AT40: Taylor Swift (5) Week Of October 7, 2023

So we are now officially in the month of October and now spooky season is upon us. And we are also in the last quarter of the year as well. Gosh, time sure is flying by so fast. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it actually looks so phenomenal. We are now officially back in the Golden Ages of the countdown because of our #1 song on there this week, and we also have quite some more amazing debuts this week. But I'm gonna get to them later on in this post like what I always do. 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.

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

Benson Boone - In The Stars

Last Week's #1 Song: Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

The Countdown:

#40. Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken (DEBUT)

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

#38. Fifty Fifty - Cupid (#24)

#37. Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You (DEBUT)

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

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

#34. SZA - Kill Bill (#32)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#23. Taylor Swift - Karma (#15)

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

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

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

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

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

#17. Miley Cyrus - Flowers (#16)

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

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

#14. David Kushner - Daylight (#17)

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

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

#11. Miguel - Sure Thing (#9)

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

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

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

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

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

#5. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#3)

#4. SZA - Snooze (#5)

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

#2. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (#1)

#1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#2) [5th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (1 of 4 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm pleased to see Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang (+9) take the biggest jump this week. It deserves to gain some airplay! Now, let's see if it'll go to the Top 20 soon.

Fifty Fifty - Cupid (-14) took the biggest drop for the second week in a row. But I'm sure that it'l;l definitely be out of here within the next week or so.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Diplo/Jessie Murph/Polo G - Heartbroken: The best debut this week. This actually sounds like a country song production-wise even though it's from an EDM artist. But as far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Jessie's vocals were pretty phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, the chorus was so heavenly, and Polo G's rapping in his verse was super phenomenal. Let's see how far this goes on there.

Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You: Since Barbie World hit the Top 3 on there, we now have this song making it's debut this week. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Barbie World, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Nicki's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire: I have a feeling that this song is going to be out of the Top 5 within the next week or so. But it still had an amazing time in there.

4. SZA - Snooze: It's moving back up which I'm happy to see. Now, let;s see if this should be in the Top 3 very soon.

3. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World: I'm so pleased to see this song in the Top 3. But I'm sure it's definitely not going to hit the top spot on there. But I'd like it to stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks longer at the very least.

2. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: It dropped out of the top spot. But it still had a nice time in there last week. Though I'm sure this might somehow leave the Top 3 sometime soon.

1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: Wow, I actually didn't expect it to come back to the top spot, but I'm super duper pleased that it did it. Gosh, this song sure has been doing super phenomenal recently. Now, let's see how long it'll hold the spot on it's third time in there.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Bad:

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. Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young

7. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

6. Miley Cyrus - Flowers

5. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

4. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti/Madonna - Popular

3. David Kushner - Daylight

2. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

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

Total Score: 101/100 = 101% (A+) [Awesome]

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