Billboard BREAKDOWN - Hot 100 - September 10, 2022 (Hold Me Closer, God Did, Beautiful, Gatubela)

[@maddexulanowski1184]

It’s funny, really. Elton John said two years ago that no “real songs” were popular anymore and that they were all boring, and yet the only thing he’s doing is reusing his old songs for cheap nostalgia and butchering them and making them duets while taking the personality out of the featured artists.

[@justezek8596]

You might not agree with Mark, but he explains his points really well. That's the hallmark of a good critic.

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

Exactly

[@shocksystem8675]

Agreed

[@alannahfisherman1321]

And critics are always right. At least they used to be.

[@justezek8596]

@@alannahfisherman1321 (*Distant Voice) Listen to Ed Sheerannnnn

[@reinhardtwilhelm5415]

I’m *really* fucking tired of Elton John bashing modern music for not being musical enough and then cutting checks off of it in the most cynical way possible.

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

"Juice WRLD Did" is Juice WRLD's 15th WOTW entry, now ties with Future for the most WOTWs, only behind Drake with 17 WOTWs.

[@H0lyMoley]

I feel like this week had the most predictable WOTWs of all time. Just based on the artists, taking all else out of the equation. David Guetta and Bebe Rexha - "Oh dear God. Well, at least the worst of the week ain't gonna be difficult to predict." DJ Khaled and Juice Wrld - "...Or maybe not! Things can only go uphill from here, right?" Elton John and Britney - "Kill me."

[@CellistOncemymidzy78]

I remember listening to Golden Hour for the first time, and I literally got CHILLS. JVKE is really good with his chord progressions, can’t wait for his new album!!

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

The fact that Hold Me Closer has peaked higher in its first week than Tiny Dancer did in its entire run makes me really really sad.

[@michaeladkins6]

If Elton John wanted to get Britney a hit, why couldnt they have just sung the songs? Tiny Dancer and Dont Go Breaking My Heart sung without all of the cutting and pasting would have been so much better.

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

@@michaeladkins6 Or how bout a better idea, make an actually new song.

[@alex_flamer]

So many of the debuts this week feel so disingenuous. They all feel like blatant moves by labels to make easy money with garbage material based on what stuff the public may already be familiar with. I'm Blue, the Juice Wrld and Khaled song, and Hold Me Closer all use things people already recognize for meme appeal (an Elton John classic, Juice Wrld, and Blue Da Ba Dee.)

[@delrey2728]

Steve Lacy deserves the number one spot!! As it was is great at the top but Bad habit should be next on top! ❤️

[@alex_flamer]

The hype behind Harry Styles' 15-date residency at New York's Madison Square Garden could probably be a factor into why As It Was is still at number 1.

[@Zcrub]

It's only a matter of time until Lacy gets that number one and it is rightly deserved

[@gut853]

I agree! I think as early as next week he could make that final push. He would have done so already if his radio had grown faster

[@aayushdhurka2425]

If the Guetta song said "If I Was Green I Would Die" it would be 100000x times better

[@shocksystem8675]

Agreed lol

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

Super Gremlin is dead. Press FU to not pay respects.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

FU

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

FU

[@TheBlackPanther05]

FU

[@yanxue1240]

😭😭😭

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@yanxue1240 🙄

[@smoov22_sonic]

ONE SPOT away from a second Zach Bryan charting follow up :( I blame David Guetta.

[@crazyluigi6664]

No joke, I heard that new rendition of that Elton John song that debuted this week when I was on a minor family trip for my mom's birthday near the end of August. I was shocked another one of Elton John's re-renditions got on the radio, let alone a re-rendition with Britney Spears of all people! And yeah, I can't help but wonder why those radio guys want to play that version and the PNAU remix of the Elton John re-rendition with Dua Lipa over the originals that work perfectly as they are!

[@alex_flamer]

Probably because of radio payola. The labels make the song and they pay the radio to keep overplaying them which basically makes them hits. But really though, neither song should have been made because they have to do with marketing instead of artistic integrity.

[@alex_flamer]

If the music industry is trying to make Elton John relevant again, what they really should do is put him in the studio and allow him to make a new record. Then pay to play his new material on top 40 stations. Even if he's in his 70s, he can still do it (see also, Paul McCartney who just turned 80, and his farewell tour which he still performs well at.) But I guess it might not sell considering a lot of people don't care about newer music from legacy acts and just want "the hits" from long ago.

[@justezek8596]

It's less payola than demographics, safeness, and name recognition. If you're gonna mash your songs, DO IT WELL.

[@kikosnowe9895]

"And yeah, I can't help but wonder why those radio guys want to play that version and the PNAU remix of the Elton John re-rendition with Dua Lipa over the originals that work perfectly as they are!" y'know maybe, just maybe, it's because dua's a current big name and the originals are from decades ago so there's no point to play them as currents idk

[@justezek8596]

@@kikosnowe9895 Also those songs needs to be actively shipped to radio

[@TheBlackPanther05]

God, 2022 has been a miserable year for the charts. I'm just ready for it to finally be over already.

[@masterdriver132]

Hopefully 2023 can be more exciting and worth speculating on what could be popular next year. I also hope we won't have to deal with a bunch of mediocre album bombs and older songs overstaying their welcome.

[@shruggiemusic9057]

Hey um just heard the news that Her Majesty the Queen has passed away while sleeping peacefully today. Truly an incredible life of one of history’s most important figures. 🙏🙏🙏🕯

[@21Rock]

Really sad news. I really hoped that she could reach up to age of 100, but she's now resting peacefully 🙏

[@justezek8596]

In 2022, we are giving one hit wonders more attention. See I'm Good (Blue) and DJ Khaled's Party.

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

If the Blue's Clues version parody of "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" would be charted on December thanks to the movie release, I am not surprised. I'm glad that Joshua Dela Cruz will chart his first Hot 100 entry but because that Mark hates remakes of old songs, then it will get a WOTW or DM unfortunately.

[@nicholastricarico2957]

Remember that remake of "You Don't Own Me"? He liked that. It's a matter of doing it well.

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

@@nicholastricarico2957 that cover remake is really good. Grace is an underrated singer with powerful and beautiful vocals that she can express the style of an Lesley Gore classic. Even G-Eazy really did great too to make it fantastic and modern production and I'm glad the song appeared on the "Suicide Squad" movie. Not to forget the Goo Goo Dolls' cover remake of "Iris" by Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers are also really great. Both of these songs have great covers and I will take these over the horrendous cover remakes of "Tom's Diner", "Put Your Records On" and "Chicken Noodle Soup" which are the only exceptions that I would *not* listening again anymore.

[@AquilaSky21]

Congrats to As It Was becoming the longest #1 of the 2020s 😎

[@smoov22_sonic]

Golden Hour is a Bazzi song that forgot to be produced

[@DMPTV]

I'm surprised ''I'm Good (Blue)'' made it onto the chart. Could EDM make a slight comeback?

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Nah, I highly doubt EDM will be making any sort of comeback anytime soon.

[@heihogreenzx4704]

I’m Blue by Eiffel 65 is unironically good imo. Fight me.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I agree.

[@Zcrub]

Yup

[@TheBlackPanther05]

*NOPE*

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@TheBlackPanther05 That is a great Jordan Peele movie.

[@TheBlackPanther05]

@@jeremyusreevu237 LOL that was a great Jeremy U's ReevU comeback

[@elvyncordero8050]

How many more weeks will As it was stay at number one?

[@pennyrods]

This week will be Cold Heart’s last week on the chart which will end Dua Lipa’s streak on the Hot 100 going back to 2019.

[@michaeladkins6]

We need a little Dua silence if she is working on a new album. Who knows when the Weeknd hangover will nd.

[@alex_flamer]

I don't think she said anything about it, but I can see us getting a new Dua Lipa album in 2023.

[@themodereviews3182]

Super Gremlin lasted THAT long??

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Yup, unfortunately.

[@masterdriver132]

Crazy how that happened since I thought we'd never see him chart again after the late 2010s

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@masterdriver132 I mean, you could probably thank Donald Trump for that... :/

[@TheBlackPanther05]

@@crazyluigi6664 Ugh. Don't remind me of THAT dude

[@Zcrub]

Yes, apparently it is Kodak's longest lasting song in the U.S. billboard charts as well which is very surprising

[@justezek8596]

Jesus this week isn't good. We could have had a JID album bomb instead, we might have been better off.

[@alexddragame]

Yep. JID's album bomb would be amazing

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

Dance Now will be an all-caps BOTW if we weren't for DJ Khaled.

[@TheBlackPanther05]

#JusticeforJID

[@AquilaSky21]

Anyone else miss Meme Mark doing meme reviews? I was kinda hoping we get that this week

[@LUX99]

but there are no memes

[@TheBlackPanther05]

I don't think there were memes this week, but yeah, I do miss Meme Mark a lot.

[@AquilaSky21]

@@LUX99 I’m Good (Blue) did have the sample, but the song doesn’t have anything meme worthy. It mainly reminded me of when more memes charted back then.

[@alex_flamer]

Every one of the viral Tik Tok songs are a meme, and we get a new one almost every week there isn't an album bomb. Thus, I can imagine it getting tiresome for Mark to keep changing into his Meme form.

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

#JusticeForJID

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+Mr. Josh He'll be fine. Relax.

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

@@thealjohnsonshow2188 I'm sad that he didn't get an album bomb.

[@shocksystem8675]

#JusticeForJID

[@thel-iteralone4592]

Another one. You know the one. The one who claims that they're the best music. The one who always lets the featured artists do the hard lifting. The one who can and will recycle his own songs. DJ Khaled.

[@TLcharts]

BOTW: I'm good HM: Hold me closer (Glad to see her back!)

[@forzadorianprofdp3833]

Best: BEAUTIFUL/ GOD DID HM: KEEP GOING HM2: Gatubela DM: Hold me closer WOTW: Im good (i think we have enough of remixing recognizable songs from now) No jid 😔

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Song recommendations: How To Make Clones by B.o.B. Yes, B.o.B is still making music. And this song in particular really slaps. The production is really low key and fun, B.o.B’s flow is on point, and the lyrics are great. A pretty solid and catchy rap banger. Hi Kendrick by Token: A series of awesome Token Freestyles over Kendrick Lamar beats. Mr. Rebound by Atlus: A fun and enjoyable toe tapper, with great production, fantastic vocals from Atlus, and nice lyrics. Sauce by Chris Webby: A chill and fun rap banger, with awesome production, fun vocals from Chris Webby, and enjoyable lyrics.

[@chudeuzoka4653]

That flat-Earth conspiracy theorist and pop-rapping cornball is still around? Color me surprised.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@Sonny Oliver Cortez I will.

[@AquilaSky21]

My personal new debuts of the week (September 6, 2022) *Pierce The Veil-Pass The Nirvana* (#1) *Arctic Monkeys-There’d Better Be A Mirrorball* (#19) *Gorillaz ft. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown-New Gold* (#52) *The 1975-I’m In Love With You* (#58) *Mashed-Luigi’s Lament Mixtape Vol. 1* (#64) *Demi Lovato-29* (#74) *Sleeping With Sirens ft. Charlotte Sands-LET YOU DOWN* (#79) *Romeo Santos, Justin Timberlake-Sin Fin* (#81) *Manuel Turizo-La Bachata* (#85) *Big Time Rush & Maffio-Dale Pa ‘Ya* (#91) *MUSE-YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE ITS HALLOWEEN* (#95)

[@AquilaSky21]

@Sonny Oliver Cortez thank you! 29 is really good and BTR making a Spanish song I did not expect

[@AquilaSky21]

@Sonny Oliver Cortez that’s awesome! I remember just watching BTR at Nickelodeon and listening to their bigger songs. The new songs are good too and I’m glad their songs make you feel happy :)

[@ashenafi234]

no JID :'(

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

*GOOD NEWS:* Paramore is back to release new music this fall season

[@TheBlackPanther05]

AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

YAY!

[@masterdriver132]

Nice!

[@justezek8596]

Took them long enough.

[@Draek12347]

L week no jid

[@jeremyusreevu237]

And no TSKMN. The ONE song from this album I fricking WANTED to chart! 😡

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

And as far as I remember, the one Jid song that charted was Enemy.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@anamelessyoutuber1462 And Surround Sound.

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

@@jeremyusreevu237 Oh, must've not lasted long. You know, Enemy is still Jid's one hit.

[@Draek12347]

@@jeremyusreevu237 also I think down bad charted, which he did the hook for

[@ESCSam]

BOTW - wait in the truck HM (tie) - Use This Gospel (Remix) HM (tie) - Juice WRLD DID DM (Tie) - Hold Me Closer DM (Tie) - IT AIN'T SAFE WOTW - I'm Good (Blue)

[@hxc4ever301]

Sick of these "nostalgia-abusing" songs

[@21Rock]

Same. This sampling music trend is not really looking good so far. Ava Max's Million Dollar Baby, uses some lyrics on Leann Rimes song, is really good though.

[@shocksystem8675]

Same

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

*List of Billboard's Song Of The Summer **#1s** (since 2010)* • 2010 - "California Gurls" by Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg • 2011 - "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock • 2012 - "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen • 2013 - "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, & T.I. • 2014 - "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX • 2015 - "Cheerleader" by OMI & Felix Jaehn • 2016 - "One Dance" by Drake, WizKid & Kyla • 2017 - "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber • 2018 - "In My Feelings" by Drake • 2019 - "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus • 2020 - "Rockstar" by DaBaby & Roddy Ricch • 2021 - "Butter" by BTS • 2022 - "As It Was" by Harry Styles Except 2011, 2015 and 2018, these are my birthday #1s. Feel free to comment for your opinions.

[@CellistOncemymidzy78]

As It Was California Gurls Call Me Maybe Rockstar One Dance Fancy In My Feelings Old Town Road Cheerleader Party Rock Anthem Butter Despacito Blurred Lines

[@TheBlackPanther05]

My Rankings: 2010: Good 2011: Great 2012: Guilty Pleasure 2013: Awful 2014: Awful 2015: Good 2016: Bad 2017: Good 2018: Awful 2019: Great 2020: Great 2021: Great 2022: Good

[@jchmusic7587]

Ranked from best to worst: Party Rock Anthem : Great Despacito: Great Call Me Maybe: Great California Girls: Great Fancy: Great Cheerleader: Good Old Town Road: Good One Dance: Good In My Feelings: Decent Blurred Lines: Decent

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

The newest one is the best one on the list.

[@jchmusic7587]

I forgot to do the ones on the 2020s, oops

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Hey Yall, I've made another year-end list, and we're doing 2014, which I've seen many people in the Billboard community call one of the worst years for mainstream music in recent memory. For me, it was just kinda disappointing and mediocre after the excellence of 2011-13. I would also compare this current year of 2022 to 2014 in some capacity. I mean, think about it, both years started off stagnant as all heck, had Disney songs, and also had movie/TV show phenomenons that boosted the popularity of old songs. Honestly, though, I might even prefer 2014 over this year because at least 2014 had songs that were actually memorable! Anyways, let me know what yall think about this year-end list that I made! Would this have made 2014 a better or worse year for the charts? kzbin.info/aero/PLo_bTFCPxj34rJf9w9dKwbhUQqV1ozUJ2

[@masterdriver132]

My thoughts on 2014 are about just the same as yours although I did think it was okay at best and it was underwhelming compared to the past few years before it. Looking at your Year-End playlist, it's much better than the original with overlooked gems and a bunch of great songs from different genres. I actually had no idea Troye Sivan charted in 2014, the earliest song I've heard from him was "Youth" in 2016. My favorite additions from your list would be "The Worst", "Headlights", "i", "Tennis Court", "Love Me Again", "Girl In A Country Song", "Do I Wanna Know?", "Bound 2", "Find You", and *especially* "3005".

[@justezek8596]

The major positive is that Country has a stronger year in 2022 than 2014. But yeah Pop in both years is struggling, not even R&B can save it and Rap is struggling despite otherwise great projects.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

I swear someone from weeks back said this already, why post this again??

[@TheBlackPanther05]

@@SuperFlashDriver Uhh.... cuz it's something that I love doing?

[@SuperFlashDriver]

@@TheBlackPanther05 Fair Enough.

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Good video.

[@CellistOncemymidzy78]

So, will Kali Uchis get another song on the Hot 100 with “NO HAY LEY”? I hope she does, cause the song is really good. What do y’all think of it?

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

If DJ Khalead is getting both best and honorable mention than this week has a problem

[@justezek8596]

So after this bad week, expect a cool down since neither YungBlud nor Jon Pardi are expecting album bombs. New singles from Yeat, Lil Baby, maybe Ava Max and others...

[@Zcrub]

Yeats gon have his biggest debut song on the charts next week mark my words

[@masterdriver132]

*BOTW:* I'm Good (Blue) (Well this may be a huge hot take for me. Although Eiffel 65's "Blue" is still one of my least favorite Eurodance songs and the fact that this modern recreation was made by two artists I'm mixed on I think it kinda works for a fun and danceable club song) *HM:* God Did/Beautiful (Obviously I didn't bother checking out DJ Khaled's new album but at least these songs are pretty solid on their own) *DM:* Hold Me Closer (Say what you will about "Cold Heart", despite it feeling corporate at least Dua and Elton's vocals sound easy to understand. This is just plain mediocre mainly because the vocals are in autotune and they're buried in the mixing) *WOTW:* Juice WRLD Did (For the love of god let Juice rest in peace. I don't know how many times I have to say it, this is just gross)

[@masterdriver132]

*Predictions for Billboard Breakdown week of 09/08/2022:* BOTW: -Golden Hour- HM: Beautiful ⬆ WOTW: Juice WRLD Did ✅ DM (tie): -It Ain't Safe;- Hold Me Closer ✅ *Mark's actual rankings* BOTW: Beautiful HM: God Did WOTW: Juice WRLD Did DM (tie): I'm Good (Blue), Hold Me Closer

[@thema1998]

There was a lot of negativity in this delayed episode of Billboard Breakdown! 😅

[@shruggiemusic9057]

Elton about to go off the charts only to replace himself again

[@AquilaSky21]

My personal Top 20 songs of the week (September 6, 2022) 1. *Pierce The Veil-Pass The Nirvana* (New Debut) (#1 for 1 week) 2. *Harumaki Gohan ft. Hatsune Miku-Mirage* (=) 3. *My Chemical Romance-The Foundations Of Decay* (-2) (#1 for 11 weeks) 4. *Bad Bunny ft. Bomba Estereo-Ojitos Lindos* (-1) 5. *Kendrick lamar-N95* (=) 6. *Bad Bunny-Moscow Mule* (-2) (#1 for 5 weeks) 7. *Bad Bunny ft. The Marias-Otro Atardecer* (=) 8. *Harry Styles-As It Was* (-2) 9. *Bad Bunny ft. Jhay Cortez-Tarot* (-1) 10. *Komi Can't Communicate S2 Opening* (-1) 11. *Charli Adams ft. Ruston Kelly-Headspace* (+1) 12. *Kendrick Lamar-The Heart Part 5* (-2) 13. *CIDERGIRL-Cinderella* (-2) (#1 for 1 week) 14. *Karol G-PROVENZA* (=) 15. *TURNSTILE-MYSTERY* (-2) 16. *Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa & Young Thug-Potion* (=) 17. *Bad Bunny ft. Tony Dize-La Corriente* (-2) 18. *EDEN-Balling* (-1) 19. *Arctic Monkeys-There’d Better Be A Mirrorball* (New Debut) 20. *DJ Snake-U Are My High* (=) PTV return to the top with a huge debut to gain their first number 1 hit since 2016, MCR gets dethroned the #1 spot, and Mirage is holding on.

[@delrey2728]

Oh wow a new debut?? I’ll need to listen to it if it hit number one in its first week!!

[@AquilaSky21]

@@delrey2728 it’s a really good song from one of my favorite bands returning since I was in middle school. I was so excited seeing them return with a vengeance and a new sound. I think you’ll like it :)

[@TheBlackPanther05]

RIP Queen Elizabeth

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

Replace these horrendous DJ Khaled songs and now we have "romantic homicide" by d4^d, "Joy Of My Life" by Chris Stapleton, "Heartfirst" by Kelsea Ballerini, "Talk That Talk" by TWICE, "Calm Down" by Rema with Selena Gomez and *especially* "Dance Now" by J.I.D. feat. Kenny Mason. This is all I want to say for the debuts.

[@yanxue1240]

romantic homicide🥺 it should debut next week

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

So Heat Waves has a chance to pass Blinding Lights. Ewwwwwwwww

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I'm fine with that.

[@masterdriver132]

With the streams and airplay still declining, "Heat Waves" could probably leave sooner before you know it

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Ugh. At least it won't pass it on the all-time list.

[@versicus]

WOTW and 2 dms were really obvious this week for me

[@annebury19]

BOTW: Beautiful HM: God Did DHM: Use This Gospel WOTW: It Ain't Safe Non-DJ Khaled: Jvke is nice, Elton is guilty pleasure, rest is meh

[@AquilaSky21]

Bad Habit hitting #1 soon 😁

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Yay! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@TLcharts]

Why and how?

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@TLcharts Because its a good song.

[@TLcharts]

@@jeremyusreevu237 the song is fine i guess I just don't know why y'all getting so overhyped about it.

[@TheBlackPanther05]

@@TLcharts Huge Streaming and sales. As soon as it gets more radio traction, it'll have the #1 on lock.

[@AquilaSky21]

Congratulations to Britney Spears on getting another top 10 hit! :D

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Agreed! As much as I'm really not a fan of Hold Me Closer, I do like Britney's music overall (Guilty pleasure),and I am glad she has a top 10 hit in a decade after all the hell she's been through these past few years.

[@mc98smusicmoviereviews93]

Alright.... this week, we're going back to December 12, 2013. Eight new entries for this week, it's up to you all to pick the best from the worst. Justin Bieber - Roller Coaster (debuting at #47) Demi Lovato - Let It Go (debuting at #64) Florida Georgia Line - This Is How We Roll (debuting at #75) Will Champin - At Last (debuting at #83) Idina Menzel - Let It Go (debuting at #89) Jason Aldean - When She Sees Baby (debuting at #93) Enrique Iglesias - Heart Attack (debuting at #95) Fall Out Boy - Alone Together (debuting at #96)

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

Best: Alone Together Worst: This Is How We Roll

[@maciedeclines]

Best: Let It Go (Idina Menzel) Worst: literally haven’t heard any of these apart from Demi’s version of let it go which isn’t bad 😭😭

[@katelynkreis9938]

DL Let it go is great, This is how we roll is good, IM let it go is good, heart attack and alone together are also good

[@CellistOncemymidzy78]

My opinion for this week: BOTW: Golden Hour HM: Gatubela DM: Hold Me Closer (amazing production, terrible vocals) WOTW: - (haven’t listened to DJ Khaled’s new album, so can’t tell)

[@shruggiemusic9057]

Sunroof is #1 in Canada!

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

Congrats to Nicky and dazy for earning their first #1

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Woah! Congrats to both Nicky Youre and dazy!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

YAY!

[@TheBlackPanther05]

My Rankings: BOTW: Wait In The Truck/ Beat The Odds HM: Keep Going (Mainly for the beat) WOTW: Juice Wlrd Did DHM: I'm Good (Ah great, a song interpolating literally one of my least favorite songs of the 2000s. Yeah, this was going to be bad just on paper alone)/Hold Me Closer (Basically Cold Heart but slightly better) In other words, JID deserved better.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

The original I'm Blue is good.

[@yanxue1240]

Super Gremlin is dead. Press goodbye to pay respects

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Nah. It's a mediocre song from a bad artist. Good riddance.

[@AquilaSky21]

Nope. Good Riddance

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

How bout no.-Dr. Evil

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Nope. *GOOD FREAKING RIDDANCE* I would also give it the middle finger but I don't curse.

[@TLcharts]

Good riddance. No more Kodak Black until the next time he drops

[@jchmusic7587]

I'm not giving a best & worst thus week because I don't care about DJ Khaled, but I will say that posthumous Juice WRLD song is dreadful in every way in terms in sound and bad taste, as for the other debuts, I'm glad Lainey Wilson got on the Hot 100 again, I just wish it wasn't because of HARDY, Nashville needs a wake up call and realize she'll talented on her own, I like Bebe Rexha & David Guetta, but I was disappointed with "I'm Good (Blue)," to me it does nothing with the sample and just goes no where, "Golden Hour" is fine, not much to say, "GATUBELA" isn't as good as "MAMIII" or "PROVENZA", but it's alright, I'm glad Lil Tjay is doing better, but I agree with Mark on a song like this, it's the reason why unlike most I couldn't get into Lil Durk's "AHH HA" and while I like "Cold Heart" and I'm happy for Britney, "Hold Me Closer" isn't great sorry. But still we should've got J.I.D instead of DJ Khaled.

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

Remember when I posted my personal summer chart on this channel? If so, remember how I said that not to sound like an ego maniac, but I'm pretty sure that my list will be better than how the actually Billboard Summer Top 20 will turn out since my list had no Heat Waves and STAY? Welp, they released the finalized version of that list recently and yeah, those two zombies are on it. And the sad part is that I can't even be surprised. Also, seeing You Proof be higher on that list than Glimpse of Us makes me question humanity. Virgin two zombie songs and two songs made by a white guy who said the n-word who told his fans not to listen to his music vs. Chad songs from family furry movies and Rich Minion. At least this year's song of the summer is better than any of the songs of the summer from the past ten years.

[@Zcrub]

We the best billboard :o

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

_Another one..._ *DJ KHALED!*

[@Zcrub]

@@lmnqhlsthtq Gad did

[@shocksystem8675]

IMPO, a pretty rough, but interesting album bomb week. BOTW: "Golden Hour" (this one kinda clicked with me as the blend of Lauv and Bazzi). HM (tie): "Wait In The Truck" (very serious country tune, but I prefer Lainey Wilson to have more than just a hook here), "Beautiful" and "God Did". DM (tie): "I'm Good (Blue)" and "Use This Gospel (Remix)". WOTW: "Juice WRLD Did" (just let him rest in peace and stop it).

[@juhaniaho6698]

(Soundtrack for the readers 1/2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJislYlmbqpqa9E) DJ Khaled rode down the sky with a massive gilded bomb. "THEY AIN'T BELIEVE IN US!", he shouted with all of his usual pomp and circumstance. Khaled's triumphant cries echoed across the air and were heard by many...including DAVE, who couldn't immediately locate Khaled and his bomb, due to Harry destroying DAVE's eyes. "I NEED ANOTHER VOCAL SAMPLE, SO I CAN CALCULATE THE EXACT POSITION OF INDIVIDUAL NAMED KHALED MOHAMMED KHALED", thought DAVE. "GOD DID!!!!", roared Khaled. "AS YOU MORTALS SAY: 'BINGO'", spoke DAVE. "What?", Harry replied. DAVE's head turned around to face the bomb. Soon after that... "PEW!!!" Two concentrated bursts of pink, glowing blood were shot out of DAVE's empty eyesockets. The droplets crystallized quickly, as they were launched to the sky... ...with supersonic speeds. "BOOM!" "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SOUND?!", Khaled wondered loudly. Suddenly, the two bloodshards hit the side of Khaled's bomb, not detonating it in midair, but derailing its' trajectory. "Oh shit, DAVE must've figured out our plans, Khaled!", Drake shouted. "NO WORRIES, DRAKE!!! I CAN GET THIS BABY TO LAND ANYWAY!!!", Khaled assured. The bomb did land...to the side of the giant spiraling mountain directly below the giant anomaly. As a result, debris from the side of the mountain flew everywhere. "Post! Amala! Where are you?!", Roddy Ricch shouted around, having separated from them. "...Roddy, catch meeee-EEEEEEEEEE!!!" "THOOMP!" "CRACK!" Kodak Black, who was riding with Khaled, fell directly on top of Roddy's neck. "Thank Jesus I survived!", exclaimed Kodak with joy...but then a big shadow formed above him. "Huh?!", Kodak wondered, as he looked above him...and noticed a giant rock, which fell directly on top of him and Roddy, crushing both of them. Other pieces of debris flew around, several of which flew to the direction of Elton and Dua. Dua covered her head... ...but nothing happened. When Dua looked up again, she noticed a blonde-haired woman stretching her arms, in front of the very pieces of debris that were about to crush her and Elton. "I was wondering when you would respond my calls", Elton spoke, addressing the blonde-haired woman. "Oh I was busy. I had some...legal matters", she responded, without turning to face Elton. "Don't you mean family matters?", Elton replied. "...not funny, Elton", she responded, still facing away from him. "Do you know each other?", Dua asked. "Don't you know who she is?", Elton asked. The woman turned around, with a sour frown on her face and suddenly uttered three words with a more electronic voice: (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f53HaH6vlrqsepI) (Soundtrack for the readers 2/2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYq1kH6krNGLoNk) "Now, now Britney, you don't have to be so rude", Elton chastised. Dua was shocked. "Britney? As in..." "Britney Jean Spears, how long has it been?", Elton asked with a friendlier, exuberant tone. Britney's expression turned from frowning to smiling, as she ran towards Elton and embraced him. "It's been far too long!", Britney answered with an equally celebratory manner. "I haven't been in these lands for a long, long time", Britney stated. Elton laughed. "Neither have I, Britney. But these lands are currently facing an unprecedented threat", Elton responded. "Is that 'unprecedented threat' the reason why the sky has a huge crack in it?", Britney asked. "Pretty much", Dua replied. "Who are you? Elton, why haven't you introduced me to your new friend?", Britney wondered. "Oh, excuse me. My name is Dua." "Dua...what a lovely name!", Britney reacted. "Thanks", Dua responded as her cheeks began to blush. "So, where's that sky-breaking 'threat'?", Britney asked. "I'll show you the way!", Elton declared, as he, Britney and Dua ventured off to their encounter with DAVE... *To be continued*

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

Excluding DJ Khaled BOTW: Golden Hour and I'm Good HM: the rest of non-album bomb songs If Dance Now charted then I will put this an all-caps BOTW.

[@mc98smusicmoviereviews93]

What? Is DJ Khaled trying to copy Kacey Musgraves with that album cover? I mean I've seen some shit, but this takes the cake. :P

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

Possbly, Kacey should sue.

[@BorninSK]

"Golden hour" is a common phrase. How is one artist using it correlated with the name of one specific album from four years ago that never had any of its songs become huge hits?

[@SomeSong2]

Is there any hit song's corpse from the past 2022 refuses to dig up and shit all over? Because it's not looking that way. Now we're even letting Bebe Rexha sing Eiffel 65? My cassette of Europop is traumatized.

[@justezek8596]

Mic The Snare should be offended if he heard this. Let's leave both artists behind. They aren't worth sticking around.

[@mentalillness1574]

I’m Good is a banger I will die on this hill

[@deanjackson9523]

I agree

[@jlirl5736]

Ideal hit: Dance Now by J.I.D & Kenny Mason Idk what to put as BOTW or HM... DHM: LET'S PRAY - DJ Khaled manages to make a Don Toliver and Travis Scott collab sound really awful and incoherent WOTW: I'm Good (Blue) - Ok this is already enough with the throwback hits.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

What about Golden Hour?

[@jlirl5736]

@@jeremyusreevu237 I actually haven't listened to it yet, might as well go check it out since I've heard some good stuff about it and it's rising a lot on Spotify and other charts.

[@andrew_gould]

Juice WRLD DID is one of the best songs of the year in my opinion. it takes me back to 2019 when everything was better. it's like the song is nostalgic even though it just came out. maybe that's just me.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I wouldn’t go that far, but I do like it.

[@DMPTV]

These are my song recommendations for this week. Episode 238! 10. Tom Gregory - Lonely Heart (New) 09. Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It (-7) 08. Nobu - Jij Wel (-2) 07. Sam Ryder - Somebody (+5) 06. Big2 & Antoon - Echo (+1) 05. Nobu ft. Ramiks - Als Je Huilt (-4) 04. Duncan Laurence - Electric Life (+6) 03. Fly By Midnight - Dance (+1) 02. Sebastián Yatra & Pablo ALborán - Contigo (+3) 01. Henry Moodie - You Were There For Me (+2) Let me know your thoughts.

[@justezek8596]

It's a bad sign, two of the worst pop songs this year, off laziness, are set up to be hits this year. Regardless how you feel, that's just sad. Country is dominating my top 10 this year for best hits, ugh

[@justezek8596]

@@RadicallyOptimistic Hold Me Closer and I'm Good (Blue)

[@21Rock]

I totally agree I'm Good and Hold Me Closer both suck, I'm Good sounds lazy produced just like these past David Guetta songs, while the over the top use of autotune on Hold Me Closer is really bad. Also I like that you're annoyed in I Like You being in the top 10 because I am too 😄

[@SomeSong2]

Hold Me Closer might have the worst production I've heard since the Speeding Bullet to Heaven album.

[@deanjackson9523]

I respect you as a critic but damn this week I really disagree with you. And apparently so does a lot of people looking at charts. You really hate some artist and it’s so obvious but u have that right. I love I’m Good by the way and Bebe is very talented

[@popespeaks]

Why This Guy Hate Juice WRLD So much 🤔

[@alexddragame]

Rough week with mostly trash debuts (including Britney, sadly, I really like her music generally but this ain't it, def opened for more songs from her tho)

[@spears2817]

Britney legend lovegity

[@jeremyusreevu237]

First off, not only did NO songs from The Forever Story chart, but the ONE song from God Did that I actually wanted to chart, These Streets Know My Name, didn’t chart either. Screw you Billboard! Secondly, BOTW Tie: Hold Me Closer and Golden Hour. Hold Me Closer is a very nice vibe with an awesome sample, beautiful vocals from Britney Spears and Elton John, and good lyrics, and Golden Hour is a fantastic vibe, with beautiful production, awesome vocals from JVKE, and really good lyrics. 2 solid tracks that I’m fine with being hits. HM (Tie): God Did. The second best song from God Did behind These Streets Know My Name. The production is lovely, everyone gives a great performance, especially Jay Z, and the lyrics are really good. Solid track all around, I like this. HM (Tie): Beautiful. Relaxing production, great vocals from Future, SZA being SZA, and nice lyrics. An enjoyable track. HM (Tie): Beat The Odds. Not as good as Calling My Phone, but a solid track with enjoyable production, solid vocals, and good lyrics. Not bad. Not bad at all. HM (Tie): Use This Gospel Remix. Decent track, with solid production, good vocals from Ye and Eminem, and good lyrics. Really weird to see Eminem on a DJ Khaled track, but really cool too. HM (Tie): Wait In The Truck. Atmospheric production, nice vocals from HARDY, solid vocals from Lainey Wilson, and good lyrics. Solid track from 2 solid artists. ?: Juice WRLD Did. On the one hand, the production is really good, the vocals are great, and the lyrics are fun. But the fact that this is a JuiceWRLD track on a DJ Khaled album makes the song feel really sketchy, and a little distasteful. Still a good song, but I’m not really comfortable with giving this a full-on HM. DM (Tie): Keep Going. Ugly production, bad verses from everyone, even Lil Durk, who’s usually the saving grace in these types of songs, and bland lyrics. An absolute L of a track. DM (Tie): Let’s Pray. I don’t know how DJ Khaled did it, but he managed to get a bad performance out of Don Toliver. And in addition to that, generic production, Travis Scott giving a disposable guest verse, and fricking boring lyrics. Great job, Khaled. You managed to suck out the talent from one of the most awesomely vibey rappers of the 2020s. yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. WOTW Tie: I’m Good (Blue) and It Ain’t Safe. Thank you so bloody much, David Guetta, for taking I’m Blue (Da Ba Dee), an absolutely fantastic song about an blue alien in a blue world, and removing all the charm and fun from the song, replacing it with boring production, one of the most soulless performances of Bebe Rhexa’s career, and generic party lyrics. Thanks a lot, we REALLY needed that. As for It Ain’t Safe, the production is generic and bland, the lyrics are boring, and it’s a collab between Nardo Wick and Kodak Black. Because we DESPERATELY needed to see the man who can’t ennunciate and Mr. “I get any girl I want, I Don’t Gotta R*pe” on a song together. Fan-friggin-tastic. Well, this week may not have been great, but at least it was interesting.

[@yanxue1240]

golden hour is fantastic.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@yanxue1240 At least we agree on that.

[@yanxue1240]

@@jeremyusreevu237 wait in the truck is very solid stuff from HARDY,too

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

OK I just to rant about this album bomb that I was completely disgusted. Ofc, you earn the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and that horrendous remake of a Bee Gees classic completely ruined the song. Ugh. Not to forget you have an album bomb that nobody likes it. *NO-BO-DY-LIKES-IT!* Darn! Great huh, of out of these features, why is Kodak on the song? Even Juice WRLD was on your song? Jarad needs to rest in peace and we're tired of these posthumous unreleases. Man, I watched an album episode on the Spectrum Pulse channel. Ofc, I was supposed to see J.I.D. an album bomb that *everybody* wanted to see. That guy has a potential. I have high hopes that he should have an album bomb as what JCH music said. And what happened? An overrated rapper competes with this underrated and underground rapper and unfortnately, he earn the top spot and an album bomb, but what happened? He didn't make it to Top 10 and even an album bomb. Shame that one of his collab with Kenny Mason only debuted on Bubbling Under even Surround Sound didn't re-enter thanks to that overrated album that nobody wanted. At least the J.I.D. album getting recognition that he deserves. Again, #JusticeForJID

[@jeremyusreevu237]

And what's worse is the one song that I actually wanted to chart from this album straight up didn't.

[@justezek8596]

Calling DJ Khaled a rapper is a compliment. Seriously what does that guy do again?

[@berry7479]

He hating on Juice everytimeeee

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Nah, he's only hating on all the people who are profiting off of Juice Wrld's death and selling crappy, unfinished songs to the masses. That's all.

[@berry7479]

@@TheBlackPanther05 majority of his releases have been finished except some songs like feline where messed up but Mark never liked his songs even when he was alive 😭 like how is this song wotw again

[@blazicgd]

you fell off STANBRITNEY

[@AquilaSky21]

Bruh he gave a whole explanation on why he didn’t like the song that other people also agree on. He even mentioned that he’s happy that Britney is gaining success after the whole conservatorship case. He didn’t “fell off”, you just can’t respect another’s opinion on a song.

[@Sean-sm7pm]

I love Bebe Rexha so mich but god I'm Good is awful

[@lmnqhlsthtq]

First