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.
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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