USA Top 40, 7.11.21: Olivia Rodrigo leapfrogs over Doja Cat to No. 1

After spending four weeks at either No. 2 or No. 3, Olivia Rodrigo’s “good 4 u” finally edged up and landed at No. 1. Once again, the difference between the top two spots was close to zero, with only 2/10 of a point separating “good 4 u” and Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More,” which slipped to No. 2. Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” and Lil Nas X’s “Montero” remained at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. The lone new entry to the Top 5 was a rocket shot by Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits,” which is at No. 5 after only two weeks on the chart.

There was a ton of movement in the chart this week, as 14 songs moved up or down at least four spots. This week’s trends include:

Biggest movers:

  • “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran (up 15 from No. 20 to No. 5)
  • “You Right” by Doja Cat & The Weeknd (up 13 from No. 25 to No. 13)
  • “Wusyaname” by Tyler, the Creator (up 12 from No. 28 to No. 16)
  • “Ain’t Sh*t” by Doja Cat (up 11 from No. 31 to No. 20)
  • “Every Chance I Get” by DJ Khaled (up five from No. 30 to No. 25)

Biggest drops:

  • “pov” by Arianna Grande (down four from No. 17 to No. 21)
  • “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals (down eight from No. 14 to No. 22)
  • “Without You” by The Kid Laroi (down eight from No. 15 to No. 23)
  • “Yonaguni” by Bad Bunny (down six from No. 18 to No. 24)
  • “Telepatia” by Kali Uchis (down four from No. 23 to No. 27)
  • “traitor” by Olivia Rodrigo (down seven from No. 21 to No. 28)
  • “Forever After All” by Luke Combs (down four from No. 26 to No. 30)
  • “Late At Night” by Roddy Ricch (down five from No. 27 to No. 32)
  • “happier” by Olivia Rodrigo (down four from No. 34 to No. 38)

Re-entry:

  • “Famous Friends” by Chris Young and Kane Brown (No. 33, most recently on the chart at No. 38 on June 27)

Debuts:

  • “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes (No. 29)
  • “Way Less Sad” by AJR (No. 39, five weeks on the “Side Burner” chart)
  • “Build a B*tch” by Bella Poarch (No. 40, five weeks on the “Side Burner” chart)

Exits:

  • “Lemonhead” by Tyler, the Creator (one week on the chart, last week No. 32)
  • “Juggernaut” by Tyler, the Creator (one week on the chart, last week No. 33)
  • “Need to Know” by Doja Cat (two weeks on the chart, peak of No. 35, last week No. 38)
  • “Hot Wind Blows” by Tyler, the Creator (one week on the chart, last week No. 39)

Here is the updated chart for the week of July 11, 2021. Each song is linked to its official video on YouTube, where possible. To listen to the full playlist of these songs, visit our page on Spotify.

Pos Song Artist LW Chg Wks Peak
1 good 4 u Olivia Rodrigo 2 1 8 1
2 Kiss Me More Doja Cat 1 -1 13 1
3 Levitating Dua Lipa 3 0 27 1
4 Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Lil Nas X 4 0 14 4
5 Bad Habits Ed Sheeran 20 15 2 5
6 déjà vu Olivia Rodrigo 5 -1 13 2
7 Peaches Justin Bieber 7 0 15 1
8 Save Your Tears The Weeknd 6 -2 25 1
9 Leave the Door Open Silk Sonic 9 0 17 1
10 Butter BTS 10 0 7 8
11 Astronaut in the Ocean Masked Wolf 8 -3 16 4
12 You Right Doja Cat & The Weeknd 25 13 3 12
13 RAPSTAR Polo G 12 -1 13 9
14 Beautiful Mistakes Maroon 5 & Meghan Thee Stallion 11 -3 15 9
15 Thot Sh*t Megan Thee Stallion 13 -2 4 13
16 Wusyaname Tyler, the Creator 28 12 2 16
17 Best Friend Saweetie 16 -1 19 12
18 Lil Bit Nelly & Florida-Georgia Line 19 1 6 18
19 Heartbreak Anniversary Giveon 22 3 16 15
20 Ain’t Sh*t Doja Cat 31 11 2 20
21 pov Ariana Grande 17 -4 10 17
22 Heat Waves Glass Animals 14 -8 13 13
23 Without You The Kid Laroi 15 -8 18 11
24 Yonaguni Bad Bunny 18 -6 5 12
25 Every Chance I Get DJ Khaled 30 5 9 17
26 Leave Before You Love Me Marshmello & Jonas Brothers 24 -2 3 24
27 Telepatia Kali Uchis 23 -4 8 23
28 traitor Olivia Rodrigo 21 -7 7 12
29 Fancy Like Walker Hayes New New 1 29
30 Forever After All Luke Combs 26 -4 10 19
31 Todo De Ti Rauw Alejandro 29 -2 3 29
32 Late At Night Roddy Ricch 27 -5 5 21
33 Famous Friends Chris Young & Kane Brown Re-E Re-E 2 33
34 You Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae 35 1 5 34
35 Wockesha Moneybagg Yo 36 1 7 31
36 drivers license Olivia Rodrigo 37 1 25 1
37 Arcade Duncan Laurence 40 3 2 37
38 happier Olivia Rodrigo 34 -4 7 18
39 Way Less Sad AJR New New 1 39
40 Build a B*tch Bella Poarch New New 1 40

There are 16 songs that show signs of invading the chart in the coming weeks. Songs that appeared on this list previously are marked with an asterisk for each week they’ve been on the list. (You can listen to them in our “On the Side Burner” playlist on Spotify):

On the Side Burner
(Songs that haven’t appeared in our chart but were closest to making it this week)
Song Artist
Girl From Rio**** Anitta
Red Light Green Light DaBaby
Wasting Time DJ Khaled
working* Tate McRae & Khalid
Ball If I Want To** DaBaby
Friday**** Riton & Nightcrawlers
Beggin’ Maneskin
Am I the Only One Aaron Lewis
I Did It*** DJ Khaled
Blame It On You** Jason Aldean
la di die****** Nessa Barrett
Lean on Me* Cheat Codes
AM Remix* Nio Garcia, J Balvin & Bad Bunny
A-O-K* Tai Verdes
Just Like You NF
Higher Power Coldplay

The American charts all have their whims. We look across the pop music landscape to put together a reliable snapshot of what is truly trending today. We are currently tracking 142 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.


Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.

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