American Top 40 [October 16, 2021]

[MitchWolf: Super Chart Genius]

This week we say goodbye to....

* Ariana Grande - positions [#40] after 48 weeks (PK: #1 for 4 weeks)
* Alessia Cara - Sweet Dream [#34] after 5 weeks (PK: #34)
* Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet [#32] after 9 weeks (PK: #15)

Debuting this week is....

* Conan Gray with his latest "People Watching" [#39]
* Lil Nas X' "THAT'S WHAT I WANT" [#37] is his third single from his first LP "MONTERO"
* Jonas Brothers' latest single is called "Who's In Your Head" [#33]

Fastest Riser/Greatest Fall

* Justin Bieber's "Ghost" is This Week's Fastest Riser as he jumps up 9 spots from his debut #33 to #24
* .... while this week's Greatest Fall goes to "Heartbreak Anniversary" (after 22 weeks) as it drops 6 spots from #17 to #23

Now In The Top 3,

At #3, "good 4 u" (after 18 weeks) for a 4th non-consecutive week
...at #2, "Bad Habits" (after 14 weeks) a his third week
And at #1... "Stay" (after 12 weeks) for a 5th week

American Top 40 [October 16, 2021]
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LW TW Artist-Title Peak So Far Weeks at #1 Weeks On

39 40 The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU 02 33
[DE] 39 Conan Gray - People Watching 38 01
37 38 Ariana Grande - pov 02 27

[DE] 37 Lil Nas X - THAT'S WHAT I WANT 37 01
35 36 Regard/Troye Sivan/Tate McRae - You 08 21
36 35 Elton John/Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU remix) 35 02
38 34 Drake/Future/Young Thug - Way 2 Sexy 34 02
OTV Coldplay/BTS - My Universe

[DE] 33 Jonas Brothers - Who's In Your Head 33 01
EX Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars/Anderson.Paak) - Skate
30 32 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 30 06
28 31 Justin Bieber/Daniel Caeser/Giveon - Peaches 01 [5 weeks @ #1] 27
OTV Jackson Wang/Internet Money - Drive You Home

OX-1 Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

31 30 Black Eyed Peas/Saweetie/Lele Pons - HIT IT 30 05
27 29 Dixie/Rubi Rose - Psycho 27 06
EX SHAED - Trampoline*
25 28 The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 01 [2 weeks @ #1] 41
29 27 WizKid/Tems - Essence 27 04

26 26 twenty one pilots - Saturday 26 07
EX Alessia Cara - Sweet Dream
23 25 Dua Lipa - Levitating 01 [2 weeks @ #1] 52
33 24 Justin Bieber - Ghost 24 02

17 23 Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary 11 22
22 22 Halsey - I am not a woman, I'm a god 22 04
OTV Swedish House Mafia/Ty Dolla $ign/070 Shake - Lifetime
21 21 Kane Brown/blackbear - Memory 21 10

OX-2 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

19 20 Shawn Mendes/Tainy - Summer Of Love 19 06
24 19 Walker Hayes - Fancy Like 19 03
EX Rihanna - Rude Boy
20 18 Doja Cat - Need To Know 18 05
BO Madison Beer - Reckless

16 17 Lizzo/Cardi B - Rumors 14 07
18 16 Ed Sheeran - Shivers 16 03
14 15 Duncan Laurence - Arcade 07 24
15 14 Tai Verdes - A-O-K 14 11

11 13 Marshmello/Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me 08 18
12 12 Dua Lipa - Love Again 11 13
EX Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
13 11 Olivia Rodrigo - traitor 11 09

OX-3 Justin Bieber/Quavo - Intentions

06 10 Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu 02 26
10 09 The Weeknd - Take My Breath 09 08
09 08 Doja Cat/The Weeknd - You Right 06 14
BO Alesso & Marshmello/James Bay - Chasing Stars

08 07 Måneskin - Beggin' 07 08
07 06 Lil Nas X/Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY 06 09

05 05 Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 01 [1 week @ #1] 25
04 04 Doja Cat /SZA - Kiss Me More 01 [1 week @ #1] 25

OX-4 Ariana Grande - breathin'

03 03 Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u 01 [7 weeks @ #1] 18
02 02 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits 02 14
01 01 The Kid LAROI/Justin Bieber - Stay 01 [5 weeks @ #1] 12


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[Cerebro]

"Lifetime" was a Breakout the weekend of August 28th. This is, now, its 7th week On The Verge. The song is dead on Mediabase. It's, probably, time to let it go.

[mkarns]

Oct 14, 2021 15:54:18 GMT -5 Cerebro said:

"Lifetime" was a Breakout the weekend of August 28th. This is, now, its 7th week On The Verge. The song is dead on Mediabase. It's, probably, time to let it go.

It did get to #30 or thereabouts on Mediabase a couple of weeks ago. They should at least stick it in for a week at #40 or 39 or something, or just drop it.

They pulled the same crap three years ago with twenty one pilots' "My Blood". That at least grazed the top 30 at MB, and AT40 played it week after week as a "Breakout" or "On the Verge", but never actually charted it in the countdown. I'm sure there are other similar examples.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I’m confused. Why would AT40 put a song on the chart to avoid it being a breakout/on the verge?

[musiciscool]

Oct 14, 2021 15:54:18 GMT -5 Cerebro said:

"Lifetime" was a Breakout the weekend of August 28th. This is, now, its 7th week On The Verge. The song is dead on Mediabase. It's, probably, time to let it go.

It is time to let it go. I never understand why certain songs are constantly "On the Verge" for weeks when it's clear they won't chart.

[Deleted]

Oct 14, 2021 16:21:37 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Oct 14, 2021 15:54:18 GMT -5 Cerebro said:

"Lifetime" was a Breakout the weekend of August 28th. This is, now, its 7th week On The Verge. The song is dead on Mediabase. It's, probably, time to let it go.

It did get to #30 or thereabouts on Mediabase a couple of weeks ago. They should at least stick in for a week at #40 or 39 or something, or just drop it.

They pulled the same crap three years ago with twenty one pilots' "My Blood". That at least grazed the top 30 at MB, and AT40 played it week after week as a "Breakout" or "On the Verge", but never actually charted it in the countdown. I'm sure there are other similar examples.

“Good Without” did something similar earlier this year 

[gemini79]

But yet Hawaii charted like at #35 on mediabase and charted on AT40 back in January, I don't know why some songs chart on AT40 and some don't

[gemini79]

Back in 2014 Ugly Heart made it on AT40 when it didn't even make the top 40 on Mediabase

[momzquotes]

OK, why Octobert is the title? It should be "October" not "Octobert." A bit funny.

[eddieonair]

So... It's the Top 3 in the final segment of the 4th/final hour of the show, which means Seacrest has another big interview with Ashanti.

[MitchWolf: Super Chart Genius]

I've released the full countdown late due to obligations beyond my control.... next week i will skip the teaser due to something personal in my life... So i may release the full countdown next Friday same time i released it today

[kani]

Sponsors: geico, telestration, Paramount plus stream Queenpins, Paramount plus Guilty Party now streaming, capital one, Warner Brothers pictures movie in oct 27 pg13(bodyrockers), single care

Interviews: lil Nas x for songs like old Town road example, Joey McIntyre for tour 2022 New Kids on the block genre diff format, Alessia Cara

Final hr4 last segment with Ashanti cohosting and some Interview about around songs since 2000ish

Happy birthday Doja Cat

[mkarns]

And the Kid LAROI is the newest member of the AT40 Bookends Club, with both #40 and #1 (sharing the latter with Justin Bieber who I think has done the same, maybe more than once?)

Ashanti is an interesting choice to join in late in the countdown; she was all over AT40 in 2002-03 but not on it much since (IIRC her last countdown appearance was in 2005 unless there's some feature I forgot about).

[gemini79]

A few weeks ago Olivia Rodrigo booked end the countdown, Driver's License #40, good 4 u #1

[richie]

So, Beggin' was a minor hit for The Four Seasons in March of 1967. Is this the longest time between an original
and a re-make charting? (Over 54 years!)

[mrzkhan]

Madcon's version peaked at 32 on the Billboard Top 40 chart and I heard Ryan say on AT 40 that it reached 39 in 2009.  But I still think it may be the longest gap (42 years)

[Cerebro]

Oct 21, 2021 15:09:37 GMT -5 mrzkhan said:

Madcon's version peaked at 32 on the Billboard Top 40 chart and I heard Ryan say on AT 40 that it reached 39 in 2009.  But I still think it may be the longest gap (42 years)

The only other one that I can think of that was close is "Unforgettable". The Nat King Cole original charted in 1951 and the posthumous "duet" with daughter Natalie charted in 1991 (40 years).