Billboard Hot 40

On this weeks chart, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's new single "I Don't Care" storms on top the chart at number one. Ed Sheeran earns his first single on the chart after his previous worldwide smash, "Perfect" predates the creation of this chart. On the other hand, Justin Bieber follows "No Brainer" with DJ Khaled, Quavo, and Chance the Rapper for his second number one. "I Don't Care" benefits from huge streaming numbers and an unusually high beginning start to its radio push. Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber continue pop's 2019 reversal of chart dominance after 2018 year of record hip hop tracks reaching number one. Underneath "I Don't Care" is the juggernaut of "Old Town Road" (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. "Old Town Road" has the lead the chart for three weeks and continues for a third week in the runner-up position. "Old Town Road" is one of the most dominant tracks in chart history as if not for new releases, the song would have the longest run in chart history. "Old Town Road" bounds into the top five of radio while also maintaining its hefty lead in streaming numbers. Under "Old Town Road" is one week leader "ME!" by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie which struts into the top ten of radio while also staying top five in streaming numbers. At number four is Sam Smith and Normani's "Dancing with a Stranger", which begins its lead on radio as it struts to the most heard song in the country. "Dancing With a Stranger" continues its rare chart run, as most songs in the streaming area now debut high or bound up the chart quickly. "Dancing With a Stranger" keeps at number four in its eighteenth week after a lengthy rise to the top teirs. Last weeks suprise number one, Shawn Mendes' "If I Can't Have You" falls from the top of the chart to number five in its second week as it keeps its upward track on radio and strong showing on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. In the future, Mendes' single will get the most of its chart increases from radio as its Youtube video has already been released. "Sucker" by the Jonas Brother falls one spot to number six after debuting at the top of the chart eleven weeks ago. Although "Sucker" falls from to the runner-up position of radio, it nonetheless still posts gains on all radio formats. After debuting at number nine last week, Logic and Eminem's "Homicide" pushes up two spots after the release of Logic's new album. "Homicide" follows an uncanny chart run as songs that debut high rarely move up in their second week. Three previous number one singles, Billie Elishs' "bad guy", Post Malone's "Wow.", and Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" all fall two spots. Although down in chart positions, "bad guy" maintains a heavy showing in streaming while also nearly doubling its radio airplay for the week. "Wow." and "7 Rings" look to be spending their last weeks in the top ten as there is heavy competition right outside the top ten and both songs are decreasing in chart points. If "7 Rings" falls out of the top ten, it would spend its first week in its chart history outside the top ten since it debuted at number one and has maintained a hefty showing for seventeen weeks. Ava Max's breakout hit "Sweet But Psycho" keeps right outside the top ten again for a second week at its number eleven high. With the release of so many new songs, After bounding from number twenty to number twelve in three weeks, "Sweet But Psycho" has been held back from the top ten due to the release of many high debuting songs. Under "Sweet But Psycho" is "Talk", by Khalid, which continues its high ascent as it leaps three spots to number twelve with the greatest gain in airplay. "Eastside", by benny blanco, Halsey, and Khalid, drops one spot to number thirteen after reaching number three weeks ago. "Eastside" continues its lengthy reside on the chart as the song is still on the chart in its forty-first week, a record for the longest stay. "Thotiana" by Blueface falls out of the top ten four spots to number fourteen as both radio and streaming declines. Previous number one "Please Me" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B falls two spots and "Better" by Khalid drops two spot to number sixteen. "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee keep at number seveteen after reaching number one. Two number ones follow as J Cole's "Middle Child" drops two spots to number eigtheen while Ariana Grande's  "break up with you girlfriend, i'm bored" rises two spots to number nineteen as its radio airplay increases. 21 Savage's number ten peaking "a lot" drops to number twenty and looks to be enjoying its last week on the chart as recurrency rules will take over next week. **NOTABLY* This week, "Going Bad" by Meek Mill and Drake falls off the chart due to recurrency after reaching number ten. Furthermore, "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper drops off the chart after twenty-seven weeks on the chart. After peaking at number twenty-four, "Shallow" fell off the chart after eleven weeks due to the rise of Christmas songs. Two weeks later, "Shallow" re-entered the chart at a new peak of twenty-three and then gradually fell down the chart before it left the chart after another five weeks at it hit recurrency rules of being below thirty with fifteen weeks on the chart. Four weeks later, "Shallow" reentered the chart at number one following the Grammys and spent another eleven weeks on the chart. With "Going Bad" dropping off the charts this week, it is the first week in the entire chart history without any Drake on the chart. Drake loses his privledge and leaves Post Malone and Cardi B with the honor of having a song on the chart every week.  

Highlights of below the top twenty include A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie hitting a new peak with "Look Back at It", as the song bounds three spots to number-two in its nineteenth week. Ellie Goulding and Diplo featuring Swae Lee with "Close To Me", Lauren Daigle's "You Say" and Dean Lewis' "Be Alright" appear to all enjoy their last weeks on the chart as all spend their twentieth week. All three songs debuted the same week and following similar chart runs up to their peaks of sixteen, seventeen, and nineteen, respectively. "Be Alright" rewrites chart history as the lowest peaking song to hit recurrency rules of twenty weeks after "I Like Me Better" by Lauv previously peaked at number seventeen while hitting twenty weeks.