Each week, 8 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2025.

 

Last week's results;

Addison Rae – Headphones On [ 15 ]

LE SSERAFIM feat. JADE – HOT [ 4 ]

OneRepublic – Invincible [ 3 ]

Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone – I Ain't Comin' Back [ 2 ]

Craig David – Wake Up [ 1 ]

Say Now – Can't Keep A Beat [ 1 ]

Chloe Qisha – Modern Romance [ 0 ]

Davido feat. Victoria Monét – Offa Me [ 0 ]

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Total Votes: 26

Addison Rae has swept up the most votes this week to claim her first weekly victory of 2025! This latest offering follows singles Diet Pepsi, Aquamarine and High Fashion. It could yet become her second Top 40 single.

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Each week, choose one song only that you feel is your favourite from the selection of releases that week. If you wish to post a rate of the selection of songs in the thread, please feel free to do so.

Here are this week's contenders:

Amy MacDonald – Is This What You've Been Waiting For?

Benson Boone – Mystical Magical

Lauren Spencer-Smith – IF KARMA DOESNT GET YOU (I WILL)

Nemo – Casanova

PinkPantheress – Stateside

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Vertigo

Tom Odell – Don't Let Me Go

Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly

Results of this week's poll will be revealed in next week's thread. The poll will remain open until the following Friday.

 

2025 Pop Track of the Week Winners:

Week 1: Celeste – Everyday

Week 2: JADE – IT girl

Week 3: Kylie Minogue x YouNotUs – Someone For Me

Week 4: Tate McRae – Sports car

Week 5: Tom Grennan – Shadowboxing

Week 6: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra

Week 7: Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman

Week 8: Tate McRae – Revolving Door

Week 9: Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Week 10: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?

Week 11: JADE – FUFN (F**k You For Now)

Week 12: Jonas Brothers – Love Me To Heaven

Week 13: Ariana Grande – twilight zone

Week 14: Ed Sheeran – Azizam

Week 15: MARINA – CUNTISSIMO

Week 15: Addison Rae – Headphones On

Also a disclaimer that this week was so stacked with releases that there was no room for me to include the likes of Bradley Simpson, d4vd, Jessie J, Myles Smith and other worthy additions.

@Frenchie @Mangø please could you both resubmit your votes for this poll as a change was made.

Went for Sophie - was surprised how much I enjoyed this.

2nd Tom Odell

3rd PinkPantheress

I have never heard of Nemo, but Casanova was my favourite out of these.

Edit - Just read that he won Eurovision!!

Edited April 25Apr 25 by ChrisJK

I think Myles Smith in particular is a bit of glaring omission considering Amy MacDonald is at the very bottom of NMF and not really on anybody’s radar beyond the core fanbase she’s built over the years.

7 minutes ago, Calum said:

I think Myles Smith in particular is a bit of glaring omission considering Amy MacDonald is at the very bottom of NMF and not really on anybody’s radar beyond the core fanbase she’s built over the years.

I don't disagree with this. It is hard to strike a balance with the "Radio 1" releases and then anything else that has its own audience.

That said, I don't think Myles had any chance up against some of the other names that did make it to this week's poll.

Went for Tom Odell!

Honestly love Zara and Amy pretty much equally on first listen! Voted for Amy as she could probably do with the support more!

Amy Macdonald

Zara Larsson

Benson Boone (just after)

Nemo

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

PinkPantheress

(though I feel like I'll be listening to all the above lots!)

Lauren Spencer Smith

Tom Odell

I'd personally have put Lorde in this list too (I feel that's more pop than some of these!), which would have been my number one! Probably best it's not here though, as I suspect that would trounce the competition 🤣

10 minutes ago, Juranamo said:

Honestly love Zara and Amy pretty much equally on first listen! Voted for Amy as she could probably do with the support more!

Amy Macdonald

Zara Larsson

Benson Boone (just after)

Nemo

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

PinkPantheress

(though I feel like I'll be listening to all the above lots!)

Lauren Spencer Smith

Tom Odell

I'd personally have put Lorde in this list too (I feel that's more pop than some of these!), which would have been my number one! Probably best it's not here though, as I suspect that would trounce the competition 🤣

Great post! You can find Lorde in the Indie Track of the Week poll which you can vote for her!

Benson of course gets my vote

My personal rankings this week;

1. Nemo – Casanova

2. Benson Boone – Mystical Magical

3. Amy MacDonald – Is This What You've Been Waiting For?

4. Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly

5. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Vertigo

6. Tom Odell – Don't Let Me Go

7. PinkPantheress – Stateside

8. Lauren Spencer-Smith – IF KARMA DOESNT GET YOU (I WILL)

PinkPantheress gets my vote. The Sophie song is one of her best in a while too.

LOVE Stateside but have to go for my girl Zara whose bop has had me stomping and splashing about making music videos in the shower for the last few days x

Easily PinkPantheress this week 💖

Any final votes? There's a tiebreaker to settle! 😮