I almost made it through the whole Top Ten without hitting a song I’ve already featured, but alas, #10 is ‘Feel It Still’ by Portugal, The Man, which I blogged about three weeks back.
So I close out this look at the charts with the #11 song, Halsey’s ‘Bad At Love,’ from the singer-songwriter’s sophomore album hopeless fountain kingdom.
Maroon 5 shows up at #9 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100, assisted by SZA on the track ‘What Lovers Do.’
This is the 13th song Maroon 5 has landed in the top ten since 2004, with 10 of those coming in the past seven years (how many numbers can I fit into one sentence?!). This band is a pop juggernaut.
Cardi B makes another appearance in the eighth spot of Billboard’s Hot 100, lending a verse to the track ‘No Limit’ by G-Eazy. A$AP Rocky shows up on the chorus as well.
G-Eazy is the third male rapper in the top ten so far, and the third white guy. I guess I haven’t been paying enough attention to the rap scene, and apparently the days when Eminem was the only legit white rapper are long gone.
Before I knew who Cardi B was, I learned that her surprise hit ‘Bodak Yellow’ (this week’s #7) defied all odds and unseated juggernaut Taylor Swift for the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100.
In doing so, Cardi B became only the second solo female artist to reach the top of the chart with a hip-hop track (the first was Lauryn Hill, with 1998’s ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’). When the song stayed on top for three straight weeks, it became the longest-running #1 single by a solo female rapper in history.
Continuing our march through the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, we arrive at #6 and Sam Smith’s heartbreak ballad ‘Too Good at Goodbyes.’
I haven’t liked a Sam Smith song yet, and this one isn’t an exception. Mostly it’s because I find his voice grating, which I know sounds funny coming from a guy who loves Bob Dylan, Rufus Wainwright and Morrissey. I also find his songs quite generic, which is where those guys have him beat.
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