Arcade Music Top 40 (Week 97)

The **97th Arcade Music Top 40 chart** ends Monday, 12 July 2021, Levitating by Dua Lipa is the Leader last week.

The Dua Lipa Train is continue for Three consecutive weeks (Four overall) winning six (including Two Pang-masa charts), while Three songs (Kiss Me More, Binibini and Mapa) winning five apieces and Olivia Rodrigo's Deja vu winning three including Monster Top 40 tate Tate McRae and Joel Little almost winning the chart on her 14th start with Khalid, with Rodrigo winning the Cebu-based chart since week 86, Bella Poarch and Lil Nas X won two, with the latter his first multiple win and Kali Uchis, Gryffin and Conor Albert (see below) won once with the latter his first victory, the middle scored his best results (a New entry in Olongapo), and the former was advanced to the Top 40 on wins.

Conor Albert's Moonlight coming from entering the chart on his debut in 15th to 2nd in his Sophomore week to win Monster Hit List, his first One-off song in the chart since Fat Joe's Sunshine (The Light).

Futhermore, Darren Espanto is disqualified this week and next week for his wanted his wish a "How a CPUs Working?" video with Christopher Barnatt, Presenter of ExplainingComputers who is doing a Biannual update on his channel.

There are 31 music charts, Ten different winners, a First-time winner, Eleven retired songs, Nine returning songs, 15 new songs, Three Honorable mentioned songs, Four Throwback songs, Two unknown Eurovision artists and a disqualification for a total of 172 unrecognized songs in a Drama-filled week.

## Sidelines

### Spotlights

* Olivia Holt originally being a Mastermind for her song "Next", but Meghan Trainor get a nod as Mastermind for the first time since her last song "Nice To Meet Ya", which appeared 52 times, is the only Singer (She's a female) to not led a song as a New entry in the Monster Top 40, being dominated by Men who are leading the songwriting (Cardona and Sheeran written alone, but Ramos has his songwriting team).
* Despite originally performed by Taylor Swift, Arthur Miguel's Guitar cover version of Swift's song was mastermind by Swift herself.
* Dessner, a Gritty bandleader from Ohio along with "Exile"'s Justin Vernon of Bon Iver formed Big Red Machine, a nod to Big Machine Records of Scott Borchetta, making Three appearance for the song.
* Grande and Griffin Jr. possibly makes it to Playlist Breakouts next week, albeit finishing 19th on their debut in the The 30 Most Wanted Hits.
* This is Non Native's second song as the lead songwriter for H.E.R., his first was Lil TJay's "Calling My Phone"
* Three song coming out of nowhere for the Off The Grill of Magic 89.9 are in the charts, led by Big Red Machine's "Renegades".
* Sezairi's "It's You" is the only unrecognized song to be new entry on the Asian Pop 40.
* H.E.R. and Joy Crockett are the New entries for the Monster Hit List being dominated by Conor Albert's "Moonlight", who was a spotlight song last week.
* This is the 3rd to titled "Paradise", and the first female to lead the title, the other Two were Bazzi and Meduza ft. Dermot Kennedy.

### Debut songs

* Summer's Not Ready of Flo Rida is not part of Debuted songs, he's possibly makes his debut next week, but his song is partake his appearance on Eurovision Extra (see below).

### Honorable mentions

* Three Honorable mentioned songs in Three different charts for the First time as the disqualification of The Kid LAROI in the New Music Contest.
* Honne's song is out of nowhere in Playlist Breakouts becomes the Fourth song to suddenly entered the Playlist Breakouts Post to contest the New Music Contest 2021.
* The Kid LAROI originally entered a song for the contest, then The song's cover art suddenly appeared on Snickers Top 20, he subsequently disqualified by the Arcade Music (The organizers) for being unrecognized.

### AM Throwback

 / Vertical Horizon
 / Simply Red
 / Starland Vocal Band

* In a rare time, that Two songs from a pair of Groups from that same state (Washington, D.C.) and pair of masterminds also from that different same state (Massachusetts)
* George McCrae was the only soloist in this segment full of Groups
* In another rare that All four masterminds were Americans, and Three out of Four musicians were Americans, but only Simply Red were British.

### Eurovision Extra

 Mira Awad |  2009"There Must Be The Other Way"

* This was the fewest unknown Eurovision artist competed in this segment.
* Furthermore, No English song in this segment for the first time in Segment's history.
* Despited being in English language, "Summer's Not Ready" of FloRida is not counted as part of the Eurovision Extra song this week, he was the Honorable mentioned song last week.

## Milestones

### First career wins for

* Conor Albert's Moonlight (on his 2nd start in Monster Hit List)

### The Final starts for

* Big Bang-Bang Bang Bang
* Gryffith-Best is Yet To Come
* Beach Bunny-Cloud Nine
* JBK-Crazy
* Elha Nympha-Do It
* Thea Astley-Isang Tulad Mo
* Bruno Mars-Talking to the Moon
* Jessica Sanchez-US
* Anton Seabra-Walking Thru Hell
* Majid Jordan-Waves of Blue
* Vamps-Would You

### The Return of

* Maximilian-Beautiful Scars
* T-Pain-Booty Work
* Shanti Dope-Dance With You
* Sofia Carson-Fool's Gold
* TWICE-I Can't Stop Me
* Magnus Haven-Imahe
* Roddy Ricch-Late at Night
* Tomorrow X Together-Magic
* Lewis Capaldi-Someone You Loved

### Other records

* 200th start for Doja Cat and SZA's Kiss Me More
* 150th start for Ariana Grande's POV
* 100th start for Bella Poarch's Build A Bitch (Myx Hit Chart, 16th)
* 100th start for Duncan Lawrence's Arcade (Rick Dees Top 40, 21st)
* 100th start for Billie Eilish's Your Power
* 50th start for Guthben Trio's Baby Ko Si Kulot
* 50th start for Riton and Nightcrawlers's Friday
* 25th start for Ben and Ben and Young K's Leaves
* 25th start for CocoLense and Miss Jheny's Lekong So Skidi
* 25th start for Ben and Ben's Magpaghinga
* 25th start for SB19's Mapa
* 25th start for Lil Nas X's Sun Goes Down
* 10th start for Banda ni Kleggy's Bathala
* 10th start for BLXST's Chosen

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