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So okay, nearly forgot to post this - a shame, really, as I think this was an above-average week, need to be more on top of this... Any...

...so yeah, it's another slow week, and again, I'm not about to complain, especially when we're all staring down the barrel of...

I really need to be better at posting these things on a timely basis...  Anyway, going to be deviating from my schedule a bit, I think ...

...well, okay, I can't say I didn't predict this would happen. I knew that eventually the drought on mainstream album releases wou...

So yeah, I really wish that I could like this more. I mean, it's not bad by any stretch and I'm still rooting for Alessia Cara, b...

I can't help but find it a bit strange that going into this review, I was rooting for Alessia Cara. And let me make this clear, I...

Not gonna lie, I've had more fun engaging with folks in the comments and my random chicanery around this whole endeavor than I did ma...

...no, I'm not happy about this. Really, if you consider the long term, nobody  should be happy about this week, where every single so...

Overall not a bad week, and I have to say, it's going to be interesting in the days ahead here, especially given all the coming shake...

This is one of those weeks where I'm increasingly unsure where the hell the Billboard Hot 100 is going, and not just because we've...

Weird week. Busy as hell, but weird all the same, I have to say. Next up, though, is finally Sun Kil Moon - enjoy!

So this was a weird week. I wouldn't call it a bad week - any chart where we get less Future than expected is a net positive - but the...

Well, this was certainly fun to make - genuinely curious if it ends up blowing up as much as it did last year, given how wonky this year ...

So for those of you who saw my last list, you might have caught my general assertion that 2016 was not good for the Hot 100. And here's ...

Well, this took entirely too long to finish editing... go figure, but man, so many songs that'll be gone in a day or two... But any...

I called it last week, and now here it is. Folks, this is the week of The Weeknd, because of at this moment, every single song from his al...

Man, computer problems couldn't have come at a worse time... goddamn, this has been tough to get out, especially considering I flubbe...

So let me give you all a quick recap of my past few days. I get home from vacation, put up my big recap video, get ready to set up the Tra...

Well, this is a late post - late episode too, but that's what happens when your software craps out. Oh well. Next up, the 1975... w...

I've said before there are certain weeks on the Hot 100 that are deceptive, appear quieter than they actually are because nothing see...