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Well, this week was all over the place - and seemingly like every meme-associated review I do will probably wind up with a ton of hits, g...

Okay, so as you can all probably see, this episode of Billboard BREAKDOWN is a day late. This is because of President's Day in the Uni...

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 ...

Ugh... you know, I don't think I should be disappointed in this, but I really am. I was rooting for this guy and look what we get. Fa...

There's a part of me that wants to root for Nick Jonas... probably more than I should. And no, it's not because of any extraneou...

Well, this happened and has already sparked up furious debate. Billboard BREAKDOWN, folks. Okay, Lukas Graham next, so stay tuned!

So as I predicted, this week is indeed busier than last week, with not just more activity within the charts but a slew of new arrivals... ...

And that's that  episode. Another not particularly easy shoot, but eh, that happens. Next up... okay, Miley, I'm prepared for t...

So we're finally getting out of a lurching, generally incoherent summer and into the fall - in other words known as one of the most cl...

Believe it or not, this review was absolute hell to get out - beyond just the lacklustre songs too. Okay, finally time to deal with so...

You ever see one of those charts on which not a lot really seemed to happen, but still gives you a feeling of foreboding regardless? Belie...

By the Nine Hells, it gets annoying when the upload keeps failing. In any case, I'm actually really quite happy with this episode - f...

This was one of the more deceptive weeks for the Hot 100 - not that it was a bad or good week, we'll get to that, but that from first ...