AT40: Halsey (3) Week Of February 23, 2019

I really don't have anything to say about this countdown. Though we are still in the Dark Ages of the countdown, which is not good. But it looks like the Top 20 still looks okay. I think that's all I have to say about that. So let's just get to it. Before we get to this week's Fresh 40, here are the songs dropping out of the countdown this week.

DJ Snake/Selena Gomez/Ozuna/Cardi B. - Taki Taki
Silk City/Dua Lipa - Electricity

Last Week's #1 Song: Halsey - Without Me

The Countdown:

#40. Bazzi - Mine (#40)

#39. Lauren Daigle - You Say (DEBUT)

#38. Cardi B./Bad Bunny/J. Balvin - I Like It (#37)

#37. Rita Ora - Let You Love Me (#39)
#36. NF - Lie (#28)
#35. Lauv/Julia Michaels - There's No Way (#38)
#34. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (#33)
#33. Lukas Graham - Love Someone (#36)
#32. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman (#31)
#31. Gucci Mane/Bruno Mars/Kodak Black - Wake Up In The Sky (#34)
#30. Why Don't We - 8 Letters (#32)
#29. Dua Lipa - Swan Song (DEBUT)
#28. Bad Bunny/Drake - MIA (#29)
#27. lovelytheband - Broken (#26)
#26. Dean Lewis - Be Alright (#25)
#25. Sam Smith/Normani Kordei - Dancing With A Stranger (#30)
#24. Loud Luxury/brando - Body (#23)
#23. Maroon 5/Cardi B. - Girls Like You (#20)
#22. Post Malone - Wow. (#24)
#21. Dan + Shay - Tequila (#21)
#20. Post Malone - Better Now (#18)
#19. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (#22)
#18. Khalid/Normani Kordei - Love Lies (#15)
#17. Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life (#19)
#16. Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (#16)
#15. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (#11)
#14. Gesaffelstein/The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire (#17)
#13. Khalid - Better (#14)
#12. Ariana Grande - Breathin' (#9)
#11. Travis Scott/Drake - Sicko Mode (#12)
#10. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (Remix) (#7)
#9. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (#13)
#8. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling (#10)
#7. Ellie Goulding/Diplo/Swae Lee - Close To Me (#8)
#6. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier (#6)
#5. Post Malone/Swae Lee - Sunflower (#5)
#4. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (#3)
#3. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside (#4)
#2. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (#2)
#1. Halsey - Without Me (#1) [3rd Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Dua Lipa - New Rules (2 of 4 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm glad to see Sam Smith/Normani Kordei - Dancing With A Stranger (+5) having the biggest jump this week. They had the best week ever.

NF - Lie (-8) is about to be out of here. I was so pleased about that. Now this song needs to be out of here soon. I had it with this song.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Lauren Daigle - You Say: This was such an amazing Christian song. I've already explained why this song was amazing when it debuted the countdown a few weeks ago. The piano in this one sounded amazing, and Lauren has an amazing voice. She does sound a lot like Adele, which was interesting. Other than that, the chorus in this one sounded unstoppable. Let's see if it'll do amazing on here.

Dua Lipa - Swan Song: The best debut of the week. This was such a fantastic song and it's by far Dua's best song. Now, this was one of the songs taken from the Alita: Battle Angel soundtrack. I know last year was her best year ever, because New Rules and One Kiss (with Calvin Harris) both became hits, though the former has become the #1 song of the year on this countdown. Now, for this song, this is absolutely fantastic. The production and the beat sounded amazing, Dua's vocals are very amazing, the lyrics are absolutely amazing, and that chorus was absolutely fantastic. I really hope this song does fantastic on here.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Post Malone/Swae Lee - Sunflower: How is this still there? Come on, this better not become a hit. This needs to avoid the top spot.

4. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes: I don't really want this song to drop out of the Top 3. I would like to see it go back in there.

3. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside: I was very pleased about this song debuting the Top 3 this week. Now, I really want this song to go to the top spot.

2. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next: Can we please let this song drop? This better not stay at that spot for a long time. This needs to drop.

1. Halsey - Without Me: Holding the top spot for the 3rd week in a row. I really have no idea why it's still there. It's pretty bad that it is still there. I really hope this song gets out of the top and we need a better song to go to the top.

Now, here are the songs they played for Breakouts/On The Verge:

Madison Beer/Offset - Hurts Like Hell

Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored

FLETCHER - Undrunk

Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar

LIVVIA - Damn

And here are the songs they played as Extras/Optional Extras:

G-Eazy/Halsey - Him & I

The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

Camila Cabello/Young Thug - Havana

Macklemore/Kesha - Good Old Days

Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven

Julia Michaels - Issues

Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This

Drake - Nice For What

NF- Let You Down

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

TIE: 20. Travis Scott/Drake - Sicko Mode

19. Post Malone - Better Now

18. Post Malone/Swae Lee - Sunflower

17. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

1 - Bad:

16. Halsey - Without Me

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

None

4- Good:

None

5 - Great:

15. The Chainsmokers/Kelsea Ballerini - This Feeling

14. Khalid - Better

13. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier

12. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

11. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

10. Bazzi/Camila Cabello - Beautiful (Remix)

9. Mark Ronson/Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

8. Gesaffelstein/The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire

7. Ariana Grande - Breathin'

6. Ellie Goulding/Diplo/Swae Lee - Close To Me

5. Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

4. Khalid/Normani Kordei - Love Lies

3. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

2. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

1. Benny Blanco/Halsey/Khalid - Eastside

Total Score: 77/100 = 77% (C) [Decent]

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