Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" leads my personal top 40 chart for a second week, and she also scores a very high #2 debut with "The Giver." Also new entries from super talented indie pop acts: Iglu & Hartly, JOS and Devado. Listen to Current Top 40 Hits on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Chappell Roan scores her 2nd #1 hit on my personal chart with "Pink Pony Club." Lola Young goes top 10, Benson Boone's latest jumps up 14 spots to #19, and Sabrina Carpenter's "Busy Woman" is the only debut. Listen to Current Top 40 Hits on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

"Luther" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA tops my personal top 40 chart for a 3rd week, fending off a serious challenge by Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club." Big new entries this week from Benson Boone and newcomer Audriix. Listen to Current Top 40 Hits on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

New on my personal top 40 chart this week: the fantastic new single from British singer @juliuseastwood.bsky.social, "You Don't Want to Change the World." It follow's last year's "Mirror (I Saw Me)," one of my favorite songs of 2024. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA top my personal top 40 chart for a second week with "Luther." Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" is #2. Jonah Marais's fantastic first solo hit, "Slow Motion," moves into the top 10, as does Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra." Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA top my personal chart this week with "Luther." It's his 4th and her 3rd chart-topper. Four new entries this week, all from the ladies: Lisa (f/Doja Cat & Raye), Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla. Listen to Current Top 40 Hits on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

It's Monday.... and "time" for another spin in the Top 40 Time Machine!!! Previous destination: 1985 Today's destination: 1997 New Top 40 chart: 2/15/1997 - 2/21/1997 Click on picture for bigger image... Later today: #40 - #35

OK. I am gonna give the time machine a go... Destination: February 9th, 1985

This week's chart: "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars spends a 6th week at #1; Kendrick Lamar tees up a possible #1 for next week with "Luther"; new hits from Lady Gaga ("Abracadabra") and The Weeknd ("Cry for Me") make big leaps; Ghosts Exist debuts. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

New on my Current Top 40 Hits playlist this week: "Sinking In," the third single from DC-based rockers group Ghosts Exist. This guitar-driven ballad balances introspective and emotive moods, striking the right chord for those looking for more rock in the Top 40 mix. open.spotify.com/track/2k04ah...

"APT." by Rosé and Bruno Mars tops my personal top 40 chart this week. It's her first #1 and his 9th! Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" becomes her third top 10 hit and this week's UK #1 single, "Messy" by Lola, makes a massive 20-spot jump to #15. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Rosé and Bruno Mars bringing the smooth vibes! "APT" is the perfect blend of catchy melodies and slick production, and it's just hit No. 1 on the Mediabase Top 40 chart. 🔥 #Rose #BrunoMars #APT #Top40 #Mediabase #NewNo1

Lola Young's "Messy" finally reaches #1 on the UK singles chart, ending (at least for now) Gracie Abrams's 8-week run at the top with "That's So True." www.officialcharts.com/charts/singl...

Ten years ago, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" was just settling into its massive 14-week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It remains Ronson's only artist-credited U.S. top 40 hit (he's had others as a producer) and Mars's longest-running #1.

Forty years ago this week Madonna's "Like a Virgin" spent its 6th and final week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would be 6 1/2 years before another single came along to spend that much time atop the chart--that would be Bryan Adams's 1991 smash "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," 7 wks at #1.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars top the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week. Based on the chart points estimates by @talkofthecharts.bsky.social, the duo was in a very close race for #1 with Bad Bunny this week. www.billboard.com/lists/lady-g...

Gracie Abrams earns her first #1 hit on my personal chart this week with "That's So True." It's her fourth top 40 hit on my chart, but the first to reach #1 or the top 10. Lola Young's "Messy" is the highest of 3 debuts. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

My mom, Susan, passed away a few hours ago after her battle with cancer. In her honor, here is the Top 40 playlist for her 18th birthday from #40 to #1 (July 1st, 1961). Please help me honor her memory by reposting this and making it go viral on Blue Sky... RIP Mom 7/1/1943 - 1/16/2025 #FCancer

Stella holds #1 for a third week on my personal chart, but will face stiff competition from Rosé and Bruno Mars and Gracie Abrams for #1 next week. New entries from SZA and Òlah Bliss, a dynamic pop singer who was recently #1 with "Bang Bang." Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Noting that Die with a Smile is #1 a second week, @billboardbot.bsky.social states that "Gaga is just the second artist to top the Hot 100 with two duet ballads between a male and female soloist and no other billed acts." www.billboard.com/lists/lady-g...

Final Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated January 18th, 2025)

Stella's "Friendly Reminder" is #1 a second week on my chart this week, while Gracie Abrams and Charli XCX both go top 5. Plus a big move up for "Defying Gravity (From "Wicked")" because I finally saw the film! Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Love this video of Jamie Lee Curtis and Jimmy Fallon recreating her aerobics workout from the 1985 film Perfect. The song, "Shock Me" by Jermaine Jackson and Whitney Houston, is pure '80s energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJgO...

Early Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated January 18th, 2025)

Midweek Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated January 11th, 2025)

Stella's "Friendly Reminder" is #1 on my first top 40 chart of 2025. Stella is a fantastic pop singer I encourage everyone to get to know. His song "A Study in Balance" is another highlight. Listen to my chart on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Mediabase Presents: The 2024 Top 40 Format Recap • Leading in Label Chart Share for Top 40 is Republic. • Top 40 Most Played Artist is Sabrina Carpenter. • Leading the Top 40 Year-End Chart is "Greedy" by Tate McRae. #Mediabase #2024Recap #YearEndCharts #Top40 #RadioAirplay

Mediabase Presents: The 2024 Alternative Format Recap • Leading in Label Chart Share for Alternative is Warner. • Alternative Most Played Artist is Green Day. • Leading the Alternative Year-End Chart is "ONE MORE TIME" by blink-182. #Mediabase #2024Recap #YearEndCharts #Alternative #RadioAirplay

Special shout out to the 17 songs on my year-end top 100 by indie artists who I included on my chart this year: led by Brkn Blvd, Stella, Devado, Òlah Bliss and Julius Eastwood. They are phenomenally talented and deserve a spot on any top 40 chart. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5K7...

Sabrina Carpenter has the #1 song of 2024 on my personal chart with "Espresso." She's also the year's top artist with 3 songs in the top 10 and 5 songs in the top 100. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5K7...

Midweek Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated December 28th, 2024)

Sabrina Carpenter's Taste tops my personal chart for a 4th week--her 14th week overall at the top of my chart this year. Kendrick Lamar's Luther (ft. SZA), his third offering from GNX, is the highest of five debuts. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Early Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated December 28th, 2024)

Grab your test tubes, bunsen burner and favorite Egyptian cotton sheets: it's time for Bed Chem! Sabrina's latest hit is now top 10 at top 40 radio. And Taste--which is still the fastest growing track on the chart--looks like it will settle into a nice long run at #1, with no near-term challenger.

Sabrina's "Taste" tops my chart for a third week; "Apt." by Rosé and Bruno Mars makes a strong push within the top 10; and British superstar Robbie Williams has this week's sole debut with "Forbidden Road" from his upcoming biopic(ish) film, Better Man. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Final Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated December 14th, 2024)

Midweek Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated December 14th, 2024)

Sabrina's Taste tops my personal chart for a second week; Bruno Mars has 2 songs in the top 10; and Kendrick Lamar makes a bold move into the top 10 (Squabble Up) and has the highest debut (TV Off). Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

The T40TM is coming soon... A different Top 40 list countdown each week from a different year (1955 - present)... Until then, here is a random Top40 hit from 11/27/1985 Artist: TEARS FOR FEARS Song: Head Over Heels Position: #7 www.youtube.com/watch?v=726I... #Top40 #Music #TearsForFears

Sabrina Carpenter's "Taste" is the most aptly named hit song to have at #1 for Thanksgiving week. Listen to Current Top 40 Hits on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Sabrina Carpenter's Taste ascends to #1, becoming her third chart-topper this year (and ever) on my personal chart. Squabble Up, lead single from Kendrick Lamar's surprise new album, is the highest debut--a very strong #15. Listen to Current Top 40 Hits on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Final Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated November 30th, 2024)

Kendrick Lamar’s new album ‘GNX’ has been released.

Amazing that Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are currently tied with Shaboozey for this week’s Hot 100 #1. It’s so close!

This week, my personal chart features pop singer Òlah Bliss at #1 for a second week with her sensational hit "Bang Bang" and a highest debut from Måneskin singer Damiano David. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pm...

Fairly new to Blue Sky.. Hoping to start things up sometime next month... The Weekly Top 40 began in 1955... Each Monday, I will post a Top 40 list for that day with the year (1955-2023) picked at random... Follow along throughout the week as I count down those Top 40 hits all the way to #1!!!

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