although with the radio finally peaking, even a sales boost might not keep it in the top 10 for long.Īnd on that note, our losers and dropouts, and in the latter category there's only two worth mentioning. And finally we have 'Sweet But Psycho' by Ava Max holding at #10. Now I'm still not quite wowed by this song and the radio seems reticent on it, but the streaming and enormous YouTube is hard to deny - this might hold up while other songs collapse around it. Then holding its spot at #8 we have 'Dancing With A Stranger' by Sam Smith and Normani - all it has is airplay and with that in freefall I don't predict this'll last long - but now we've got a glimpse of what might replace it rising to #9 and entering the top 10 for the first time: 'Suge' by DaBaby. Following behind it is 'Sucker' by the Jonas Brothers down at #5 - holding the top spot on radio and only okay sales isn't quite propping it up as much as it needs - but what's more interesting is the slight boost for 'Sunflower' by Post Malone and Swae Lee to #6 - yeah, consistently down across the board, but it's still edging out 'Wow.' by Post Malone in sales and streaming despite lagging in airplay, which means that song is getting elbowed back to #7. Hell, it muscled past 'I Don't Care' by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, which actually has better sales and slightly stronger streaming, but this looks to be a margin's game - mediocrity sticks together, after all. And one right behind it is 'Talk' by Khalid up to #3 with an even stronger airplay run that makes up for weaker streaming and sales - I'm still not a fan of the song, but I have to respect its moves. Again, I'm not sure what's going to destabilize it here, because it won't be 'bad guy' by Billie Eilish, rising up to #2 because sales are up, streaming is still rock solid, and it's finally got real radio traction to make itself a respectable contender. It certainly seems like in our top ten, 'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus certainly is, still at #1 thanks to dominance in every format except radio, and it's making up that deficit with obscene YouTube and an consistent airplay surge. Granted, part of this feels driven by the fact that at this point last year we had been hit by multiple album bombs where 2019 feels more quiet in general, but it also feels like projects that would normally hit with greater impact just aren't penetrating as deeply as you'd expect, leading to a more chart. ![]() I think the chaos of 2018 warped how I normally see the Hot 100.
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