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OPC Pop 40 of 2014

A total of 110 pop songs made it as an Overall Pick this year on OPC Hits. Scores were tabulated and the entries were ranked to find out which among them made it to the year-end Top 40. Making it to the list are two Pinoy tunes (with the highest going deep inside the Top 10), five artists with multiple entries (counting tracks they were featured in), and even one entry which was also in last year's annual chart!

Taking the coveted #1 spot this year is a fun song which perfectly captures the elements of the modern pop song, while also educating us with the terms that we need to know. Here is the OPC Pop 40 of 2014, fittingly topped by Marianas Trench's "Pop 101" barely featuring Anami Vice. (By the way, what's up with the word "barely" on the credit for the featured artist?)

OPC Pop 40 of 2014

1. Marianas Trench feat. Anami Vice, "Pop 101"
   #1 POP SONG IN AUGUST (SCORE: 100.0) [LYRIC VIDEO]
2. Maroon 5, "Maps"
   #1 FOR TWO WEEKS (98.2) [LIVE VIDEO]
3. Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato, "Up"
   #1 POP SONG IN DECEMBER (95.4) [FEATURE]
4. Avril Lavigne, "Hello Kitty"
   #1 POP SONG IN MAY (94.6) [FEATURE]
5. Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water"
   #1 POP SONG FOR FOUR WEEKS (94.1) [MUSIC VIDEO]
6. Tony Alfonso with Kaye Dinauto, "Intergalactic Gugma"
   #1 PINOY SONG OF THE YEAR (92.8) [LYRIC VIDEO]
7. Lights, "Up We Go"
   #1 IN OCTOBER (92.3) [FEATURE]
8. Cher Lloyd, "Sirens"
   #2 POP SONG FOR ONE WEEK (91.0) [MUSIC VIDEO]
9. Hunter Hayes, "Tattoo"
   #2 POP SONG IN JULY (90.9) [MUSIC VIDEO]
10. Maroon 5, "Animals"
    #1 POP SONG IN SEPTEMBER (89.5) [MUSIC VIDEO]
11. Daughtry, "Battleships"
    #2 POP SONG IN SEPTEMBER (89.2) [FEATURE]
12. Cash Cash feat. John Rzeznik, "Lightning"
    #1 POP SONG IN APRIL (87.3) [FEATURE]
13. Us the Duo, "No Matter Where You Are"
    #1 FOR ONE WEEK (85.5) [FEATURE]
14. Owl City feat. Lindsey Stirling, "Beautiful Times"
    #1 POP SONG IN JULY (84.1) [MUSIC VIDEO]
15. Taylor Swift, "Out of the Woods"
    #1 POP SONG FOR ONE WEEK (82.9) [FEATURE]
16. Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
    #2 POP SONG FOR TWO WEEKS (82.3) [MUSIC VIDEO]
17. Jena Irene, "We Are One"
    #1 POP SONG IN JUNE (81.8) [AUDIO]
18. Nicholas McDonald, "Answerphone"
    #1 POP SONG FOR ONE WEEK (81.5) [FEATURE]
19. Ingrid Michaelson, "Girls Chase Boys"
    #1 POP SONG IN MARCH (81.0) [MUSIC VIDEO]
20. Demi Lovato, "Let It Go"
    #1 POP SONG IN JANUARY (80.9) [FEATURE]
21. Olly Murs feat. Travie McCoy, "Wrapped Up" (79.5) [FEATURE]
22. Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off" (78.7) [MUSIC VIDEO]
23. Nine Lashes, "Break the World" (77.4) [LYRIC VIDEO]
24. Boyzone, "Love Will Save the Day" (77.3) [FEATURE]
25. Neon Trees, "Love in the 21st Century" (76.4) [LIVE VIDEO]
26. Fall Out Boy, "Centuries" (74.2) [MUSIC VIDEO]
27. R5, "(I Can't) Forget About You" (74.1) [FEATURE]
28. The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes, "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (72.9) [MUSIC VIDEO]
29. Lucy Hale, "You Sound Good to Me" (72.3) [FEATURE]
30. One Direction, "You and I" (71.5) [MUSIC VIDEO]
31. Krissy, "We Can't Be" (71.4) [MUSIC VIDEO]
32. Austin Mahone, "All I Ever Need" (70.5) [FEATURE]
33. You+Me, "Break the Cycle" (70.2) [MUSIC VIDEO]
34. Jason Mraz, "Hello, You Beautiful Thing" (69.7) [MUSIC VIDEO]
35. DJ Cassidy feat. Robin Thicke & Jessie J, "Calling All Hearts" (69.6) [MUSIC VIDEO]
36. Hilary Duff, "Chasing the Sun" (68.3) [MUSIC VIDEO]
37. Colbie Caillat, "Try" (66.5) [MUSIC VIDEO]
38. Imagine Dragons, "On Top of the World"
    #23 IN 2013 (65.6) [FEATURE]
39. O-Town, "Skydive" (64.7) [MUSIC VIDEO]
40. Demi Lovato feat. Cher Lloyd, "Really Don't Care" (62.4) [LIVE VIDEO]

OPC Praise 40 of 2014

The year is coming to a close, and that means it's time to wrap it up with the OPC Year-end Charts. For the Top 40 Praise songs, eight artists who made it to last year's edition also have entries on this year's edition, with the 2013 chart-toppers Newsboys finding themselves at #30 with "We Believe." Britt Nicole ("You're Not Alone" with Owl City at #4) and Building 429 ("Press On" featuring Group 1 Crew's Blanca Callahan at #10) found help to keep themselves in the Top 10 for two years in a row.

2014 highlights the entry of our country's very own Victory Worship who grabs the 22nd spot with "Radical Love." And another highlight is We Are Leo's fourth straight year-end chart appearance ("Live for Love" at #7 in 2011, "Supernova Sunrise at #1 in 2012, and "Oxygen" at #15 last year) with "You're the Best Thing" finishing at #6.

But it's certainly Francesca Battistelli's year as she not only has three songs on our annual tally (two of them in the top ten), she also tops the list with a song that reminds us that our own life story becomes the best when we don't try to write it ourselves, but when we let God write it instead. From the album If We're Honest, here's a live acoustic performance of "Write Your Story," this year's #1 Praise song on OPC:

OPC Praise 40 of 2014

1. Francesca Battistelli, "Write Your Story"
   #1 IN MAY (SCORE: 97.3) [FEATURE]
2. Kari Jobe, "Forever"
   #1 IN APRIL (91.8) [FEATURE]
3. Skillet, "Not Gonna Die"
   #1 IN JANUARY (91.6) [FEATURE]
4. Owl City feat. Britt Nicole, "You're Not Alone"
   #1 IN DECEMBER (90.4) [LYRIC VIDEO]
5. Planetshakers, "Endless Praise"
   #1 FOR TWO WEEKS (90.3) [FEATURE]
6. We Are Leo, "You're the Best Thing"
   #1 IN NOVEMBER (88.9) [FEATURE]
7. World Hope, "Hope Can Change Everything"
   #1 IN JUNE (87.0) [FEATURE]
8. Francesca Battistelli, "He Knows My Name"
   #1 IN AUGUST (86.8) [MUSIC VIDEO]
9. Meredith Andrews, "Open Up the Heavens"
   #1 IN JULY (85.5) [MUSIC VIDEO]
10. Building 429 feat. Blanca Callahan, "Press On"
    #1 FOR TWO WEEKS (84.1) [FEATURE]
11. Ashes Remain, "Here for a Reason"
    #1 FOR ONE WEEK (82.7) [AUDIO]
12. Lincoln Brewster, "Oxygen"
    #1 IN SEPTEMBER (80.7) [LYRIC VIDEO]
13. Skillet, "What I Believe"
    #1 PRAISE SONG FOR ONE WEEK (80.1) [ITUNES]
14. Planetshakers, "This Is Our Time"
    #1 PRAISE SONG FOR ONE WEEK (78.8) [FEATURE]
15. Lindsay McCaul, "A Little"
    #3 PRAISE SONG IN OCTOBER (76.7) [ITUNES]
16. MercyMe, "Greater"
    #2 PRAISE SONG IN JULY (76.6) [MUSIC VIDEO]
17. Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water"
    #2 PRAISE SONG FOR ONE WEEK (74.5) [MUSIC VIDEO]
18. Kerrie Roberts, "Time for the Show"
    #1 IN FEBRUARY (74.4) [FEATURE]
19. Josh Wilson, "Pushing Back the Dark"
    #2 PRAISE SONG FOR ONE WEEK (74.0) [FEATURE]
20. Danny Gokey, "Hope in Front of Me"
    #2 PRAISE SONG FOR ONE WEEK (73.2) [MUSIC VIDEO]
21. Matt Maher, "Because He Lives (Amen)" (71.8) [FEATURE]
22. Victory Worship, "Radical Love" (71.1) [FEATURE]
23. Elevation Worship, "Mighty Warrior" (69.0) [FEATURE]
24. Matthew West, "Do Something" (67.7) [FEATURE]
25. Francesca Battistelli, "When the Crazy Kicks In" (67.5) [FEATURE]
26. Rend Collective, "My Lighthouse" (65.6) [FEATURE]
27. Planetshakers, "Made for Worship"
    #1 IN MARCH (64.1) [FEATURE]
28. Mandisa, "Back to You" (63.7) [LYRIC VIDEO]
29. Jeremy Camp, "He Knows" (62.7) [MUSIC VIDEO]
30. Newsboys, "We Believe" (61.5) [FEATURE]
31. Kerrie Roberts, "My Heart's Lifted" (60.1) [MUSIC VIDEO]
32. Lincoln Brewster, "Made New" (59.6) [LYRIC VIDEO]
33. Disciple, "Unbroken" (58.1) [AUDIO]
34. Anthony Evans, "Never Fail" (56.7) [MUSIC VIDEO]
35. Plumb, "Lord I'm Ready Now" (56.6) [LYRIC VIDEO]
36. Big Daddy Weave, "Overwhelmed" (55.3) [MUSIC VIDEO]
37. Brandon Heath, "No Turning Back" (54.0) [LYRIC VIDEO]
38. Michael James Band, "Father's Hands" (52.5) [AUDIO]
39. Dan Bremnes, "Beautiful" (52.1) [MUSIC VIDEO]
40. Nine Lashes, "Break the World" (51.2) [LYRIC VIDEO]

Bonnie McKee, "California Winter" [OPC Hits 2014.12.28]

The final weekly chart of 2014 is in (and it's here a day in advance so we could get to the annual charts sooner), and Olly Murs and Demi Lovato manage to stay "Up" for a fourth week at the topmost position of the OPC Hits. Three new holiday songs make our new entries, with Jamie Grace's "Born Tonight" promoted as an Overall Pick after Bubbling Under at #1 last week. Meanwhile, American Girl Bonnie McKee is just in time for the season as she enters with "California Winter." Here's this week's highest debut at #5:

OPC Hits

December 28-January 3, 2015

TW	LW	PP	WC	ARTIST	TITLE
OVERALL PICKS
1	1	4@1	5	Olly Murs	Up [feat. Demi Lovato]
2	3	2	3	Planetshakers	This Is Our Time
3	2	1@1	3	Kerrie Roberts	My Heart's Lifted
4	5	4	2	Demi Lovato	Nightingale
5	-	5	1	Bonnie McKee	California Winter
6	4	1@1	6	Owl City	You're Not Alone [feat. Britt Nicole]
7	9	3	5	Taylor Swift	Blank Space
8	10	8	2	Paul Potts	Silent Night (Christ the Saviour Is Born)
9	-	9	1	Jamie Grace	Born Tonight
10	-	10	1	Morgan Harper Nichols	The Prodigal Christmas
BUBBLING UNDER
1	3	2@1	3	Matthew West	A Christmas to Believe In
2	4	1@1	4	Bastille	Bite Down [vs. Haim]
3	5	3	4	Aaron Shust	Rejoice
4	-	2	3	Kerrie Roberts	What Child Is This [Live]
5	-	5	2	Chris August	Tell Me What You Want for Christmas

Zero or Max ug Uban Pang Pakatawa

Coke or Pepsi

A fortune cookie gave P-Noy a choice of which drink he wanted: Coke Zero or Pepsi Max. Immediately, P-Noy took the Coke Zero and drank it. Upon reading further, the fortune cookie stated: The drink you chose determines your love life for 2015. #ZeroOrMax

Merry Christmas: God in Ctrl

Today, let us all remember that God sent His son Jesus to us because He loves us. He is the one who can Ctrl-Z (undo) our wrongs and Ctrl-Y (redo) what needs to be restored. God is our F1 (help) in time of need, and He will not Alt-F4 (quit) on us. We just have to Ctrl-O (open) our hearts and invite Him into our lives so He can make all things Ctrl-N (new) and Ctrl-S (save) us into eternity. Merry Christmas!

Olly Murs f/ Demi Lovato, "Up" [OPC Hits 2014.12.21]

After debuting at #1 and staying there for two weeks, Olly Murs and Demi Lovato found themselves giving way to the up-lifted heart of Kerrie Roberts. But this week, they retake the throne as they go back "Up" for a third non-consecutive week at #1.

OPC Hits

December 21-27, 2014

TW	LW	PP	WC	ARTIST	TITLE
OVERALL PICKS
1	2	3@1	4	Olly Murs	Up [feat. Demi Lovato]
2	1	1@1	2	Kerrie Roberts	My Heart's Lifted
3	3	3	2	Planetshakers	This Is Our Time
4	4	1@1	5	Owl City	You're Not Alone [feat. Britt Nicole]
5	-	5	1	Demi Lovato	Nightingale
6	5	5	4	Plumb	Lord I'm Ready Now
7	6	2	5	Matt Maher	Because He Lives (Amen)
8	-	8	1	Flyleaf	O Holy Night
9	7	3	4	Taylor Swift	Blank Space
10	-	10	1	Paul Potts	Silent Night (Christ the Saviour Is Born)
BUBBLING UNDER
1	-	1@1	1	Jamie Grace	Born Tonight
2	5	1@1	4	Lindsay McCaul	One More Step
3	1	1@1	2	Matthew West	A Christmas to Believe In
4	2	1@1	3	Bastille	Bite Down [vs. Haim]
5	3	3	3	Aaron Shust	Rejoice

Planetshakers, "This Is Our Time" [OPC Hits 2014.12.14]

After topping the OPC Hits earlier this year with "Endless Praise" and "Made for Worship," the Planetshakers are back with the title track of their latest album. The Australian band will be back in Manila next year for a night of fervent praise and worship, with a mission to awaken, empower, transform and equip the Filipinos to fulfill their God-given destiny. Meanwhile, here's "This Is Our Time," debuting at #3 this week:

OPC Hits

December 14-20, 2014

TW	LW	PP	WC	ARTIST	TITLE
OVERALL PICKS
1	-	1@1	1	Kerrie Roberts	My Heart's Lifted
2	1	2@1	3	Olly Murs	Up [feat. Demi Lovato]
3	-	3	1	Planetshakers	This Is Our Time
4	4	1@1	4	Owl City	You're Not Alone [feat. Britt Nicole]
5	5	5	3	Plumb	Lord I'm Ready Now
6	2	2	4	Matt Maher	Because He Lives (Amen)
7	3	3	3	Taylor Swift	Blank Space
8	-	8	1	Phil Wickham	Glory
9	6	6	2	The Vamps	Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) [feat. Shawn Mendes]
10	-	10	1	Mat Kearney	Heartbeat
BUBBLING UNDER
1	-	1@1	1	Matthew West	A Christmas to Believe In
2	1	1@1	2	Bastille	Bite Down [vs. Haim]
3	3	3	2	Aaron Shust	Rejoice
4	2	2	2	Kerrie Roberts	What Child Is This [Live]
5	4	1@1	3	Lindsay McCaul	One More Step