Every week, from the heart of the music business in Hollywood, Ryan counts down from Number 40 to the hottest hit song in America. Song Requests: 1-877-AT40-FAN
On
#AT40
this week,
#BTS
&
#Halsey
debut with
#BoyWithLuv
. Meanwhile, BTS also score their 3rd
#1
album in less than a year. BTS are also the biggest boy band with the most members – 7 of them. How far will their latest single go? Find out in the next few weeks!
On
#AmericanTop40
this week, our only debut is “Left And Right” by
#CharliePuth
feat.
#Jungkook
. It’s Charlie’s 13th Top 40 and Jungkook's first in his solo career. He’s a member of
#BTS
, who’s had 6 Top hits, like “Butter,” “Dynamite,” “Mic Drop” & “My Universe” (📸: Getty)
On the Hot AC version of
#AT40
,
#BTS
debuts with “Dynamite,” setting 2 records: they’re the first act from South Korea to hit this chart, and with 7 members, they’re also the largest boy band to hit this countdown. Now can they be the first Korean act to hit
#1
?
The South Korean girl group
#LOONA
debuts this week with “Star." ⭐ With 12 members, they’re the biggest girl group in
#AT40
history. Back in the mid-80s, the 6-member girl group
#Klymaxx
had 3 Top 40 hits, including “I Miss You” which hit
#9
. Can LOONA make the Top 10 as well?
This week on
#AmericanTop40
,
#CharliePuth
&
#Jungkook
have the fastest riser for the 2nd week in a row with “Left And Right” (+9). The last song to be our fastest riser for 2 or more weeks was “Sunroof” by
#NickyYoure
&
#Dazy
for 4 non-consecutive weeks (📸: Getty)
On
#AmericanTop40
this week,
#JungKook
debuts completely solo with “Seven.” Last year, he reached
#10
featured on
#CharliePuth
’s “Left Right.” He’s also a member of
#BTS
, who’ve had 7 Top 40 hits. Their biggest are “Dynamite” and “Butter,” both peaking at
#6
. (📸: Getty)