Lizzo is 100% dat bitch this week as "Truth Hurts" jumps to #1 in its 12th week, giving her a 2nd #1 this year, following "Tempo" last spring. "Pookie" rises to #4 as Celina begins to feel the French groove. Could it go even further? We'll have to see. Lizzo gets another top ten, thanks to Celina, as "Good As Hell" skips to #9. This is now Lizzo's 5th top ten all in less than a year. Whitney Houston gets her first #1 while Kygo gets his 3rd as "Higher Love" finally hits #10 this week. Shawn Mendes benefits from Tanya attending his concert as "Senorita" rebounds to #7 and "If I Can't Have You" sees a resurgence back to #8.
Alessia Cara also sees a boost from Tanya as she opened for Shawn Mendes. "Ready" hits a new peak of #25 in its 2nd week. "bloodline" also re-enters the charts at #27, thanks to Tanya, although the reason for this is unclear. I guess she just wants Ariana in her bloodline, yuh. Emily brings Johnny Stimson back to the chart with "IDWLY" at #34. His biggest hit remains to be "Honeymoon," which was her first dance with Mike at her wedding last year.
Our first Flashback Friday goes to our first #1 ever two years ago - "Boys" by Charli XCX. This hit defined the summer of 2017 from multiple beach trips to Emily's bachelorette in Newport. It actually just barely missed this week's chart by 2 plays, so it's only fitting that it makes the playlist anyways with its storied legacy.
Speaking of flashbacks, it's our two-year anniversary of the Braintree Top 40! Thanks to all the contributors for making this possible and for listening to such great music. There'd be no chart without all of you. Want to know what the top songs of the past two years are? Well, here's the top five:
1. Jess Glynne - "I'll Be There"
2. Dua Lipa - "New Rules"
3. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - "One Kiss"
4. Dua Lipa - "IDGAF"
5. Zedd - "The Middle (feat. Maren Morris & Grey)"
Now, let's look at everyone's top song of the past two years:
Josh - Jess Glynne - "I'll Be There" - 354 plays
Emm!e - Lauv - "There's No Way (feat. Julia Michaels)" - 84 plays
Daina - Dolly Parton - "Jolene" - 168 plays
Celina - Niall Horan - "Seeing Blind (feat. Maren Morris)" - 143 plays
Emily - Zedd - "The Middle (feat. Maren Morris & Grey)" - 91 plays
Breagh - Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - "One Kiss" - 87 plays
Catie - Backstreet Boys - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - 54 plays
Sara - 21 Savage - "Numb" - 24 plays
Victoria - Steven Universe - "Change Your Mind" - 64 plays
Tanya - Shawn Mendes - "If I Can't Have You" - 57 plays
Mike - Powers Pleasant - "Please Forgive (feat. Denzel Curry, IDK, Zombie Juice & ZillaKami)" - 15 plays
Next week looks to be a big one with Taylor Swift dropping her new song, "Lover", as well as Normani's long-anticipated debut solo single, "Motivation". We also see new releases from Miley Cyrus, Macklemore, Charli XCX and X Ambassadors. Will Taylor Swift get her 5th #1 and tie Dua Lipa for the most or will Normani get her 2nd? Maybe Lizzo will remain on top for a 2nd week? Find out next week on the Braintree Top 40!
Here is this week's Bubbling Under:
1. Nina Nesbitt - Colder
2. Labrinth & Zendaya - All For Us
3. Dove Cameron - Rotten to the Core
4. SZA - The Weekend
5. Mariah Carey - Fantasy
Braintree Top 40 Stats // Braintree Top 40 Spotify Playlist // Braintree #1s Spotify Playlist // Braintree Top 200 of ALL-TIME
- Number 1 Up by 4Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks12
- Number 2 Up by 2Peak2Weeks2
- Number 3 Down by 2Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks4
- Number 4 Up by 2
Pookie (Remix)
Aya Nakamura ft. featuring Lil Pump
Peak4Weeks2 - Number 5 Down by 3
South of the Border
Ed Sheeran ft. featuring Camila Cabello & Cardi B
From the album: No.6 Collaborations Project
Peak2Weeks5 - Number 6 Down by 3Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks7
- Number 7 Up by 1Peak2Weeks8
- Number 8 Up by 11Peak1 (for 4 weeks)Weeks15
- Number 9 Up by 9Peak9Weeks5
- Number 10 Up by 3Peak10Weeks6
- Number 11 Up by 3Peak11Weeks2
- Number 12 Down by 2Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks12
- Number 13 Up by 4Peak2Weeks18
- Number 14 Up by 11Peak14Weeks2
- Number 15 Up by 22Peak15Weeks2
- Number 16 DebutPeak16Weeks1
- Number 17 Down by 8Peak7Weeks5
- Number 18 Down by 6Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks9
- Number 19 Up by 1Peak19Weeks2
- Number 20 Up by 3Peak20Weeks2
- Number 21 Down by 14Peak7Weeks2
- Number 22 Down by 11Peak4Weeks6
- Number 23 Down by 7Peak5Weeks5
- Number 24 Down by 3Peak4Weeks5
- Number 25 Up by 4Peak25Weeks2
- Number 26 Up by 7Peak3Weeks11
- Number 27 Re-EntryPeak14Weeks7
- Number 28 Down by 6Peak3Weeks9
- Number 29 Down by 5Peak24Weeks2
- Number 30 Up by 4Peak25Weeks3
- Number 31 Up by 4Peak23Weeks10
- Number 32 Debut
Lost
End of the World ft. featuring Clean Bandit
Peak32Weeks1 - Number 33 Debut
Hot Girl Summer
Megan Thee Stallion ft. featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign
Peak33Weeks1 - Number 34 DebutPeak34Weeks1
- Number 35 Down by 8Peak27Weeks2
- Number 36 Down by 6Peak30Weeks2
- Number 37 Up by 1Peak37Weeks2
- Number 38 DebutPeak38Weeks1
- Number 39 DebutPeak39Weeks1
- Number 40 DebutPeak40Weeks1
- Number 15 DropoutPeak15Weeks1
- Number 26 DropoutPeak26Weeks1
- Number 28 DropoutPeak28Weeks1
- Number 31 DropoutPeak31Weeks1
- Number 32 DropoutPeak32Weeks1
- Number 36 Dropout
Caught Up
Majid Jordan ft. featuring Khalid
Peak36Weeks2 - Number 39 DropoutPeak39Weeks1
- Number 40 DropoutPeak40Weeks1