14=

Sabrina Carpenter

Busy Woman

225 points

13

Tate McRae

Sports car

233 points

Joint with Ed Sheeran's Azizam for #14 is Sabrina Carpenter with the first of three appearances here in the final. Initially on a limited edition of her sixth album Short 'n' Sweet, Busy Woman became a single for the deluxe edition of said album but BuzzJack's least favourite of her three poll-toppers. Tate McRae's final appearance here sees Sports car finish not too far ahead of NOBODY'S GIRL and outside the top 10; the third single from her third album So Close to What. And perhaps more surprisingly, a co-write with Julia Michaels.

12

Sabrina Carpenter

Manchild

250 points

11

Lily Allen

Madeline

266 points

And just like that the dominos start falling. Sabrina Carpenter's second appearance in the final, Manchild, lands just outside the top 10, the lead single from her latest album Man's Best Friend. How high will her final track of the week Tears make it? Lily Allen had to be represented in one of the weekly polls following the surprise release of her album West End Girl, and with Madeline playlisted the following week she stormed the poll after BuzzJack fell in love with her all over again.

azizam should've been last

and then the fate of ophelia x

Awww shame 'Madeline' missed the top 10 but not too fussed about the other three,

'Madeline' and 'Sports car' are my biggest casualties since I last posted!

Pleasantly surprised that 'Tears' is Sabrina's best performing song *.*

Sports car and especially nobodys girl deserved more :(

10

BLACKPINK

JUMP

276 points

9

Sabrina Carpenter

Tears

278 points

Just two points separating the first two songs in the top 10. At #10 we have JUMP by BLACKPINK, the lead single from their upcoming project Deadline and ahead of them at #9 is the third and final song from Sabrina Carpenter to appear in the final, Tears. The second single from her seventh album Man's Best Friend, Tears immediately ruffled feathers with its lyrics among the wider public still adjusting to Sabrina's tongue-in-cheek approach but alas it's one of the best offerings on what ultimately ended up being quite a simple, understated album compared to Short 'n' Sweet.

8

JADE

Church

280 points

7

Taylor Swift

The Fate of Ophelia

293 points

Only another two points separate JADE at #7 and Sabrina Carpenter below her. Our other artist with three songs in the final, the first of those to fall for Jade is Church, taken from the deluxe edition of her debut album THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!. That leaves FUFN (f*** You For Now) and Plastic Box (in alphabetical order x) still standing. Taylor Swift came back fresh from finishing the Eras Tour with her twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl, and the lead single from that - The Fate of Ophelia - saw her launching into charts domination once more.

FUFNFTW (obvs I know it won't tho)

'Church' was my song of the year. Incredible. 'The Fate of Ophelia' is right up there as one of Taylor's best lead singles! 'Fortnight', 'Love Story' & 'cardigan' are the 3 that contend with it! All soooo good!

6

Addison Rae

Headphones On

306 points

5

Chappell Roan

The Subway

325 points

With two songs making it all the way to the top 6, the first of those for Addison Rae finishing at #6 is Headphones On. Critically becoming one of the best songs of 2025, the fourth single from her debut album Addison made quite the impression here on BuzzJack too. Shameless plug, but Headphones On also did quite well for our Jade who entered The Pop Factor with Addison. Ahead of her we have Chappell Roan who finally released a studio version of The Subway having performed it live for quite some time but feeling that it was always suited to that intimate setting. Still riding the wave that her album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and its singles have had, it and the continued momentum came at the perfect time for her.

4

Addison Rae

Fame is a Gun

326 points

3

JADE

Plastic Box

352 points

Fame is a Gun ends up being Addison Rae's highest-placing song in the final at #4. Succeeding Headphones On as the fifth single from her debut album, Addison communicates her relationship with fame on this single in a really honest way and it certainly translates well into a nice synth-pop bop. Throwing the ball back to JADE as we enter the top 3 now, and her single Plastic Box takes the bronze medal on the podium. Quite understated and a shift in tone compared to her other singles, but we still have more to come from Jade. We're now left with FUFN (f*** You For Now) and Abracadabra by Lady Gaga fighting to be named Pop Track of the Year 2025!

FUFN beat 'Plastic Box'???

I would have bet my house on PB beating FUFN! But congrats to Gaga!

YESSS!! Go FUFN! My song of the year, so deserving of being in the top two pretty sure Gaga will beat it but still WHAT A RESULT!

2

JADE

FUFN (f*** You For Now)

365 points

Pop Track of the Year 2025

Lady Gaga

Abracadabra

418 points

FUFN (f*** You For Now) - maybe surprisingly? - beats out Plastic Box to claim silver position. Managing to create an album of endless bops so brilliant that connect with the fanbase that loved Little Mix for exactly that for so many years since their formation is testament to Jade, and with three singles in the top 10, even more of an accomplishment (is she here to say a few words? x). But alas, the Pop Track of the Year 2025 is none other than Abracadabra by Lady Gaga. The lead single from her album MAYHEM, Abracadabra immediately captured the world's attention again, and dare I say visually it felt like a return to form. What we know Lady Gaga gives us so reliably both visually and aurally. Congratulations Joanne! And thank you to everybody that took the time to vote in the final round.

Full results:

1 418 Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

2 365 JADE - FUFN (F**k You For Now)

3 352 JADE - Plastic Box

4 326 Addison Rae - Fame Is a Gun

5 325 Chappell Roan - The Subway

6 306 Addison Rae - Headphones On

7 293 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

8 280 JADE - Church

9 278 Sabrina Carpenter - Tears

10 276 BLACKPINK - JUMP

11 266 Lily Allen - Madeline

12 250 Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

13 233 Tate McRae - Sports car

14= 225 Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

14= 225 Ed Sheeran - Azizam

16 213 Perrie - If He Wanted to He Would

17 211 Robyn - Dopamine

18 190 Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

19 175 Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL

20 153 Girls Aloud - Singapore (Definitive Version)

Not even close in the end then! Can't begrudge Gaga the win even if I was rooting for Jade x

Thanks for running this Calum, it's been a fun countdown!

Fame Is a Gun is a good song I think it takes a lot of inspiration production wise from early 80s new wave like The Cure - The Walk and Icehouse - Hey Little Girl.

Prefer FUFN out of the final 2.

Thanks Calum for presenting these results! I really appreciated all the work that goes into making these polls week after week, so thank you for continuing and providing another fun pop staple for us all. ❤️

Lady Gaga💜💜💜

Oops I did mean to vote in this but I forgor (I don't think the thread got bumped towards the end of the deadline tbf 👀) - 'Abracadabra' would certainly have ranked very near the top for me as well anyway so a good if predictable winner x Pleasantly surprised that 'Fame Is A Gun' finished higher than 'Headphones On' even without my votes! 'FUFN (Fuck You For Now)' and especially 'The Subway' are good to have in the top 5 too (think the latter would have got my top points). Also the correct Sabby Carpz song to be her highest. Lily and Robyn should definitely be higher though. x