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Honestly, it was a tumultuous last evening, but I'm happy to be highlighting it all the same. Next up... still not sure what I'...

...am I the only one feeling a bit of anticlimax this week? Yeah, we'll be getting to the biggest story in a second - and make no mist...

So this is still somewhat in copyright hell, so we'll see how long it lasts up... but for now, check it out.  And on that note...

I think you all might be expecting me to be more angry about this album bomb than I am - given the review and how much vitriol I spewed, y...

So bit of an overstuffed week, but it happens - I'm frankly amazed I just managed to get it out on time. But next up... again, as I...

And here I was thinking this week was going to be easy. Well, okay, all of that has to be put in perspective - we were going to see the co...

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...

Always the one that's the most entertaining to put together, a real treat here. Enjoy!

So as I said in my last list, I haven't considered 2017 nearly as bad of a year as some critics have, especially when it comes to the hi...

So this record was a trip... not precisely great, I really do wish I liked it more, but still interesting, that's for damn sure. Ne...

I feel like I have a complicated relationship with Childish Gambino. Hell, I get the feeling a lot of critics do, mostly because it'...

So this video was longer than usual... and actually really great, I dug the hell out of this! Two good weeks in a row... man, if only I h...

So this week was a little weird. Not just because we started getting tracks from The Weeknd earlier than expected - I'm imagining next...

Well, this is a damn good way to start a year, I most certainly approve. More of this, less all of 2016, please? Next up, though, after...

Well, here we are, folks: welcome to the third year of Billboard BREAKDOWN! Year three, covering the Billboard year of 2017, and man alive...

Well, this went okay. Probably one of the odder albums I've covered, and I think the review does reflect that to some extent. Next ...

Let's ask an uncomfortable question, one I don't think there's an easy answer to and one I certainly I can't answer: how m...