AT40: Ariana Grande (1) Week Of June 8, 2024

So I'm now officially done with my third year of college and now I'm on summer break! Gosh, I feel like I did amazing overall this school year. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so amazing and interesting. We do have another brand new #1 song on there which was always an amazing thing, and we also have some more interesting debuts. 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.

Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em

Renee Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault

Dua Lipa - Houdini

Last Week's #1 Song: Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

The Countdown:

#40. The Beaches - Blame Brett (#34)

#39. SMITH - Run (#39)

#38. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#36)

#37. Victoria Monet - On My Mama (#26)

#36. Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) (#35)

#35. Dasha - Austin (DEBUT)

#34. Muni Long - Made For Me (#33)

#33. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now (#30)

#32. Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It (#37)

#31. Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY (DEBUT)

#30. Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody (#16)

#29. Benson Boone - Slow It Down (#32)

#28. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (#25)

#27. Billie Eilish - Lunch (DEBUT)

#26. Doja Cat - OKLOSER (#29)

#25. Justin Timberlake - No Angels (#28)

#24. Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This (#24)

#23. Tyla - Water (#20)

#22. Madison Beer - Make You Mine (#23)

#21. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (#31)

#20. Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human (#21)

#19. Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted (#18)

#18. Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones (#19)

#17. Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me (#17)

#16. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help (#22)

#15. Djo - End Of Beginning (#15)

#14. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed (#11)

#13. Dua Lipa - Illusion (#14)

#12. Tate McRae - Greedy (#10)

#11. Doja Cat - Agora Hills (#8)

#10. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#13)

#9. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (#9)

#8. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (#6)

#7. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight (#7)

#6. Hozier - Too Sweet (#12)

#5. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (#5)

#4. SZA - Saturn (#4)

#3. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (#3)

#2. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (#1)

#1. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) (#2) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Miguel - Sure Thing (2 of 7 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased to see Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (+10) in the Top 30. And it's almost in the Top 20 so hopefully it'll be in there next week.

Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody (-14) sure has been losing some airplay throughout this week. And I'm sure this is definitely going to be the end of it.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Dasha - Austin: The best debut this week. I've been hearing this song a lot on The Highway. And I've also found out that she's actually one of the newest Highway Finds on there. And now, here she is with her first ever appearance on there. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Dasha's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were so interesting, and the chorus was so heavenly and I really stand for it. Let's see how far this goes on there.

Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY: So I've heard this song has been going viral recently and it has actually debuted in the Top 5 on the Hot 100 last month, which was super duper interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely an amazing song. With my opinion on this one, the production was so amazing, Tommy's vocals were super remarkable, the lyrics were very nicely-written, and the chorus was so phenomenal. Let's see how this one does on there.

Billie Eilish - Lunch: So she has released a new album Hit Me Hard And Soft, and now we have one of the songs from the album making it's debut on there this week. But I gotta say, this is just a decent song. There really isn't anything interesting to say about it. Though the production actually sounds so amazing, but again Billie's vocals don't sound good here. She still has that childish voice. And the chorus here was decent but the lyrics were still so interesting, so I'm cool with that. But this is a decent song overall. Let's see how this one does on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather: Wow, this song sure must be loving the Top 5 on there. But again I'm sure it's definitely going to be it's last week in there.

4. SZA - Saturn: I'm still waiting for this song to move up and get to the Top 3. But hopefully within the next week or so it'll do it.

3. Teddy Swims - Lose Control: Yeah I'm sure this is going to be out of the Top 3 very soon. I'm sure this is going to be it's last week in there.

2. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things: It dropped out of the top spot. But it still had an amazing run in there. Though I'd like it to stay in the Top 3 for a few more weeks or so.

1. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love): I'm so pleased to see this song at the top spot. She has now made her return to the top spot this week which was amazing. Gosh, she really has been having a lot of #1 songs on there. Now, 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. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

19. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

18. Noah Kahan - Stick Season

17. Teddy Swims - Lose Control

16. Djo - End Of Beginning

15. Tate McRae - Greedy

14. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me

13. Doja Cat - Agora Hills

12. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

11. Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted

10. Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human

9. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed

8. Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me

7. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

6. Dua Lipa - Illusion

5. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

4. SZA - Saturn

3. Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones

6 - Best Song On The Countdown:

TIE: 1. Hozier - Too Sweet

TIE: 1. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

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

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