In Defense of Lady Gaga as Local Writer Labels Her as a Has-Been

I am just a casual pop culture observer but I am shocked at how uninformed and lazy some of our local music entertainment writers are!

I was reading this article on Lady Gaga's Grammy tribute to David Bowie and this writer says this about Lady Gaga -

"To be brutally frank here, she is “yesterday’s news!” A result of her being too trendy and relying too much on shock value are precisely the very reasons her music career took a nosedive to near obscurity"

"Lady Gaga’s time has passed."

Uhhhh hello sir, not to defend Lady Gaga because I'm sure she doesn't care about your opinion, but as a writer, he should've known that -

#1 Lady Gaga just won the Golden Globe Best Actress - TV Mini-Series for American Horror Story - Hotel last January. (I think her being 'weird' was the reason producer Ryan Murphy hired her in the first place!)

#2 Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Album in 2015. (Tony Bennett is one of the most-well-loved and respected performers by the American music academy. I don't think he would invite a singer who is already 'past her time' to do a FULL ALBUM with him.)

#3 Lady Gaga is slated to perform in the Oscar ceremony this Monday, February 29, because a song she co-wrote with Dianne Warren has been nominated for an Oscar. And, industry insiders believe they will win the award!

Joskoh, feeling ko, this writer wouldn't even know who Dianne Warren is!

Alam mo, if Lady Gaga wins the Oscar, along with Dianne Warren (who truly deserves to win one na talaga!), it will just show stupid and lazy some of our entertainment writers are.

I mean, how did the Inquirer even hire this guy if he cannot even be bothered to check basic facts. I'm sure if he just googled "Lady Gaga 2016", he would've known that these were the things she was doing these past two years.

Somebody who has "passed her time" won't win (or even get nominated!) for an Oscar, Grammy or Golden Globe in the years she's supposed to be laos.

Get it?

Disclosure Rules the Countdown with Seven Hits This Week

Due to their concert here in Manila last night, the brotherly duo of Disclosure snag seven of the ten slots in this week's top 10 countdown.  They also get their very first #1 hit, along with Sam Smith, as Latch reenters at the top.  It was their final song during their set last night!
Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending July 25, 2014 -

#10 Disclosure - Stimulation (NEW)

The brotherly duo of Disclosure puts several hits into the FABE Weekly Top 10 countdown this week, due to their show here last night.  Starting off is Stimulation, which lands at #10.  I don't remember if they played it last night, but it's a favorite of mine, especially when I'm driving.

#9 Disclosure feat. Jessie Ware - Confess to Me (NEW) 

 The second hit from Disclosure this week, Confess to Me, comes in at #9. It's their collaboration with Jessie Ware, who gets her very first top 10 hit this week. The duo played this song at the show here in Manila yesterday.


   


 #8 Martin Garrix feat. Jay Hardway - Wizard (NEW) 


 Martin Garrix gets his second top 10 hit this year as Wizard, his collaboration with Jay Hardway, debuts at #8. The song is featured in the latest Body Jam release.




#7 Sia - Chandelier (9)

Sia's third top 10 hit, Chandelier, continues swinging up the countdown, now to #7.



#6 Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly - Do What You Want (#4)

Lady Gaga's Do What You Want slips to #6 this week. The song has already peaked at #4.



#4 Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge- White Noise (NEW)

Disclosure's fourth top 10 hit this week, White Noise, their collaboration with Aluna George, debuts at #4 this week. It's also Aluna George's second top 10 hit overall.



#3 Disclosure - F For You (NEW)

Disclosure gets their sixth top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as F For You debuts at 3 this week. It's the duo's fifth top 10 hit in the countdown as well. This was their opening song during their show here in Manila last night.



#2 Disclosure - When A Fire Starts to Burn (NEW)

Disclosure's seventh top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, When A Fire Starts to Burn, debuts at #2 this week. The duo played this song during their show here in Manila last night.



#1 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch (RE)

Disclosure's Latch, their collaboration with Sam Smith, reenters my personal countdown this week at the top. It's both Disclosure and Sam Smith's first trip to the top of my personal countdown. The song previously peaked at #2. The duo played this song last night during their show here in Manila. This was their last song.

A Great Big World Snags Second #1 Song for 2014 with I Really Want It

The duo A Great Big World snag their second #1 hit this year, as I Really Want It moves to the top spot this week!  Last March, the duo got their very first #1 hit with Say Something, their collaboration with Christina Aguilera.

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

#10 Pharrell feat. Justin Timberlake - Brand New (NEW)

Pharrell returns to my personal countdown this week with his eighth top 10 hit. The song Brand New debuts at #10 and its Pharrell's collaboration with Justin Timberlake. This is Justin's 15th top 10 hit in my personal countdown.



#9 Sia - Chandelier (NEW)

Australian singer Sia returns to my personal countdown this week with her 3rd top 10 hit. Chandelier debuts this week at #9.



#8 Mali Music - Beautiful (#9)

Gospel singer Mali Music's Beautiful moves up this week to #8. It's the new peak position of the song.



#7 Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You (#8)

Ellie Goulding's How Long Will I Love You moves up a notch to #7 this week.



#6 Vertical Horizon - Consolation (#7)

Another Vertical Horizon song, Consolation, is in the top 10 this week.  It's the third top 10 hit from the band's latest album Echoes From the Underground.  The song began its chart run last week.  The song has already peaked at #3 the week Vertical Horizon was here in Manila.  

The band played here in Manila this year but they did not play this song.



#5 Christina Perri - Human  (#6)

Christina Perri's Human moves a notch to #5 this week. It's her second top 10 hit after A Thousand Years which also reached #6 last year.




#4 Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly - Do What You Want (#5) 

Lady Gaga's latest hit, Do What You Want, her collaboration with R. Kelly, moves up my personal countdown this week from #5 to #4. It's currently featured in the current Body Jam release that's why the song has charted.  It's the fifth top 10 hit from Lady Gaga's Artpop and her 25th top 10 hit overall. This is also R. Kelly's 15th top 10 hit in my personal countdown. It marks his third consecutive decade to have a top 10 hit.




#3 Katy Perry - Birthday (#2)




Katy Perry's Birthday slips down to #3 this week. It's also her 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown and the second top 10 hit from her latest album Prism.

#2 Jennifer Lopez feat. French Montana - I Luh Ya Papi (#4)

Jennifer Lopez latest hit "I Luh Ya Papi", her collaboration with French Montana, moves up this week from #4 to #2. It's her fifteenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

It's her first top 10 hit as well from her tenth album, AKA.

It's also French Montana's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#1 A Great Big World - I Really Want It (#3)

The duo, A Great Big World, gets their second straight #1 hit in my personal countdown this week as I Really Want It, moves up from #3 to #1. Last March, the duo had their very first #1 song with Say Something, their collaboration with Christina Aguilera.

John Legend's All of Me Tops the FABE Weekly Top 10 Countdown

John Legend gets his fourth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as All of Me, finally ascends to the top. His first three #1 songs were So High, P.D.A.  and Tonight.

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

#10 Paramore - Ain't It Fun (NEW)

After years of knowing this band, finally there's a song of theirs that fit my pop sensibilities. Ain't It Fun moves in this week at #10.



#9 Mali Music - Beautiful (RE)

Gospel singer Mali Music reenters the FABE Weekly Top 10 countdown this week, as Beautiful reenters at #9.



#8 Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You (NEW)

Ellie Goulding returns to my personal countdown this week with her third top 10 hit, How Long Will I Love You. The song debuts this week at #8.



#7 Vertical Horizon - Consolation (#10)

Another Vertical Horizon song, Consolation, is in the top 10 this week.  It's the third top 10 hit from the band's latest album Echoes From the Underground.  The song began its chart run last week.  The song has already peaked at #3 the week Vertical Horizon was here in Manila.  

The band played here in Manila this year but they did not play this song.



#6 Christina Perri - Human  (#8)

Christina Perri's Human moves two notches to #6 this week. It's her second top 10 hit after A Thousand Years which also reached #6 last year.




#5 Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly - Do What You Want (#9) 

Lady Gaga's latest hit, Do What You Want, her collaboration with R. Kelly, zooms my personal countdown from #9 to #5. It's currently featured in the current Body Jam release that's why the song has charted.  It's the fifth top 10 hit from Lady Gaga's Artpop and her 25th top 10 hit overall. This is also R. Kelly's 15th top 10 hit in my personal countdown. It marks his third consecutive decade to have a top 10 hit.




#4 Jennifer Lopez feat. French Montana - I Luh Ya Papi (#3)

Jennifer Lopez latest hit "I Luh Ya Papi", her collaboration with French Montana, slips to #4 this week, after peaking last wek at #3. It's her fifteenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

It's her first top 10 hit as well from her tenth album, AKA.

It's also French Montana's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#3 A Great Big World - I Really Want It (#5) The duo, A Great Big World's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, I Really Want It, slips from #2 to #3 this week.



#2 Katy Perry - Birthday (#3)




Katy Perry's Birthday moves back up to #2 this week. It's also her 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown and the second top 10 hit from her latest album Prism.

#1 John Legend - All of Me (RE)

John Legend gets his fifth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as All of Me, finally ascends to the top. It's also his 14th top 10 hit.

Beyonce's Mine Tops the FABE Weekly Top 10 This Week!

It's actually tougher to get a #1 song nowadays as the competition is fierce. So for Beyonce to come up with four #1 songs from her latest album is an incredible achievement. It also shows how impressed I am about the work she has done on her latest work.

It's also Beyonce's 22nd 31 song.  

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

#10 Vertical Horizon - Consolation (RE)

Vertical Horizon's song 'Frost' became their second 1 song this year.  They follow it up with this song, 'Consolation' which has already peaked at #3, the week Vertical Horizon was here in Manila.  It starts its chart run now at #10.



#9 Lady Gaga - Do What You Want (NEW) 

Lady Gaga returns to the FABE Weekly Top 10 countdown with her 25th hit, Do What You Want.  It was featured in the current Body Jam release that's why the song has charted.  It's also the fifth top 10 hit from Lady Gaga's Artpop.




#8 Christina Perri - Human (#9)

Christina Perri's Human moves a notch to #8. It's her second top 10 hit after A Thousand Years which reached #6 last year.




#7 Lady Gaga - Swine (#8)

Lady Gaga's Swine moves up a notch to #7. It's already her 24th top 10 hit in my personal countdown, and the fourth from her album Artpop.




#7 James Blunt - Face the Sun (RE)




James Blunt's Face the Sun stays at #7 for another week this week. It's his second top 10 hit from his latest album, Moon Landing.  Bonfire Heart peaked at #5 earlier this year.  This is his eleventh top 10 song in my personal countdown.


#5 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (#6)




Kylie Minogue's 23rd top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Into the Blue, moves up a rung to #5 this week, its new peak position. It's her first top 10 hit from her latest album Kiss Me Once.  



#4 Katy Perry - Birthday (#3)

Katy Perry's Birthday slips to #4 this week. It's also her 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown and the second top 10 hit from her latest album Prism.

#3 Jennifer Lopez feat. French Montana - I Luh Ya Papi (#4)

Jennifer Lopez latest hit "I Luh Ya Papi" moves up a notch to #3 this week.  It's her fifteenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

It's her first top 10 hit as well from her tenth album, AKA.

It's also French Montana's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#2 A Great Big World - I Really Want It (#5) The duo, A Great Big World's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, I Really Want It, zooms from #5 to #2 this week.



#1 Beyonce - Mine (#2)





Beyonce's Mine becomes her 22nd #1 song. We danced to this song in my GForce class under Ishii and since I love the choreography so much, the song has just exploded in my personal countdown. It's already the fourth straight #1 hit from Beyonce's latest album.

#1 Vertical Horizon - Frost (#4)

The band Vertical Horizon gets their seventh #1 song in my personal countdown as Frost moves up from #4 to #1 this week. The band performed here in Manila a few weeks ago.  However, they did not perform this song.

Beyonce's 'Partition' Tops the FABE Weekly Top 10 Countdown This Week

Beyonce rules my countdown this week, as two songs from her latest album are in the top echelons.  Partition finally ascends to #1, making it the third straight #1 song from her latest album.  It's also her 21st #1 song all in all - and that is as a solo artist!  Amazing!

Also amazing is the ascension of Mine, which we danced in Ishii's GForce open class.  The song debuts high in this week's countdown.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending June 20, 2014 -

#10 Jennifer Lopez feat. French Montana - I Luh Ya Papi (NEW)

Jennifer Lopez returns to my personal countdown this week with her latest single "I Luh Ya Papi".  It's her fifteenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

It's her first top 10 hit as well from her tenth album, AKA.

It's also French Montana's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#9 Christina Perri - Human (NEW)

Christina Perri's Human reenters the chart this week at #9.  It's currently the peak position of this song.  It's Christina's second top 10 hit after A Thousand Years which reached #6 last year.




#8 Lady Gaga - Swine (RE)

Lady Gaga's Swine already peaked at #8 a few weeks back.  This week, it returns to the same peak position. It's already her 24th top 10 hit in my personal countdown, and the fourth from her album Artpop.





#7 James Blunt - Face the Sun (RE)




James Blunt's Face the Sun moves up my personal countdown this week to #7, its original peak position.  It's James second top 10 hit from his latest album, Moon Landing.  Bonfire Heart peaked at #5 earlier this year.  This is his eleventh top 10 song in my personal countdown.

#6 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (#9)




Kylie Minogue's 23rd top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Into the Blue, moves up this week from #9 to #6, its original peak position.  It's her first top 10 hit from her latest album Kiss Me Once.  

#5 Katy Perry - Birthday (#6)




Katy Perry's Birthday moves up from #6 to #5 this week. The song has already peaked at #3. It's also her 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

#4 Vertical Horizon - Frost (#2)

Vertical Horizon's 14th top 10 song, Frost, stays at #4 for a second week. The song has already peaked at #2.  The band performed here in Manila a few weeks ago.  However, they did not perform this song.

#3 Beyonce - Mine (NEW)





The song that debuts the highest this week comes from Beyonce.  We danced to this song in my GForce class under Ishii and since I love the choreography so much, the song has just exploded in my personal countdown.

#2 John Legend - All of Me (RE)

John Legend's latest hit, All of Me, stays at #2 for another week.  We danced to this song in Ram's G-Force open class, that's why it has reentered again here at a very high place.  

#1 Beyonce - Partition (RE) 

Beyonce's Partition was used during my brother's fashion show at SM North EDSA Skydome, and it's one of my most favorite songs from Beyonce's latest album.  It becomes her 21st #1 song and the third straight #1 song from her latest album.

Pharrell Makes It Four Number One Songs in My Personal Countdown

Grammy-winning producer Pharrell gets his fourth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Happy, reenters at #1.  This song was such a slow boil for me but it does eventually reach my top spot.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 30, 2014 -

#1 Pharrell - Happy (RE)

#2 DVBBS and Borgeous - Tsunami (NEW)

#3 Katy Perry - Birthday (#3)

#4 Keith Urban - Cop Car (#1)

#5 Revolverheld - Ich lass fur Dich das Licht An (#5)

#6 Gary Barlow - Requiem (#4)

#7 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (#6)

#8 James Blunt - Face the Sun (#7)

#9 Lady Gaga - Swine (#8)

#10 Mali Music - Beautiful (#9)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 30, 2014: #9 Lady Gaga - Swine

Lady Gaga's 24th top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Swine, has already peaked at #8.  It slips to #9 this week.

Keith Urban Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

Country music gets their second #1 song this week, as Keith Urban's Cop Car debuts at #1. Lady Antebellum's Compass went to #1 earlier this year.

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

#1 Keith Urban - Cop Car (NEW)

#2 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch (RE)

#3 Katy Perry - Birthday (NEW)

#4 Gary Barlow - Requiem (RE)

#5 Revolverheld - Ich Lass Fur Dich Das Licht An (RE)

#6 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (NEW)

#7 James Blunt - Face the Sun (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Swine (NEW)

#9 Mali Music - Beautiful (NEW)

#10 Christina Perri - Human (NEW)

Dance Music Is Back on Top in My Personal Countdown Thanks to Martin Garrix

There have been some notable #1 dance songs this year including Showtek and the Noisecontroller's Get It Loose and Stromae's Tous Les Memes.  This week, Dutch producer and DJ Martin Garrix tops my personal countdown with Animals.  The song moves from #5 to #1 this week.  It's Garrix's very first #1 hit in my personal countdown.

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

#1 Martin Garrix - Animals (#5)

#2 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch (NEW)

#3 Ellie Goulding - Explosions (#4)

#4 Lorde - Tennis Court (#6)

#5 DMX - Where the Hood At (#8)

#6 eDIT - If You Crump, Stand Up (#9)

#7 Beyonce - Partition (#2)

#8 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (#3)

#9 Blood in the Leaves - Kanye West (#7)

#10 Nicki Minaj / Cassie - The Boys (#10)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 9, 2014: #8 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams

Lady Gaga's 23rd top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Sex Dreams has peaked already at #3.  It slips to #8 this week.  It's her third top 10 hit from her Artpop album.

A Bollywood Song Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

I was really glad I watched the DVD of 3 Idiots during Good Friday!  It was the perfect movie for that time of Lent when we had to meditate about our lives.  And it being a Bollywood movie, it's not surprising that a song from there can top my personal countdown.

Shaan and Shantanu Moitra becomes the first singers from India and the Bollywood scene to top the FABE Weekly Top 10.  This week, Behti Sa Tha Woh moves to the top of my countdown.  It is also the opening song of this movie.

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

#1 Shaan / Shantanu Moitra - Behti Sa Tha Woh (#6)

#2 Beyonce - Partition (#4)

#3 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (#5)

#4 Ellie Goulding - Explosions (NEW)

#5 Martin Garrix - Animals (NEW)

#6 Lorde - Tennis Court (NEW)

#7 Kanye West - Blood on the Leaves (NEW)

#8 DMX - Where the Hood At (NEW)

#9 eDIT - If You Crump, Stand Up (NEW)

#10 Nicki Minaj / Cassie - The Boys (NEW)

G-Dragon: First Korean Act to Top My Personal Countdown in 2014

We're almost in the middle of 2014 and one Korean act has already reached the top spot.  G-Dragon's Crayon moves up to #1 this week.  We danced to this song in K-pop class, and I've liked it ever since!

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

#1 G-Dragon - Crayon (#2)

#2 John Legend - All of Me (#3)

#3 Alicia Keys - Brand New Me (#4)

#4 Beyonce - Partition (#6)

#5 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (#7)

#6 Shaan / Shantanu Moitra - Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (NEW)

#7 Sonu Nigam / Shaan / Swanand Kirkire - All Izz Well (NEW)

#8 Sonu Nigam - Jaane Nahin Denge (NEW)

#9 Sonu Nigam / Shreya Gohshal - Zoobi Doobi (NEW)

#10 Suraj Jagan / Sharman Joshi - Give Me Some Sunshine (NEW)

The Frozen Soundtrack Puts Four Number One Songs in My Personal Countdown

The soundtrack to the movie Frozen puts four #1 songs in my personal countdown.  Love is an Open Door is the fourth track from that album to go all the way to #1.  It has been sometime ago that a soundtrack album has done that - and most of those which did are movie classics as well.  Top of mind soundtracks that I can recall right now that has duplicated this feat are The Bodyguard and Dirty Dancing. The other #1 songs from this Frozen album are In Summer, Let It Go, Do You Want to Build A Snowman and this week's #1 song, Love is an Open Door.

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

#1 Kristen Bell / Santino Fontana - Love is an Open Door (#2)

#2 G-Dragon - Crayon (#3)

#3 John Legend - All of Me (#4)

#4 Alicia Keys - Brand New Me (#5)

#5 Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty to Me (#9)

#6 Beyonce - Partition (#10)

#7 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (NEW)

#8 Gary Barlow - Requiem (NEW)

#9 Josh Groban - Happy in My Heartache (NEW)

#10 Revolverheld - Ich lass fur Dich das licht an (NEW)

Lorde Lords My Personal Countdown For the Second Time

Newcomer Lorde wastes no time in topping my personal countdown, as Team, moves this week from #2 to #1.  Her first hit, Royals, also went to #1 last year.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the first week of 2014 -

#1 Lorde - Team (#2)

#2 Idina Menzel - Let It Go (#3)

#3 Lady Gaga - Venus (#4)

#4 OneRepublic - Preacher (#5)

#5 Britney Spears - Perfume (#6)

#6 Jason Derulo - Trumpets (#8)

#7 Blake Shelton - Mine Would Be You (NEW)

#8 Fatboy Slim, Riva Starr, Beardyman - Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (NEW)

#9 The Afters - Every Good Thing (NEW)

#10 The Script - Millionaires

My Weekly Top 10 January 3, 2014: #3 Lady Gaga - Venus

Lady Gaga's 22nd top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Venus, moves to #3 this week.  It's the second song from her Artpop album to chart in my personal countdown.

Josh Gad Gets Very First #1 Hit in My Personal Countdown

The soundtrack to the movie Frozen has yielded one #1 hit this week, as Josh Gad's In Summer, moves from #3 to #1.  It's his very first #1 hit and marks the return of Disney to the top spot since the movie Enchanted.

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

#1 Josh Gad - In Summer (#3)

#2 Lorde - Team (#2)

#3 Idina Menzel - Let It Go (#4)

#4 Lady Gaga - Venus (#8)

#5 OneRepublic - Preacher (#9)

#6 Britney Spears - Perfume (#10)

#7 Kanye West - Bound 2 (RE)

#8 Jason Derulo - Trumpets (NEW)

#9 Jimmy Eat World - Damage (NEW)

#10 Family of the Year - Hero (NEW)

Mika Tops My Personal Countdown for the Fourteenth Time

Mika rises to the top of my personal countdown for the third time this year - and the fourteenth time overall, as Elle Me Dit, moves from #2 to #1.

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

#1 Mika - Elle Me Dit (#2)

#2 Lorde - Team (#7)

#3 Josh Gad - In Summer (NEW)

#4 Idina Menzel - Let It Go (NEW)

#5 Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana - Love is an Open Door (NEW)

#6 Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel - Do You Want to Build A Snowman (NEW)

#7 Maia Wilson and the Cast of Frozen - Fixer Upper (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Venus (#8)

#9 OneRepublic - Preacher (#9)

#10 Britney Spears - Perfume (NEW)

Jason Mraz Tops My Personal Countdown For the Fourth Time

Jason Mraz tops my personal countdown for the fourth time this week, as A Beautiful Mess, moves to the top spot.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 13, 2013 -

#1 Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess (RE)

#2 Mika - Elle Me Dit (#3)

#3 Zedd feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night (RE)

#4 Ellie Goulding - Burn (RE)

#5 Kodaline - One Day (#10)

#6 Naked Eyes - Piccadilly (#8)

#7 Lorde - Team (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Venus (NEW)

#9 OneRepublic - Preacher (RE)

#10 Kanye West - Bound 2 (NEW)

Lady Gaga Gets Her 22nd #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Even though Alicia Keys has nine of the ten slots this week due to her memorable concert here in Manila this week, that doesn't stop Lady Gaga from getting her 22nd #1 hit in my personal countdown. 

Incidentally, that show is now my most favorite concert for 2013, due mainly to Alicia's superb performance as well as the wonderful surprises she sprang on everyone, including me!  She didn't even give a hint to any of us so we were really shouting at the top of our voices when the surprises happened!

Anyway, her live version of If I Ain't Got You, a duet version this time with Filipina singer, Regine Velasquez, one of the surprise appearances that night, makes it to the top this week, making it Alicia's thirteenth trip to the top of my personal countdown.  The same song also tops my OPM top 10 this week, the first time it ever happened in the history of my chart watching.

All the rest of the top 10 are her songs, jacking up her top 10 hits to 23.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 29, 2013 -

#1 Lady Gaga - Applause (#5)

#2 Alicia Keys feat. Regine Velasquez - If I Ain't Got You (live version) (NEW)

#3 Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart (RE)

#4 Alicia Keys - Brand New Me (NEW)

#5 Alicia Keys - Tears Always Win (NEW)


#6 Alicia Keys - When It's All Over (NEW)

#7 Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again (RE)

#8 Alicia Keys - Diary (RE)

#9 Alicia Keys - Unbreakable (RE)

#10 Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire (NEW)