September normally gives us the last big musical events of the chart year, as everything released past this point will have much more impact in 2024. To that effect we did get two big album bombs that look like they’ll each produce a hit single, one being significantly better than the other. Elsewhere, pop hadContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: September 2023”
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Billboard Roundup: August 2023
August didn’t quite have the explosion of musical storylines that July did, but it kept things ticking over nicely enough. Travis Scott dominated the album charts all month whilst making a modest impact on the Hot 100, and country music continued it’s mega year with another unexpected chart topper. Most of what ended up breakingContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: August 2023”
Billboard Roundup: July 2023
Finally, the year has begun. Close number one races, controversy, lead singles from returning pop stars, huge album bombs, a soundtrack takeover; July had it all. Furthermore, we also got some actual quality which was a nice upset. It wasn’t all good but it was at least interesting and eventful which aren’t words I wouldContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: July 2023”
Billboard Roundup: June 2023
Another month comes and goes without a whole lot of action, so much so that people have turned back to 2019 to find the biggest rising hit of the month. With a new Olivia Rodrigo single and incoming album bombs from Lil Uzi Vert and Taylor Swift, July is already guaranteed to be more interestingContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: June 2023”
Billboard Roundup: May 2023
My prediction of the charts exploding into life in April and May didn’t exactly go to plan. Instead we’ve got a few country songs, some more foreign stuff, and three singles from established big acts, none of which are exactly setting the world on fire. Oh well, hopefully the law of averages means we’ll getContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: May 2023”
Billboard Roundup: April 2023
I said last month that April is the time of year where the charts tend to really get going, and whilst that did happen in terms of the quantity of songs reaching the top 40 this month, it didn’t exactly deliver the glut of big hits I was anticipating. We’ve got a smattering of countryContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: April 2023”
Billboard Roundup: March 2023
March has come and gone, and it’s fair to say that the charts got absolutely Wallen’d. Eighteen of the tracks from his new album are still charting on the Hot 100 in their third week and he even managed one week at number one with Last Night, which is a pretty remarkable feat for aContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: March 2023”
Billboard Roundup: February 2023
2023 is beginning to take shape a little with new songs occupying the top five of the Hot 100, but so far there hasn’t been a great deal of action lower down. Proving this we have just seven new top 40 arrivals for February, with Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen poised to rip up theContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: February 2023”
Billboard Roundup: January 2023
A new year and quite a varied month to start things off. We’ve got a group of country songs that were previously blocked from reaching the top 40 by all the Christmas music, a couple of foreign oddities, three big new singles that have got people talking, and the obligatory old hit revived by TikTok.Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: January 2023”
Billboard Roundup: December 2022
December is always the shortest roundup of the year thanks to all the Christmas music and that remains the case this year despite two huge album bombs. Quickly flying through… “One Thing at a Time” by Morgan Wallen Peak #37, Current #97 Morgan Wallen dropped three new songs under the umbrella title “One Thing atContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: December 2022”
The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2022
2022 is at an end, so how did the year stack up as a whole? Honestly my main feeling coming out of this year is simply that not much happened and that is especially true when looking down the year-end Hot 100. Most of the biggest hits were released in 2021, Christmas music takes upContinue reading “The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2022”
Billboard Roundup: 2022 Extras
End of year add-ons, let’s just rattle through this ’cause I’m ill. Same format as previous years, songs I didn’t review previously. Part One: Missing Hits “Circles Around This Town” by Maren Morris Peak #52, Year-end #100 The lead single to Maren Morris’ latest album managed to sneak its way onto the year-end list despiteContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: 2022 Extras”
Billboard Roundup: November 2022
2022’s chart year has come to a close but not before giving us two of its biggest albums right at the end. With Drake and Taylor ripping up the charts and the regular avalanche of Christmas music flooding the Hot 100 it’s time to flush out the year’s old hits and prepare for the new.Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: November 2022”
Billboard Roundup: October 2022
2022’s slowdown continued with a particularly uneventful October. We do have a big new number one to talk about, but little else to go with it and Taylor Swift will flip the charts upside down next week anyway leaving most of this as old news. A new Drake & 21 Savage project is on theContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: October 2022”
Billboard Roundup: September 2022
I’m trying to have as positive an outlook as possible in these roundups because nobody wants to read non-stop misery or apathy, but I can’t lie September was rough. I mean really rough. This is the 36th one of these that I’ve written, and this is possibly the worst ever selection. Two of these songsContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: September 2022”
Billboard Roundup: August 2022
August continued in much the same vein as the rest of 2022. Some underwhelming high debuts that won’t stick around that long being propped up by a smattering of decent, if not great, country songs. Meanwhile Harry Styles and Bad Bunny remain cemented at the top of the singles and albums chart respectively as theyContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: August 2022”
Billboard Roundup: July 2022
July came and went with very little action to speak of. Other than willing Running Up That Hill to get higher, there isn’t really anything interesting me much on the charts at the moment. Whole year is petering out a bit. Anyways. “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell Peak #25, Current #26Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: July 2022”
Billboard Roundup: June 2022
June served up a fairly random collection of new top 40 arrivals with a wadge of country music and a light smattering of everything else. Drake tried to threaten us all, but ultimately it was Kate Bush who stole the spotlight for this month, and who can complain at that? We begin. “Something in theContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: June 2022”
Billboard Roundup: May 2022
Well I guess I can’t keep up the narrative that nothing has happened in 2022 any longer. May saw a glut of major album bombs hit the Hot 100 in rapid succession with destructive consequences. The impact of most of these records seems like it will dissipate fairly quickly but they each left at leastContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: May 2022”
Billboard Roundup: April 2022
Whisper it quietly, but some things are actually starting to happen on the charts. We’ve been blessed with back-to-back number one debuts like it’s 2020 or something, and not only that but we also have a couple of legitimately great songs on the schedule this month, and a new Kendrick Lamar album on the horizon.Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: April 2022”
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