AT40: Benson Boone (4) Week Of June 1, 2024

So the month of June is now upon us and now I only have 1 week left of my 3rd year of college. Gosh, I know time is flying by so fast. Anyway. As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so interesting. We do have some more interesting debuts this week and we also have another interesting Top 5. But I'm gonna get to them 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.

The Weeknd/Jennie/Lily Rose Depp - One Of The Girls

Knox - Not The 1975

Usher - Kissing Strangers

Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back!

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

The Countdown:

#40. Dua Lipa - Houdini (#36)

#39. SMITH - Run (#39)

#38. Renee Rapp/Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault (#29)

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

#36. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (#33)

#35. Jagwar Twin - Bad Feeling (Oompa Loompa) (#37)

#34. The Beaches - Blame Brett (#32)

#33. Muni Long - Made For Me (#35)

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

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

#30. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now (#28)

#29. Doja Cat - OKLOSER (#38)

#28. Justin Timberlake - No Angels (#31)

#27. Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em (#15)

#26. Victoria Monet - On My Mama (#19)

#25. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (#24)

#24. Meghan Trainor/T-Pain - Been Like This (#26)

#23. Madison Beer - Make You Mine (#27)

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

#21. Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human (#22)

#20. Tyla - Water (#18)

#19. Jessie Murph/Jelly Roll - Wild Ones (#21)

#18. Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted (#23)

#17. Jelly Roll/Lainey Wilson - Save Me (#20)

#16. Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody (#13)

#15. Djo - End Of Beginning (#17)

#14. Dua Lipa - Illusion (#16)

#13. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#14)

#12. Hozier - Too Sweet (#12)

#11. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed (#11)

#10. Tate McRae - Greedy (#8)

#9. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (#10)

#8. Doja Cat - Agora Hills (#7)

#7. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight (#9)

#6. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (#4)

#5. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (#5)

#4. SZA - Saturn (#6)

#3. Teddy Swims - Lose Control (#2)

#2. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) (#3)

#1. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (#1) [4th Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

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

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm so pleased about Doja Cat - OKLOSER (+9) gaining some airplay throughout this week. It deserves to take the biggest jump! What a week for her! Now, let's see if it'll go to the Top 20 soon.

Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em (-12) sure has been losing some airplay recently. I'm not too thrilled to see it take the biggest drop. But I do have a feeling that it's going to be out of here very soon.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Marshmello/Kane Brown - Miles On It: They have collaborated for the first time since One Thing Right back in 2019, and of course that was a song that I enjoyed back then in case you're new here. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal and fun song and it's actually a step up from One Thing Right. With my opinion on this one, the production was so phenomenal, Kane's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were super nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this goes on there.

Benson Boone - Slow It Down: The best debut this week. We now have this song making it's debut on there since Beautiful Things hit the top spot. And it looks like he was trying to use the same formula he used on Beautiful Things with this new song. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song. But definitely not as good as Beautiful Things by a little bit, but it's still phenomenal. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Benson's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were so nicely-written, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how this one does on there.

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy): I've been hearing this song a lot on The Highway. And what I've noticed about this song is that it actually samples J-Kwon's 2004 hit song Tipsy, which was super interesting. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Shaboozey's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly and super fun. Let's see how far this goes on there.

Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help: So it looks like he's now starting to do country music, so I'm actually okay with that I guess. At least he decided to do a new genre instead of that crappy hip-hop music. Although I still hate him, but he actually sounds a little better in country music but still not that good. I actually gave this song a listen on The Highway to see if he'd have a better voice, though it worked out a little bit, but not by much. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a decent song. With my opinion on this song, the production was actually so amazing, but Post's vocals still don't sound that good here but they're not awful like in his other songs, but still not there. But Morgan's vocals were actually super amazing in his contribution and the chorus was still so phenomenal and the lyrics were still very nicely-written. But this is decent overall. Let's see how this one does on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather: Well I actually didn't expect this song to still be in the Top 5. But again I'm sure this will definitely be it's last week in there.

4. SZA - Saturn: I'm so pleased to see this song debut the Top 5 this week. It really deserves to be in there! Now, can we please let this song go to the Top 3 soon?

3. Teddy Swims - Lose Control: I have a feeling that this song is going to be out of the Top 3 soon. But it still had quite an amazing run on there overall.

2. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love): It's almost at the top spot! And I'm sure this song is going to be in there very soon because I know she's been having a lot of #1 songs on there.

1. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things: Holding the top spot for the 4th week in a row. Gosh, this song sure has been becoming so popular recently. But I'm sure another song might take over the top spot 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. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

19. Noah Kahan - Stick Season

18. Teddy Swims - Lose Control

17. Djo - End Of Beginning

16. Tate McRae - Greedy

15. Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me

14. Tyla - Water

13. Doja Cat - Agora Hills

12. Nicki Minaj/Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody

11. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

10. Beyonce/Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted

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: 100/100 = 100% (A) [Awesome]

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