Billboard BREAKDOWN - Hot 100 - April 29, 2017

[@volcanosauce00]

I GOT I GOT I GOT I GOT Loyalty, got Royalty inside my DNA.

[@RSully94]

Knowing the infamy of that album Weak came from, I'm very surprised that it wasn't worst of the week here in retrospect. Man, just shows how much that album really made Mark explode

[@felixcroc]

And so Mark's adventures with AJR begin...

[@jvanapi1136]

lmao

[@daltonriser1125]

i was surprised how good i found sign of the times to be

[@NinHawk8940]

DNA could debut in the Top 10 possibly 🔥that would be great

[@scottrohrbeck7672]

Kendrick might even join Ed and Drake in a double Top 10 debut, as well.

[@cooper712]

One Direction never really caught my attention. Their songs were innocent enough, and all the guys in the group were cute and nice, so I had no problem with them. So when they started dropping solo material I decided to check it out. Zayn's debut was ok, I liked Niall's song a good amount, Louis' was the most forgettable, but Harry. Holy shit, I was not prepared for such an astoundingly well written and performed song. I'm really really hoping the rest of his album matches the strength of Sign of the Times, because that would be a pretty great record.

[@jasminemcgarigle8834]

same

[@lydiavalentino]

Cooper Something tells me I'm the only person who doesn't like SOTG.

[@scottrohrbeck7672]

Real Deal Kyogre What is SOTG? Because if you mean SOTT then you've misspelled it twice now :/

[@inthefurnace]

Everyone was comparing Now or Never to Needed Me, a comparison that was so vague it didn't really affect the song for me, but now that you bring up a Tove Lo comparison... wow, that's unmistakable, then again who expects originality from Halsey anyways

[@Hannah___]

so happy harry got best of the week! i'm really looking forward to his album... 1d was holding him back for far too long tbh

[@mr.myoozik7096]

Yessss!!!! You gave "Sign Of The Times" the best of the week ranking!! My respect for you has risen up! But Kenny Chesney with the worst of the week ranking? That's surprising.

[@teddyhaines6613]

The album this song was from got a 3/10 from him.

[@mr.myoozik7096]

Teddy Haines Well I haven't listen to the album so I can't give my input on it.

[@tost693]

best: weak honourable mention: flatliner worst: cake dishonourable mention: bar at the end of the world

[@ethantone4981]

I mean like French Montana Honorable Mention that just shocked me like whaaaa.....

[@Blondieflay]

Ethan Tone SPOILERS

[@daltonriser1125]

you are reading the comments at your own risk

[@stevelettuce2733]

Im guessing its because of Swae Lee being interested

[@crazyluigi6664]

Same goes for him being with Sway Lee of Rae Sremmurd fame.

[@davidjanssenjr.6702]

BOTW - Sign Of The Times - Harry Styles HM - Now Or Never - Halsey WOTW - BATEOTW - Kenny Chesney DM - Flatliner - Cole Swindell

[@JonDials]

Fuck i'm so happy sign of the times broke in the top 10, its a genuinely great song i don't think anyone expected.

[@BenEarlyGhostFish]

1.Sign Of The Times 2.Unforgettable 3.Cake 4.If I Told You 5.Everyday We Lit 6.Weak 7.Flatliner 8.Bar At The End Of The World 9.Now Or Never

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

Funny how the lead off singles from former One Direction members all got Best of the Week at one point on the show (Pillowtalk, This Town, Sign of the Times)

[@naos8116]

Not Louis.

[@scottrohrbeck7672]

Siick Fun fact, Night Changes he covered on the very first Billboard Breakdown, back in November 2014. And I think that got Best of the Week that week as well. Not only that, but on the first Billboard Breakdown of season 2, the one with the double album bomb, one of the 1D songs got Best of the Week there.

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

Naos To be fair, that didn't even chart on the Hot 100 (I actually never knew he released a solo project)

[@felixcroc]

Have you always said "this, it's Billboard Breakdown" and not "this is Billboard Breakdown" or am I hearing things?

[@meghanmalone5548]

mandela effect?

[@jasminemcgarigle8834]

You're hearing things.

[@duksitonus24]

forgingiron123 Mandela effect Btw nice quagsire pic

[@an_alienwashere]

forgingiron123 m i n d b l o w n

[@smoov22_sonic]

Bruh

[@andrewbianchi1294]

Think it's kinda funny how your review of Weak here wouldn't even cover a tenth of the bile hellfire rage that you would unleash on AJR not even three months later...

[@starbucksicedteawoman]

Wow AJR didn’t even get a dishonorable mention and Same thing for Now or Never...

[@katdm]

That Halsey song makes Rihanna's Needed Me look like a 5/5 (instead of my original 2.5/5 ranking). And, now that I'm thinking, Mark's comparison to Tove Lo doesn't sound that far fetched. On another note, I still feel like I need to listen to Sign of the Times a few more times in order to fully appreciate it.

[@lydiavalentino]

1. Unforgettable (jesus christ) 2. Cake 3. Weak (yeah, Human is *way* better) 4. If I Told You 5. Everyday We Lit 6. Now Or Never 7. Sign Of The Times 8. Flatliner 9. Bar At The End Of The World

[@MusicNerdDavid]

Flatliner is my favorite country song of 2017 so far It bangs so hard and i love it

[@davidjanssenjr.6702]

In 5:42, that's not the album cover for Losin Control. It's the album cover for "What They Want".

[@jermz345]

WHERE IS THE NEW EPISODE DAMN IT . IVE BEEN CHECKING ALL DAY

[@ravanaRTT]

I never thought I'd like a Harry styles song so much goddamn

[@jpagss]

You know what I realized? If Sign Of The Times wasn't released at all or flopped, French Montana would have a Best Of The Week.

[@crazyluigi6664]

Him and a member of Rae Sremmurd...

[@vriskaserket1120]

9:33 for AJR, and the beginning of Mark’s feud with them.

[@MusicNerdDavid]

Ranked best to worst: Flatliner by Cole swindell ft Dierks bentley (Best of the week) Weak by AJR (Honorable mention (Tie)) Sign of the times by Harry styles (Honorable mention (Tie)) If I told you by Darius Rucker Now or never by Halsey Unforgettable by French montana ft Swae lee Cake by Flo rida ft 99 Percent Bar at the end of the world (Dishonorable mention) Everyday we lit by YFN Lucci ft PnB Rock (Worst of the week)

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

David So many people love weak I love it as well I hope it blows up during the summer!

[@Blondieflay]

David lel unforgettable gets number 2 on ur worst list

[@mariokarter13]

I pick Never.

[@SPTofumon]

Can Mark or anyone point me in the direction for calculating year end points? Even a website that has the points that a song has. I've been wanting to see how songs of the year end are decided, and I always see that points are involved.

[@jtdevold]

DarkSPStarmon01 pulse music board -> chart discussion -> year end hot 100

[@RacingGamerSlovenia]

pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/136215/hot-100-year-predictions-2017?page=166

[@manuelalejandro6576]

I was expecting him to talk about Redbone Re-entering the charts...

[@naos8116]

Redbone re-entered? No, it went from 56-49.

[@jackyvstheworld]

The only song that repeats cake a bunch and is good is "Cake Boy" by Hoodie Allen.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Cake by the ocean?

[@naos8116]

+The Legendary Movie Critic That song was not good.

[@ebtrax4081]

I can't wait for next week!

[@hollywoodtre6098]

LOVE BILLBOARD BREAKDOWN

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

This week was so much better than last week we got great debuts like sign of the times a great song and will be a huge hit and I love that he made an old rock song and can't wait to see how good his next album is harry styles is trying to get an acting carrer and a solo singing carrer harry styles deserve all the praise he is getting I'm glad he left 1d as I can respect him more as a creative artists. He has a bright future ahead if him! AJR Weak wow! I did not expect this song to debut but I am glad as hell it did first off this isn't a top knockoff this band creates their own music and beat and song unlike top and I like bands like them Espically if the beats and lyrics are really freaking good! Also I love this band since I'm ready and I'm not famous and now they finally get the hit they deserve this song isn't weak it's strong! Will be huge in the summer as it is catchy as hell! Hope more indie bands get bilboard hits. Cake flo Rida ft 99 percent Flo Rida always releases a huge song during the summer gdfr,my house,and cake, It has a catchy rap verse and I love the bass drop as it is actually good and not like the chainsmokers! Flo Rida delivers another summer hit and I like it a lot! Human rag ban bone- This track has mixed reactions and I kind of get the argument of calling him a douche for blaming on his mistakes for being human but the song is so catchy and a great alternative song really glad it debuted. Next week will be the chainsmokers shit show! I wonder how pissed off mark will get! I think the only song he will like is breakup any night imo. Hopefully lady Gaga can also debut as well. I also want Mike posners song to debut and Jax jones ft Raye you don't own me. Also im ok with now or never even if it sounds way too similar needed me and I like the message you need to choose if you want to stay or leave because in relationships you have to make that choice and she didn't foce the guy to have sex it was his choice! I disagree on mark a lot on this episode!

[@vanguardofthevoid740]

I'm surprised and appalled that most "professional" critics seem to dislike sign of the times. Worst of the week for me is weak by AJR. I can't stand these three, and the song sounds like ass. I've been dreading the day it would actually chart.

[@naos8116]

No, they seem generally positive to mixed.

[@mikecraig2062]

Smh the last two weeks in the top ten we get Kendrick Lamar and a great Harry Styles song but in return we get Lil Uzi and Future. ( although Mask Off is decent and XO Tour Llif3 isn't the worst Uzi song I've heard)

[@dazzleneal]

To be honest, I'm surprised that even with the lack of promotion, Water Under the Bridge still charted because it's Adele.

[@dazzleneal]

Lorde. You will get your day. Once Melodrama is released.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Greenlight will blow up in the summer!

[@0sarah0911]

Damn, spring 2017 was really THAT time for music. It also coincides with a brief high point in my life. Watching this video takes me back

[@kevindeering1457]

Is All Time Low by Jon Bellion on the bilboard charts

[@karandex]

What is the song in background at about 2 min mark with oua oua sound

[@felixcroc]

You can see all the songs Mark plays in the top-right corner.

[@JayCh0ken]

But can we talk about how It Ain't Me is just one slot away from the top 10?

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Ivan Khamphoukeo It's going to reach it and issues and stay will as well!

[@firefly4f4]

Flo Rida's "Cake" is the most annoying song I hear regularly on the radio right now. That hook... GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD! It's awful, yet that freakin' pitch shifting just gets in there and won't go away.

[@FlipTrackz]

AJR is like Neon Trees mixed with Jon Bellion. I'm not into it.

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

Well I love both

[@WushuKnight19]

2017 honestly has been a fantastic year for rock, metal, and punk so far (and in 4 months with is...impressive), Rise Against even released their new song which I thought was pretty damn good.

[@thejustinoshow7908]

Sign of the Times (best of the week) Weak (honorable mention, the charts need more Alternative crossover IMO) Unforgettable If I told You Everyday We Lit Cake Flatliner Bar at the End of the World (Dishonorable Mention) Now or Never (Worst of the Week)

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Shaquille O'Neal Yay someone who likes weak as much as I do I hope it blows up during the summer it's catchy as hell! AJR needs to get big they are such a great band!

[@birdgod5584]

Unforgettable is probably only so popular because of Swae, probably not French Montana

[@iam9991000]

Kenny, it's a restaurant at the end of the world, not a bar.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

VLRgospel09 Is he writing these songs while he is drunk? The world ain't ending anytime soon!

[@wrestlingenthusiast9404]

11:15 what do you mean about sympathy?

[@raytheflyingsquirrel12]

BOTW: Everyday We Lit HM: Unforgettable DM: Now Or Never WOTW: Cake

[@jeromeb715]

Yeah, it took 2 ½ years for the video to hit 420 likes

[@jaredsheinberg]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who does the hand gestures with Mark in the intro.

[@naos8116]

I don't do it with him, I already do enough stuff like that when I'm talking in my typical day.

[@bayleecorona7625]

YOU HAVE TO REACT TO HARRY STYLES SELF-TITLED ALBUM! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ITS SOOOO GOOD

[@liamcarmody4217]

HUMBLE IS NUMBER 1. I REPEAT HUMBLE IS NUMBER 1

[@mutedjono6187]

Weak sounds like if someone got drunk and decided to fail at ripping off Flume, and still managed to be one of the less terrible songs of their career

[@chisayukizome5435]

Wait until next week for Chainsmokers,the album is at the top of the charts. I hope Sam Hunt drops out soon of the charts because screw it though Tunnel Vision is out of top 10,thank god.I hope I Feel It Coming and Castle on the Hill can rebound though because I love them.

[@mariokarter13]

Next week? The debut is THIS WEEK. Unless an album goes on to become a cultural phenomenon, the biggest sales week is always the first week. The highest debut they got was #7 on the Bubbling Under chart. The only reason they kept their momentum going is because they were drip-feeding a track every few months, dropping a full album of shit seems to have smothered it.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Chisa Yukizome I really only want breakup every night as that's the only good song on the album and a guaranteed summer hit!

[@willcalton4026]

Isn't that the "fuck me back to life" song that many music critics have talked about? xD

[@chisayukizome5435]

mariokarter13 I do still think there will be something at least charting since more people are talking about it especially since it is the number 1 dance album.I just hope the album doesn't all land at once.

[@NorbertSD]

Before Mark had a burning hatred for AJR.

[@benallan2328]

Best of the Week - Sign of the Times by Harry Styles Honourable Mention - Unforgettable by French Montana ft. Swae Lee Weak by AJR If I Told You by Darius Rucker Cake by Flo Rida & 99 Percent Now or Never by Halsey Everyday We Lit by YFN Lucci ft. PnB Rock Dishonourable Mention - Bar At The End Of The World by Kenny Chesney Worst of the Week - Flatliner by Cole Swindell ft. Dierks Bentley

[@WushuKnight19]

H-How long is it going to take to bring down Shape of You? It's not really that good to begin with.

[@devinmccreery8003]

I like 5 artists on the billboard hot 100. Keith Urban, Bradley Gilbert, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, and Kenny Chesney.

[@jimbo3227]

Bar at the End of the World....Kenny Chesney's been reading The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?

[@themusicguyinthegroup9619]

Haha an AJR song didn’t “click” with him

[@ab41099]

I'd guess harry styles is definitely falling next week, maybe not out out of the top 10 but definitely down to something like 7 or 8

[@jvanapi1136]

11:18 I see what you did there

[@davidjanssenjr.6702]

The only reason that Mask Off and XO Tour Life was in the top 10 is because of the challenges.

[@MinalKarsan23]

Oh no did this guy seriously compare Swae Lee to The Weeknd 😂😂😂

[@thejustinoshow7908]

Also I'm praying that HUMBLE. takes the top spot. Ed, you've had it long enough, and your song got annoying for me at least 5 weeks ago. If anyone deserves a solo #1 hit it's Kendrick. And if HUMBLE. doesn't take down Shape if You, I honestly don't know what will.

[@dazjeahaynes6221]

Shaquille O'Neal that's what I like will :)

[@jpagss]

Shaquille O'Neal I agree with you on the annoying after 5 weeks part. I liked Shape Of You at first, but overplay really started to show me just how bland it really is.

[@zooka0619]

Best of the Week: Now Or Never (IMO it's pretty damn good, especially by Halsey standards) Honorable Mention: Everyday We Lit (I like Pnb Rock he has a good voice and knows how to get a chorus stuck in my head) Worst of the Week: Flatliner (It's bro country. Nuff said.) Dishonorable Mention: Sign of the Times (I found this incredibly boring, I liked the other solo debuts from the other members more. It'll flop hard)

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

zooka0619 I doubt sign of the times will flop Espically by the amount of fans he has and now or never is a good song bUT if they removed the needed me beat with something else it would have been better.

[@Loraszno]

zooka0619 What is your opinion on Weak by AJR?

[@zooka0619]

I've heard that comparison a lot and I honestly don't hear it aside from the fluctuating vocals, but then again everyone seems to do that nowadays

[@zooka0619]

Its good, it needs to grow on me more though

[@ninjafuytp5017]

Are we not going to discuss the elephant in the room?

[@crazyluigi6664]

What do you mean there?

[@jackmorgan1647]

xo your life is a good song man, the only good Uzi song so far.

[@renoutlaw8371]

Jack Morgan the verses, especially the second are shit.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Here's what songs I hope debuts next week Jax jones ft Raye you don't own me-Catchy as hell and has a great beat and will be perfect for the summer. The chainsmokers-Breakup every night seriously this sounds like walk the moon did a chainsmokers song and the fact that they are making fun of themselves makes me like the song more! Mike posners in the arms of a stranger-Not as big as I took a pill in ibiza but it is just as catchy Lady gaga-The cure sure it sounds like a radio song but it is catchy and makes you want to hear the song over and over and over and the drop and background noises makes the song even better. Kissing strangers dnce ft Nicki minaj?! It has a great bass guitar line an amazing beat and very catchy lyrics and another good Nicki verse this is dnces intresting combo that worked! David guetta ft Nicki Minaj light my body up! Sure David's beat isn't as strong as hey mama or turn me on but nicks verse and the sounds in the background saves the song from being trash

[@naos8116]

Outside of "The Cure", I don't see any of those charting.

[@davidjanssenjr.6702]

The Legendary Movie Critic Also, Thumbs - Sabrina Carpenter

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Naos I think the cure,symphony,you don't own me which will be huge in the summer,and kissing strangers will chart.

[@naos8116]

They don't really have the sales. And so? I think "Run Away" by Drake Bell would be great for a summer hit. Is it going to do it? Hell no.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Naos​ You don't own me is in the top 40 of pop charts it will get bubbling under and will debut over the summer! Symphony is close to debuting. Kissing strangers tied for most added to radio so it will debut the rest we will see.

[@thomasivie3202]

I'm guessing this is the best AJR song ever

[@MavicAVF]

Still not liking xo tour life? No? Ah well atleast you like mask off

[@okraglinek9101]

Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you mention the songs that enter the top 20? Just mention. You don't really need to talk about that for too long.

[@teddyhaines6613]

Zayn's hopefully brief flirtation with solo relevance feels all the more inexplicable now.

[@OscarRodriguezChannel]

I think Mark is exaggerating Kendrick's impact next week

[@crazyluigi6664]

I don't think so, man.

[@jermz345]

Humble #1, DNA #4, 6 Tracks in the Top 20, Every song charted lowest charted song is 60. Take this L

[@crazyluigi6664]

I think it was #63, actually, but that's beside the point...

[@jermz345]

Oh man, I was off 3 spots i'm in shambles :( Btw will the new ep be out tonight

[@fbgchichitm]

What a week for fewcha the goat. Fuck up some commas double plat low life triple plat mask off plat and up to 7th in billboard's plus it had the highest sales in stream We just need that vid for mask off and it can crack top 3

[@Blondieflay]

Best 2 worst Best-That one with the 1D guy (gr8) Hm (tie) between cake cake cake and the song everyone is talking about in the comments about how much of a surprise it is (gud) That one ACTUAL country song (decent) The one that is 🌚2edgy4me (😵Halsey bad but its catchy so it's better than new ameakricana -meh) Interchangeable Trap Banger 3000000 (meh) That song that everyone loves but I find annoying (bad) Dhm-That lame annoying crap-sounding cole swindell song (bad) Worst-fuck Kenny chesney (SHIIIIIIIIIIIII111IIIIIT)

[@Blondieflay]

Basically Best-Sign Of The Times Hm-Unforgettable, Cake If I told You Now or Never Everyday we lit Weak Flatline Bar at End Of The World

[@mattwhitaker7174]

Didn't Kenny Chesney used to be a good singer?

[@dtrexgaming]

My boy Lil Uzi Vert putting numbers on the boards! Its staying in the top 10 next week. Its fair to say you dont know what your talking about when it comes to uzi considering you thout it was gonna drop out after one or two weeks. Kendrick tho, hopefully humble hits #1 shits a slapper and DNA I think is gonna be a top 5 debut. Nothing else from DAMN i think is debuting in top 10 but id be happily surprised to see Element or Loyalty come up there

[@crazyluigi6664]

What about Love, though?

[@dtrexgaming]

Crazy Luigi love is being streamed less than both Element and Loyalty

[@duksitonus24]

When you realized the ******* who made new americana got another hit

[@dewritos2068]

Mask Off will get radio play as it just got released to Top 40 radio.

[@jasminemcgarigle8834]

Does anyone else kinda like Now Or Never?

[@hoomerchevy5351]

Besides "HUMBLE.", "XO Tour Llife" is the best song in the top 10 wtf are you on rn Mark?

[@andrewbianchi1294]

DemonWind Shuriken besides Body Like A Back Road it's the worst song in the top 10.

[@willcalton4026]

I'm glad you're not a fan of Weak either. I'm not picky at all with pop songs in that vein and even I rejected it for having a really grating instrumentation and probably the most annoying "millennial whoops" I've ever heard.

[@renoutlaw8371]

XO tourLlif3 (don't care if I misspelled it) is such a disappointment. not cause I expect much from lil yah yah uzi skirt. but because the hook was such an improvement. I was impressed with it and thought it might be a good song. then the verse I was like, this is dumb but if the second verse is good it could save the song. then the 2nd verse made me deaf.

[@NorthKoreanComedian]

BEST TO WORST IMO: "Weak" by AJR (Best of the Week) "If I Told You" by Darius Rucker (Honourable Mention) "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles "Flatliner" by Cole Swindell ft. Dierks Bentley "Cake" by Flo Rida, 99 Percent "Bar At The End Of The World' by Kenny Chesney "Everyday We Lit' by YFN Lucci ft. PnB Rock "Unforgettable" by French Montana ft. Swae Lee (Dishonourable Mention) "Now or Never" by Halsey (Worst of the Week)

[@heatwave]

So tired of the host complaining that songs aren't country enough for his stereotypical view of they should be. Granted, it's his opinion, but this is mine.

[@naos8116]

It is not the traditional formatting of country. It's using production and instrumentation elements of pop music, and nothing about it is country outside of the southern accents.

[@thomasherrington7237]

Pre extreme hatred mark on ajr

[@eliheta8539]

I thought Sign of the Times was awful but to each their own I guess.

[@issybella66]

Same

[@crazyluigi6664]

Care to explain how, exactly?

[@Ericis323]

1 question I really like kendrick lamer a lot here's my Problem with humble if he's telling me to be humble why is he playing God and sleeping on a bed of money

[@jjdemoura7]

Eric Douglas It's irony

[@Ericis323]

Oh okay

[@guyman4823]

Mask off is much worse than the lil uzi vert song, though both are horrible.