AT40: Kendrick Lamar (1) Week Of May 10, 2025

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so phenomenal. Though our brand new #1 song on there this week is actually going to be in my top songs of the year, so that's always a super incredible thing to see. And we also have some more interesting stuff happening on there as well. 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.

Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up

Last Week's #1 Song: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

The Countdown:

#40. Chris Brown - Residuals (#37)

#39. Shaboozey - Good News (#38)

#38. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (#36)

#37. Drake - NOKIA (#40)

#36. Chappell Roan - The Giver (#32)

#35. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (#33)

#34. Almost Monday - Can't Slow Down (#35)

#33. Pitbull/Bon Jovi - Now Or Never (#32)

#32. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#31)

#31. Lizzo - Still Bad (#28)

#30. The Weeknd/Playboi Carti - Timeless (#25)

#29. SZA - BMF (#14)

#28. Ariana Grande - Twilight Zone (DEBUT)

#27. Hozier - Too Sweet (#23)

#26. The Marias - No One Noticed (#26)

#25. Tyla - Push 2 Start (#29)

#24. Myles Smith - Stargazing (#20)

#23. Doechii - Denial Is A River (#24)

#22. Miley Cyrus - End Of The World (#30)

#21. Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem (#18)

#20. Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up (#22)

#19. Billie Eilish - Wildflower (#21)

#18. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (#15)

#17. Alex Warren - Ordinary (#27)

#16. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody (#19)

#15. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song (#16)

#14. Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather (#13)

#13. Ed Sheeran - Azizam (#17)

#12. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT. (#10)

#11. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else (#12)

#10. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (#9)

#9. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams (#8)

#8. Doechii - Anxiety (#11)

#7. The Weeknd - Cry For Me (#6)

#6. Tate McRae - Sports Car (#7)

#5. Gracie Abrams - That's So True (#4)

#4. Lola Young - Messy (#5)

#3. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (#3)

#2. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (#1)

#1. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (1 of 4 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so glad to see Alex Warren - Ordinary (+10) take the biggest jump to the Top 20. This really deserves to be in there! What an amazing week it has been for him! Now, hopefully this should go to the Top 10 soon.

SZA - BMF (-15) took the biggest drop which I'm actually fine with because I know it's been in there for long. I know it has been losing airplay recently so I'm sure this is definitely going to be out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Ariana Grande - Twilight Zone: So she has released the deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine last month, and now one of the songs from it debuts on here this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Popular or What Is This Feeling, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Ariana's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Hopefully this should become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Gracie Abrams - That's So True: Well at least it's moving down. But yeah I'm sure this is definitely going to be its last week in the Top 5. I know its been in there for a while so I'm sure this is definitely out of here next week.

4. Lola Young - Messy: I'm super pleased to see this song move up. This really needed to gain more airplay throughout the week! Now, I'm really hoping that it should be in the Top 3 soon.

3. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile: Gosh, this song sure doesn't want to leave the Top 3. I feel like this song has been overplayed for a while. But I'm sure this is going to be out of the Top 3 within the next week or so.

2. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club: It dropped out of the top spot. But it still had quite an amazing run in there. Though I'd really like this song to stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks or so. But let's see what happens next.

1. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther: I'm super pleased to see this song at the top spot. This totally deserves to be in there! And plus, that song was going to end up in my Top 10 Songs of the year which was a super incredible note. I'm really hoping that this song should stay in the top spot for a few more weeks. Let's see how long it'll hold the spot.

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

None

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

20. Billie Eilish - Wildflower

19. Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

18. Alex Warren - Ordinary

17. Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

16. Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

15. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

14. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

13. The Weeknd - Cry For Me

12. Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco/Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

11. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

10. Rose/Bruno Mars - APT.

9. Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

8. Ed Sheeran - Azizam

7. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

6. Gracie Abrams - That's So True

5. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

4. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Tate McRae - Sports Car

TIE: 1. Lola Young - Messy

TIE: 1. Doechii - Anxiety

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

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