American Top 40 [May 8, 2021]

[MitchWolf - ChartStan]

On this weekend's edition of American Top 40, Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland of Coldplay will be guest hosting, taking your questions and previewing their new single "Higher Power"

This week we say goodbye to....

Bad Bunny/Jhay Cortez - DÁKITI [#32] after 13 weeks (PK: #19)
Justin Bieber - Anyone [#22} after 15 weeks (PK: #11)

Debuting this week is....

* Trap artist Lil Tjay makes his AT40 debut with “Calling My Phone” [#39], a collab with 6LACK
* Dutch singer Duncan Laurence makes his AT40 chart debut with “Arcade” [#34]

Fastest Riser/Greatest Fall

* This week's Fastest Riser belongs to Justin Bieber as "Hold On" (after 5 weeks) moves 9 from #34 to #25
* .... while this week's Greatest Fall goes to "My Head & My Heart" as it drops 11 from #19 to #30

Now In The Top 3,

At #3, "Save Your Tears" (after 18 weeks) moves down one spot from #2
...at #2, After 2 weeks at #1, "Therefore I Am" (after 23 weeks) drops a spot
And at #1.... Her first #1 on AT40, Tate McRae with "you broke me first" (after 27 weeks)

American Top 40 [May 8, 2021]
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LW TW Artist-Title Peak So Far Weeks at #1 Weeks On

39 40 Ava Max - Kings & Queens 02 37
[DE] 39 Lil TJay/6LACK - Calling My Phone 39 01
37 38 AJR - Bang! 06 41

38 37 Bebe Rexha - Sacrifice 37 03
EX Fifth Harmony/Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home*
35 36 Justin Bieber/Chance The Rapper - Holy 02 31
40 35 Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 35 02
[DE] 34 Duncan Laurence - Arcade 34 01

36 33 SZA - Good Days 33 05
EX Jay Sean/Lil Wayne - Down
31 32 Dua Lipa/DaBaby - Levitating 04 29
33 31 AJR - Way Less Sad 31 05
BO Kali Uchis - telepatía

OX-1 The Chainsmokers/Coldplay - Something Just Like This

19 30 Ava Max - My Head & My Heart 13 12
30 29 Tiësto - The Business 29 09
28 28 Nelly/Flordia Georgia Line - Lil Bit 28 07
OTV Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary

26 27 Justin Bieber/benny blanco - Lonely 01 [1 week @ #1] 27
27 26 Doja Cat /SZA - Kiss Me More 26 02
34 25 Justin Bieber - Hold On 25 05
EX The Weeknd - The Hills
29 24 Daya - Bad Girl 24 06

23 23 Cardi B - Up 23 08
20 22 Chris Brown/Young Thug - Go Crazy 02 34
25 21 Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu 21 03
EX Demi Lovato/Ariana Grande - Met Him Last Night

OX-2 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

21 20 Glass Animals - Heat Waves 20 08
24 19 Ariana Grande - pov 19 04
18 18 Saweetie/Doja Cat - Best Friend 18 13
OTV G-Eazy/Chris Brown - Provide

15 17 24kGoldn/iann dior - Mood 01 [10 weeks @ #1] 34
17 16 Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean 16 06
16 15 Maroon 5/Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistakes 15 07
EX Rihanna/Eminem - The Monster
14 14 Travis Scott/HVME - Goosebumps (remix) 14 13

13 13 Dua Lipa - We're Good 13 10
12 12 Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars/Anderson.Paak) - Leave The Door Open 12 06
11 11 Justin Bieber/Daniel Caeser/Giveon - Peaches 11 04

OX-3 Coldplay/Beyoncé- Hymn For The Weekend

10 10 The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU 10 12
08 09 Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On 03 18
09 08 Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love 08 22
OTV JESSIA - I'm Not Pretty

06 07 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear - my ex's best friend 06 27
05 06 Ariana Grande - positions 01 [4 weeks @ #1] 26

07 05 Ariana Grande - 34+35 01 [3 weeks @ #1] 24
03 04 Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 01 [5 weeks @ #1] 14
02 03 The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 02 18

OX-4 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars

BO Coldplay - Higher Power

01 02 Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am 01 [2 weeks @ #1] 23

04 01 Tate McRae - you broke me first 01 [1 week @ #1] 27

* - COVID message

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[momzquotes]

Next week, AT40 will now play on Hi FM due to the Aidulfitri aka End of Ramadan.

[Top 40 Tracker]

Peaches halts, Ariana moves back up 2 flip flopping hits in the top 10 and Save Your Tears falls down to #3 while Levitating drops a notch most likely ahead of a big rebound next week... definitely some weird chart move surprises.

[upland1425]

Now, 3 girls in their late teens back to back at #1, from Olivia Rodrigo (18), Billie Eilish (19), then Tate McRae (17).

[samlove]

Breakouts are going to be You and Power. Telepatia (#32) and Heartbreak Anniversary (#40) will enter nex week, meaning both Ava Max's song are going to fall of. These are just guesses.

[warriorsdyn98]

How is Save Your Tears by The Weeknd not number 1? Tate McRae has not hit number 1 a single day before on the media base top 40

[musiciscool]

May 7, 2021 9:53:21 GMT -5 warriorsdyn98 said:

How is Save Your Tears by The Weeknd not number 1? Tate McRae has not hit number 1 a single day before on the media base top 40

Yes, she did. She hit #1 Sunday April 18th.

[gemini79]

What day of the week Mediabase chart does AT40 go by, I been going by the Tuesday's mediabase chart and you broke me first never got #1 on the Tuesday's chart

[gemini79]

I'm so happy that Chris actually acknowledged both debuts

[gemini79]

Will Met him last Night be a breakout or on the verge next week, I don't know why it's an extra

[superxpaul]

May 6, 2021 22:04:00 GMT -5 momzquotes said:

Next week, AT40 will now play on Hi FM due to the Aidulfitri aka End of Ramadan.

They’ve been playing AT40 during Ramadan this year

[superxpaul]

I believe Coldplay is guest hosting AT40 this weekend because they’re also gonna be on American Idol this weekend too, another show also hosted by Seacrest.

[samlove]

May 7, 2021 14:58:37 GMT -5 gemini79 said:

What day of the week Mediabase chart does AT40 go by, I been going by the Tuesday's mediabase chart and you broke me first never got #1 on the Tuesday's chart

Every monday it resetes on hits daily double. Try going on monday to see new songs on there.

[Top 40 Tracker]

May 7, 2021 6:08:34 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

Now, 3 girls in their late teens back to back at #1, from Olivia Rodrigo (18), Billie Eilish (19), then Tate McRae (17).

First time in AT40 history this has ever happened.

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I will check for KIIS
UPDATE: they did!

I think guest hosts did ok job, and taking ques and answers from fans

Sunday 8pm new american idol 8pm, coldplay will perform new single: Higher Power

[Glass Joe]

May 7, 2021 6:08:34 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

Now, 3 girls in their late teens back to back at #1, from Olivia Rodrigo (18), Billie Eilish (19), then Tate McRae (17).

That is very interesting! This will probably mark the first year of years to come of dominance on the charts of 2000s born artists.

[Glass Joe]

May 8, 2021 1:41:59 GMT -5 Top 40 Tracker said:

May 7, 2021 6:08:34 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

Now, 3 girls in their late teens back to back at #1, from Olivia Rodrigo (18), Billie Eilish (19), then Tate McRae (17).

First time in AT40 history this has ever happened.

Interestingly enough. There has never really been a time when there were as many teen girls dominating the charts at once. In the early 2000s, there was a chance of it with Christina, Britney, and Mandy Moore all successful at once, but they never had back to back to back number ones like this.

It also could have happened with Debbie Gibson and Tiffany if they had gotten number ones in a row, but there was no third teen female singer at that time to make it possible.

[gemini79]

May 8, 2021 14:46:04 GMT -5 Glass Joe said:

May 8, 2021 1:41:59 GMT -5 Top 40 Tracker said:

First time in AT40 history this has ever happened.

Interestingly enough. There has never really been a time when there were as many teen girls dominating the charts at once. In the early 2000s, there was a chance of it with Christina, Britney, and Mandy Moore all successful at once, but they never had back to back to back number ones like this.

It also could have happened with Debbie Gibson and Tiffany if they had gotten number ones in a row, but there was no third teen female singer at that time to make it possible.

Don't forget about Jessica Simpson

[upland1425]

May 8, 2021 1:41:59 GMT -5 Top 40 Tracker said:

May 7, 2021 6:08:34 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

Now, 3 girls in their late teens back to back at #1, from Olivia Rodrigo (18), Billie Eilish (19), then Tate McRae (17).

First time in AT40 history this has ever happened.

By the way, this week's 5 songs out of Top 6 are by female singers.
In the AT40 history (according to my AT40 friends' research);
June 30, 1979
#1: Ring my Bell by Anita Ward
#2: Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
#3: Bad Girls by Donna Summer
#4: We are Family by Sister Sledge
#5: Chuck E.'s in Love by Rickie Lee Jones

May 26, 1990 (Shadoe Stevens show)
#1: Vogue by Madonna
#2: All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You by Heart
#3: Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor
#4: Hold On by Wilson Phillips
#5: Alright by Janet Jackson

[momzquotes]

Why Tate McRae?!

[upland1425]

May 12, 2021 23:43:01 GMT -5 momzquotes said:

Why Tate McRae?!

"you broke me first" leaped to #1 from #4 on Mediabase published Top 40/CHR chart as of April 18, 2021 (based on actual spins from April 11 through April 17).

LW. TW.    ARTIST    --     Title                    Spins     +-
=====================================
04. 01. TATE MCRAE -- You Broke Me First    16258 +1411
03. 02. THE WEEKND -- Save Your Tears      16166  + 896
01. 03. BLLIE EILISH -- Therefore I Am       15660  -1385
02. 04. OLIVIA RODRIGO -- drivers license  15051  - 973
05. 05. ARIANA GRANDE -- 34+35              12808  - 445