AT40: SZA (1) Week Of June 15, 2024

As far as the countdown goes, I thought that it looks so amazing, however we did get rid of a song that was going to be in my top songs of the year which will forever be missed. But we do have yet another brand new #1 song on there once again which was always a nice thing. And we also have some more amazing debuts this week. 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.

Victoria Monet - On My Mama

SMITH - Run

The Beaches - Blame Brett

Last Week's #1 Song: Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

The Countdown:

#40. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (DEBUT)

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

#38. Gracie Abrams - Risk (DEBUT)

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

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

#35. Camila Cabello/Lil Nas X - He Knows (DEBUT)

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

#33. Dasha - Austin (#35)

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

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

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

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

#28. Doja Cat - OKLOSER (#26)

#27. Tyla - Water (#23)

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

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

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

#23. Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed (#14)

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

#21. Tate McRae - Greedy (#12)

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

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

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

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

#16. Billie Eilish - Lunch (#27)

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

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

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

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

#11. Dua Lipa - Illusion (#13)

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

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

#8. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather (#5)

#7. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (#10)

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

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

#4. Hozier - Too Sweet (#6)

#3. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) (#1)

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

#1. SZA - Saturn (#4) [1st Week At #1]

#1 Song This Week One Year Ago:

Miguel - Sure Thing (3 of 7 weeks at #1)

This Week's Mover and Shaker:

I'm fine with Billie Eilish - Lunch (+11) taking the biggest jump into the Top 20. I'll still give credit to that. Now, let's see if it'll be in the Top 10 soon.

Olivia Rodrigo - Obsessed and Tate McRae - Greedy (-9) were tied for the biggest drop this week and they both dropped out of the Top 20. Though I do know they have been losing some airplay recently so I'm sure they're going to be out of here soon.

New Song/s on the AT40 this week are:

Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!: The best debut this week. She has finally made her first ever appearance on there this week. Now in case you remember last year, she had a Hit Bound dropout called Kaleidoscope which never made it on there, and that was a song that I enjoyed back then. As far as this new song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from Kaleidoscope. With my opinion on this song, the production was so phenomenal, Chappell's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were definitely what I'm a huge fan of, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how this will do on there.

Gracie Abrams - Risk: I believe this was also her first ever appearance on there this week. As far as the song goes, it's definitely another phenomenal song and it's actually a step up from I Know It Won't Work. With my opinion, the production was so phenomenal, Gracie's vocals were super incredible, the lyrics were so marvelous, and the chorus was so heavenly. Let's see how far this one goes on there. Hopefully it'll do well.

Camila Cabello/Lil Nas X - He Knows: She has finally made her return on there this week. Gosh, I've actually been waiting for it to happen since she's been a super talented singer in my opinion. As far as the song goes, it's definitely a phenomenal song. With my opinion on it, the production was so phenomenal, Camila's vocals were super phenomenal, the lyrics were so interesting, the chorus was so heavenly, and Lil Nas X's vocals in his verse actually don't sound that bad here. Let's see how far this gets on there.

My Opinions/My Thoughts On The Top 5:

5. Teddy Swims - Lose Control: It dropped out of the Top 3 which I actually expected to happen. And I'm sure this is going to be out of the Top 5 within the next week or not.

4. Hozier - Too Sweet: I'm super pleased to see this song debut the Top 5 this week. It totally deserves it! Now, hopefully this should go to the Top 3 next week.

3. Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love): It dropped out of the top spot. But it still had a nice time in there last week. Though I'd somehow like it to come back to the top spot, but I'm not sure if it'll actually happen.

2. Benson Boone - Beautiful Things: Yeah I'd like this song to stay in the Top 3 for at least a few more weeks and then be out of here. Let's see how long it'll remain in there.

1. SZA - Saturn: I'm so pleased to see this song at the top spot. It has also made it to the top spot on it's Top 3 debut on there this week, and that was always an amazing thing to see. 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. Billie Eilish - Lunch

19. Post Malone/Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

18. Taylor Swift/Post Malone - Fortnight

4 - Good:

None

5 - Great:

17. Noah Kahan - Stick Season

16. Teddy Swims - Lose Control

15. Djo - End Of Beginning

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. Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

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: 96/100 = 96% (A) [Great]

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