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61. Tate McRae - Just Keep WatchingSoundtrack Single from 'F1: The Movie' Release Date: 30th May 2025 Chart Run: 3-4-7-10-16-16-19 (7 weeks) Wanna take your time up Official Peak: 06 Crownnote Points Chart: 46 (45/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =54 (=53/100) Last.fm Chart: =111 (=69/100) Tate McRae's Chart History: 2022 03 she's all i wanna be 2022 01 what would you do? 2022 04 what's your problem? 2022 05 don't come back 2022 06 you're so cool 2022 13 hate myself 2022 12 uh oh 2023 01 greedy 2023 01 exes 2023 07 think later 2023 08 hurt my feelings 2023 11 guilty conscience 2023 05 we're not alike 2023 19 plastic palm trees 2023 15 messier 2023 19 calgary 2024 06 It's ok I'm ok 2024 06 2 hands 2025 09 Sports car 2025 04 Purple lace bra 2025 05 Miss possessive 2025 07 Revolving door 2025 03 Just Keep Watching 2025 17 run for the hills 2025 06 TIT FOR TAT 2025 06 TRYING ON SHOES 2025 09 ANYTHING BUT LOVE 2025 07 NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae's EOY History: 2021 28 feel like shit 2022 07 what would you do? 2022 27 she's all i wanna be 2022 68 you're so cool 2022 73 what's your problem? 2022 76 don't come back 2023 18 greedy 2023 24 exes 2024 87 It's ok I'm ok 2025 61 Just Keep Watching 2025 66 Sports car 2025 85 TIT FOR TAT 2025 95 Revolving door The second of three singles from the F1 soundtrack to make an appearance, 'Just Keep Watching' was the big worldwide hit from the film, riding the wave of Tate's current success. A high energy dance-pop track, this felt more in line with some of the music Tate was making pre-'So Close To What' (the Tiësto collab) and didn't feel to be as solid as her work on the album, despite me still enjoying it. I haven't actually listened to it all that much since it left my chart but its actually sounding really fresh today. I might have to re-add it to a few playlists. I've never heard it but the original leaked version of featured Tyla which I just can't picture what that would have sounded like. Best Part: Tate slaying her moves in the video

62. Janet Devlin - Houston6th Single from 'Emotional Rodeo' Release Date: 18th July 2025 Chart Run: 11-11-4-7-14-17 (6 weeks) Houston, I got so many problems Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 65 (64/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =66 (=65/100) Last.fm Chart: =148 (=79/100) Janet Devlin's Chart History: 2025 02 Red Flag 2025 04 Emotional Rodeo 2025 09 Daddy 2025 13 Catfishin' 2025 04 Houston 2025 05 Candy 2025 17 Psycho Ex Janet Devlin's EOY History: 2025 62 Houston 2025 72 Emotional Rodeo 2025 97 Candy This one of those rare tracks that I actually remember where I was when I first heard it. I was on holiday in Madrid and had just done a stadium tour at the Metropolitano and was checking out the new releases I was interested in on Spotify during the metro back to the city centre. I didn't have high expectations and t usually takes me a few spins to really get into a song but I was shocked how much I liked this on the first listen. The chorus is a bit of an earworm. Despite not fitting the Madrid vibe at all, it's always going to take me straight back there in my head every time I hear it. Best Part: All of the affectations on the vocals that add so much personality

63. JISOO - Your LoveAlbum Track from 'AMORTAGE' Release Date: 14th February 2025 Chart Run: 3-3-5-10 (4 weeks) Your love feels like a Sunday when you got nowhere to go Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 67 (66/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 65 (64/100) Last.fm Chart: =33 (30/100) JISOO's Chart History: 2023 01 FLOWER 2023 01 All Eyes On Me 2025 01 earthquake 2025 03 Your Love 2025 06 Hugs & Kisses 2025 10 TEARS 2025 04 EYES CLOSED (JISOO & ZAYN) JISOO's EOY History: 2023 06 FLOWER 2023 08 All Eyes On Me 2025 63 Your Love 2025 77 Hugs & Kisses 2025 94 EYES CLOSED (JISOO & ZAYN) Back-to-back K-Pop soloists now with my favourite, JISOO's third entry. Expect her fourth to appear much later in the countdown. 'Your Love' was the clear stand-out on the EP (aside from the single) so it was no surprise that this one was the one to get an accompanying video and inclusion in JISOO's solo-stage on the Deadline World Tour.. This is a very sweet love song that allows her vocals to shine with the dreamy verses and passionate chorus. Not as flash as most of the other member's solo tracks but its very romantic and suits the way she likes to portray her personality through her music. Perfect for its Valentines Day release. Best Part: JISOO's dreamy vocals

64. MINNIE - HER2nd Single from 'HER' Release Date: 21st January 2025 Chart Run: 2-2-4-12 (4 weeks) Just call my name and say it softly Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 61 (60/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 64 (63/100) Last.fm Chart: =178 (=84/100) MINNIE's Chart History: 2025 02 HER 2025 08 Blind Eyes Red 2025 19 Drive U Crazy (MINNIE & YUQI) MINNIE's EOY History: 2025 64 HER Bagging herself an EOY top 100 position before her group have even came close, MINNIE's 'HER' is the first #2 peaking track to drop-out, despite having two weeks at that position. This is the classic K-Pop single; an unbelievably catch chorus, brash production and an elaborate video where the artist gets to show-off lots of different looks. In many ways, it's a similar song to 'Too Much' with it being another song of self-confidence. It's pretty basic but sometimes those are the most enjoyable songs. Best Part: The fun video concept that sees many MINNIEs interact with each-other

65. Dove Cameron - Too Much1st Single from tbc Release Date: 21st February 2025 Chart Run: 7-8-9-14-20 (5 weeks) If I'm such a big deal, maybe you're too little Official Peak: 95 Crownnote Points Chart: 88 (83/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =86 (=82/100) Last.fm Chart: =178 (=84/100) Dove Cameron's Chart History: 2021 02 LazyBaby 2022 02 Boyfriend 2022 01 Breakfast 2022 06 Bad Idea 2022 08 Girl Like Me 2023 19 We Go Down Together (Dove Cameron & Khalid) 2023 08 Lethal Woman 2023 05 God's Game 2023 12 White Glove 2023 13 Still 2025 07 Too Much 2025 05 French Girls 2025 07 Romeo 2025 10 Whatever You Like Dove Cameron's EOY History: 2021 48 LazyBaby 2022 21 Breakfast 2022 29 Boyfriend 2022 97 Bad Idea 2025 65 Too Much 2025 69 French Girls 2025 83 Whatever You Like 2025 90 Romeo Dove's fourth and final song this year is the one that brought her back into the UK official chart (albeit very briefly), 'Too Much'. This was the perfect re-introduction to Dove after a couple of years without any new music. Its bold and brash and captures your attention right from the start with the confident and self-accepting chorus. It's particularly nice to hear as she spoke quite often about taking a break from music after suffering from some mental-health issues during her performance on Dua's tour. And this was such a fun one to hear live too. While on the topic, I want to shout out Dua Lipa for having a pair of support acts that seemed scientifically manufactured to appeal to me with Dove and Alessi accounting for 16% of my top 100 on their own. Poor Dua only manages one entry this year. Best Part: The shock of this scraping into the UK top 100 on debut

Haha, yeah it's definitely not how I remember Janet sounding when she was on X Factor. Nice to see The Fate of Ophelia getting some praise from you both too. I'll catch up on your list soon Pete! Thanks both 🙂

Re-Cap 66. Tate McRae - Sports car 67. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 68. AJ Tracey feat. Jorja Smith - Crush 69. Dove Cameron - French Girls 70. JENNIE - with the IE (way up) 71. Kylie Cantrall feat. ILLIT - See U Tonight 72. Janet Devlin - Emotional Rodeo 73. Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other 74. Alessi Rose - oh my 75. YEJI - Air 76. Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor 77. JISOO - Hugs & Kisses 78. Alessi Rose - pretty world 79. Reneé Rapp - At Least I'm Hot 80. ITZY - ROCK & ROLL 81. Madison Beer - All At Once 82. Clipse - Ace Trumpets 83. Dove Cameron - Whatever You Like 84. J Hus & Asake - Gold 85. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT 86. Taylor Swift - Opalite 87. Sabrina Carpenter - 15 Minutes 88. Alessi Rose - Take It or Leave It 89. Maren Morris - push me over 90. Dove Cameron - Romeo 91. Kim Petras - Freak It 92. Selena Gomez, benny blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up 93. Reneé Rapp - Lucky 94. JISOO & ZAYN - EYES CLOSED 95. Tate McRae - Revolving door 96. Leah Kate - ill 97. Janet Devlin - Candy 98. J. Cole - Black Man in Hollywood 99. Leon Thomas - MUTT 100. The Weeknd - Give Me Mercy 101. Leah Kate - Genius 102. Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? 103. Lorde - Favourite Daughter 104. Kim Petras - I Like Ur Look 105. Reneé Rapp - You'd Like That Wouldn't You 106. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 107. The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti - Timeless 108. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp 109. Tate McRae - TRYING ON SHOES 110. JENNIE feat. Doechii - ExtraL 111. MINNIE - Blind Eyes Red 112. J. Cole - Keep Heaven Dancing 113. Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL 114. Maren Morris - bed no breakfast 115. Selena Gomez & benny blanco - Bluest Flame 116. Janet Devlin - Catfishin' 117. Alessi Rose - Falling Forever 118. JISOO - TEARS 119. The Weeknd - Cry For Me 120. Jorja Smith - With You 121. Leah Kate - Two Truths and a Lie 122. Ariana Grande - Hampstead 123. Perrie - If He Wanted To He Would 124. Janet Devlin - Daddy 125. Megan Moroney - Man on the Moon

66. Tate McRae - Sports car3rd Single from 'So Close To What' Release Date: 24th January 2025 Chart Run: 10-11-9-17-14-18 (6 weeks) We can share one seat Official Peak: 03 Crownnote Points Chart: 79 (75/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =86 (=82/100) Last.fm Chart: 8 (8/100) Tate McRae's Chart History: 2021 02 feel like shit 2022 03 she's all i wanna be 2022 01 what would you do? 2022 04 what's your problem? 2022 05 don't come back 2022 06 you're so cool 2022 13 hate myself 2022 12 uh oh 2023 01 greedy 2023 01 exes 2023 07 think later 2023 08 hurt my feelings 2023 11 guilty conscience 2023 05 we're not alike 2023 19 plastic palm trees 2023 15 messier 2023 19 calgary 2024 06 It's ok I'm ok 2024 06 2 hands 2025 09 Sports car 2025 04 Purple lace bra 2025 05 Miss possessive 2025 07 Revolving door 2025 03 Just Keep Watching 2025 17 run for the hills 2025 06 TIT FOR TAT 2025 06 TRYING ON SHOES 2025 09 ANYTHING BUT LOVE 2025 07 NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae's EOY History: 2021 28 feel like shit 2022 07 what would you do? 2022 27 she's all i wanna be 2022 68 you're so cool 2022 73 what's your problem? 2022 76 don't come back 2023 18 greedy 2023 24 exes 2024 87 It's ok I'm ok 2025 66 Sports car 2025 85 TIT FOR TAT 2025 95 Revolving door In my opinion, this is the moment when Tate went up a tier and became an A-List pop girlie because only someone at the top of their game can sell lyrics this cringy ('oh golly gee', 'we can uh uh in it'). The whispering chorus feels like it was a big risk too but it pays off and manages sultry and seductive when it could have just sounded silly. I was intregued to see how she was going to handle the chorus in an arena-concert setting and she just used it as an opportunity to take a dance break. Probably the right choice to be fair. I'm glad she's brought back this darker, R&B style of pop as she's so good at it. As you can see above, this was actually my 8th most played track of 2025 which just goes to show what a January single-release and February album-release can do for a song! Best Part: The whispered chorus

Two great picks there Sergej! Thanks 🙂

67. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia1st Single from 'The Life of a Showgirl' Release Date: 3rd October 2025 Chart Run: 10-11-11-7-14 (5 weeks) And if you'd never come for me, I might've lingered in purgatory Official Peak: 01 Crownnote Points Chart: 85 (80/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =73 (=71/100) Last.fm Chart: =141 (=76/100) Taylor Swift's Chart History: 2013 04 22 2013 16 I Knew You Were Trouble. 2014 01 Shake It Off 2014 01 Blank Space 2015 01 Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2015 05 Wildest Dreams 2017 01 Look What You Made Me Do 2017 14 ...Ready For It? 2017 13 I Did Something Bad 2017 09 Gorgeous 2017 18 Dress 2018 15 Delicate 2019 03 ME! (feat. Brendon Urie) 2019 06 You Need To Calm Down 2019 19 The Archer 2019 05 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince 2019 08 Paper Rings 2019 12 I Forgot That You Existed 2019 16 Lover 2020 14 Only The Young 2020 01 the 1 2020 06 cardigan 2020 10 betty 2020 04 no body, no crime (feat. HAIM) 2020 16 long story short 2021 01 willow 2021 13 champagne problems 2021 18 gold rush 2021 02 Love Story 2021 14 White Horse 2021 15 Hey Stephen 2021 18 All Too Well 2022 05 Midnight Rain 2022 03 Lavender Haze 2022 10 Bejeweled 2022 05 Anti-Hero 2022 13 Question...? 2022 07 Vigilante Shit 2022 18 Karma 2022 20 Maroon 2023 06 All Of The Girls You Loved Before 2023 12 Eyes Open 2023 01 I Can See You 2023 04 Now That We Don't Talk 2023 07 Suburban Legends 2023 12 "Slut!" 2023 15 Say Don't Go 2023 13 Is It Over Now? 2023 09 You're Losing Me 2024 05 Florida!!! (feat. Florence & The Machine) 2024 01 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 2024 07 Down Bad 2024 05 Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? 2024 02 Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) 2024 13 But Daddy I Love Him 2024 15 So High School 2025 04 The Life of a Showgirl (feat. Sabrina Carpenter) 2025 09 Opalite 2025 07 The Fate of Ophelia 2025 09 Elizabeth Taylor 2025 18 Ruin The Friendship Taylor Swift's EOY History: 2013 63 22 2014 17 Shake It Off 2014 29 Blank Space 2015 10 Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2015 99 Wildest Dreams 2017 43 Look What You Made Me Do 2019 75 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince 2019 84 You Need To Calm Down 2019 88 ME! (feat. Brendon Urie) 2020 29 the 1 2020 75 cardigan 2020 77 betty 2020 84 no body, no crime (feat. HAIM) 2021 34 willow 2021 42 Love Story 2022 20 Lavender Haze 2022 37 Midnight Rain 2022 45 Anti-Hero 2022 69 Vigilante Shit 2022 72 Bejeweled 2023 30 I Can See You 2023 72 Now That We Don't Talk 2023 77 Suburban Legends 2023 93 All Of The Girls You Loved Before 2024 02 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 2024 33 Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) 2024 37 Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine) 2024 55 Down Bad 2024 63 Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? 2025 67 The Fate of Ophelia 2025 76 Elizabeth Taylor 2025 86 Opalite The first of only two official UK #1s in this countdown (although 'Not Like Us' did make last year's list), Taylor bagged her obligatory #1 with the lead-single from her latest album. Also serving as the album's opening track, 'The Fate of Ophelia' is just a really solid pop song and what I wanted when I heard Taylor and Max Martin were working together again. I've seen some people criticise the mixed-metaphors and cliched lyrics which I think is a bit petty and hypercritical. I think the next album is going to be an interesting one for Taylor. She seems like she's reached the point where she's become so big that the pushback against her is almost as big as the excitement surrounding her. Best Part: Max Martin delivering what I wanted for a Taylor pop comeback

68. AJ Tracey feat. Jorja Smith - Crush2nd Single from 'Don't Die Before You're Dead' Release Date: 12th February 2025 Chart Run: 4-5-9-15 (4 weeks) I wanna see your skin turn ruby Official Peak: 23 Crownnote Points Chart: 94 (87/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =75 (=73/100) Last.fm Chart: =38 (=34/100) AJ Tracey's Chart History: 2018 04 Butterflies (feat. Not3s) 2018 05 LO(V/S)ER 2019 02 Psych Out! 2019 13 Jackpot 2019 17 Double C's 2019 18 Country Star 2019 04 Fashion Week (Steel Banglez feat. AJ Tracey & MoStack) 2019 11 Ladbroke Grove 2019 04 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey) 2019 02 Elastic 2019 03 Cat Pack 2019 03 Floss (feat. MoStack & Not3s) 2019 07 Halloween (feat. Young Adz) 2019 12 Zelda (feat. SahBabii & SAFE) 2019 08 Kiss and Tell (AJ Tracey & Skepta) 2020 01 Dinner Guest (feat. MoStack) 2020 05 West Ten (AJ Tracey & Mabel) 2020 02 Ain't It Different (Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy) 2020 01 Miss Me (MoStack feat. AJ Tracey) 2020 12 One More Time (Not3s feat. AJ Tracey) 2020 03 Yumeko 2020 05 Hikikomori 2020 13 No Chucks 2021 01 Bringing It Back (Digga D & AJ Tracey) 2021 09 Anxious 2021 01 Little More Love 2021 05 Top Dog 2021 11 Eurostep 2021 12 Kukoč (feat. NAV) 2021 07 Cherry Blossom 2022 02 Reasonable 2022 09 Seoul 2023 05 179 Deli (Bas & AJ Tracey) 2023 01 Wifey Riddim 4 2024 08 Joga Bonito 2024 06 Bubble Bath 2024 20 Heaterz (AJ Tracey & Pozer) 2025 04 Crush (feat. Jorja Smith) 2025 16 Friday Prayer (feat. Headie One & Aitch) 2025 15 Paid In Full (feat. Big Zuu, Wax, Ets & D7) 2025 18 3rd Time Lucky 2025 09 Outta Sight 2025 13 Jeff Hardy 2025 18 Red Wine (feat. Master Peace) 2025 19 Chat Rooms AJ Tracey's EOY History: 2018 10 Butterflies (feat. Not3s) 2018 63 LO(V/S)ER 2019 06 Psych Out! 2019 34 Fashion Week (Steel Banglez feat. AJ Tracey & MoStack) 2019 56 Elastic 2019 64 Floss (feat. MoStack & Not3s) 2019 86 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey) 2019 96 Cat Pack 2020 16 Dinner Guest (feat. MoStack) 2020 40 Ain't It Different (Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy) 2020 52 Miss Me (MoStack feat. AJ Tracey) 2020 63 Yumeko 2020 84 West Ten (AJ Tracey & Mabel) 2020 89 Hikikomori 2021 05 Bringing It Back (Digga D & AJ Tracey) 2021 62 Little More Love 2022 96 Reasonable 2023 76 179 Deli (Bas & AJ Tracey) 2024 27 Wifey Riddim 4 2024 74 Joga Bonito 2024 99 Bubble Bath 2025 68 Crush (feat. Jorja Smith) ~ Jorja Smith's Chart History: 2017 15 Get It Together (Drake feat. Black Coffee & Jorja Smith) 2018 02 Let Me Down (feat. Stormzy) 2018 05 I Am 2019 18 Teenage Fantasy 2019 01 Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy) 2020 05 Come Over (feat. Popcaan) 2020 06 Im Workin (Giggs feat. Jorja Smith) 2021 04 Addicted 2021 05 Digging 2021 17 Bussdown (feat. Shaybo) 2023 16 Try Me 2023 06 Little Things 2023 12 GO GO GO 2024 09 In The Night (Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) 2025 04 Crush (AJ Tracey feat. Jorja Smith) 2025 15 The Way I Love You 2025 08 With You 2025 20 Down For You (Mobb Deep, Nas & Jorja Smith) Jorja Smith's EOY History: 2018 73 Let Me Down (feat. Stormzy) 2019 11 Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy) 2020 93 Come Over (feat. Popcaan) 2021 73 Digging 2021 81 Addicted 2023 56 Little Things 2025 68 Crush (AJ Tracey feat. Jorja Smith) AJ Tracey extends his record to make it an eight consecutive year with at least one entry in my EOY top 100. An envious record despite his latest album 'Don't Die Before You're Dead' being a tad underwhelming, only providing two EOY placements (including 'Joga Bonito' in 2024) despite a strong run of singles that missed out on the final tracklist ('Wifey Riddim 4', 'Bubble Bath'). AJ has found a distinctive sound and he can flow on these type of tracks all day but what makes this one stand-out is that Jorja tries to do the same thing. We're so used to hearing Jorja belt out hooks with one of the strongest voices in R&B today and, when this collaboration was announced, that's what I was expecting her to do but instead she decided to take on AJ at his own game and bar out in her own verse. With a proper old-school grime beat that samples Brandy's 'Love Wouldn't Count Me Out', this is the type of song UK rappers "just don't make anymore" and I'm so happy with brought AJ back to the top 40 for the first time in four years. Best Part: Jorja switching it up and barring out on the verses

69. Dove Cameron - French Girls2nd Single from tbc Release Date: 2nd May 2025 Chart Run: 5-9-8-11-14-18 (6 weeks) Make me your whole world, your muse Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 66 (65/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 68 (67/100) Last.fm Chart: =185 (=87/100) Dove Cameron's Chart History: 2021 02 LazyBaby 2022 02 Boyfriend 2022 01 Breakfast 2022 06 Bad Idea 2022 08 Girl Like Me 2023 19 We Go Down Together (Dove Cameron & Khalid) 2023 08 Lethal Woman 2023 05 God's Game 2023 12 White Glove 2023 13 Still 2025 07 Too Much 2025 05 French Girls 2025 07 Romeo 2025 10 Whatever You Like Dove Cameron's EOY History: 2021 48 LazyBaby 2022 21 Breakfast 2022 29 Boyfriend 2022 97 Bad Idea 2025 69 French Girls 2025 83 Whatever You Like 2025 90 Romeo This is very theatrical at times (we shouldn't be too surprised coming from the star of Disney's Descendants franchise) and I'm sure you'll be able to hear why I made the Lady Gaga comparisons in an earlier post. I'm really loving this current phase of Dove's music where she's consistently releasing fun, little bangers. The titular opening line of the chorus of course refers to the iconic quote made by Kate Winslet in Titanic but I don't remember Rose every saying anything like '"Arch my back like the Triomphe". 🤣 Best Part: The melodramatic delivery of the chorus

70. JENNIE - with the IE (way up)Album Track from 'Ruby' Release Date: 7th March 2025 Chart Run: 7-8-13-(x2)-18-(x17)-13-7 (6 weeks) Why are you evaluating me on your day off? Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 69 (68/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 69 (68/100) Last.fm Chart: =69 (=55/100) JENNIE's Chart History: 2018 04 SOLO 2023 13 One Of The Girls (The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily-Rose Depp) 2023 01 You & Me 2024 01 Mantra 2025 06 ZEN 2025 01 Love Hangover (feat. Dominic Fike) 2025 08 ExtraL (feat. Doechii) 2025 07 with the IE (way up) 2025 16 like JENNIE 2025 02 Handlebars (feat. Dua Lipa) JENNIE's EOY History: 2018 62 SOLO 2023 11 You & Me 2024 17 Mantra 2025 70 with the IE (way up) The second, but certainly not the final, appearance from a solo BLACKPINK member in the top 100, 'with the IE (way up)' was an album track from 'Ruby' and is the second song in a row which features a prominent sample. This time it's JLo's 'Jenny from the Block' that gets a modern twist. The late-90s/early 00s Hip-Hop vibes in this one are immaculate and JENNIE is able to put so much of her personality onto here.JENNIE often gets criticised for being 'lazy' in live performances but she came-alive in the solo-stages of the Deadline World Tour and her section was the most hype of the four and was what helped this track re-enter my chart and make the EOY list. Best Part: How much she kills the medley of Handlebars and this on the tour

I'm glad that there's a fair amount that you enjoy so far! Thanks 🙂

1. Laufey - Lover Girl (1) 2. Maisie Peters - You You You (1-1-1-2-1-3-2-2-1-1-1-2) 3. Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way (8-3) 4. Maisie Peters - Say My Name In Your Sleep (1-1-3-3-2-2-4) 5. Maisie Peters - Audrey Hepburn (2-2-2-3-1-3-5-4-4-5-4-3-5) 6. Tyla - CHANEL (6-4-6) 7. J Hus & Skepta - Outside (4-5-5-7) 8. Laufey - Clockwork (8) 9. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought (1-1-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-6-7-7-9) 10. Nas & DJ Premier - Junkie (11-9-10) 11. Hilary Duff - Mature (9-2-2-3-1-2-3-6-11) 12. 21 Savage & G Herbo - CODE OF HONOR (10-10-12) 13. 21 Savage - WHERE YOU FROM (10-8-12-13) 14. BLACKPINK - JUMP (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-3-3-7-7-5-10-13-17-18-17-15-18-19-11-14) 15. Laufey - Castle in Hollywood (15) 16. Alessi Rose - Get Around (5-6-6-6-10-13-13-18-16) 17. Laufey - Silver Lining (17) 18. Alessi Rose - Falling Forever (16-13-13-15-19-19-(x1)-20-18) 19. Laufey - Mr. Eclectic (19) 20. Nas & DJ Premier - My Life Is Real (13-20) Falling Out This Week Are: 21 Savage & GloRilla - DOG $HIT (12-12-14) Nas, DJ Premier & Steve Miller Band - It's Time (15) JADE - This Is What We Dance For (16) JADE - If My Heart Was A House (12-8-9-17) Dave feat. Tems - Raindance (5-6-9-11-13-13-16-18-19) Retro Top 10 1. ROSÉ - toxic till the end (1-1-1-1-1) 2. Janet Devlin - Red Flag (2) 3. J. Cole - Black Man in Hollywood (4-3) 4. Janet Devlin - Emotional Rodeo (4) 5. J. Cole - Keep Heaven Dancing (3-5) 6. Kendrick Lamar - wacced out murals (1-1-2-2-2-2-6) 7. Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre feat. Jhené Aiko - Gorgeous (5-7) 8. The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti - Timeless (8) 9. Janet Devlin - Daddy (9) 10. Freddie Gibbs - It's Your Anniversary (15-5-1-2-2-3-3-3-6-10) Album of the Week 2026: 7th January 2025: Laufey - A Matter of Time This Week's Number One Highest New Entry (not number one)

1. Laufey - Lover Girl (1) 2. Maisie Peters - You You You (1-1-1-1-2-1-3-2-2-1-1-1-2) 3. Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way (8-3) 4. Maisie Peters - Say My Name In Your Sleep (1-1-3-3-2-2-4) 5. Maisie Peters - Audrey Hepburn (2-2-2-3-1-3-5-4-4-5-4-3-5) 6. Tyla - CHANEL (6-4-6) 7. J Hus & Skepta - Outside (4-5-5-7) 8. Laufey - Clockwork (8) 9. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought (1-1-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-6-7-7-9) 10. Nas & DJ Premier - Junkie (11-9-10) 11. Hilary Duff - Mature (9-2-2-3-1-2-3-6-11) 12. 21 Savage & G Herbo - CODE OF HONOR (10-10-12) 13. 21 Savage - WHERE YOU FROM (10-8-12-13) 14. BLACKPINK - JUMP (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-3-3-7-7-5-10-13-17-18-17-15-18-19-11-14) 15. Laufey - Castle in Hollywood (15) 16. Alessi Rose - Get Around (5-6-6-6-10-13-13-18-16) 17. Laufey - Silver Lining (17) 18. Alessi Rose - Falling Forever (16-13-13-15-19-19-(x1)-20-18) 19. Laufey - Mr. Eclectic (19) 20. Nas & DJ Premier - My Life Is Real (13-20)

1. Laufey - Lover Girl (1) 2. Maisie Peters - You You You (1-1-1-2-1-3-2-2-1-1-1-2) 3. Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way (8-3) 4. Maisie Peters - Say My Name In Your Sleep (1-1-3-3-2-2-4) 5. Maisie Peters - Audrey Hepburn (2-2-2-3-1-3-5-4-4-5-4-3-5) 6. Tyla - CHANEL (6-4-6) 7. J Hus & Skepta - Outside (4-5-5-7) 8. Laufey - Clockwork (8) 9. Alessi Rose - First Original Thought (1-1-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-6-7-7-9) 10. Nas & DJ Premier - Junkie (11-9-10) 11. Hilary Duff - Mature (9-2-2-3-1-2-3-6-11) 12. 21 Savage & G Herbo - CODE OF HONOR (10-10-12) 13. 21 Savage - WHERE YOU FROM (10-8-12-13) 14. BLACKPINK - JUMP (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-3-3-7-7-5-10-13-17-18-17-15-18-19-11-14) 15. Laufey - Castle in Hollywood (15) 16. Alessi Rose - Get Around (5-6-6-6-10-13-13-18-16) 17. Laufey - Silver Lining (17) 18. Alessi Rose - Falling Forever (16-13-13-15-19-19-(x1)-20-18) 19. Laufey - Mr. Eclectic (19) 20. Nas & DJ Premier - My Life Is Real (13-20)

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Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way Shakira - Zoo Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun I quite like all three this week but Sabrina is my clear favourite. 'Zoo' is annoyingly catchy and has been in my head since I've seen the film. 'Midnight Sun' could be a grower. Fun beat but doesn't quite match some of her other songs for me.

Doechii & SZA - girl, get up. Nafe Smallz - ALONE Joji - LOVE YOU LESS Fimiguerrero - Yesterday Jill Scott - Beautiful People Kareen Lomax - idea of you The Kid LAROI - BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE MOLIY - Backie Mya Craig - lkn up Russ Millions, YV, TeeRowdy & Slim Bizzle - wto Doechii is definitely the best this week for me. Nafe Smallz is always wavy too so I'll give it a vote because I feel like I will be the only one. Russ Millions has some good songs previously but this one just sounds so cheap.

71. Kylie Cantrall feat. ILLIT - See U Tonight4th Single from 'B.O.Y.' Release Date: 6th May 2025 Chart Run: 8-6-7-11 (4 weeks) On a high like he Soprano Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 101 (93/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =73 (=71/100) Last.fm Chart: =148 (=79/100) Kylie Cantrall's Chart History: 2025 07 Goodie Bag 2025 03 Denim 2025 06 See U Tonight (feat. ILLIT) 2025 14 Boy is Yours 2025 16 99 2025 20 Oversized Kylie Cantrall's EOY History: 2025 71 See U Tonight (feat. ILLIT) ~ ILLIT's Chart History: 2025 06 See U Tonight (Kylie Cantrall feat. ILLIT) ILLIT's EOY History: 2025 71 See U Tonight (Kylie Cantrall feat. ILLIT) The latest in the never-ending conveyer belt of Disney-star-turned-pop-star is Kylie Cantrall who's 'B.O.Y.' EP really impressed me last year and has spawned three EOY top 100 entries. The first of which being 'See U Tonight' which features two members (YUNAH & MINJU) of K-Pop girl-band ILLIT. A lot of the EP is R&B-tinged which you might not guess if you just listen to this one which is pretty bubblegum. The first thing you notice is that the song interpolates 'I Wonder If If I Take You Home' by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (or 'Don't Phunk With My Heart' if you're more my age). It feels like 2025 saw fewer interpolations than in other recent years but we still got one of the better examples of the trend with this. ILLIT really fit well into the song too and I wish there was an extra verse which would stop this from feeling so light. Best Part: The fun use of the interpolation

West Ham 2-1 Nottingham Forest Posting this now before I forget. Will post again with tomorrow's predictions later

72. Janet Devlin - Emotional Rodeo1st Single from 'Emotional Rodeo' Release Date: 26th April 2024 Chart Run: 4-4-6-6-12-13 (6 weeks) You keep saying you've been taming wilder ones than me Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 54 (53/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 41 (41/100) Last.fm Chart: =117 (=72/100) Janet Devlin's Chart History: 2025 02 Red Flag 2025 04 Emotional Rodeo 2025 09 Daddy 2025 13 Catfishin' 2025 04 Houston 2025 05 Candy 2025 17 Psycho Ex Janet Devlin's EOY History: 2025 72 Emotional Rodeo 2025 97 Candy This may be slightly on the campier side of country music again (with some 'hair metal' influences too), this was released in 2024 as the introduction to Janet's new swing in direction towards a new genre and, if you're trying to shred your past image and re-invent yourself, why not start with a bang and throw absolutely everything, including the kitchen sink, at it? It's probably the most unsubtle song in my whole countdown but that's what makes it so fun. I feel like people from the southern America would actually hate this and it's the equivalent of an American rapping like Munya Chawawa's Unknown P and claiming it's drill music but it really works for me. The lyrics are cliché-abound but the play of the 'emotional rodeo' phrase in general is quite fun Best Part: The pure boldness and excessiveness

73. Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other1st Single from 'The Art of Loving' Release Date: 30th May 2025 Chart Run: 13-6-9-11-17 (5 weeks) So can we say we'll never say the classic stuff? Official Peak: 04 Crownnote Points Chart: 86 (81/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =81 (=79/100) Last.fm Chart: =235 (99/100) Olivia Dean's Chart History: 2025 06 Nice To Each Other Olivia Dean's EOY History: 2025 73 Nice To Each Other 2025 was Olivia Dean's year. Her rise seemed to be rapid and, although she hasn't seen quite the same ascent in my charts, I'm certainly not against her success as her voice is lovely. I do quite enjoy 'Man I Need' and it's one of my top songs of last year that missed my weekly charts but it's 'Nice To Each Other' that I feel should have been the bigger one. I feel like a lot of her songs I've heard previously just landed in the 'nice but inessential' category but it looks like she's finally found that extra something that pushes her songs into being something special. The only reason this has landed so low on the last.fm chart was because I heard it so often anyway that I didn't feel the need to search for it of my own accord. Best Part: The extra spice she adds to the 'I don't want a boyfriend' line

74. Alessi Rose - oh my1st Single from 'for your validation' Release Date: 16th September 2024 Chart Run: 11-9-11-16-18 (5 weeks) He gives me head while I've been losing mine Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 103 (95/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =106 (=97/100) Last.fm Chart: =21 (=21/100) Alessi Rose's Chart History: 2025 03 start all over 2025 01 imsochillandcool 2025 09 pretty world 2025 09 oh my 2025 05 IKYK 2025 12 don't ask questions 2025 13 CRUSH! 2025 01 Same Mouth 2025 01 That Could Be Me 2025 04 Everything Anything 2025 02 Bittersweet 2025 08 Take It or Leave It 2025 15 RIP 2025 18 Stella 2025 20 Dumb Girl 2025 01 First Original Thought 2025 05 Get Around 2025 13 Falling Forever Alessi Rose's EOY History: 2025 74 oh my 2025 78 pretty world 2025 88 Take It or Leave It Alessi's third appearance which puts us a quarter of the way through her entries. This one goes particularly hard in a concert setting. It's a bit of a crowd-pleaser and with a pretty easy chorus to sing-along with, everyone is able to join in unison to create a special atmosphere. In a few years, when she's a superstar (it's happening!), this will the one of those songs that defines an artist and the fans will demand that it remains through every tour. It's also a great showpiece for her vocal ability. Best Part: Singing along to the chorus with every other fan in attendance on two different tours