"Blinding Lights" still refuses to give up.

This week:
1. Olivia Rodrigo “Driver’s License” (debut)
2. 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior “Mood” (down)
3. Ariana Grande “Positions” (down)
4. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (down)
5. Chris Brown and Young Thug “Go Crazy” (up)
6. Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby “Levitating” (up)
7. Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper “Holy” (down)
8. AJR “Bang!” (up)
9. Morgan Wallen “Wasted on You” (debut)
10. SZA “Good Days” (up)

So happy for another top 10 for Morgan Wallen. And SZA and Olivia, good week for up and coming superstars in the top 10.

...I have never even heard of Olivia Rodrigo. Am I old?

The song is a TikTok sensation.

I think we all are.

I’d barely heard of her until last Friday when her debut single took the world by storm.

She is like a cross of Lorde’s sound/production and Taylor Swift’s storytelling songwriting

It's actually a pretty good song.

And apparently #1 here in Holland too, once again showing how out of touch I am.

I listened and it sounded like a rip of Lose You To Love Me. Is it about another famous person? Can't understand why it would be such a sensation.

Levitating keeps on well levitating

This week:
1. Olivia Rodrigo “Driver’s License” (flat)
2. Ariana Grande feat. Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion “34+35” (up)
3. 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior “Mood” (down)
4. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (flat)
5. Ariana Grande “Positions” (down)
6. Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby “Levitating” (flat)
7. Chris Brown and Young Thug “Go Crazy” (down)
8. Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper “Holy” (down)
9. AJR “Bang!” (down)
10. SZA “Good Days” (flat)

Kind of a like a Regina Spektor type song meets Lorde. Surprised it's #1

This week:
1. Olivia Rodrigo “Driver’s License” (flat)
2. 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior “Mood” (up)
3. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (up)
3. Ariana Grande “34+35” (down)
5. Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby “Levitating” (up)
6. Chris Brown and Young Thug “Go Crazy” (up)
7. Ariana Grande “Positions” (down)
8. Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper “Holy” (flat)
9. SZA “Good Days” (up)
10. AJR “Bang!” (down)

Is reddit artificially propping this song up? I really don’t get it.

And that has nothing to do with the song itself.

Levitating.....

Oop and there goes Morgan Wallen’s career.

I will still listen to him but it seems he will struggle to get a major label contract or radio support for the time being.

I feel like musicians can come back from big controversies more than others. R Kelly had several hit albums in between the sex tape scandal and sex slaves scandal, people are still putting up with Kanye, Kid Rock is more popular than ever, etc...

The only time I can remember an entire fanbase just dumping an artist is the lostprophets scandal, which involved raping babies. It’s hard to know that then listen to lyrics like “wake up, im so tired of waiting, its time for us to make a move” and not barf.

He got dropped from his label and CMT won't play him. Welp.

Being anti Iraq invasion killed The Dixie Chicks career. That’s an exception, most artists come back, but it’s not guaranteed.

Eh... Taking the Long Way, their album following that ridiculous scandal, was still a big success. Its sales were only around half of Home (selling 3m I think), but chances are the Home follow-up album was going to drop off some anyway given its status. They also won 5 Grammy Awards with the album, including three biggies (Record, Album, Song).

They didn't do much since then of course, and while I don't know their history that well afterwards, I'm under the impression they were close to scaling back their careers anyway to focus on their family and personal lives. The country music stations and fans were the only ones that decided to shun them.

And I have no idea who Morgan Wallen is.

I've never heard a song by him either lol oh well. Seems his songs are surging on iTunes which is sad but America.

Blinding Lights is going up to #2 this week and POSSIBLE going #1 after the super bowl, on its 62nd week inside the top 10.

Fucking legend

This week:
1. Olivia Rodrigo “Driver’s License” (flat)
2. 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior “Mood” (flat)
3. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (flat)
4. Ariana Grande “34+35” (flat)
5. Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby “Levitating” (flat)
6. Chris Brown and Young Thug “Go Crazy” (flat)
7. Ariana Grande “Positions” (flat)
8. The Weeknd “Save Your Tears” (up)
9. Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper “Holy” (down)
10. CJ “Whoopty” (up)

Does the superbowl performance put Blinding Lights over the top next week?

Hopefully not, it can go away at this point lol.

Apparantly DL, Blinding Lights and Cardi's Up all have a chance at #1.