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Well, that was a bit quicker to get online than I otherwise expected. Short week, y'all. Anyway, next up is Danny Brown, so stay tu...

So last week I said that I expected an album bomb from DaBaby - I did not expect one of this size, I'll admit that! Yeah, while the ma...

Okay, here we go - bit of a wonky episode, all things considered, but overall pretty good - enjoy!

Am I the only one who thinks that this year has just felt like an extended cooldown from the chaos of 2018, where it felt like the chart w...

So yeah, this wound up kind of controversial... but yeah, stand by it, this album is nowhere close to being as bad as someone have made i...

Okay, no, I'm not doing this, I get how Chance The Rapper is framing this marketing, but after multiple projects and charting hits, it...

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...

Hey look, the Hot 100 was crap enough that I completely forgot to update here, go figure. Anyway, the more important update is...

You know, sometimes you just want to take the cooldown weeks when you can - given the streaming numbers I know Travis Scott has an album b...

So this was... generally pretty okay, I think. Yeah, let's go with that. Next up, Cody Jinks - stay tuned!

You know, I'm always hesitant about saying the charts are back to 'normal' at any point, especially in 2018 where we have albu...

So yeah, crazy busy episode, but it seems like it's going down well, so enjoy!

There are a lot of narratives that need to be considered going into this week, most of which I predicted and those that I didn't I...

Well, this episode got a LOT of conversation... huh, a little surprised, to be honest, especially with so many mediocre tracks. Oh well. ...

So I think it's fairly obvious that we live in uncertain times, and while music critics and cultural anthropologists will debate how m...

I honestly thought this review would do a little better, given how dedicated the Hamilton  fanbase is... eh, it happens, I guess, I'm...

Let's talk about one of my biggest mistakes last year, or at least one that has weighed on me pretty heavily: I didn't talk about ...

Well, this was a weird week - and arguably one of my weakest episodes of Billboard BREAKDOWN in a while. Flubs, not catching on that Drak...

So we're now settling back into routine - well, as much routine as we can expect, especially when Ariana Grande is coming around the c...