Abra

For now, Abra has six top ten hits in My OPM Top 10 countdown.  Two of them went all the way to #1.

This week, Label, his collaboration with Myrtle Sarrosa, slips to #9. 

He has six top 10 hits in My OPM Top 10 -

2012 Gayuma (feat. Loonie) (#1)

2013 Ilusyon (feat. Arci Munoz of Philia) (#8)

2014 Midas (feat. Jacq Dionisio) (#3)

2014 Halika Na (with Maja Salvador) (#1)

2017 Bolang Kristal (with KZ Tandingan) (#4)

2017 Label (feat. Myrtle Sarrosa) (#8)

Here's a video of the song.  It already has 234,231 views.

Myrtle Sarrosa

Myrtle Sarrosa has one hit in My OPM Top 10 countdown.

This week, Label, her collaboration with Abra, slips to #9 after peaking at #8 last week.

2017 - Label (with Abra) (#8)

Here's a video of the song.  It already has 234,215 views.

A Standards Song Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

I love standards but it's been pretty rare for an OPM artist to top my OPM countdown with one, unlike in my foreign charts where Barbra Streisand, Jamie Cullum and Michael Buble have been regular chart toppers.  

Anyway, that spell has been broken this week, as the local The Voice finalist, Paolo Onesa, tops my OPM countdown with Lucky in Love, a song from his debut album, Pop Goes Standards.  It's one of the albums that I will have to buy soon as I listen to the album I bought last week!

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending March 21, 2014 -

#1 Paolo Onesa - Lucky in Love (#2)

#2 Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Ba (#5)

#3 BOB - Pelikula (#3)

#4 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#7)

#5 Christian Bautista - Araw, Ulap, Langit (#8)

#6 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#6)

#7 Maldita - Tuliro (#10)

#8 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#4)

#9 Sandwich - New Romancer (#9)

#10 Sam Concepcion - Kontrabida (NEW)

FABE OPM Top 10 March 21, 2014: #6 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas

Abra returned to My OPM Top 10 with Midas, his collaboration this time with Jacq Dionisio. The song stays at #6 for another week this week.

It's his third visit to my OPM countdown and the tenth for Jacq.

Selfie Song Tops My OPM Top 10 This Week

Davey Langit The Selfie Song tops my OPM top 10 this week as it moves to the top spot.  It's his first #1 song in my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week -

#1 Davey Langit - The Selfie Song (#2)

#2 Paolo Onesa - Lucky in Love (#3)

#3 BOB- Pelikula (#4)

#4 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#7)

#5 Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man (NEW)

#6 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#5)

#7 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#6)

#8 Christian Bautista - Araw, Ulap, Langit (NEW)

#9 Sandwich - New Romancer (#9)

#10 Maldita - Tuliro (NEW)

Chris Cayzer Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

It's a pity Chris Cayzer's albums and songs did not get much notice here, when he was still here!  He already has four #1 hits in my OPM Top 10 as Why Don't You moves to the top this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs this week -

#1 Chris Cayzer - Why Don't You (#2)

#2 Davey Langit - The Selfie Song (#6)

#3 Paolo Onesa - Lucky in Love (#7)

#4 BOB - Pelikula (#10)

#5 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#3)

#6 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#4)

#7 Mayonnaise - Paraan (NEW)

#8 Jaya - You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) (#5)

#9 Sandwich - New Romancer (#8)

#10 KZ Tandingan - Unlove You (#9)

Save Me Hollywood Tops My OPM Countdown for the First Time

The local band finally tops My OPM Top 10 for the first time as Changes moves from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending February 28, 2014 -

#1 Save Me Hollywood - Changes (#2)

#2 Chris Cayzer - Why Don't You (#3)

#3 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#4)

#4 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#5)

#5 Jaya - You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) (#6)

#6 Davey Langit - The Selfie Song (#7)

#7 Paolo Onesa - Lucky in Love (#8)

#8 Sandwich - New Romancer (#9)

#9 KZ Tandingan - Unlove You (#10)

#10 BOB - Pelikula (NEW)

D-Coy Tops My OPM Top 10 For the First Time

Rapper D-Coy gets his very first #1 song in My OPM Top 10 this week, as Tagay Mo 'To ascends to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending February 21, 2014 -

#1 D-Coy - Tagay Mo 'To (#2)

#2 Save Me Hollywood - Changes (#4)

#3 Chris Cayzer - Why Don't You (#6)

#4 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#5)

#5 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#7)

#6 Jaya - You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) (#8)

#7 Davey Langit - The Selfie Song (#9)

#8 Paolo Ones - Lucky in Love (#10)

#9 Sandwich - New Romancer (NEW)

#10 KZ Tandingan - Unlove You (NEW)

Greyhoundz Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

The rock band Greyhoundz gets their very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown.  Ditto for Loonie and Biboy Garcia.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending February 14, 2014 - 

#1 Greyhoundz feat. Loonie and Biboy (#2)

#2 D-Coy - Tagay Mo 'To (#3)
#3 Jonalyn Viray - Help Me Get Over (#4)
#4 Save Me Hollywood - Changes (#5)
#5 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#6)
#6 Chris Cayzer - Why Don't You (#7)
#7 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#8)
#8 Jaya - (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman (#9)
#9 Davey Langit - The Selfie Song (#10)

#10 Paolo Onesa - Lucky in Love (NEW)

Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus tops My OPM Top 10 for the first time, as Crooked Faces, moves from #2 to #1 this week.

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

#1 Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus - Crooked Faces (#2)

#2 Greyhoundz feat.Loonie and Biboy Garcia - Ang Bagong Ako (#3)

#3 D-Coy - Tagay Mo 'To (#4)

#4 Jonalyn Viray - Help Me Get Over (#5)

#5 Save Me Hollywood - Changes (#7)

#6 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (#8)

#7 Chris Cayzer - Why Don't You (#9)

#8 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (#10)

#9 Jaya - (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman (NEW)

#10 Davey Langit - The Selfie Song (NEW)

Moonstar88 Tops My OPM Countdown for the First Time

I have only learned now that Moonstar88 has been making music since 2001!  That's what I get for not listening to OPM for so long!  I've lost out on so much good music!  Anyway, better late than never, as they say.  Finally, this week, the band gets their very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown as Sembreak goes to #1.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending January 31, 2014.

#1 Moonstar88 - Sembreak (#2)

#2 Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus - Crooked Faces (#3)

#3 Ang Bagong Ako - Greyhoundz feat. Loonie and Biboy Garcia (#4)

#4 D-Coy - Tagay Mo 'To (#5)

#5 Jonalyn Viray - Help Me Get Over You (#6)

#6 Martin Nievera - Ipadarama (#7)

#7 Save Me Hollywood - Changes (#8)

#8 Abra feat. Jacq Dionisio - Midas (NEW)

#9 Chris Cayzer - Why Don't You (#10)

#10 Kiss Jane - Kay Sarap (NEW)

2013 myFABE Awit Awards: Favorite Rap / Hip Hop Performer of the Year

There's a slew of interesting rap acts in the OPM world this year and the following nominees truly represent the rich diversity of rap styles one can hear in OPM rap and hip hop scene this year.  Here are the nominees for my favorite rap and hip hop OPM artist for 2013 -

Abra
Aikee 
Gloc-9 
Ron Henley
Shehyee 

and the Awit award goes to Ron Henley.

Zsa Zsa Padilla Tops My OPM Top 10 For the Eighth Time After 26 Years

Veteran chanteuse Zsa Zsa Padilla returns to the top of my OPM top 10 countdown this week, as Palagi, moves from #2 to #1.  Her last visit to the top was with Ikaw Lamang in 1987.  In the 80's, Ms. Padilla had a string of seven #1 hits.  This is her eighth and hopefully, not her last.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending November 22, 2013 -

#1 Zsa Zsa Padilla - Palagi (#2)

#2 Sarah Geronimo - Ikot Ikot (#3)

#3 Chris Cayzer - Paikot-ikot (#4)

#4 Emmanuelle - Dear Diary (#5)

#5 Up Dharma Down - Luna (#6)

#6 Toni Gonzaga - Only With You (#6)

#7 Gloc-9 feat. Rico Blanco - Magda (#7)

#8 Abra feat. AC Munoz (#9)

#9 The Oktaves - Paakyat Ka Pa Lang, Pababa Na Ako (#10)

#10 Frencheska Farr - Bakit Ikaw (NEW)

My OPM Top 10 November 22, 2013: #8 Abra feat. Arci Munoz - Ilusyon

Abra's second top 10 hit in my OPM top 10 this week, Ilusyon, his collaboration with Arci Munoz, moves a notch up from #9 to #8.

Shehyee and Sam Pinto Tops My OPM Top 10 This Week

Shehyee and Sam Pinto both get their very first #1 hit in my OPM Top 10 this week, as Trip Lang, moves from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending November 15, 2013 -

#1 Shehyee and Sam Pinto - Trip Lang (#2)

#2 Zsa Zsa Padilla - Palagi (#3)

#3 Sarah Geronimo - Ikot Ikot (#4)

#4 Chris Cayzer - Paikot-Ikot (#5)

#5 Emmanuelle - Dear Diary (#7)

#6 Toni Gonzaga - Only With You (#6)

#7 Gloc-9 feat. Rico Blanco - Magda (#10)

#8 Up Dharma Down - Luna (#8)

#9 Ilusyon - Abra feat Arci Munoz (NEW)

#10 The Oktaves - Paakyat Ka Pa Lang, Pababa Na Ako (NEW)

 

Arci Munoz

Arci Munoz has one top 10 hit in my OPM top 10 countdown.

2013 Ilusyon (with Abra) (#8)

Up Dharma Down Spends Another Week at #1

Up Dharma Down takes advantage of the weak Christmas season and spends another week at #1.  The last week of the year is normally devoted to year-end lists so there wasn't much time to listen to the normal programming.

Anyhow, here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending December 28, 2012 -

#1 Up Dharma Down - Turn it Well (#1)

#2 Rico Blanco - Burado (#2)

#3 Angeline Quinto - Patuloy ang Pangarap (#7)
 
#4 Sitti - To Forget You (#9)

#5  Kimpoy Feliciano - Ikaw Lang (#3)

#6 Moonstar88 and Chito Miranda - Ligaw (#8) 


#7 Angeline Quinto - 'Wag Mo Akong Iwan Mag-isa (#6) 

#8 Abra ft. Jeriko Aguilar and Thyro - Gayuma (#5)

#9 Opera Belles - Dapat Tayo (#4)

#10 Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang

Up Dharma Down Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

A lot of movement occurs in my OPM top 10 list this week, as Up Dharma Down's first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, also becomes their first #1 song.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending December 21, 2012.

#1 Up Dharma Down - Turn it Well (#4)

#2 Rico Blanco - Burado (NEW)

#3 Kimpoy Feliciano - Ikaw Lang (#5)

#4 Opera Belles - Dapat Tayo (#2)

#5 Abra ft. Jeriko Aguilar and Thyro - Gayuma (#6)

#6 Angeline Quinto - 'Wag Mo Akong Iwan Mag-isa (#1)

#7 Angeline Quinto - Patuloy ang Pangarap (#3)

#8 Moonstar88 and Chito Miranda - Ligaw (#7)

#9 Sitti - To Forget You (#8)

#10 Emmauelle - Sandali Lang (#9)

Angeline Quinto Gets Her Second #1 Song in My OPM Countdown

Angeline Quinto gets her second #1 song in my OPM countdown this week as Wag Mo Ako Iwanang Mag-Isa moves up from #2 to #1.

Here are my favorite songs for the week ending December, 14, 2012 -

#1 Angeline Quinto - 'Wag Mo Akong Iwanang Mag-isa (#2)

#2 Opera Belles - Dapat Tayo (#1)

#3 Angeline Quinto - Patuloy ang Pangarap (#3)

#4 Up Dharma Down - Turn It Well (#9)

#5 Kimpoy Feliciano - Ikaw Lang (#5)

#6 Abra ft Jeriko Aguilar and Thryo - Gayuma (#4)

#7 Moonstar88 and Chito Miranda - Ligaw (#6)

#8 Sitti - To Forget You (#8)

#9 Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang (#7)

#10 Sabrina - Sa Bawat Paghinga (#10)

The Opera Belles Leads My OPM Top 10 This Week

 

 My OPM Top 10 countdown is on its fourth week and it has been a revolving door at the top, much like what happens in my weekly top 40 countdown of foreign songs.  

What's interesting about all the four acts that have topped my countdown is that it's their very first #1 song as well.  This week, the Opera Belles  get to the top with their pretty ballad, Dapat Tayo.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending December 7, 2012 -

#1 Opera Belles - Dapat Tayo (#2)

#2 Angeline Quinto - 'Wag Mo Akong Iwan Mag-Isa (#3)

#3 Angeline Quinto - Patuloy ang Pangarap (#4)

#4 Abra ft. Jeriko Aguilar and Thyro - Gayuma (#1)

#5 Kimpoy Feliciano - Ikaw Lang (#7)

#6 Moonstar88 and Chito Miranda - Ligaw (#9)

#7 Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang (#5)

#8 Sitti - To Forget You (NEW)

#9 Up Dharma Down - Turn It Well (NEW)

#10 Sabrina - Sa Bawat Paghinga (#6)