So the 2020 chart year is at an end, with Billboard’s year-end charts now published and worst and best lists to follow in the coming weeks. But before I move on to doing those, I thought I would add in an extra Billboard Roundup to cover everything relevant from the 2020 Billboard year that wasn’tContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: 2020 extras”
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Billboard Roundup: November 2020
We’re now very much into the realm of 2021 hits rather than 2020 hits, with most of us probably thinking more about the Grammy nominations and upcoming release of the year-end Hot 100 than songs which won’t get their full appraisal for another year. Still, I’m inclined to say that November was a genuinely decentContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: November 2020”
Billboard Roundup: October 2020
The 2020 chart year is almost over, and October certainly made it feel that way. We’ve got a short list of new top 40 hits and pretty much none of these feel like they will have good staying power. There isn’t a great deal of quality here either to be honest, so maybe it’s forContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: October 2020”
Billboard Roundup: September 2020
September felt like a quieter month for the Hot 100 as the 2020 Billboard year winds towards its conclusion. Most of the songs that reached the top 40 in the past month have been out for a while but have only now reached their apex, with only a couple of big new releases. Meanwhile atContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: September 2020”
Billboard Roundup: August 2020
August was a strange and eventful month. We got a ton of surprises, some from big names, whilst some were unexpected breakthroughs. And somehow out of all of it we ended up with a fantastic selection, netting easily my highest average rating so far. Now as always, the question is whether the best hits willContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: August 2020”
Billboard Roundup: July 2020
Welcome to another roundup. I have to start this month by actually thanking Billboard for once, as they announced that they are finally putting a stop to the relentless bundle-driven sales that have plagued both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 for the last couple of years. It’s a welcome, if overdue, change and IContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: July 2020”
Billboard Roundup: June 2020
June was perhaps the quietest month on the charts that we’ve had in a while, with a relatively low number of top 40 arrivals and even fewer of them looking like they will have a lasting impact. Granted we did still get another #1 debut but, as we’ll get to, its status as a #1Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: June 2020”
Billboard Roundup: May 2020
May was a fairly messy and contentious month on the Hot 100. We got a different number one in each week, two number one debuts, the return of one of the most infamous recent names in popular music, and the full effects of bundles and remixes were felt once again. Also, the pandemic finally hadContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: May 2020”
Billboard Roundup: April 2020
We’re a fair way into 2020 now, so I think we can start to reflect on how well or not the year is shaping up. Personally I think it’s been pretty good but not amazing. I think the best aspect has probably been how the songs near the top of the charts have generally beenContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: April 2020”
Billboard Roundup: March 2020
Well March was an interesting month. 5 different album bombs disrupted the Hot 100, multiple artists achieved their first top 40 hits, and also the world fucking shut down. Fortunately the Hot 100 is just about the only thing that COVID-19 can’t disrupt (in terms of the charts being published that is, we’ve already seenContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: March 2020”
Billboard Roundup: February 2020
I’m still hopeful 2020 will turn out well but so far we are definitely 0/2. Whilst February hasn’t had the truly awful songs that January did, it’s been just as lacking in strong best list contenders and I’m not even sure that any of this stuff is going to stick around. But anyways, let’s diveContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: February 2020”
Billboard Roundup: January 2020
A new year has arrived. I’m looking forward to 2020, a start of a new decade and with plenty of big name artists overdue for dropping albums this year. I have a feeling we’re in for a good year. Unfortunately that good feeling has been quickly dampened by January’s selection of hits which are……er…… inconsistent?Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: January 2020”
Billboard Roundup: December 2019
Welcome to another roundup. Due to Christmas songs flooding the chart, December is always a slow month and so it was again this year with a very short list of new hits to get through. I’m also not reviewing any holiday songs that may have reached the top 40 for the first time this month,Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: December 2019”
The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2019
As mentioned on my worst list, I haven’t considered 2019 to be a great year for popular music. I think this year must be some kind of a record for most hits that I have mixed/indifferent reaction to, particularly in pop and rap there were just so many songs that I considered to be OKContinue reading “The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2019”
The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2019
So small recap, 2018 was widely regarded as a terrible year for popular music, and I would generally agree with that. A lot of people have subsequently called 2019 a good return to form and… I can’t really agree with that. Sure there were nowhere near as many terrible hits this year, but the prevailingContinue reading “The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2019”
Billboard Roundup: November 2019
Firstly, thanks to anyone who read the first post and actually wanted to read another one, that’s nice. November was a significantly quieter month, let’s just get into it, once again in the order the songs reached the top 40. “Follow God” by Kanye West Peak #7, Current #52 Oh. Well apparently this is aContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: November 2019”
Billboard Roundup: October 2019
This is the first post in what will hopefully be a monthly series. There’s probably about two people who might have any interest in reading this, but frankly I enjoy writing so thought I’d do this anyway. The idea of this series is that I’ll give my thoughts on any songs that reached the topContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: October 2019”
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