AT40: Kendrick Lamar (2) Week Of May 17, 2025

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so incredible. We do have yet another debut that was going to be in my top songs of the year which was always exciting, and we also have another incredible Top 5 this week. But like always, I'm gonna get to it 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.

Lizzo - Still Bad

Last Week's #1 Song: Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther

The Countdown:

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

#39. Shaboozey - Good News (#39)

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

#37. Chris Brown - Residuals (#40)

#36. SZA - BMF (#29)

#35. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#32)

#34. SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30 (DEBUT)

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

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

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

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

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

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

#27. Hozier - Too Sweet (#27)

#26. Drake - NOKIA (#37)

#25. Myles Smith - Stargazing (#24)

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

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

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

#21. Ariana Grande - Twilight Zone (#28)

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

#19. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (#18)

#18. Billie Eilish - Wildflower (#19)

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

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

#15. Alex Warren - Ordinary (#17)

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

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

#12. Ed Sheeran - Azizam (#13)

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

#10. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (#10)

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

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

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

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

#5. Doechii - Anxiety (#8)

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

#3. Lola Young - Messy (#4)

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

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

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (2 of 4 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm really not too thrilled to see Drake - NOKIA (+11) take the biggest jump. This totally does not deserve to gain more airplay!!! But I do have a strange feeling that it's going to the Top 20 soon, but I'm sure hoping not.

SZA - BMF (-7) took the biggest drop for the second week in a row. I'm actually fine with that once again. It's been in there for quite a while so I'm sure it's time for it to be out of here.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

SZA/Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30: Since Luther hit the top spot, we now have this song debuting on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another heavenly song and it's actually a step up from Luther. With my opinion on this song, the production was pretty heavenly, both SZA and Kendrick sound pretty heavenly, the lyrics were pretty heavenly, the chorus was pretty heavenly, everything here was pretty heavenly. This is also going to end up in my Top 10 Songs of the year. Hopefully this should do amazing on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Doechii - Anxiety: I'm super pleased to see this song in the Top 5. I actually figured that it would end up in there since it samples Somebody That I Used To Know and I know that song hit the Top 5 on there back then. This totally deserves to be in there and I'm really hoping that it should go to the Top 3 very soon.

4. Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile: It finally dropped out of the Top 3. Gosh, it really has been in there for a long time and now it's finally out. However it might stay in the Top 5 for a few more weeks and then it'll be on it's way out of here. But let's see what happens next.

3. Lola Young - Messy: I'm super pleased to see this song in the Top 3. This totally deserves to be in there! Though I'm not sure if it'll go to the top spot, but I'm really hoping that it does soon.

2. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club: Yeah I'd really like this song to stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks. I know it's still getting popular recently on pop radio. Let's see how long it'll remain in there.

1. Kendrick Lamar/SZA - Luther: Holding the top spot for the 2nd week in a row. I'm super pleased that it's still in there again. This totally deserves it! But yeah, I'd like it to stay at the top spot for a few more weeks since this is going to be in my Top 10 Songs of the year. 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. 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. Doechii - Denial Is A River

12. The Weeknd - Cry For Me

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

3. Tate McRae - Sports Car

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Lola Young - Messy

TIE: 1. Doechii - Anxiety

Total Score: 98/100 = 98% (A) [Great]

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