AT40: Taylor Swift (6) Week Of October 14, 2023

So yesterday was Friday the 13th. And how scary that we have that day on spooky season? I hope nobody had bad luck that day. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it still looks amazing, however we did get rid of a song that was going to be in my top songs of the year and of course it will forever be missed. But we do have an interesting Top 5 this week, but I'm gonna get to it later on in this post like always. 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.

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

Fifty Fifty - Cupid

Last Week's #1 Song: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

The Countdown:

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

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

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

#37. SZA - Kill Bill (#34)

#36. Tate McRae - Greedy (DEBUT)

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

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

#33. Usher/Summer Walker/21 Savage - Good Good (DEBUT)

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

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

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

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

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

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

#26. Taylor Swift - Karma (#23)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#18. Miley Cyrus - Flowers (#17)

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

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

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

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

#13. David Kushner - Daylight (#14)

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

#11. Miguel - Sure Thing (#11)

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

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

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

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

#6. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (#5)

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

#4. SZA - Snooze (#4)

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

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

#1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#1) [6th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Post Malone/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song) (2 of 4 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You (+7) take the biggest jump to the Top 30. It sure has been gaining some airplay this week. And I'm sure hoping that it should go to the Top 20 soon.

Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa (-14) sure has been losing lots of airplay recently. Though I'm sure it's definitely going to be out of here next week.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Tate McRae - Greedy: This was actually her first solo song since Uh Oh last year, which was super interesting. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely an amazing song and it's actually a step up from Uh Oh. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, Tate's vocals were super amazing, the lyrics were super interesting, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see how far this one should get on there. Hopefully it'll become a hit.

Usher/Summer Walker/21 Savage - Good Good: The best debut this week. Though this wasn't the first time they actually collaborated because I know the last time they collaborated was back in 2019 with Come Thru, and that was a song that I enjoyed back then. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely an amazing and fun song. But definitely not as good as Come Thru, but it's still amazing. With my opinion, the production was so amazing, both Usher and Summer sound super amazing, the lyrics were so interesting, the chorus was so phenomenal, and 21 Savage's rapping sounded super amazing in his verse. Let's see how far this gets on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Doechii - What It Is (Block Boy): It debuted the Top 5 this week. I'm so pleased to see this song in there. I actually didn't expect it to happen though, but I'm glad it managed to do it. Though I'm not sure if it'll go to the Top 3, but let's see what happens next.

4. SZA - Snooze: I'm still waiting for this song to get in the Top 3. But hopefully within the next week or so it'll be in there.

3. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night: I have a feeling that this song is going to leave the Top 3 within the next week or so. But it still had a nice time in there.

2. Nicki Minaj/Ice Spice/Aqua - Barbie World: It's almost at the top spot! Gosh, I feel like the new Barbie movie is probably going to end up as being one of the biggest movies of the year. Now, let's see if this song should hit the top spot very soon.

1. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer: Holding the top spot for the 2nd week in a row. Gosh, how has this song been doing super phenomenal recently? But I'm sure another song might take over the top spot very soon, but 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 - What Was I Made For

19. Lil Durk/J. Cole - All My Life

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

18. Bakar - Hell N Back

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

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