For anyone who liked both Cain Culto and Confidence Man/Jade’s Gossip in #PeoplesPop25 - you may well like Culto’s new track, Chismosa (Chisme being gossip in Spanish) - this is lots of fun

And CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNER of the #PeoplesPop25 GOLDEN BEAT - the little pastry that could -

🥐 PULCIPERLA - "Croissant" 🥐 (10 mentions)

Tuck in! (YouTube video in next reply to avoid the ADULT CONTENT label that the spicy croissant brings)

#PeoplesPop25 In the thread below is everything that got 1-6 noms for GOLDEN BEAT

In this thread - the podium places. Though first the tracks in 4th= with 7 mentions:

CAIN CULTO ft XIUHTEZCATL - "Basta Ya!"
JIM LEGXACY - "father"
ZUCHU - "Amanda"

Chloe Qisha, who got a load of Golden Beat votes but can't win it cos she did so well in the actual poll. Suffice it to say though that you lot love Chloe Qisha's song!

#PeoplesPop25 They said it could never happen again - it's time for the GOLDEN BEAT RESULTS

We have a proper Golden Beat, in fact a bronze, silver and golden beat. But as usual songs that reached Pollhalla can't win, so a shout to CHLOE QISHA, BADGER and ATA KAK who WOULD have been right up there

Here is the full list of #PeoplesPop25 rankings, in hott google sheets format

And finally (before the ADMIN) a THANKYOU to all nominators in challenge week and the poll, all commenters, lurkers, voters and listeners. Whether or not the outcome delighted you I hope you found some new things to listen to! #PeoplesPop25

CMAT - The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station - A red-headed woman in a green IRELAND top and purple sleeves lies on her back, hands to her temples

CONGRATULATIONS to our #PeoplesPop25 WINNER!

1. CMAT - "The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station" 🥇
GRAND FINAL: 37.1% (1st)
FINAL GROUP: 365 Points, 50 Voters (2nd)
High: 1st (40 Votes)
Low: 3rd (20 Votes)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTWg...

Pinkpantheress - Illegal - A young woman sitting in a tartan jacket on a red sofa in the middle of a park

#PeoplesPop25
2. PINKPANTHERESS - "Illegal" 🥈
GRAND FINAL: 34.9% (2nd)
FINAL GROUP: 382 Points, 47 Voters (1st)
High: Final (1st)
Low: 2nd (40 Votes)
Pop 1/7 🥇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFWX...

Lola Young - Messy - A woman with golden-streaked dark hair in a white T-Shirt and pink jacket, in front of some pink lines

#PeoplesPop25
3. LOLA YOUNG - "Messy" 🥉
GRAND FINAL: 16% (3rd)
FINAL GROUP: 281 Points, 32 Votes (4th)
High: 3rd (80 Votes)
Low: 32nd (20 Votes)
Pop 2/7 🥈

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-k2...

In Pollhalla by the end of day one of voting, but needed a strong last day performance to reach the last 4

Chappell Roan - A redheaded woman in a corset singing while riding a giant carousel horse

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4. CHAPPELL ROAN - "The Subway"
GRAND FINAL: 12% (4th)
FINAL GROUP: 286 Points, 37 Votes (3rd)
High: 2nd (30 Votes)
Low: 6th (80 Votes)
Pop 3/7 🥉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLf...

The most impressive performance yet by a defending champion ends in 4th

Chappell Roan, CMAT, Lola Young and Pinkpantheress await their fate

#PeoplesPop25 - THE (GRAND) FINAL COUNTDOWN

175 votes (37 above our previous record)

Very much a match of two halves - 2/3 of the votes on Day 1 and a solid lead for one, but then a second song dominated Days 2-3. Who, and was it enough? Read on -

There's just under three hours to go...

and there's a TIE for first

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Pollhalla complete

#PeoplesPop25 Pollhalla playlist now updated and over 500 songs, with Wet Leg (4) pulling ahead of Olivia Rodrigo (3) as C21-only act with most entries (Chappell and CMAT on 2 each -- I'm sure someone will correct me on who I've missed, esp features)

open.spotify.com/playlist/1vq...

The grand final of #PeoplesPop25 - vote for yr favourite (and tell all your friends to vote too)

#PeoplesPop25 GRAND FINAL Welcome to THE WORLD CUP OF 2025! Throughout January and into February we'll be polling the best tracks of 2025 until we reach an ultimate winner. And that decision happens RIGHT NOW. We're down to o...

#PeoplesPop25 it's the GRAND FINAL!

Chappell vs CMAT vs Lola vs PinkPantheress - who will win the

WORLD CUP OF 2025

You decide! Polls close at 6PM UK time Monday 16th

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Raye - Where Is My Husband - A woman in a very sparkly red dress

#PeoplesPop25
5. RAYE - "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!"
277 Votes, 38 Voters
High: 3rd (70 Votes)
Low: 7th (90 Votes)
Dance/Rap/R&B 1/8 🥇 - POLLHALLA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK5T...

Never out of the Pollhalla places and in the final 4 for most of it - missed out by four votes!

Chloe Qisha - Sex Drugs & Existential Dread - A woman claws her way towards the viewer against a neon pink background

#PeoplesPop25
6. CHLOE QISHA - "Sex, Drugs And Existential Dread"
263 Votes, 36 Voters
High: 3rd (100 Votes)
Low: 11th (30 Votes)
Altpop 2/10 🥈 - POLLHALLA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=flyq...

If I'd stopped voting a couple hours earlier she'd be in the Grand Final. Proved beating Robyn was no fluke!

Rosalia Divinize - A woman in a fencing outfit lunges at the viewer with a foil

#PeoplesPop25
7. ROSALIA - "Divinize"
250 Points, 34 Voters
High: 7th (Final)
Low: 17th (40 Votes)
Not In English 1/10 🥇 - POLLHALLA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxDm...

The beneficiary of an excellent final day! As she got into Pollhalla anyway the NIE Pollhalla slot goes to 2nd placed ATA KAK

Wet Leg - Catch These Fists - A woman flexing her biceps on stage

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8. WET LEG - "Catch These Fists"
240 Points, 30 Voters
High: 8th (Final)
Low: 31st (30 Votes)
Indie 1/10 🥇- POLLHALLA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kjz...

NEVER WRITE THEM OFF. Wet Leg maintain their 100% Polhalla record with a strong final day performance and take indie gold

Water From Your Eyes - A man and a woman in grey outfits in front of some big bare tree branches at night

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9. WATER FROM YOUR EYES - "Playing Classics"
234 Points, 28 Voters
High: 6th (90 Votes)
Low: 22nd (20 Votes)
Indie 2/10 🥈

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6QU...

Surged into Pollhalla contention near the end, looked set to be this year's Magdalena Bay and then - overtaken at the last!

Huntr/X - Golden - Three cartoon women getting ready to fight those demons

#PeoplesPop25
10. HUNTR/X - "Golden"
233 Points, 32 Voters
High: 10th (Final)
Low: 41st (30 Votes)
Pop 4/7

Started the final day in 29th(!) and broke into the Top 10 with the final ballots.

Are The Wombles still the only fictional Pollhalla members? (I think so)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebN...

#PeoplesPop25 COUNTDOWN Part 9 - THE TOP 10*

*except the Top 4 which you'll have to vote on again but you'll know what they are

We just lost -

15 WOLF ALICE
14 SABRINA CARPENTER
13 ATA KAK
12 KATE NASH
11 ZUCHU

I'll be putting these up as I make the cards to raise tension between each one...

Zuchu - Amanda - A woman with metal jewelery on her ears, temples, teeth and neck puts her finger to her lips in a quizzical way

#PeoplesPop25
11. ZUCHU - "Amanda"
231 Points, 29 Voters
High: 2nd (20 Votes)
Low: 11th (Final)
Dance/Rap/R&B 2/10 🥈

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9f4...

Harshest last day fall, was in a Pollhalla spot for ages and almost recovered before a final few ballots shutout

Kate Nash - Germ - A red-headed woman on stage in a red dress, singing

#PeoplesPop25
12. KATE NASH - "GERM"
223 Points, 33 Voters
High: 8th (80 Votes)
Low: 18th (30 Votes)
Altpop 3/10 🥉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Mo...

Had the briefest nibble at Pollhalla but mostly another noble, consistent Last 16 dropout

Ata Kak - Batakari - Black and white photo of a white haired and bearded man in shades against a geometric pattern

#PeoplesPop25
13. ATA KAK - "Batakari"
220 Points, 27 Voters
High: 10th (20 Votes)
Low: 22nd (30 Votes)
Not In English 2/8 🥈

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOFr...

Also super consistent, with a strong last day - really terrific showing for a global track that had to go through play-offs

Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild - A woman in a light blue boa singing in front of some blue french windows

#PeoplesPop25
14. SABRINA CARPENTER - "Manchild"
217 Points, 32 Voters
High: 13th (100 Votes)
Low: 21st (30 Votes)
Pop 5/7

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSug...

Ultra-consistent, only once out of the 13th-16th zone, real old school Round Of 16 defeat energy

Wolf Alice - Bloom Baby Bloom: Three men and a woman sitting on some grass, the woman is dressed in a bright red top and knee high red boots, the men are dressed like sleeperblokes

#PeoplesPop25
15. WOLF ALICE - "Bloom Baby Bloom"
206 Points, 28 Voters
High: 14th (80 Votes)
Low: 30th (50 Votes)
Indie 3/10 🥉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBGc...

Super-consistent over the last couple of days while never threatening the Top 10

#PeoplesPop25 COUNTDOWN Part 9 - 15-11

Heartbreak (or triumph depending on how you look at it) for more tracks -

Yesterday evening we lost -

20 LITTLE SIMZ
19 MODEL/ACTRIZ
18 LADY GAGA
17 CHARLI XCX & JOHN CALE
16 BADGER ft TFACE, MAYDAY * DUBBZCO

Badger - Canva (How) - A photo of a nondescript guy surrounded by clip art badgers from the Canva freebie files

#PeoplesPop25
16. BADGER ft TFACE, MAYDAY & DUBBZCO - "Canva (How?)"
204 Points, 28 Voters
High: 5th (20 Votes)
Low: 18th (100 Votes)
B-Sides 1/7 🥇 - POLLHALLA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITy-...

Strong early voting before being clearly nobbled by Big SaaS