Poptastic Confessions!: December 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025

#10 of 2025

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If you are just joining us, we have been counting down our Top 101 Songs of 2025 with a new song every day. See the past entries below. Tomorrow, we feature the next song in the countdown.

#10 in Poptastic Confessions Top 101 Songs of 2025 is: “Barbarella” by Betty Boo. Click on the name of the song to see what we said about it earlier this year.

Written and produced by: Betty Boo, Andy Wright, and Gavin Goldberg

Why: Last year, Betty had an amazing album called Rip Up The Rulebook that was filled with wonderful songs. We were hoping for more singles from the album in 2025. However, the final single "Barbarella" was released last December while we were doing the 2024 countdown, so we added it to our 2025 playlist and it had staying power with that catchy chorus The single mix was a re-work of the album version.

Watch: There was a fun lyric video for the song which was made around the single cover. You can watch on our 2025 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

Chart history: Betty had a huge comeback in 2022 with her album Boomerang. She even had our #1 song of 2022. And this is her fourth time in our Top 21 ...

"Get Me To The Weekend" was #1 in 2022

"Shining Star" was #4 in 2022

"Boomerang" was #14 in 2022

"Stop Your Nonsense (Bubblegum Pop)" was #32 in 2022

"Superstar" was #41 in 2022

"Miracle" featuring Chuck D was #44 in 2022

"Hell Yeah" was #48 in 2022

"All I Wanna Do" was #53 on 2022

"Nobody Can Bring Me Down" was #63 in 2022

"S.O.S." was #77 in 2022

"808" was #84 in 2022

"Never Too Late" was #89 in 2022

"Right By Your Side" featuring David Gray was #92 in 2022

"It Was Beautiful" featuring HEX was #23 in 2024

"One Day" was #41 in 2024

Buy: "Barbarella" is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today!

Listen: Check out our 2025 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify ...

Hasta mañana,

—The Poptastic Confessions Collective

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

#11 of 2025

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If you are just joining us, we have been counting down our Top 101 Songs of 2025 with a new song every day. See the past entries below. Tomorrow, we feature the next song in the countdown.

#11 in Poptastic Confessions Top 101 Songs of 2025 is: “Sound & Light” by Alison Goldfrapp. Click on the name of the song to see what we said about it earlier this year.

Written by: Alison Goldfrapp and Stefan Storm
Produced by: Alison Goldfrapp, Stefan Storm, and Lazy Weekends

Why: We quite liked listening to all of Alison's songs this year from her new album Flux. It was "Sound & Light" was the song we connected with most. There was just something so epic about it. From the music to the melody to Alison's vocals. This was on repeat a lot.

Watch: Sadly, there is no music video, lyric video, or visualizer, or no live performance, so we have added the official audio to our 2025 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on YouTube.

Chart history: This is the first year that Alison made the Top 21! She has come close before and even this year. Check out her other songs ...

"So Hard So Hot" was #60 in 2023

"I Wanna Be Loved (Just A Little Better)" was #28 in 2024

"Find Xanadu" was #22 this year

"Hey Hi Hello" was #30 this year

"Reverberotic" was #51 this year

"Dream Machine" with Purple Disco Machine was #63 this year

Buy: "Sound & Light" is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today!

Listen: Check out our 2025 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify ...

Hasta mañana,

—The Poptastic Confessions Collective

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Friday, December 19, 2025

#12 of 2025

Dear Poptastic Readers,

If you are just joining us, we have been counting down our Top 101 Songs of 2025 with a new song every day. See the past entries below. Tomorrow, we feature the next song in the countdown.

#12 in Poptastic Confessions Top 101 Songs of 2025 is: “Patrol” by Sarah von Reis. Click on the name of the song to see what we said about it earlier this year.

Written by: Sarah von Reis, Fredrik von Reis, and Michelle Amkoff
Produced by: Michelle Amkoff

Why: We thought Sarah captivated us last year with "Blame It On" (#21 in our Top 101 Songs of 2024), but this year, we couldn't stop listening to the hypnotic "Patrol." We just absolutely love this melancholy chill song. It had us caught up in dreamy emotions. LOVE it!

Watch: Sadly, there is no music video, lyric video, or visualizer, or no live performance, so we have added the official audio to our 2025 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on YouTube.

Chart history: This is the second time that Sarah has been in our Top 21 as a solo artist, and this is her highest entry. However, she has been on our countdowns before when she was a member of the group Dolly Style for a few years as Polly 3.

As part of Dolly Style ...

"Young & Restless" was #6 in 2016

"Bye Bye Bby Boo" was #10 in 2017

"Moonlight" was #17 in 2017

"Glitter" was #38 in 2017

"L-O-V-E" was #6 in 2018

"B-A-B-Y" (Polly 3 Solo) was #33 in 2018

As a solo artist ...

"Anti Gravity (No One's Daughter)" was #56 in 2020

"The Saddest Girl" was #92 in 2021

"All My Ghosts" was #65 in 2023

"Melancholia High Season" was #76 in 2023

"Only Lovers Left Alive" was #93 in 2023

"Blame It On" was #21 in 2024

"Friend" was #52 in 2024

"Solitude" was #87 in 2024

"Hall Of Fame" was #101 this year

Buy: "Patrol" is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today!

Listen: Check out our 2025 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify ...

Hasta mañana,

—The Poptastic Confessions Collective

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

#13 of 2025

Dear Poptastic Readers,

If you are just joining us, we have been counting down our Top 101 Songs of 2025 with a new song every day. See the past entries below. Tomorrow, we feature the next song in the countdown.

Lucky #13 in Poptastic Confessions Top 101 Songs of 2025 is: “Drama” by Tom Aspaul. Click on the name of the song to see what we said about it earlier this year.

Written by: Eric Spike Stevenson Byrne, Gil Lewis, and Tom Aspaul
Produced by: Tom Aspaul and Gil Lewis

Why: This is a very catchy song and when we put it on our 2025 playlist, it would have everyone engaged. The lyrics are about getting away from the drama in your friend group. The chorus just makes you want to sing along.

Watch: The music features Tom in costume walking around Las Vegas and then escaping to the desert. Check it out on our 2025 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...