Billboard Overview - Week of 9/29/18

Hi everyone. For once, I'm actually really excited to make this post. There was good movement on most charts, and we got two solid albums debuting on the Billboard 200. Let's get right into it.

Hot 100
Out of the top 10:
22. Machine Gun Kelly - RAP DEVIL (#13) [-9]

20. Ella Mai - Boo'd Up (#16) [-4]
19. Lil Baby/Drake - Yes Indeed (#20) [+1]
18. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#19) [+1]
17. Ariana Grande - God is a woman (#16) [-1]
16. DJ Khaled/Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper - No Brainer (#12) [-4]
15. Drake - Nonstop (#17) [+2]
14. Imagine Dragons - Natural (#15) [+1]
13. Eminem/Joyner Lucas - Lucky You (#18) [+5]
12. Tyga/Offset - Taste (#9) [-3]
11. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies (#10) [-1]
10. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood (#11) [+1]
9. Travis Scott - SICKO MODE (#8) [-1]
8. 6ix9ine/Nicki Minaj/Murda Beatz - FEFE (#7) [-1]
7. Kanye West & Lil Pump/Adele Givens - I Love It (#6) [-1]
6. Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin - I Like It (#3) [-3] {1 Week At #1}
5. Post Malone - Better Now (#4) [-1]
4. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (#5) [+1]
3. Eminem - Killshot (DEBUT)
2. Drake - In My Feelings (#1) [-1] {10 Weeks At #1}
1. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You (#2) [+1] {1st Week At #1}

~Wow lots to talk about here. First of all, our only dropout comes from Machine Gun Kelly's RAP DEVIL as space was needed for the better diss track. This one isn't going to be here much longer.

~The fact that Boo'd Up and Yes Indeed are still here shocks me.

~We finally have a new #1 song. And it's very deserving. Girls Like You has been in the top 5 so long I thought it had lost it's chance to be #1. But I guess I was wrong (not that I'm compelling)!

~Only one new entrant and it comes from Eminem, responding to RAP DEVIL with a song that's a million times better. I much prefer the lyrically content of Killshot, as Em continues to prove himself as a very talented lyricist. HIs flow is so much better than MGK's is not even a competition. The production is also way better here. I could do without the shots at Puff Daddy but there not the worst thing in the world.

Billboard 200
Out of the top 10:
66. $uicideBoy$ - I Want To Die In New Orleans (#9) [-57]
33. Russ - ZOO (#4) [-29]
16. Lauren Daigle - Look Up Child (#3) [-13]
12. Mac Miller - Swimming (#6) [-6]

10. Juice WRLD - Goodbye & Good Riddance (#12) [+2]
9. Nicki Minaj - Queen (#11) [+2]
8. Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (#1) [-7] {1 Week At #1}
7. Ariana Grande - Sweetener (#10) [+3] {1 Week At #1}
6. Post Malone - beerbongs & bentleys (#8) [+2] {3 Weeks At #1}
5. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD (#7) [+2] {2 Weeks At #1}
4. Drake - Scorpion (#5) [+1] {5 Weeks At #1}
3. 6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter (DEBUT)
2. Eminem - Kamikaze (#2) [=] {1 Week At #1}
1. Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (DEBUT) {1st Week At #1}

~Juice's and Nicki's less than great albums come back to the top 10 due to four albums having serious drops. $uicideBoy$ are never coming back (thank God), Russ is gone, the impact of Mac Miller's death has faded, though I could see Lauren Daigle's album rebounding as at the time of this writing it is #1 on iTunes.

~I was pleasantly surprised by both our debuts this week, including 6LACK's. The album is only good instead of great as I did get a little bored towards the end of it, but I was studying while I listened to this and it is fantastic music for studying. I doubt I'll ever revisit it, but I enjoyed it for a first listen.

~In the Discord channel, I said that Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty was my 2nd favorite album of the year, behind Voicenotes. I stand by that statement. I think that her vocals really shine here. There are no features here (not counting Ludacris on The Champion, as that is just a bonus track), but I don't have any problem with that. In fact, I'm glad that no one was shooed in as a feature credit on this. Easily the best part of this whole album is the lyrically content. She sings about things such as a wife dealing with an alcoholic husband and mass shootings. I am very glad that this debuted at the top spot, and I'm hoping it can stick around a bit longer.

Artist 100
Out of the top 10:
OUT. Russ (#9)
22. Mac Miller (#6) [-14]
17. Paul McCartney (#1) [-16] {1 Week At #1}

10. Cardi B (#12) [+2] {1 Week At #1}
9. Ed Sheeran (#13) [+4] {11 Weeks At #1}
8. Ariana Grande (#10) [+2] {3 Weeks At #1}
7. Travis Scott (#11) [+4] {2 Weeks At #1}
6. Imagine Dragons (#8) [+2] {1 Week At #1}
5. Post Malone (#7) [+2] {2 Weeks At #1}
4. BTS (#4) [=] {2 Weeks At #1}
3. Drake (#3) [=] {31 Weeks At #1}
2. Eminem (#2) [=] {2 Weeks At #1}
1. Carrie Underwood (#61) [+60] {1st Week At #1}

~Every artist in the top 10 has hit #1 on this chart.

~Best week this week is a tie between Maroon 5 and Cardi B, for obvious reasons. Worst week goes to MGK because I want it to. Also RAP DEVIL is flopping.

Genre Charts
Mainstream Top 40:
5. Selena Gomez - Back To You (#5) [-1]
4. 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood (#4) [+1]
3. Maroon 5/Cardi B - Girls Like You (#3) [=] {5 Weeks At #1}
2. Post Malone - Better Now (#2) [=] {2 Weeks At #1}
1. Khalid/Normani - Love Lies (#1) [=] {2nd Week At #1}

~Youngblood is coming for that #1 spot.

Hot Rock Songs:
5. Weezer - Africa (#5) [=]
4. Imagine Dragons - Believer (#4) [=] {29 Weeks At #1}
3. Imagine Dragons - Thunder (#3) [=] {24 Weeks At #1}
2. lovelytheband - broken (#2) [=]
1. Imagine Dragons - Natural (#1) [=] {6th Week At #1}

~Crazy thought guys: what if an Imagine Dragons song wasn't #1 here? I know it's just a fantasy that will never come true, but it would be pretty cool if it did happen.

Hot Latin Songs:
5. Ozuna/Manuel Turizo - Vania Loca (#5) [=]
4. Nicky Jam & J Balvin - X (#4) [=] {3 Weeks At #1}
3. 6ix9ine/Anuel AA - BEBE (#2) [-1] {1 Week At #1}
2. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber - Despacito (#3) [+1] {53 Weeks At #1}
1. Holy Shit This Has Been #1 For 13 Weeks - Te Bote (#1) [=] {13th Week At #1}

~Nothing interesting here. BEBE keeps flopping, Despacito keeps not dying.

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs:
Out of the top 5:
6. Kanye West & Lil Pump/Adele Givens - I Love It (#5) [-1]

5. Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin - I Like It (#2) [-3] {1 Week At #1}
4. Post Malone - Better Now (#3) [-1]
3. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (#5) [+2]
2. Eminem - Killshot (DEBUT)
1. Drake - In My Feelings (#1) [=] {11th Week At #1}

~Fun fact: I'm currently watching a four hour version of Hamlet for my directing class right now. Why am I mentioning this fact that literally no one cares about? Because this chart is basically the Hot 100 without Girls Like You and I have nothing unique to say.

Hot Dance/Electronic Songs:
Out of the top 5:
6. Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa - One Kiss (#5) [-1]

5. Calvin Harris/Sam Smith - Promises (#6) [+1]
4. Kygo/Miguel - Remind Me To Forget (#4) [=]
3. Tiësto & Dzeko/Preme/Post Malone - Jackie Chan (#3) [=]
2. Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey - The Middle (#1) [-1] {33 Weeks At #1}
1. Marshmello/Bastille - Happier (#2) [+1] {1st Week At #1}

~I'm very happy about this new #1 song. I guess you could say I'm Happier having this at the top spot. Ahhh that was really bad sorry. But it's nice to finally see a new #1.

~#OneKissWasRobbed

Hot Country Songs:
Out of the top 5:
7. Luke Bryan - Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (#4) [-3]

5. Old Dominion - Hotel Key (#7) [+2]
4. Kane Brown - Heaven (#5) [+1]
3. Florida Georgia Line - Simple (#3) [=]
2. Dan + Shay - Tequila (#2) [=]
1. Bebe Rexha/Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (#1) [=] {43 Weeks At #1}

~Like Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset, Hotel Key is just so happy and fun that I can't help but like it. 

Best Chart: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs
Worst Chart: Hot Country Songs

(International charts won't be a weekly thing, but I'll do them on occasion. Not this week though)