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Well damn, this was a messy week (and by some miracle I dodged the copyright bots...) - anyway, next up it looks like I'm going to Ia...

I think the chaos of 2018 warped how I normally see the Hot 100. Granted, part of this feels driven by the fact that at this point last ye...

So yeah, I know it's a bit of a wild prediction that thank u, next  won't quite last on the Hot 100... but I've seen enough a...

So everyone and their mother was going to predict that Ariana Grande would have an album bomb this week. That's not surprising, and I...

Okay, lot of updates to post here tonight, so let's start with something I should have posted on Thursday that is quite mediocre - en...

Oh, this one is going to hurt. See, I was never one of those who hated 5 Seconds Of Summer right out of the gate, even if 'She Looks...

Okay, album bomb, but a solid week regardless... Next up, more Kanye, but with bonus Kid Cudi...

Kanye album bomb. Yeah, I know there are other things going on right now - a new #1, a sizable amount of activity further down the chart, ...

And here we are - I'm actually a little surprised with as many debuts as we got this is actually out on time. Okay, Phonte is up ne...

So it's pretty rare I get surprised on the Hot 100 - I've been doing this for three and a half years and I have chart records goin...

Well, this was an interesting week. I wouldn't quite call it a great one, but overall pretty solid. Next up, we hit Chicago with Dr...

And just like that, the summer lull gets burst wide open, and there's a part of me that couldn't be happier. Yeah, I could definit...

Well, this happened. Can't say I dug it all that much, hoped for more artistic progression, but I think they'll get there eventual...

I almost feel obliged to talk about 5 Seconds Of Summer at this point. See, the more I hear their singles and look at their cowriters,...

I'm fairly certain this might be the longest episode of Billboard BREAKDOWN to date, and that's saying something. Here's bett...

You know, there are some weeks where I wonder why I even bother doing my album reviews, instead just focusing on Billboard BREAKDOWN, beca...

Man, the shooting of this episode was absolute hell. Goddamn, I'm amazed it turned out at all. Next up... well, might as well get T...

You know, I wish the summer months would just make up their damn minds if they were interested in being slow or not, it'd definitely m...

Yeah, a little late, but it uploaded late and I was tired last night. It happens. Next up, Bea Miller, and then probably LMNO & Mr....

Well so much for the summer lull. Even as the album release schedule has slowed a bit, it was a reasonably busy week on the charts, thanks...