AT40: 24kgoldn (9) Week Of January 9, 2021

So this is the first AT40 of the year. I'm really looking forward to see what more new music we have on here this year. Hopefully we don't get more new bad songs this year. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it actually looks great. We do have some amazing debuts this week, which I'm going to get to later. 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.

Zoe Wees - Control

Why Don't We - Fallin'

Shawn Mendes - Wonder

Zara Larsson - WOW

Doja Cat - Say So

Last Week's #1 Song: 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood

The Countdown:

#40. JP Saxe/Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending (#39)

#39. Maluma/The Weeknd - Hawai (DEBUT)

#38. Saint Jhn/Imanbek - Roses (#37)

#37. The Kid Laroi - So Done (DEBUT)

#36. Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love (#38)

#35. Harry Styles - Adore You (#34)

#34. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears (DEBUT)

#33. Internet Money/Gunna/Don Toliver/Nav - Lemonade (#33)

#32. Conan Gray - Heather (#32)

#31. Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa - Prisoner (DEBUT)

#30. DaBaby/Roddy Ricch - Rockstar (#29)

#29. Lil Nas X - Holiday (#36)

#28. Machine Gun Kelly/Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend (#28)

#27. Dua Lipa - Break My Heart (#24)

#26. Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On (DEBUT)

#25. Bebe Rexha/Doja Cat - Baby I'm Jealous (#22)

#24. Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar (#20)

#23. Tate McRae - You Broke Me First (#30)

#22. Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go (#17)

#21. Jason Derulo - Take You Dancing (#27)

#20. Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo - Savage Love (#14)

#19. Ariana Grande - 34 + 35 (#25)

#18. Kane Brown/Khalid/Swae Lee - Be Like That (#8)

#17. Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber - Monster (#23)

#16. Surf Mesa/Emilee - ILY (#7)

#15. Harry Styles - Golden (#18)

#14. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (#11)

#13. Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am (#16)

#12. Sam Smith - Diamonds (#15)

#11. Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco - Lonely (#19)

#10. Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth - I Hope (#3)

#9. Drake/Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later (#10)

#8. Chris Brown/Young Thug - Go Crazy (#13)

#7. AJR - Bang! (#12)

#6. BTS - Dynamite (#6)

#5. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating (#9)

#4. Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy (#4)

#3. Ava Max - Kings & Queens (#2)

#2. Ariana Grande - Positions (#5)

#1. 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood (#1) [9th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Lizzo - Good As Hell (6th and final week at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so glad to see Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco - Lonely (+8) taking the biggest jump and almost in the Top 10. Now, I'm sure hoping it should be in the Top 10 next week.

Kane Brown/Khalid/Swae Lee - Be Like That (-10) is now losing lots of airplay on the pop radio charts. Although I'm not that thrilled to see it have the biggest drop this week, but it is going to be the end of it.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Maluma/The Weeknd - Hawai: I've actually known Maluma since they collaborated with The Vamps in the song All Night back in 2017. And now, for this new song, it's actually mediocre. There isn't really anything interesting to say about this remix. Although the remix is on the same level as the original one. The production actually sounds underwhelming, and Maluma's vocals actually sound decent. But I do love Abel's vocals here. I think he still sounds amazing on there. Though the chorus here is mediocre. So yeah, this is a mediocre song overall. Let's see how far this gets.

The Kid Laroi - So Done: He has made his first appearance on there. Now, this is absolutely another decent song. There isn't really anything here that's interesting to say about this song. The production here actually sound great and the chorus here sounded awesome. But my main issue here is this guy's vocals. But I do love those lyrics, because I think they're still great. But it's a decent song overall. Let's see how far this gets.

The Weeknd - Save Your Tears: Since Blinding Lights is finally about to lose airplay, this song has now made it's debut on there. Now, this is definitely a phenomenal song. Though not as good as Blinding Lights, but this is definitely a step up from In Your Eyes and Heartless. The production here sounded so phenomenal, Abel's vocals were super amazing, and that chorus is so heavenly. Hopefully this should become a big hit on there.

Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa - Prisoner: The best debut this week. This was actually my #2 song of last year from which you've seen in my Top 10 Songs of the year post. It's definitely an extremely heavenly song and this is definitely a step up from Midnight Sky. The production here is extremely heavenly, Miley's vocals were super heavenly, Dua's vocals were extremely heavenly in her contribution, those lyrics were super heavenly, and that chorus was extremely heavenly. Let's see how far this gets.

Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On: This was actually a cover of the original song by Corinne Bailey Rae back in 2006. But I really have no idea why we have this song, because this is definitely another garbage song. This is definitely worse than the original one. The production here is so bland, I really hate how auto-tuned this guy's vocals were, and my gosh that chorus is so bad. So yeah, we don't need this. Hopefully this does not become a hit on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating: It debuted the Top 5 this week. I'm super glad to see it in there. Now, I'm sure this is definitely going to be at the top spot sometime soon. Hopefully it'll happen.

4. Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy: I'm fine with this song still standing at that spot, but I'm sure it'll be in the Top 3 within the next week or so.

3. Ava Max - Kings & Queens: Oh gosh... I don't really want this song to drop! I'd like this song to be at the top spot pretty soon, but I don't think it's actually going to happen.

2. Ariana Grande - Positions: I'm super pleased to see it almost at the top spot. Now, I'm sure this is definitely going to be at the top spot within the next week or so.

1. 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood: Holding the top spot for the 9th week in a row. Wow, what on earth has this song been doing on there? It really has been doing super phenomenal on there. Although I'm actually okay with this song still in there. But I'm sure another song is probably going to be at the top spot very soon. But let's see if it'll stay in there next week or not.

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

Taylor Swift - Willow

Ashnikko - Daisy

Ed Sheeran - Afterglow

Megan Thee Stallion - Body

All Time Low/Blackbear - Monsters

Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez - Dakiti

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

Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling

G-Eazy/Blackbear - Hate The Way

Bazzi - Mine

Zara Larsson - WOW

Rihanna/Calvin Harris - We Found Love

Saweetie - Tap In

Blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer

Why Don't We - Fallin'

Taylor Swift - Delicate

My Top 20 Review:

0 - Crap:

20. Surf Mesa/Emilee - ILY

1 - Bad:

None

2 - Mediocre:

None

3 - Decent:

19. 24kgoldn/Iann Dior - Mood

18. Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy

17. Chris Brown/Young Thug - Go Crazy

16. Drake/Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later

15. Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

14. Sam Smith - Diamonds

13. Justin Bieber/Benny Blanco - Lonely

12. Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo - Savage Love

11. Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber - Monster

10. Kane Brown/Khalid/Swae Lee - Be Like That

9. Harry Styles - Golden

8. Ariana Grande - 34 + 35

7. AJR - Bang!

6. Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating

5. Gabby Barrett/Charlie Puth - I Hope

4. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

3. Ava Max - Kings & Queens

2. BTS - Dynamite

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Ariana Grande - Positions

Total Score: 86/100 = 86% (B) [Good]

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