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And here we are, Billboard BREAKDOWN back on regular schedule - enjoy!

...you couldn't have saved the cooldown week for when I was on vacation? Seriously? Not that i'm complaining much - there wasn...

And it's out... and that means I might be able to go to bed on time on a Tuesday... nice. Anyway, looks like it's Beach House n...

So I've said a number of times that the most interesting weeks on the Hot 100 are not those of the album bombs, but the week right aft...

And here we go, second review of the night... and arguably the better one! Really nice to see this done, step in the right direction. N...

So the last time I talked about Charlie Puth, it did not go well in the slightest. That review of Nine Track Mind was a collaborative rev...

Well, this week was... weird. Lot of charity stuff, lot of prayer, and overall it's tough to see if there was a lot of quality. Eh, w...

I don't often use the phrase 'be careful what you wish more' on this show - mostly because if a song I like gets big there...

I think people who were a lot higher on the Paramore song probably enjoyed this week a lot more than I did... meh, it happens. But next...

So I was expecting this week to feel dispiriting. Kendrick falls off the top spot, the aftermath of DAMN.  as the chart naturally corrects...

So this happened... awful songs on a pretty horrible year-end list, but hey, it happens. Next up, though, is the best hits of 2016 - ma...

I'm going to try and maintain a level composure for as long as possible with this list. I know so many of you will want me to get good a...

Can't believe I almost forgot to post this. So yeah, no review yesterday - splitting headaches will do that to you. And now with Ka...

So like anyone who follows the pop charts, I've got a taste for the ironic, the sort of missed chances and opportunities that end up ...

...no, I couldn't do this on my own. I needed some help here. And yeah, Billboard BREAKDOWN is going to run a little late. Computer...

Well, it's finally here, the video so many of you have been wanting for so long. Once again, thanks for your patience - because man, ...

There are a lot of critics - myself included - who will say that 2015 was a better year for the Hot 100 than previous years. While there wer...

The upload failed five times. Five times.  Well, it's here now. Next up... honestly, I've got a bit of an old business before I...

This is one of those weeks that I can imagine seems slow - the top ten barely moved, only a few new songs, and we even got the return of C...

And this week happened. Whew, it took way too long to get this out, and considering how insane my schedule is this week, I'm lucky I ...