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)

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)

Zsa Zsa Padilla Tops My OPM Countdown for the Ninth Time

Veteran chanteuse Zsa Zsa Padilla claims her ninth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, as All Cried Out moves up from #2 to #1.

It's her third single from her latest album, Palagi to make it to my top 10.

#10 Kyla - Kunwa-Kunwari Lang (NEW)

Kyla gets her third top 10 hit in as many week, as Kunwa-Kunwari Lang debuts at #10.  Ever since she came out with an album of all original music, Kyla has been finally getting her due in my OPM countdown.




#9 Frencheska Farr - Everytime (NEW)

Frencheska Farr gets her fifth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown as Everytime debuts at #9. Frencheska's first four hits went all the way to #1.






#8 Toni Gonzaga - This Love is Like (NEW)

Toni Gonzaga gets her fifth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, as This Love is Like, debuts at #8.  It's from her new album, Celestine.





#7 Dello feat. Jacq Dionisio - Araw-Araw (#8)

Dello's first hit in my OPM countdown, Araw-Araw, moves up this week to #7.




#6 James Reid - Natataranta (#9)

The first of James Reid's hit in my OPM countdown, moves up to #6 this week.  This is also his second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.



#5 Kyla - Dito Na Lang (#10)

Kyla's follow-up to Salbabida moves up fast from #10 to #5 this week.  It's her second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.  She also has another hit in my OPM countdown this week, with Kunwa-Kunwari Lang at #10.





#4 James Reid / Nadine Ilustre - Bahala Na (#6)

The tandem of James Reid and Nadine Ilustre get their second top 10 hit together as Bahala Na continues to move up my OPM countdown, this time to #4.





#3 Nadine Ilustre - Para-Paraan (#4) 

 Nadine Ilustre's third top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Para-Paraan moves up to #3 this week.





#2 Kris Lawrence - Torpe (#3)

Kris Lawrence's first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Torpe, looks like a #1 candidate for me as it moves to #2 this week.





#1 Zsa Zsa Padilla - All Cried Out (#2) 

 Zsa Zsa Padilla claims her ninth #1 song this week, as All Cried Out moves up from #2 to #1 this week. It's her third top 10 hit from her latest album, Palagi.

Frencheska Farr Tops My OPM Countdown for the Fourth Time

Frencheska Farr is no stranger to the top of my OPM countdown.  This week, This Feeling becomes her fourth #1 hit in my OPM countdown.  It ascends from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 23, 2014 -

#1 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#2)

#2 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#3)

#3 XLR8 - Money Money (#4)

#4 True Faith, Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno, Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower (#5)

#5 Karylle - Sa Yo Na Lang Ako (#8)

#6 Xian Lim - Pag May Time (#9)

#7 Spongecola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla, Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#6)

#8 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim (#7)

#9 Six Part Invention - Time Machine (NEW)

#10 Isabelle de Leon - Friendzone (NEW)

FABE OPM Top 10 May 23, 2014: #1 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling

Frencheska Farr gets her fourth #1 hit in the FABE OPM countdown this week, as This Feeling, moves up to #1 this week.  All of her songs that reached my OPM countdown all went to #1.

Zelle Tops My OPM Countdown for the Fourth Time

The local band Zelle tops my OPM countdown for the fourth time this week as Akala Mo Lang moves a notch from #2 to #1.

They are also the first OPM act this year to have two #1 songs for the year.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 16, 2014 -

#1 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#2)

#2 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#3)

#3 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#4)

#4 XLR8 - Money Money (#6)

#5 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Ryan Armamento, Carlo Magno - Strange Flower (#8)

#6 Spongecola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla, Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#7)

#7 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim (#9)

#8 Karylle - Sa Yo Na Lang Ako (#8)

#9 Xian Lim - Pag May Time (NEW)

#10 Yael Yuzon - Segundo (NEW)

James Reid and Nadine Ilustre Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

Both James Reid and Nadine Ilustre both get their very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as No Erase zooms this week from #5 to #1.  The song comes from their hit movie Diary Ng Panget.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 9, 2014 -

#1 James Reid / Nadine Ilustre - No Erase (#5)

#2 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#2)

#3 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#3)

#4 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#4)

#5 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#5)

#6 XLR8 - Money Money (#7)

#7 Sponge Cola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#8)

#8 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower (#9)

#9 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim (#10)

#10 Karylle - Sa Yo Na Lang Ako (NEW)

Ace Libre Gets His Very First #1 in My OPM Top 10

As part of the band, Never the Strangers, Ace Libre has several top 10 hits including a number one song.  This week, as a solo singer, Ace Libre tops the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 with Sometimes That Happens, which ascends from #2 to the top spot.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending May 2, 2014 -

#1 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens (#2)

#2 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#3)

#3 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#4)

#4 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#5)

#5 James Reid /Nadine Ilustre - No Erase (#10)

#6 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#6)

#7 XLR8 - Money Money (#7)

#8 Spongecola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento - New Steel (#8)

#9 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento - Strange Flower (#9)

#10 Gloc-9 feat. Regine Velasquez - Takipsilim

Mayonnaise's Paraan Tops My OPM Countdown This Week

Local band Mayonnaise tops my OPM countdown this week, as Paraan, moves from #2 to #1.  It's the band's first hit to top my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending April 25, 2014 -

#1 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#2)

#2 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens (#3)

#3 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#6)

#4 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#7)

#5 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#8)

#6 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#9)

#7 XLR8 - Money Money (#10)

#8 Sponge Cola feat. Pao Valenciano, Ria Redulla and Ryan Armamento (NEW)

#9 True Faith feat. Luke Mejares, Carlo Magno and Ryan Armamento (NEW)

#10 James Reid / Nadine Ilustre - No Erase (NEW)

Christian Bautista Gets His Fifth #1 Song in My OPM Top 10

Christian Bautista has been a regular visitor to the top spot of the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10.  This week, his latest hit, Araw, Ulap, Langit, moves to the top spot, making it his fifth visit to the peak of my OPM countdown.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending April 18, 2014 -

#1 Christian Bautista - Araw, Ulap, Langit (#2)

#2 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#3)

#3 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens (#4)

#4 Maldita - Tuliro (#5)

#5 Sam Concepcion - Kontrabida (#6)

#6 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#7)

#7 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#9)

#8 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (#10)

#9 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#8)

#10 XLR8 - Money Money (NEW)

BOB Tops My OPM Top 10 this week

Local alternative band BOB gets their very first #1 hit in my OPM top 10 this week, as Pelikula moves from #2 to #1.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending April 11, 2014 -

#1 BOB - Pelikula (#2)

#2 Christian Bautista - Araw, Ulap, Langit (#3)

#3 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#4)

#4 Ace Libre - Sometimes That Happens (#5)

#5 Maldita - Tuliro (#6)

#6 Sam Concepcion - Kontrabida (#7)

#7 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#8)

#8 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (#9)

#9 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (#10)

#10 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me (NEW)

Ney Dimaculangan's Kung Di Man: Two Weeks at #1

It's been pretty rare for an OPM song to spend two weeks at #1.  Last year, it only happened twice.  This year, Ney Dimaculangan's Kung Di Man is the first one to do it.  This week, the song stays at #1 for a second week, the first OPM song to do that this year.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending April 4, 2014 -

#1 Ney Dimaculangan - Kung Di Man (#1)

#2 BOB - Pelikula (#2)

#3 Christian Bautista - Araw, Ulap, Langit (#3)

#4 Mayonnaise - Paraan (#4)

#5 Ace Libre - Sometimes it Happens (#6)

#6 Maldita - Tuliro (#7)

#7 Sam Concepcion - Kontrabida (#9)

#8 Zelle - Akala Mo Lang (#10)

#9 Zsa Zsa Padilla - How Can You Say (NEW)

#10 Frencheska Farr - This Feeling (NEW)

Frencheska Farr Gets the First No.1 OPM Song of 2014

Frencheska Farr opens 2014 with a big bang, as her song, Bakit Ikaw, moves from #2 to #1 this week, making it the first #1 OPM song for the year!  It's her third consecutive #1 song.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending January 3, 2014.

#1 Frencheska Farr - Bakit Ikaw (#2)

#2 Chris Cantada - January (#3)

#3 Zelle - Coffee Break (#6)

#4 Jireh Lim - Magkabilang Mundo (#4)

#5 Jensen Gomez - Could Have Been (#5)

#6 Marion Aunor - Fallen (NEW)

#7 Crooked Faces - Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus (#7)

#8 Ang Bagong Ako - Greyhoundz feat. Loonie and Biboy Garcia (#8)

#9 Moonstar88 - Sem Break (#10)

#10 D-Coy - Tagay Mo 'To (NEW)

My OPM Top 10 January 3, 2014: #1 Frencheska Farr - Bakit Ikaw

Frencheska Farr gets her third #1 hit in My OPM Top 10 this week, as Bakit Ikaw, moves from #2 to #1 this week. 

Rivermaya Tops My OPM Top 10 Countdown For the First Time

Rivermaya finally tops My OPM Top 10 countdown for the first time this week, as Malayang Magmahal moves from #3 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending December 27, 2013 -

#1 Rivermaya - Malayang Magmahal (#3)

#2 Frencheska Farr - Bakit Ikaw (#2)

#3 Chris Cantada - January (#4)

#4 Jireh Lim - Magkabilang Mundo (#5)

#5 Jensen Gomez - Could Have Been (#6)

#6 Coffee Break - Zelle (#9)

#7 Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus - Crooked Faces (#10)

#8 Greyhoundz feat. Loonie and Biboy Garcia - Ang Bagong Ako (NEW)

#9 Callalily - Pansamantala (NEW)

#10 Moonstar 88 - Sem Break (NEW)

Up Dharma Down Gets Their Second #1 Hit in My OPM Top 10

It's but fitting that Up Dharma down tops my OPM Top 10 this week with Luna, as they were on the same position last year, at the same week, with Turn It Well.  It's their second #1 hit in my OPM Top 10.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending December 20, 2013 -

#1 Up Dharma Down - Luna (#2)

#2 Frencheska Farr - Bakit Ikaw (#3)

#3 Rivermaya - Malayang Magmahal (#7)

#4 Chris Cantada - January (#8)

#5 Jireh Lim - Magkabilang Mundo (#10)

#6 Jensen Gomez - Could Have Been (#9)

#7 Sam Concepcion - Mahal na Mahal (#5)

#8 Luigi D'Avola - Back to You (#6)

#9 Zelle - Coffee Break (NEW)

#10 Mr. Bones and the Boneyard Circus - Crooked Faces (NEW)