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 – Fame Is A Gun [ 8 ]

Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching [from F1® The Movie] [ 5 ]

Conan Gray – This Song [ 2 ]

James Morrison – Fight Another Day [ 2 ]

Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover [ 2 ]

Ava Max – Lovin Myself [ 1 ]

GRACEY – Gimmicks [ 1 ]

Olivia Dean – Nice To Each Other [ 0 ]

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Total Votes: 21

Woman of the moment, Addison Rae scores another win for 2025 with single Fame Is A Gun just before the release of her debut album.

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Week 21 Tiebreak results;

Reneé Rapp – Leave Me Alone [ 15 ]

Alex Warren with Jelly Roll – Bloodline [ 6 ]

Reneé Rapp proves that it is possible to overcome Alex Warren's supremacy at this moment, and Leave Me Alone is tipped to be her first major success as an artist.

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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:

Addison Rae – Times Like These

Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

JADE – Frozen

Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous

MARINA – I <3 YOU

Mimi Webb – Love Language

Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

The Kid LAROI – ALL I WANT IS YOU

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 16: Addison Rae – Headphones On

Week 17: Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly

Week 18: MØ – Lose Yourself

Week 19: PinkPantheress – Illegal

Week 20: Jessie J – Living My Best Life

Week 21: Reneé Rapp – Leave Me Alone

Week 22: Addison Rae – Fame Is A Gun

No Rita :( the JADE song has been out for months on Apple, it's only new for other platforms!

Voted Laroi anyway of course

5 minutes ago, JosephBoone said:

No Rita :( the JADE song has been out for months on Apple, it's only new for other platforms!

Rita was in my backup options together with... Teddy Swims. 🤭

I think R&B need a poll of their own

Gone for Ed.

Though I considered Jade, but it's not really new.

8 minutes ago, Calum said:

I think R&B need a poll of their own

That would be good, as there were some options that could have fitted better there, including an excellent new one from Say Now.

JADE.

Obsessed with her version of 'Frozen' but it's good to finally have it on other streaming services

3 minutes ago, Tafty said:

JADE.

Was it ever in any doubt? 😄

But with your mod hat on for a moment @Tafty, do you see any just reason why JADE should have been excluded this week due to the comment Joseph made? 🤔

3 minutes ago, awardinary said:

Was it ever in any doubt? 😄

But with your mod hat on for a moment @Tafty, do you see any just reason why JADE should have been excluded this week due to the comment Joseph made? 🤔

I think it'd be fine to remove her and replace with a brand new release tbh. Was it included in the original poll or did you not include it due to it being an Apple Music exclusive at the time? Not everyone would have had a chance to hear it though tbf so I can see why you would include it now that it has a broader reach.

Also, just realised it probably wasn't included because it was released after the poll was open, right?

5 minutes ago, Tafty said:

I think it'd be fine to remove her and replace with a brand new release tbh. Was it included in the original poll or did you not include it due to it being an Apple Music exclusive at the time? Not everyone would have had a chance to hear it though tbf so I can see why you would include it now that it has a broader reach.

Also, just realised it probably wasn't included because it was released after the poll was open, right?

I won't be making any changes at this stage, but for future reference I will abstain from Apple Music exclusives both in their original form and when they are made availble for general release to other platforms then.

I guess my thinking was the backlash on BuzzJack for excluding JADE was stronger than the expected backlash for excluding Rita or any other excluded artists on this strong release week. 😦

14 minutes ago, awardinary said:

I guess my thinking was the backlash on BuzzJack for excluding JADE was stronger than the expected backlash for excluding Rita or any other excluded artists on this strong release week. 😦

Dare you to exclude her when she releases Plastic Box .. you know, just to see what happens!! 😉😂

6 minutes ago, ChrisJK said:

Dare you to exclude her when she releases Plastic Box .. you know, just to see what happens!! 😉😂

4 minutes ago, Tafty said:

Believe me, I can feel that from here!

Wow Foo Fighters, Madonna, Neneh Cherry and U2 covers all in the same week!

1 Went for Addison - another really strong track.

2 Marina

3 JADE - not a bad effort at all covering this

MARIAH

Addison Rae!

I think 'Times Like These' is my second favourite on the album after 'Headphones On' so am clearly a fan of her trip-hop stuff

Kid LAROI and MARINA are both good but has to be Addison this week. Times Like These a favourite from the album

My personal rankings for Week 23;

1. Addison Rae – Times Like These

2. JADE – Frozen

3. Mimi Webb – Love Language

4. MARINA – I <3 YOU

5. Ed Sheeran – Sapphire

6. Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

7. The Kid LAROI – ALL I WANT IS YOU

8. Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous

MARINA gets my vote out of these songs