Kris Lawrence Finally Tops My OPM Countdown

Kris Lawrence finally tops my OPM countdown this week, as Torpe, moves to the top spot.  I haven't really followed much of Kris' career, although I had seen him perform in a musical a few years back.  I do hope he comes out with a full album soon, because is Torpe is the vibe and the type of music he's currently working on now, he's on to something good!

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending October 10, 2014 -

	10-Oct-14
1	Torpe	Kris Lawrence	2
2	Para-Paraan	Nadine Ilustre	3
3	Bahala Na	James Reid / Nadine Ilustre	4
4	Dito Na Lang	Kyla	5
5	Natataranta	James Reid	6
6	This Love is Like	Toni Gonzaga	8
7	Everytime	Frencheska Farr	9
8	Kunwa-Kunwari Lang	Kyla	10
9	Kiss You	Karylle	NEW
10	Ikaw Pa Rin	Kaligta	NEW

James Reid and Nadine Ilustre: Pop Music's Hitmaking Love Team

James Reid and Nadine Ilustre get their second #1 song this week, as Bahala Na moves to the top of my OPM countdown. This song is from their latest movie, Talk Back and You're Dead.  

Earlier this year, their song No Erase, also went to #1 and that was from the movie Diary Ng Panget.

They become the second and third artist to have two #1 songs this year.  Chris Cantada was the first one to do that.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending October 17, 2014 -

	17-Oct-14
1	Bahala Na	James Reid / Nadine Ilustre	3
2	Para-Paraan	Nadine Ilustre	2
3	Dito Na Lang	Kyla	4
4	Natataranta	James Reid	5
5	This Love is Like	Toni Gonzaga	6
6	Everytime	Frencheska Farr	7
7	Kunwa-Kunwari Lang	Kyla	8
8	Kiss You	Karylle	9
9	Ikaw Pa Rin	Kaligta	10
10	Sa'yo	Silent Sanctuary	NEW

Kyla Posts Two #1 Songs Within an 8-Week Period

That Kyla is able to have two #1 songs (Salbabida and Dito Na Lang) within a span of 8 weeks contrasts starkly to her being absent from my OPM countdown for a decade - until this year! I have shied away from her music for so long because she has depended so much on covers, and although I like some covers from local artists, well, only once in a blue moon while, those versions very rarely enters my OPM countdown, as I prefer original composed music.

Well, I am definitely going to buy Kyla's latest album to check if she still has some more gems there.  Another one of her songs, Kunwa-Kunwari Lang is also climbing my OPM countdown.

Dito Na Lang tops my OPM countdown this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending October 24, 2014 -

	24-Oct-14
1	Dito Na Lang	Kyla	3
2	Para-Paraan	Nadine Ilustre	2
3	Natataranta	James Reid	4
4	This Love is Like	Toni Gonzaga	5
5	Sa'yo	Silent Sanctuary	10
6	Kunwa-Kunwari Lang	Kyla	7
7	Everytime	Frencheska Farr	6
8	Kiss You	Karylle	8
9	Ikaw Pa Rin	Kaligta	9
10	Kung Akin ang Langit	McCoy Fundales / Clara Benin	NEW

Nadine Ilustre Becomes First Artist To Have Three #1 Songs in 2014

Nadine Ilustre becomes the first artist this year to get three #1 songs in my OPM countdown.  Earlier this year, she was one-half of the love team she has with James Reid, that brought the #1 hits, No Erase and Bahala Na, two songs from two box-office films she was in, as well. 

This week, her song, Para-Paraan finds its way to #1 in my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending October 31, 2014 -

	31-Oct-14
1	Para-Paraan	Nadine Ilustre	2
2	Natataranta	James Reid	3
3	This Love is Like	Toni Gonzaga	4
4	Sa'yo	Silent Sanctuary	5
5	Kunwa-Kunwari Lang	Kyla	6
6	Everytime	Frencheska Farr	7
7	Kiss You	Karylle	8
8	Ikaw Pa Rin	Kaligta	9
9	Kung Akin Ang Langit	McCoy Fundales / Clara Benin	10
10	Kapiling Kita	Karylle	NEW

Natataranta: The Third #1 Hit for James Reid in My OPM Countdown

James Reid gets his third #1 song in my OPM countdown this week, as Natataranta moves to the top spot.  That's three #1 songs for 2014.  His screen partner, Nadine Ilustre, is the only other artist to be able to achieve that this year.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 7, 2014 -

#1 James Reid - Natataranta (#2)

#2 Toni Gonzaga - This Love is Like (#3)

#3 Silent Sanctuary - Sa'yo (#4)

#4 Kyla - Kunwa-Kunwari Lang (#6)

#5 McCoy Fundales / Clara Benin - Kung Akin ang Langit (#9)

#6 Frencheska Farr - Everytime (#6)

#7 Kiss You - Karylle (#7)

#8 Ikaw Pa Rin - Kaligta (#8)

#9 Karylle - Kapiling Kita (#10)

#10 Janella Salvador - Mahal Kita Pero (NEW)

McCoy Fundales and Clara Benin

McCoy Fundales and Clara Benin get their very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown as Kung Akin ang Langit, the song they sang in this year's Philpop 2014.  This week, the song zooms to #5.

Everytime is Frencheska Farr's Fifth Top 10 Hit

Frencheska Farr has five top 10 hits my OPM countdown, four of them went all the way to #1.

2012 - Isama Mo Ako (#1)

2013 - Inside My Heart (#1)

2013 - Bakit Ikaw (#1)

2014 - This Feeling (#1)

2014 - Everytime (#6)

Ikaw Pa Rin Kaligta

Local band Kaligta finally gets their very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Ikaw Pa Rin stays at #8 for a second week.

The Futuristic Polar Bears Puts EDM at the Top Spot

Two EDM acts get the top two spots in my personal countdown this week.  The Futuristic Polar Bears and R3hab and Deorro, get the #1 and the #2 slots in my personal countdown this week. EDM has definitely made its presence felt this year, thanks largely from the creative track lists of Les Mills Body Jam.

Ed Sheeran also has two top 10 hits in my personal countdown this week.  Afire Love is on its way to the top while Sing hangs out at #7.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 7, 2014 -

#1 Futuristic Polar Bears - Back to Earth (#2)

#2 R3hab & Deorro - Flashlight (#3)

#3 Ed Sheeran - Afire Love (#4)

#4 Sara Bareilles - I Choose You (#6)

#5 Ingrid Michaelson - Girls Chase Boys (#7)

#6 Chris Brown, Usher, Rick Ross - New Flame (#8)

#7 Ed Sheeran - Sing (#9)

#8 Kendrick Lamar - Backstreet Freestyle (#10)

#9 Brett Eldredge - Beat of the Music (NEW)

#10 A Great Big World - Rockstar (NEW)

Futuristic Polar Bears Roars Back to Earth

The British trio Futuristic Polar Bears has one #1 hit in my personal countdown. Their song Back to Earth went to #1 this week ending November 7, 2014. The song was featured in Body Jam 70 that's why it's in my personal countdown.  It's one of the few EDM songs that went to #1 this 2014.

Ingrid Michaelson On Chasing Boys

Ingrid Michaelson chases boys on her first hit in my personal countdown, as Girls Chase Boys continues to move up, this week, stopping at #5.  I don't quite get her homage to Robert Palmer's iconic 80's video of Simply Irresistible since it feminizes the men but it's her work and we can leave everything else to interpretation.

Usher

 

Usher has fourteen top 10 hits in my personal countdown.   Seven of them went all the way to #1.

2001 - You Remind Me (#3)

2001 - U Got It Bad (#3)

2002 - U Don't Have to Call (#1)

2004 - Yeah (with Lil Jon and Ludacris) (#1) 

2004 - Burn (#3)

2004 - My Boo (with Alicia Keys) (#1)

2010 - Lil Freak (with Nicki Minaj) (#1)

2010 - OMG (with will.i.am) (#1)

2010 - DJ Got Us Fallin in Love (with Pitbull) (#1)

2010 - Hot Tottie (with Jay-z) (#4)

2011 - Without You (with David Guetta) (#1)

2012 - Climax (#4)

2014 - More (#8)

2014 - New Flame (with Chris Brown and Rick Ross) (#6)

Rick Ross

Rick Ross has one top ten hit in my personal countdown.

2014 New Flame (with Usher and Chris Brown) (#6)

A Great Big World: My Brand of Pop Music

One of my favorite musical discoveries this year is the duo, A Great Big World. They already have four top 10 hits in my personal countdown, three of them going all the way to #1.  I definitely love their latest album, Is There Anybody Out There, which should be running for the 2014 Album of the Year in my personal music awards.

A Great Big World is an American two-member musical group from New York made up of singers and songwriters Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino.  They have four top 10 hits in my personal countdown including one #1 song.

2014 - Say Something (with Christina Aguilera) (#1)

2014 - I Really Want It (#1) 

2014 - Already Home (#1)

2014 - Rockstar (#10)