Toni Gonzaga

Toni Gonzaga is not only a certified box-office queen and TV actress, she also has several OPM hits up her sleeve.  

She now has nine top 10 hits in my personal countdown.  

Four of them went all the way to #1. 

Her new album Celestine has already posted five top 10 songs in my OPM countdown, including two #1 songs.

2010 - All Me (#3)

2013 - Kahit Na (#1)

2013 - Only With You (#2) 

2014 - Say You Love Me (#1)

2014 - This Love is Like (#2)

2015 - Awit Ni Ginny (#1)

2015 - No Greater Love (#1)

2016 - Got U (#10)

2016 - Oh Boy (#3)

This week, Oh Boy, stays at #3 for another week.  The song already has 34,627 pageviews.

This is the video of that song -

My OPM Top 10 (April 15, 2016) #4 Toni Gonzaga - Oh Boy

Toni Gonzaga's ninth top 10 hit in My OPM Top 10, Oh Boy, slips to #4 this week.  The song has already peaked at #3. It's the fifth top 10 hit from her Celestine album.

Youtube views: 34,355 (+0.41%)

My OPM Top 10 (January 29, 2016): #10 Toni Gonzaga - Got U

Toni Gonzaga gets her 8th top 10 hit in My OPM Top 10 countdown this week as Got U, debuts at #10.  It's the fourth top 10 hit from her last album, Celestine.

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)

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.

Toni Gonzaga Tops My OPM Countdown For the Second Time

Toni Gonzaga gets her second #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Say You Love Me, ascends to the top! She had one of last year's biggest OPM hits with Kahit Na, which was her very first #1 song in my OPM countdown.

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

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

#2 Karylle - Sa 'Yo Na Lang Ako (#5)

#3 Isabelle de Leon - Friendzone (#10)

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

#5 Six Part Invention - Time Machine (#9)

#6 Jay-R - Parachute (NEW)

#7 Maja Salvador - Dahan-Dahan Lang (NEW)

#8 Juris - I Believe in You (NEW)

#9 Chris Cantada - Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine) (NEW)

#10 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (NEW)

FABE OPM Top 10 May 30, 2014: #1 Toni Gonzaga - Say You Love Me

Toni Gonzaga gets her second #1 hit in the FABE OPM Top 10 countdown this week, as Say You Love Me, moves up this week from #2 to #1.

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)

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)

My Ten Favorite OPM Songs of 2013 (#'s 5-1)

#5 Toni Gonzaga - Kahit Na

I remember reading somewhere that a listener was turned off by this song because Toni sings about her lover as "mukhang paa" - and the listener found it offensive.  I think the song's cute!  Even the video!  It's pretty tongue-in-cheek really!  And it's pretty rare to have a bouncy OPM song so I remember that the first time I heard this, I was already dancing to it!

#4 Angeline Quinto - Patuloy ang Pangarap

I think this song was popular way back in 2011 but since it was only this year that I got hold of her CD, I count this song for this year.  I really like the way she sings and although she and Regine sound very alike, I think they are also different for many obvious reasons.  As for me, the more singers there are, the merrier for everyone, especially the fans - no matter if they sound similar in one way or another.  Surely, as they mature as artists, they will find their own unique voice!  I love the arrangement of the song - very Regine hahaha!

#3 Chris Cantada - Other Side

I actually saw Chris perform live in one of those bars in Makati.  It was a pity that we were like five in the audience at that time!  Anyway, he and the other guys who performed that night really gave their all.  This is one of the good songs from his album Heartbeat and I won't be surprised if I unearth more good songs from it in 2014.  As a matter of fact, January is still climbing my Top 10 OPM charts this week.

#2 Sam Concepcion, Tippy Dos Santos, Quest - Dati

I wish I could sing along with this song.  I think the pitch they chose is just too high for me so I could never properly sing along to it!  But I love this song and I love how Sam and Tippy blend their voices together.  Remind me to buy Sam's CD because three songs from it have already charted in my OPM countdown and I won't be surprised if I discover some more treasures from it.

#1 Juris - Hanggang Wakas

This year, melancholy trumps fun songs - and it's true for both my OPM and my international countdowns.  Juris' melancholy song about someone awaiting death, is my most favorite OPM song of the year.  I just love how she sings it and the sadness that she brings to the song.  I have been playing it over and over and I haven't gotten bored with it!

2013 myFABE Awit Awards: Favorite Record of the Year

Here are the nominees in this category -

Angeline Quinto - Patuloy ang Pangarap

Chris Cantada - Other Side

Juris - Hanggang Wakas

Sam Concepcion, Tippy Dos Santos, Quest - Dati

Toni Gonzaga - Kahit Na