XLR8 Finally Tops My OPM Countdown

Local boy band XLR8 finally tops my OPM countdown this week with I Wish Lang. The song zooms back from #7 to #1 this week. 

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

#10 Frio - Hanggang Dito Na Lang (NEW)

Local band Frio gets their very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown as Hanggang Dito Na Lang debuts at #10.



#9 Julie Anne San Jose - Right Where You Belong (#10)



Local chanteuse Julie Anne San Jose's first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Right Where You Belong, moves up a notch to #9.

#8 Silent Sanctuary feat. Ashley - Meron Na Akong Iba (#3)

This song from Silent Sanctuary was one of those slow burn songs for me.  The song was just steadily climbing my playlist but this week, it slips down to #8.   It's also the band's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.




#7 Spongecola - Singapore Sling (Dahil Mahal Na Kita) (#8)

Spongecola's latest hit in this week's top 10 is Singapore Sling and it's steadily climbing the countdown to #7.



#6 Hazel Faith - Plastic (#9)

Hazel Faith's very first hit in my OPM countdown, Plastic, zooms to #6 this week.



#5 Paolo Onesa - Which Way Robert Frost? (#5)

Paolo Onesa's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Which Way Robert Frost, stays at #5 for another weekthis week.  His first hit in my OPM countdown, Lucky in Love, went all the way to the top.




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

Chris Cantada's latest hit Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine) stays at #4 for another week this week.


#3 Jaya - Any Other Fool (#6)


Jaya's fifth top 10 hit from her Souled Out album, Any Other Fool, moves up to #3 this week.



#2 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (#2) 

Jonalyn Viray's second top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Sa Piling Mo, moves up a notch to #2 this week.



#1 XLR8 - I Wish Lang (#7) 

Local boy band XLR8 gets their very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown, I Wish Lang, slips from #2 to #7 this week. Their previous hit, Money Money, peaked at #6. 

Spongecola, Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena Top My OPM Countdown!

Spongecola tops my OPM countdown for the second time this week, as Anting-Anting zooms from #9 to the top spot this week.  It's also Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena's first #1 hit.  Spongecola's first #1 hit in my OPM countdown was Tambay.


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

#10 Julie Anne San Jose - Right Where You Belong (#10)



Local chanteuse Julie Anne San Jose's first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Right Where You Belong, stays for another week at #10.

#9 Hazel Faith - Plastic (NEW)

Hazel Faith gets her very first hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Plastic debuts at #9.



#8 Spongecola - Singapore Sling (Dahil Mahal Na Kita) (#8)

Spongecola's first hit in this week's top 10 is Singapore Sling and it comes in at #8. The band has two hits in this week's top 10.



#7 XLR8 - I Wish Lang (#2) 

Local boy band XLR8's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, I Wish Lang, slips from #2 to #7 this week. Their previous hit, Money Money, peaked at #6. 





#6 Jaya - Any Other Fool (#6)


Jaya's fifth top 10 hit from her Souled Out album, Any Other Fool, stays at #6 for another week this week.



#5 Paolo Onesa - Which Way Robert Frost? (#4)

Paolo Onesa's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Which Way Robert Frost, slips a notch from #4 to #5 this week.  His first hit in my OPM countdown, Lucky in Love, went all the way to the top.

#3 Silent Sanctuary feat. Ashley - Meron Na Akong Iba (#7)

This song from Silent Sanctuary was one of those slow burn songs for me.  The song was just steadily climbing my playlist and this week, it moves up to #3.   It's also the band's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.




#2 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (#3) 

Jonalyn Viray's second top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Sa Piling Mo, moves up a notch to #3 this week.



#1 Spongecola feat. Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena - Anting-Anting (#9)



Spongecola has two top 10 hits in my OPM countdown this week. The first one, Anting-Anting comes in at #9. The band collaborates with Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena on this song.

Juris Tops My OPM Countdown For the Fifth Time

Juris is no stranger to the top of my OPM countdown.  In fact, her latest hit, I Believe in You becomes her fifth #1 song in my OPM countdown.  She ties Christian Bautista with the number of #1 songs and joins an elite group of OPM artists with 5 or more #1 songs, which includes the Apo Hiking Society, Eraserheads, Asin, Gary Valenciano and Zsa Zsa Padilla.

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

#10 Julie Anne San Jose - Right Where You Belong (NEW)



Finally, local chanteuse Julie Anne San Jose has one top 10 hit in my OPM countdown. Right Where You Belong debuts this week at #10.

#9 Spongecola feat. Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena - Anting-Anting (#10)



Spongecola has two top 10 hits in my OPM countdown this week. The first one, Anting-Anting comes in at #9. The band collaborates with Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena on this song.

#8 Spongecola - Singapore Sling (Dahil Mahal Na Kita) (#9)

Spongecola's second hit in this week's top 10 is Singapore Sling and it comes in at #9.



#7 Silent Sanctuary feat. Ashley - Meron Na Akong Iba (#8)

This song from Silent Sanctuary was one of those slow burn songs for me.  The song was just steadily climbing my playlist and this week, it moves up to #7.   It's also the band's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.




#6 Jaya - Any Other Fool (#7)


Jaya's fifth top 10 hit from her Souled Out album, Any Other Fool, moves up a notch to #6 this week.



#5 Chris Cantada - Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine) (#6)

Chris Cantada's fourth top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine), moves up to #5 this week.




#4 Paolo Onesa - Which Way Robert Frost? (#5)

Paolo Onesa's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Which Way Robert Frost, moves a notch from #5 to #4 this week.  His first hit in my OPM countdown, Lucky in Love, went all the way to the top.




#3 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (#4) 

Jonalyn Viray's second top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Sa Piling Mo, moves up a notch to #3 this week.



#2 XLR8 - I Wish Lang (#3) 

Local boy band XLR8's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, I Wish Lang, moves up from #3 to #2 this week. Their previous hit, Money Money, peaked at #6. 





#1 Juris - I Believe In You (#2) 

Moving up a notch to the top spot this week is Juris' I Believe In You. It's her sixth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown and her fifth #1 song overall.

Yuri Lacsamana's Dyosa Stays at the Top of the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 Countdown

Newcomer Yumi Lacsamana's Dyosa stays at the top of my OPM countdown this week. The song comes from the Diary Ng Panget soundtrack.  It's already the second #1 song from that soundtrack album.

A few weeks ago, the duet between Nadine Ilustre and James Reid, No Erase, also went to #1.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending June 27, 2014 -

#10 Spongecola feat. Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena - Anting-Anting (NEW)



Spongecola has two top 10 hits in my OPM countdown this week. The first one, Anting-Anting comes in at #10. The band collaborates with Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena on this song. #9 Spongecola - Singapore Sling (Dahil Mahal Na Kita) (NEW) Spongecola's second hit in this week's top 10 is Singapore Sling and it comes in at #9.



#8 Silent Sanctuary feat. Ashley - Meron Na Akong Iba (#10)

This song from Silent Sanctuary was one of those slow burn songs for me.  The song was just steadily climbing my playlist and this week, it moves up to #8.   It's also the band's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.







#7 Jaya - Any Other Fool (#8)

Jaya's fifth top 10 hit from her Souled Out album, Any Other Fool, moves up a notch to #7 this week.



#6 Chris Cantada - Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine) (#7)

Chris Cantada's fourth top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine), moves up to #6 this week.

#5 Paolo Onesa - Which Way Robert Frost? (#6)

Paolo Onesa's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Which Way Robert Frost, moves a notch from #6 to #5 this week.  His first hit in my OPM countdown, Lucky in Love, went all the way to the top.




#4 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (#5) 

Jonalyn Viray's second top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Sa Piling Mo, moves up a notch to #4 this week.



#3 XLR8 - I Wish Lang (#4) 

Local boy band XLR8's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, I Wish Lang, moves up from #4 to #3 this week. Their previous hit, Money Money, peaked at #6. 





#2 Juris - I Believe In You (#3) 

Moving up a notch to #2 is Juris' I Believe In You. It's her sixth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.




#1 Yumi Lacsamana - Dyosa (#1) 

Newcomer Yumi Lacsamana's very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown, Dyosa, stays at the top for a second week.  It's from the soundtrack of the move Diary Ng Panget.  It's the second OPM song to have spent 2 weeks at #1 this year.  Earlier this year, Ney Dimaculangan's Kung Di Man, spent two weeks at top also. 

Yumi Lacsamana Tops The FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 Countdown For the First Time

Newcomer Yumi Lacsamana gets her very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week as Dyosa, zooms from #5 to #1 this week.  The song comes from the Diary Ng Panget soundtrack.  It's already the second #1 song from that soundtrack album.

A few weeks ago, the duet between Nadine Ilustre and James Reid, No Erase, also went to #1.

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

#10 Silent Sanctuary feat. Ashley - Meron Na Akong Iba (NEW)

This song from Silent Sanctuary was one of those slow burn songs for me.  The song was just steadily climbing my playlist until finally today, it reaches the #10 slot in my OPM countdown.  It's also the band's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.





#9 Richard Yap - Promise Ain't Enough (NEW)

Local heartthrob Richard Yap gets his very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown this week, with a remake from Hall and Oates, Promise Ain't Enough.  The song debuts at #9 this week.



#8 Jaya - Any Other Fool (#9)

Jaya's fifth top 10 hit from her Souled Out album, Any Other Fool, moves up a notch to #8 this week.



#7 Chris Cantada - Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine) (#8)

Chris Cantada's fourth top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine), moves up to #7 this week.

#6 Paolo Onesa - Which Way Robert Frost? (NEW)

Paolo Onesa's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, Which Way Robert Frost, zooms from #10 to #6 this week.  His first hit in my OPM countdown, Lucky in Love, went all the way to the top.




#5 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (#7) 

Jonalyn Viray's second top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Sa Piling Mo, moves up another two notches to #5 this week.



#4 XLR8 - I Wish Lang (#6) 

Local boy band XLR8's second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown, I Wish Lang, moves up from #6 to #4 this week. Their previous hit, Money Money, peaked at #6. 





#3 Juris - I Believe In You (#4) 

Moving up a notch to #3 is Juris' I Believe In You. It's her sixth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.




#2 Maja Salvador - Dahan-Dahan Lang (#3) 

Actress-singer Maja Salvador's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown continues to move up, landing this week at #2.

#1 Yumi Lacsamana - Dyosa (#5) 

Newcomer Yumi Lacsamana gets her very first #1 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Dyosa, from the soundtrack of the move Diary Ng Panget, zooms from #5 to #1 this week.

Isabelle De Leon Tops the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 Countdown Once Again

Isabelle de Leon gets her second #1 hit in the FABE OPM Weekly Top 10 countdown this week, as Friendzone, moves to the top.  Last year, she got her very first #1 song with 1 Week to Move On.

Here are my ten favorite OPM songs for the week ending June 13, 2014 -

#10 Paolo Onesa - Which Way Robert Frost? (NEW)

Paolo Onesa gets his second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown as Which Way Robert Frost, debuts at #10.




#9 Jaya - Any Other Fool (#10)

Jaya's fifth top 10 hit from her Souled Out album, Any Other Fools, moves up a notch to #9 this week.





#8 Chris Cantada - Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine) (#8)

Chris Cantada's fourth top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Little Girl (Your Soul is Fine), stays at #8 for another week.

#7 Jonalyn Viray - Sa Piling Mo (#9) 

 Jonalyn Viray's second top ten hit in my OPM countdown, Sa Piling Mo, moves up two notches to #7 this week.



#6 XLR8 - I Wish Lang (NEW) 

 Local boy band XLR8 gets their second top 10 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as I Wish lang debuts high at #6. Their previous hit, Money Money, peaked at #6. 

#5 Yumi Lacsamana - Dyosa (NEW)

Newcomer Yumi Lacsamana gets her very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown this week, as Dyosa, from the soundtrack of the move Diary Ng Panget, debuts at #5.



#4 Juris - I Believe In You (#7) 

Moving up three notches to #4 is Juris' I Believe In You. It's her sixth top 10 hit in my OPM countdown.


#3 Maja Salvador - Dahan-Dahan Lang (#6) 

Actress-singer Maja Salvador's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown continues to move up, landing this week at #3.


#2 Jay-R - Parachute (#5) 

 Jay-R's very first top 10 hit in my OPM countdown moves up 3 places this week to #2.




#1 Isabelle de Leon - Friendzone (#2)

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: #3 XLR8 - Money Money

Money Money becomes XLR8's very first hit in the FABE OPM Top 10.  The song moves up to #3 this week. 

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)

XLR8

I actually bought this XLR8 album way back in 2011 yet it's only now that I've been sampling all of the OPM albums I've bought since then and pick tracks from each album and allow them to compete alongside whatever's hot in today's OPM charts. So don't be surprised to see some relatively 'older' songs in my OPM countdown.

The boy band has two top 10 hits in my OPM countdown.

2014 - Money Money (#3)
2014 - I Wish Lang (#2)

My Favorite XLR8 Songs: I Wish Lang

I Wish Lang is another great XLR8 pop song! This is the second song that I like from their self-titled CD. I wish they could've released it as a single!

My Favorite XLR8 Songs: Tonight's the Night

XLR8 is without doubt, formed to counter or to join the current local gaga-ness happening for K-Pop. Nothing wrong with that. I actually like their songs, after giving their current self-titled CD a spin! They have some really good pop songs here which I like more than the songs that they've actually released - You're So Hot and I Love You Girl (both so shamelessly copied from K-pop).

They have, however, some other good pop songs in their CD. Tonight's the Night is one of them.

Don't Lose Hope With OPM Music - There's a Gold Mine Out There!

I am actually sad that local radio stations have to be prodded to play OPM (Original Pilipino Music) songs. Radio stations always lament that OPM is dying, but ever since I decided to actively listen to OPM through the MYX video channel, I realized that there was a wealth of music out there, original music, being created by today's Filipino musicians!  I could actually buy one OPM CD a week since there is so much music to be discovered yet!  I started listening last March 2010 only, and I already have the CDs of Dagtang Lason, a rap group; 6cyclemind, Kiss Jane, XLR8, Letter Day Story, Juris, and Aljur Abrenica.  And that's only scratching the surface!  If I had more budget, I will even buy more!! So OPM is not dead!  We just have to spread the word out there that there's a lot of good music to be discovered!  I really have to thank Myx video channel for opening my musical horizons!