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And here we go - bad week, let's just get this over with... Next up... well, folks want me to talk indie, so stay tuned!

...so okay, I was wrong. I made the assumption that given its heavy reliance on streaming I expected Ariana Grande to suffer some major lo...

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...

Alright, this went up late... and really, this one was painful to put out, so much fucking Migos... But now onto something a little mor...

...well, we all knew this was coming. There were two pretty disruptive events on the Hot 100 this week and we all had a rough idea of the ...

And this episode took WAY too long to finish... but overall pretty good, I think. Okay, next review on the way, stay tuned!

Okay, I'll be very honest: I was not expecting this week to be as chaotic as it was. I expected that Kesha would cross over and we...

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...

Bit of an odd, unstable week here. Guarantee it's going to be rough in upcoming weeks - I have that odd feeling we're on the prec...

So I can't be the only one who thinks that the charts are a little unstable right now, am I? Now that the summer lull has faded for go...

Believe it or not, this was actually an easier episode to edit than the last one - took less time too, so go figure. Next up, Cole Swin...

This is probably not going to be one of the nicer episodes of Billboard BREAKDOWN, just so you're all forewarned. And those of you who...

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...

Man, this was a harder episode to get online than I thought it'd be. Doesn't help the majority of the songs were hot garbage, but...

And just like that, Taylor Swift is back on top. There's honestly more to this week - a shocking amount more, really, looking at the...

Well, this took longer to get up than I was hoping. Worth it, though. Next up, got a whole list of artists. Purity Ring, Cannibal Ox, a...

So here's an interesting hypothetical for all of you - presume you're an artist who has scheduled to release his album - and then ...