Dear Poptastic Readers,
Happy New Year! Every January, we do a recap about the countdown we just had in December. We share some interesting (and maybe not so interesting) tidbits about the Top 21. Here are the chart toppers of 2025 ...
#1. "Yihaa" by Dolly Style
#2. "Jungle" by Sugababes
#3. "Image" by Color Buzz featuring Flora Summers
#4. "Olé Olé" by Inga's Affairs
#5. "Shook" by Sugababes
#6. "Brand New Me" by Saint Etienne x Confidence Man
#7. "I Want You Back" by Rikky Disco
#8. "Sugar" by SG Lewis featuring Shygirl
#9. "Hypnotised" by Ferris Pier x Izzy Bizu
#10. "Barbarella" by Betty Boo
#11. "Sound & Light" by Alison Goldfrapp
#12. "Patrol" by Sarah von Reis
#13. "Drama" by Tom Aspaul
#14. "Sweat" by Melanie C
#15. "Make Myself Happy" by Julie Bergan
#16. "Somebody's Love" by Infernal
#17. "Chasing Feelings" by Christine and the Queens & Cerrone
#18. "Dolce Vita" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
#19. "Dopamine" by Robyn
#20. "Dancing In My Head" by Chris Tall
And our special bonus ...
#21. "Steppin' Out" by Parralox
More than one entry from one artist: It is not uncommon for artists to have two or more songs in our Top 21. However, this year only the Sugababes had 2 songs in the Top 21. Kudos to them because both were in the Top 5.
Newcomers: The newcomers to our Top 21 this year were: Color Buzz, Inga's Affairs, Saint Etienne, Confidence Man, Shygirl, Ferris Pier, Izzy Bizu, Alison Goldfrapp, Tom Aspaul, Christine and the Queens, and Cerrone.
Other #1 artists on the countdown: There were 3 artists in our Top 21 who have been at the #1 spot before. They were ...
"Electric Nights" by Parralox was #1 in 2017
"Deep In Love" by Rikky Disco was #1 in 2021
"Get Me To The Weekend" by Betty Boo was #1 in 2022
Most consecutive years on the countdown: Dolly Style may not have always been in our Top 21, but they have been on our countdown every year since 2015. Now they have a #1. We will be featuring a new song from them this week.
Who was missing this year? Australian artist Carda has been in our Top 21 for the last 7 years. That's right, from 2018 to 2024, Carda was always in our Top 21. However, he took 2025 off from releasing music. He promises more tunes in 2026.
Where were artists from? Check out these stats ...
9 artists from Sweden
8 artists from the UK
2 artists from Australia
2 artists from France
1 artist from Denmark
1 artist from Norway
1 artist from Spain
1 artist from the USA
Check the other songs in our Top 101 Songs of 2025. See the rest of the songs here ...
You can also listen to them on our 2025 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. Remember that streaming is nice, but paying for downloads helps the artists earn more money for their art. Please support them!
Hasta luego,
—The Poptastic Confessions Collective
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I always look forward to your countdowns every year. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this, and for the blog generally.
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