Pop 40 of 2025

After missing out on the Top 10 last year, Avril Lavigne is back with a vengeance. She even brought some reliable friends to make sure she succeeds. The result: She takes the top two spots this year! 2024 champ Blessid Union of Souls didn't have new songs as main artist this year, but they're still a mainstay, courtesy of Echodown and Bill Diluigi. From Super Mario, Jack Black jumps to Minecraft for another Top 5 finish. The complete Top 40 list follows the "Young & Dumb" music video.

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POP 40 OF 2025

1. Avril Lavigne feat. Simple Plan, "Young & Dumb"
2. Billy Idol feat. Avril Lavigne, "77"
3. Blessing Offor, "The Morning"
4. Blessing Offor, "Lift Me Up"
5. Jack Black, "I Feel Alive"
6. Huntr/X, "Golden"
7. Echodown feat. Blessid Union of Souls, "Hearts Going for Broke"
8. Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr., "I Always Wanted a Brother"
9. Stars Go Dim, "Mama Don't Lie (Alright)"
10. Girl Named Tom, "Lucky One"
11. Linkin Park, "Heavy Is the Crown"
12. Rosé, "Toxic Till the End"
13. Sleep Theory, "Stuck in My Head"
14. Stars Go Dim, "Roses"
15. Crash Adams, "Optimist"
16. MGK, "Cliché"
17. 98°, "Stranger Things (Have Happened)"
18. Aespa, "We Go"
19. Bill Diluigi feat. Eliot Sloan, "Refugees of Rock N' Roll"
20. Kane Brown, "Gorgeous"
21. Forrest Frank feat. Thomas Rhett, "Nothing Else"
22. Alex Goot & Madilyn Bailey, "You're Beautiful"
23. Yellowcard feat. Avril Lavigne, "You Broke Me Too"
24. Saja Boys, "Soda Pop"
25. Auli'I Cravalho & Te Vaka, "Beyond"
26. FIFA Sound feat. Pitbull & RedOne, "We Will Rock You"
27. Alex Warren, "Ordinary"
28. Britt Nicole, "NLMLY"
29. Skillet, "Showtime"
30. Plumb, "Brave"
31. Ed Sheeran, "Drive"
32. Dan + Shay, "Love Live Christmas"
33. Steven Malcolm feat. For King & Country & KB, "Yes"
34. Jonas Brothers, "Love Me to Heaven"
35. Bon Jovi & Avril Lavigne, "Living in Paradise"
36. Sixpence None the Richer, "We Are Love"
37. Rascal Flatts & Jonas Brothers, "I Dare You"
38. Cochren & Co., "Love Is a Fight"
39. Tenth Avenue North, "Kind to Myself"
40. Meghan Trainor, "Still Don't Care"

Praise 40 of 2025

I have several praise anthems this year, songs that were put on repeat at one point or another – from worship ("Mighty Name of Jesus") to rejoicing ("Celebration"), and from living with purpose ("Preach") to prayer ("Help"). But claiming the #1 spot is a track about not quitting and instead, winning our challenges in life. Tauren Wells tops the yearend tally after "Fight Like Heaven" spent five weeks at #1! It very well says we can fight, knowing that victory in God is certain. Here's its official lyric video, and the full Top 40 list this year:

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PRAISE 40 OF 2025

1. Tauren Wells, "Fight Like Heaven"
2. Jordan St. Cyr feat. Riley Clemmons, "Help"
3. Ryan Stevenson feat. Matt Hammitt, "Preach"
4. Forrest Frank, "Celebration"
5. Hope Darst & Josh Baldwin, "Mighty Name of Jesus"
6. Josh Wilson feat. Jason Gray, "Take It From Me"
7. Forrest Frank, "Your Way's Better"
8. Lizzie Morgan, "Let the Alabaster Break"
9. Forrest Frank, "God's Got My Back"
10. Phil Wickham feat. Billy Graham, "What If I Told You"
11. CAIN, "I Made It"
12. Matthew West, "Unashamed"
13. Brandon Lake feat. Jelly Roll, "Hard Fought Hallelujah"
14. Forrest Frank, "Amen"
15. Chris Tomlin, "No Greater Love"
16. Natalie Layne, "Church Kids"
17. Danny Gokey feat. Naomi Raine, "Can't Help But Worship"
18. Phil Wickham, "The King Is in the Room"
19. Seph Schlueter, "Words We'll Sing Forever"
20. Eli Gable, "Holy Ghost Town"
21. Caleb & Kelsey, "Holy Forever"
22. Brandon Heath feat. Ryan Ellis, "Highly Favored"
23. Big Daddy Weave feat. Megan Woods & Ben Fuller, "Let It Begin"
24. Aodhan King feat. Paul Klein, "Thank You So Much Jesus"
25. Passion feat. Landon Wolfe & Anna Golden, "The Lord Will Provide"
26. Ben Fuller & Carrie Underwood, "If It Was Up to Me"
27. Hannah Kerr, "Jesus Is Why"
28. Jamie MacDonald, "Left It in the River"
29. Sidewalk Prophets, "Father, Let It Be"
30. Tasha Layton, "Praise"
31. Chris Tomlin, "How Good It Is"
32. Elevation Worship feat. Tiffany Hudson, "Jesus Be the Name"
33. TobyMac feat. Forrest Frank, "Heaven On My Mind"
34. Natalie Layne, "All Joy"
35. The Afters, "You Never Gave Up on Me"
36. Katy Nichole, "When I Fall"
37. MercyMe, "Sing (Like You've Already Won)"
38. Terrian, "Testimony"
39. Riley Clemmons, "Runs Deep"
40. TobyMac, "A Lil Church (Nobody's Too Lost)"

Dash Family Top 23 of 2023

Happy new year, everyone! Two weeks into 2024 and finally, the Dash Family Top 23 of 2023, is ready to be unveiled. But unlike Spotify Wrapped which takes into account only eleven months of the year, I consider the whole year in determining what makes it to the list, so this is definitely much more inclusive and more complete. So take the jump to see the music video of our #1 song and the Top 23 chart, and also check out the commentary that follows to get some insights!

OPC Pop 40 of 2019

Let’s now give a round-up of OPC’s annual pop chart! Avril Lavigne and the Blessid Union of Souls took the top two places last year. And this year, it’s the same! The come-backing Canadian singer continues to be this blog’s favorite artist, and with the help of Nicki Minaj, “Dumb Blonde” has become her fifth year-end chart-topper. Meanwhile, the Ohio-based band lead by Eliot Sloan travelled on a “One Way Highway” that ended at the #2 spot. Here’s a live performance of our #1 pick, followed by the full list of this year’s Top 40.

OPC Praise 40 of 2019

American Christian rock band Skillet has found themselves consistently inside the Top 20 of this blog’s year-end tallies in the past few years. In 2016, “Feel Invincible” occupied #11 on the Pop Edition, while “Stars” shined through at #16 on the Praise Edition. The year after, “I Want to Live” survived at #7 on the Pop 40 of 2017, while last year, “Breaking Free” broke free at #6 on the Pop 40 of 2018. Their previous best finish was on the Praise 40 of 2014, where “What I Believe” stood with conviction at #13 and “Not Gonna Die” lived on at #3.

This year, in addition to also getting a good landing on the Pop Edition, they finally bag the topmost plum on our Christian year-end chart. After taking the top spot thrice in a 15-week chart run, they reign supreme, steadying themselves as they cling to the One who never gets broken through every wave of the storm. Here’s “Anchor” at #1, as well as the full list of OPC’s Praise 40 of 2019.