.

1. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: I'm pleased to see this song at the top spot. Gosh, she sure has been having a lot of #1 hits on there recently. Now, let's see how long it'll hold the spot.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Badf:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

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

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

19. Bakar - Hell N Back

18. Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa

17. Jung Kook/Latto - Seven

16. Miguel - Sure Thing

15. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy)

14. Rema/Selena Gomez - Calm Down

13. Selena Gomez - Single Soon

12. Luke Combs - Fast Car

11. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?

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

9. SZA - Snooze

8. Taylor Swift - Karma

7. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

6. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

5. Miley Cyrus - Flowers

4. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

3. David Kushner - Daylight

2. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

Total Score: 99/100 = 99% (A) [Great]

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