Billboard Top 10 Update 11/26/16

Billboard Top 10 Episode IV (11/26/16): From Bad to Worse

Just when you think the pop charts can't get any worse from last week... more bad songs incoming to the top 10 and a "lovely" surprise that I never saw coming, but probably should have. I'm not going to talk about every song since most are still the same from last week, so i'll focus more on the big changes and new hits. 

1. Black Beatles - Rea Sremmurd: Out of all the songs that could have taken out the biggest song of the year "Closer" I didn't think it would be this one. I know I really wanted "Closer" to finally get taken out, but honestly I think I should have been careful with what I wished for. I mean in comparison to "Closer", which I though was a pretty decent song (for a Chainsmokers song anyway), this one just disappoints me even more. While I could actually listen to "Closer" and enjoy it for what it was and was able to see past a lot of it's flaws like the weak male vocals and music, "Black Beatles" isn't that way for me. With boring vocals, boring music and boring predictable lyrics, there's nothing good about "Black Beatles". The song just feels like a flatline, it feels like a song that has no pulse and it's pretty much the same from beginning to the end musically and vocally never going anywhere interesting. Yet another passionless song that's made it all the way to the top of the charts, but I guess I should be thankful that it Drake isn't the artist this time. The worst part is that there are good songs close to the top 10 right now that I would have rather seen get here and take out "Closer". "Starboy", "24k Magic", "Side to Side", even "Heathens" would have been better than this one. There's always a chance that one of those or something better can come next week or soon and replace this one. Even "Closer" might make a #1 comeback since it's still going pretty strong, but i'm not sure how I would feel about it coming back after it finally going down a spot.  

6. 24K Magic - Bruno Mars: With "Side to Side" going down in sales and somewhat on streaming and "24K" continuing to rise from last week for the most part on both, they traded places again.  In a better world of music these two songs would be fighting out for the top spot, but I guess that just doesn't happen in this day and age. Still i've listened Bruno's new album 24K Magic this week and it's a pretty solid album overall, but I didn't really hear any songs that stood out as much as "24K Magic" itself. So maybe with the new album out, 24K Magic will boost on the charts, but at this point I doubt it will be enough to get to the top spot by next week. Still as long as Bruno continues to release decent music on the charts I guess it's okay.

10. Don't Wanna Know - Maroon Sigh: I wrote a separate review on this song a few weeks ago explaining why I don't like it so you can check it out here to see in more detail. Honestly this is one of the worst singles that Maroon 5 has released in my opinion, and that's saying something considering how bad their last album was. I just hate to see a "band" that was once so fun to listen to and made a lot of catchy enjoyable music is now making such boring lifeless songs. Maroon 5 seems to be the perfect example of a band selling out to make big hits and losing all that made them a good band in the progress. As I said in the other review, this song sounds like it could have been written and performed by any other pop artist of today. Even Kendrick Lamar is bad in this song with his rap verse, where he rhymes "birthday" with "birthday" and then rhymes "this" with "this" and then with "this". So much potential with both of these artists to do something good, but instead we get another boring song that you'll hear on the radio far too often just because it's made by Maroon 5 and Adam Levine. I know that bands have to evolve with the times to stay relevant and have to try new things to stay on the scene, but I don't think it has to mean you have to create such ordinary pop songs with now soul or passion. I want to be a fan of their music, but I can't when they keep making these kind of songs. Now... I don't hate this song (i mean it's just okay), but I just hate to see artists that have potential to make something really good like Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar waste time with this kinda stuff.

Conclusion: Overall a pretty bad week for music, as the good music is either staying put or just getting lower while the bad stuff keeps getting higher on the charts. Though the best thing to happen this week was Drakes awful whiny "Fake Love" going from the 10 spot all the way down to 17, so maybe there is hope yet for the charts. 

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Edge of Seventeen Review

The Edge of Seventeen

The lesser known release (alongside the highly anticipated Fantastic Beasts) this week was "The Edge of Seventeen", a movie I have been excited to see since I got to see the trailer a few months back. I love a good coming-of-age story as some of my favorite films are on that same topic (Perks of Being a Wallflower, Breakfast Club, The Way Way Back, The Kings of Summer). So was this movie as good as any of those? 

The answer to that question is YES. I really liked this movie more than I thought I would, it was a surprisingly great film. The film follows the 17 year old Nadine in the middle of her Junior year in high school, as life just seems to be getting worse and worse in her mind. Nadine pretty much has always lived the life of an outcast and she's faced some tragedies, but her best friend Krista has always been there with her. Just when you think things can't get worse for Nadine, she is "betrayed" by her bestie and that's when things start to get really bad for Nadine. Hailee Steinfeld plays said Nadine, and she does a great job throughout the film in letting you feel the pain alongside her and following her troubles. She really does a great job playing the awkward teen outcast who doesn't can't seem to catch a break. With everything that happens to Nadine in the movie and as the movie goes along, Steinfeld shows great emotion and desperation, while also being charming in her awkward teen way. The supporting cast does a great job as well especially Woody Harrelson who plays Nadine's teacher, and while he's not in the movie much he made me laugh in pretty much all the scenes he was in. All of the other characters in the film are played well too though the movie's main focus is always on Nadine and the other characters are there to be a part of her story, and they do a good job at adding to her story. I would have liked to spend some more time getting to know Nadine's best friend Krista and maybe seeing their friendship and relationship a little more, but I think the film did a good job showing how important it was in the little time they did show it. Also Hayden Szeto who plays Erwin was so funny in this movie, i'm glad he was in the film for the perfect amount (you'll know if you watch it). 

Like with all coming-of-age movies and important factor is if you can relate to it in some way. I found with this movie there's got to be at least one character in the film you can relate to, or at least to one of the situations that Nadine's character goes through. Wether it's finding a place to fit in, having a fight with your best friend, having a crush on someone only to find out they actually terrible, feeling awkward at a party, arguing with your family, or feeling helpless are just some of the things that Nadine goes through and the film does a great job at making you laugh along at the situation or really feeling the emotions the characters feel. It's something you don't just have to be a seventeen year old or a high schooler to really understand and relate to, and you can find something in this film that you can identify with. You'll laugh with the characters and you'll feel sad with the characters. 

I know most people will choose to go see Fantastic Beasts (which I can't wait to see soon) over Edge of Seventeen this weekend, but if you do get a chance I would say give it a watch if any of this sounds interesting, it's a great film full of good moments with a lot of heart. 

Overall i'd give it an: B+, A film i'll be adding to my collection when it comes out and probably one of my top 10 of the year at the moment, but there's still some other films i'm very excited for coming soon (Rouge One, La La Land, Manchester By the Sea, Moana) so we'll see. 

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Billboard Top 10 Update (Week of November 19)

Billboard Top 10 Update III (11/19/16): From Good to Bad

Another week, another top 10 update. There was a couple of changes from last week, at least enough to post another one of these. Sad news is that this week might not be as good as the last one. There's a certain artists that is on the charts this week that will surely disappoint me with it's new single. LETS START! (God help me)

1. Closer - Chainsmokers: Oh look... this song is still the #1 song in the US. I was really hoping this song would be gone by now. There's already at least a few songs in the Top 10 that I wish would just get this song out of the top spot. I thought maybe by this week "Starboy" or "24k Magic" would have taken the top spot from these guys but I guess they are still going strong (by this years standards, which aren't too high). I've been kinda up and down on this song, sometimes I can kinda see why it might be popular, other times I just don't get how a song this dull and lazy can stay at the top for so long and on the charts for 14 whole weeks. As I've said before, there's nothing special here about this song and it just needs to go away now. Also I always cringe at that Blink-182 line.... just thought you should know that. Sadly this isn't the first bad song to hit the top spot in 2016 (Pillow Talk by Zayn, 7 Years by Lukas Graham, Stitches by ----- to name a few), but it might be the worst.

2. Starboy - Weeknd / Daft Punk: I was really hoping this would have taken over the Chainsmokers by this week, but if a solid single like this can't take out "Closer" I'm not really sure what will. My opinion hasn't changed much on this song, I still really like it and it's still fun to listen to. I thought for sure it would reach the top spot this week and the only thing that could stop it was Bruno Mars and his 24K Magic, but it looks like both haven't done much in the past week and didn't really move they way they should have. Anyway i'll keep this song in mind, and see if maybe next week will be the week. Currently this song is barely beating "Closer" on Spotify, while on YouTube and iTunes it's a lot further behind, especially on YouTube since "Closer is still number one by a large margin. It's sadly looking like it's going to be another week with "Closer" at the number one spot for now.

3. Heathens - Twenty One Pilots: Another song that hasn't moved this week, even though it's been slowing down the past week. At least this one keeps growing on me as the weeks go by, I find myself enjoying it more with each listen. Not to say I think it's a great song, but at the very least it's a good one and it's one of the better ones up here in this week's top 10. Still, at this point this one will only go lower on the list, and should be making it's way out of the top 10 slowly the next few weeks. Still at this point this is Twenty One's biggest hit, though sadly both of their big hits (Stressed Out is the other one) only reaching the number 2 spot. Maybe their next album will provide them with that number 1 they've been so close to.

4. Let Me Love You - DJ Snake / Bieber: Another song that hasn't moved a spot is Let Me Love You. My opinion hasn't changed on this song in the past week, so I don't have much to say about that. In today's world of streaming and YouTube, the name Justin Bieber means a lot, so having him in a song is a good way to rack up some listens. Also a lot of big hits now are songs with featured guests in them (6 songs on the top 10 this week have them). It's pretty interesting to see how music is changing from being all about albums and sells, to really just being about singles released to become huge. The reason I say this is because DJ Snake says he's not going to release anymore albums after this, which is pretty interesting considering how well it did. But like I said, in today's music the singles are just so much more important than the albums are. If you ever want a hit single, hire Justin Bieber to feature in your track.

5. Broccoli - D.R.A.M: I wonder how many people heard the lyrics "Turn this sh*t to Columbine" and actually thought it was a good line. ANYWAY. Not much to say here again, it's yet another song that hasn't moved. I'll just say that if this song didn't have "Lil Yachty" I problably wouldn't dislike it. Also... another artists with "Lil" in their name. Great.

6. Side to Side - Ariana / Nicki: In the first surprise of the week, "Side to Side" overtakes "24k Magic" to take the number six spot and push Bruno down to the 7th. I enjoy both songs a lot, but I thought the power of Bruno Mars would push through to a higher spot this week. This song hasn't moved from the top 6 spot on Spotify Streaming, and on YouTube it moved from to the 5 spot from 6. Though in iTunes it's all the way at the 47 spot, while "24k Magic" is all the way at number one. So I have to assume that the streaming this song is getting is what helped it overtake Bruno at this spot. Looking at the streaming from spotify, "24K" is at the 11 spot and on YouTube its at the 18th spot. It's possible that the streaming on "24k Magic" will get stronger next week, since Bruno's new album launches that Friday. Either way it would be nice to see either of these keep climbing since I actually like them.

7. 24K Magic - Bruno Mars: I remember last week I said this song would be one of those songs that I would eventually get tired of, but I think I might have said that too soon. It's grown on  me the past week even more and I really have fun listening to this one. I think this one is honestly my new favorite on the top 10, more than "Starboy". Like I said before, I think with the release of the new album and stronger streaming hopefully it will slowly move up closer to the top of the charts.

8. Juju on that Beat - ????!?!: So this actually went up one spot this week. That means that people actually keep listening to this song enough to keep it on the top 10, and even help push out "Cold Water" and "I Hate You/ I Love You", which makes me sad. This isn't the kind of the song that grows on you, this is the kind of song that annoys you more and more with each listen. I'd rather have 10 Drake songs in the top 10 then have this song on here...uhm...okay maybe not THAT bad.

9. Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd / Gucci Mane: From the masterminds that brought you the classic music masterpieces "No Flex Zone" and "No Type", comes the new amazing hit single "Black Beatles". I'm so glad that they used the word Beatles on their song title, because I've always made the comparison that Rae Sremmurd are the Beatles of our generation. With amazing vocals, and amazingly exciting music that makes you want to stop listening to anything that isn't performed by this artist, it's no wonder that this song made it to the top 10 so fast, and it's only a shame that this isn't at the number one spot.

No but seriously, this song is bad.

10. Fake Love - Drake: This one was really hard to get through. Three and a half minutes of boring Drake vocals, listening to him complain the whole time alongside the most boring music I've heard all year. I just don't get the love for Drake I really don't. He sounds like he's half asleep in all his recent hits, and this is probably the worst hit he's had this year among many (sadly). I just can't bring myself to listen to this whole song more than once, Drake just sounds so whiny in this song. I'll never understand the love that Drake gets as an artists, because everything I've heard at this point has been pretty bad and lazy. That's not to say he was always this way... I mean maybe at some point before I was listening to the charts he was good. But hearing songs like "Started From The Bottom" and "Hotline Bling" and all of his other recent hits leaves me wanting more. Here's hoping this song doesn't stay here very long and people see it for the boring, lazy song it really is. I really do feel that Drake is capable of making actual good music if he tries, much like many other artists, and he just needs to find the inspiration or something. Surround him with the right talent and music writes and maybe he will do something interesting. For now i'll continue to listen to Drake only when I need a good night rest.

Overall a pretty disappointing week in the top 10, with two new songs that are both just bad. Closer still at the top spot even though there are a few other songs that really should be there instead. Juju on that Beat is still in the top 10 for some reason. Also Maroon 5's "Don't Wanna Know" is at 11 now, and i'm really hoping that doesn't get to the top 10. For now I'll keep hoping that 24K will rise to the top and any of those good songs take out Closer.

 

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Doctor Strange (With Marvel Films rankings)

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange is the latest and 14th movie by the huge Marvel Studios as part of the ever growing Marvel Universe that seems to be never-ending at this point. It's been a mixed year for comic book movies this year with huge successes in Deadpool and Civil War, and huge disappointments (in my opinion) in movies like X-Men, Batman V Superman and even Suicide Squad. So where does Doctor Strange stand in this years comic book movies and where does it stand in it's own universe of movies by Disney/Marvel?

Doctor Strange definitely takes home the trophy for best visuals in a comic book movie for sure. I think above everything else in this movie the visuals are what really elevated this movie and separated it from any other Marvel Studios film that has been made yet. From trippy drug-trip like moments to inception-esque mind puzzling visuals to cool mystical effects, Doctor Strange always kept me interested to see what was going to happen next, and almost mesmerized and impressed by the cool visuals pulled off in this world. If Marvel is good at anything it's making every solo film feel different from the other. The movie does a great job of making you really feel how crazy and mystical the powers that are being used are, and does a good job at making you feel a part of the journey that Strange goes on. It left me wanting more, and I can't wait to see more Doctor Strange and what kind of crazy effects they will have in the next film.

As for Strange himself... Benedict Cumberbatch can add another great portrayal of an iconic character to his list alongside Sherlock and Khan. Cumberbatch does a great job at playing the egocentric Stephen Strange, doing a great job at showing his pain throughout the film of not being able to do what he is famous for. I also really enjoyed Tilda Swinton as the ancient one, she did a good job as she always does portraying the mysterious but wise character. As for the villain, played by Mads Mikkelsen... well he was an above average villain for the Marvel Universe. Most villains in marvel movies aren't great with little exceptions like Loki and Zemo, but I think Mads was a decent enough villain as his motives made sense enough and he really did seem like a threat. 

So where does this movie rank among the rest of Marvel's hits? I'd say above the middle of the line. Overall it's not as good as Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, or Winter Soldier and Civil War.  But it brings enough uniqueness to surpass most of the other sequel movies that they've made. Well since i'm talking about it I guess I should just rank them here anyway...

14. Iron Man 2

13. Iron Man 3

12. Thor

11. The Incredible Hulk

10. Thor 2: Dark World

9. Captain America

8. Age of Ultron

7. Ant Man

6. Doctor Strange

5. Avengers

4. Iron Man

3. Civil War

2. Guardians of the Galaxy

1. Winter Soldier

If you're  a fan of Marvel movies or just comic book movies in general your'e probably going to watch this one anyway. BUT if your on the fence because maybe you are tired of them or just don't know much about Doctor Strange... Well go watch this one, it's a good time. The visuals alone really make this worthy of watching in the theater, and Benedict Cumberbatch will take care of the rest as he always does. Marvel doesn't look like they are slowing down anytime soon, and with this movie I think they proved that they really know what they are doing (as if they hadn't already). 

Overall Grade: B+... Couple of things kept it from being an A: The okay villain, the romance side-plot felt like it didn't really matter at all, along with Rachel McAdams' character who seemed to just be there to have a love interest for Strange. Also introducing a pretty important character later on in the film, (you will know who) and not doing much with him. 

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Billboard Top 10 (November) Update

Billboard Top 10 (11/12/16) Review

Around two months ago I reviewed the top 10 songs. Now that some time has passed and new music has taken the top 10, I thought it would cool to see how much has changed in two months. 

1. Closer - Chainsmokers, Halsey: Since I lasted reviewed this song, I have to say it has grown on me a bit more. I don't find it quite as boring as I did when I first reviewed it. After more listens I can see why people might like it to the point where it reached the top spot. I still find the music and lyrics to be super simple and pretty boring, but I suppose that's what makes it easy to listen to it. There's nothing wrong with simplicity, especially from an Artist like the Chainsmokers who aren't exactly known for being all about the music. That being said, it's been two months and this is still the best the US has to offer. It's a bit sad when a song this OKAY is the highest ranking for at least two whole months. "Closer" has dropped off the top spot in other countries at this point, but it's still going pretty strong here for now. Thankfully it looks like two or three strong contenders are coming up to take the spot away from "Closer" and I think it's going down by next week. Overall this song is a pretty enjoyable and it's grown a bit on me, but it's time for this song to step down. 

2. Starboy - Weeknd, Daft Punk: Looks like The Weeknd is coming back to take another #1 hot 100 spot (this would be the third one for him). This song shot up really high, and i'm pretty surprised it didn't shoot up straight to the number one spot this week. Looks like Chainsmokers were able to hold on for one more week, but "Starboy" should be at the top by next week I believe. I thought "Can't Feel My Face" was a really strong song and a great way to create a new star in The Weeknd. Then came "The Hills", which I think was pretty boring and overplayed overall.  After that, I stopped caring about The Weeknd, as all the other singles I heard weren't anywhere near as good as "Can't Feel My Face". 

Starboy was really surprising for me, as I really wasn't expecting it to be as good as it is. This song really seemed to come out of nowhere and wow it's really fun to listen to, it's got great atmosphere (thanks to Daft Punk) and the vocals work so well in this song. The melody of the vocals go so well with the music, it all feels incredibly smooth and easy to get into. I love the simple piano in the song, that goes along with all the other layers of the music, as it builds into a really nice full sound by the end. I hope The Weeknd continues making songs like this, but I have a bad feeling this is going to be the best he has to offer for a while. Still, I really want this song to take out the top spot next week, it really deserves it. 

3. Heathens - Twenty-One Pilot: Another song that's been moving around the Top 10 for the past two months. Peaking at the top two spot, but not being able to take down the giant "Closer" and get to the top spot. My opinion hasn't changed much on this song, except maybe I was probably too hard on it by calling it boring. The thing about this song for me, is that it's not a song that I really want to listen to outside of maybe doing these reviews and just seeing if it grows on me. It didn't grow on me in two months, so I don't think it ever really will. This song probably won't be around the top 10 much longer as the weeks go by, it should be closer to the bottom of the top 10 or possible completely off of it by the end of the month. It had a good ride.... pun intended?

4. Let Me love You -  DJ Snake, Biebs: I mentioned this song last time even though it wasn't in the top 10 at the time. I poked fun at it for sounding too much like "Cold Water" by Major Lazer. The bad thing is that "Cold Water" has grown on me a little more since then. I thought it was a pretty decent song at the time, now I think it's actually good. "Cold Water" is much more enjoyable to listen to and I actually like the music in that one, while "Let Me Love You" just falls flat and is boring in comparison. Hopefully this one goes away pretty fast, so far it's the worst of all the songs.

5. Brocolli -  D.R.A.M, Lil...Yachty?: I'm not really a fan of music like this to be honest, but I guess this isn't the worst I've ever heard. Whoever Lil Yachty is, he ruins anything good this song could have been with his Drake sounding vocals (like he just drank a bottle of NyQuil). I will say it's nice to hear a song that actually feels happy, seems like a lot of the music on the chart list time was slower and sadder. I don't really know else to say as it's not something I would really listen to, but I can see why people might like it to a point. Just hoping to see less Drake-like artists please. 

6. 24k Magic - Bruno Mars: "Guess who's back again" yep it's Bruno and he's back on the top 10. This song will be Bruno's 8th song in the top 10, pretty unsurprising. Bruno has been one of the better pop Artists of the past few years, especially with his last few hits like "Treasure" and "Locked Out Of Heaven" which were both really great and have held up really well. Also can't forget his guest vocals on Mark Ronson's  "Uptown Funk" which was the best selling song of last year. Whenever Bruno releases a new single it's pretty much guaranteed to be somewhere in the Hot 100 and "24k Magic" is proof of that. Another really fun song to jam out in the car while driving to go alongside previous mentioned songs. Super catchy music that will get stuck in your head, and fun vocals that are fun to sing along to like most Bruno songs. Still, this song feels like a song that I will get tired of eventually and slowly start to dislike or just get annoyed of. I don't think it will stand the test of time like "Uptown Funk" or "Treasure". I'm wondering how far up the chart this song will go though, I really don't feel like it's going to be another Top #1 for Bruno, but it's hard to tell at the moment. I guess we'll have to see how strong "Starboy" does in the next few weeks because that seems to be it's only real obstacle from the reaching the top. Overall a fun song to listen to, a good follow up to the massive "Uptown Funk" and another big hit for Bruno.

7. Side to Side - Ariana Grande, Nicki: So this was a surprise... I wasn't expecting to like this song as much as I did. I really love the music on this one, the cool bass, the cool reggae guitar sounds, the little added sounds like the horns and the of course the synth all work together to make a cool sound. The vocals were good as I usually find Ariana somewhat annoying, but her vocals work really work on this song and I really enjoyed them. Even Nicki wasn't bad on this song, and I usually really dislike everything she does, because she's just incredibly annoying in her songs. It's nice to hear another upbeat song that is easy to listen to and a fun song to drive to. I wish there was more music like this in the top 10, music that surprises from artists I thought couldn't ever make something I really like. So that's two really good songs that caught me by surprise (Starboy being the other one).

8. Cold Water - Major Lazer, Biebs: As I said previously, this song has grown on me since my last review. I didn't mention it on my last review, but I was also a fan of "Lean On" last year, I thought it was one of the best pop songs of 2015. Now I can say for sure i'm a fan of "Cold Water", it's another song that's easy to listen to and I really enjoy the music. Bieber's vocals were really the part that kept me from really liking this song, but they have grown on me in time and I really enjoy them now. Of course i'm holding it to pop song standards, and in those standards this song is really good. Hope to see more cool music from Major Lazer soon. 

9. Juju  On That Beat - ?????: Well I guess the good streak had to end sometime... and now we arrive at the garbage of the charts. Back to boring music and boring vocals that can put me to sleep in an instant. Thankfully this is a shorter song, so the pain doesn't last very long. There are very short moments where the music picks up and it actually doesn't sound too bad, but it doesn't last very long and it goes back to boring repetitive garbage. Overall I think this song is amazing, and it really works wonders for insomniacs. 

10. I Hate U, I Love U - gnash, Olivia O'Brien: The song title kind of explains my feeling towards this song. I really dislike Gnash's vocals, they seem very "Drake-esque", and just feel boring in this song. I get that it's a slow emotional song, but that doesn't mean you get a pass on passionless vocals. The song is obviously about strong emotions towards a person, and I think it would have helped to have someone else singing gnash's part in order to give it a little more life. Not that he's bad, but he just doesn't elevate the song to the point I think it needed to be at. On the other hand Olivia's vocals work better on this song, and they go better with the music and the subject of the song. I think the chorus works well with her vocals, it's just the right amount of soft but emotional, even when Gnash joins in on the third chorus it sounds fine. Another problem with the song, as a lot of songs like this, is that it just stays on the same level the whole time. There's no rise in the vocals and music and it also doesn't go down at all, it just a flat song that doesn't move at all. A song like "Heathens" that's also slow and pretty emotional has moments where it rises for a moment during the bridge and the end to give it some life and stop it from being flat. Still there's moments in this song that work, and it's not a bad song really. I think if maybe it was done by a different artist or maybe just took some risks, it would stand a chance at being a really good song. Overall a decent song, that had potential to be something nice. Not a bad way to end this list really...

OFF THE LIST - "This is what you came" by Calvin Harris for dropped all the way down to 18 from the 6 spot. "Send My love" by Adele went from 9 to 26. "Cheap Thrills" by Sia went from 4 to 12 so not too bad. "Ride" by Twenty-One Pilots went from 5 to 20. "Don't Let Me Down" by Chainsmokers went from 7 to 17. "One Dance" by sleepy Drake went from 8 to 23 (woot). "Treat You Better" by Shyawn Boredes went from 10 to 11 (Sigh). 

Overall a surprisingly good Top 10, with really only two songs that I really didn't like, so a big improvement from two months ago. Of course that's pretty easy when you don't have to listen to Drake and Shyawn Mendes. 

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