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Apple Music has chosen Abracadabra as the best pop song released this year! The song was added at #1 to the playlist “A-List Pop: Best of 2025”. Garden Of Eden is also featured at #7. The following text has been published by the streaming service: A-List Pop is your weekly guide to what’s on top in pop music—and 2025 was undeniably the year of Lady Gaga. It began with her appearance in a commercial during the Grammys, when Gaga teased a song that set the tone for her highly anticipated return and signalled that her seventh studio album MAYHEM was arriving soon. With its infectious and haunting chorus, “Abracadabra” cast a spell on 2025 and made it abundantly clear: Mother Monster was officially back. MAYHEM further solidified her status as a living legend as she returned to her pop roots and the sound that is so distinctly Gaga. During her world tour, The MAYHEM Ball, Gaga delivered a theatrical spectacle, once again showcasing that she is still very much one of the greatest performers of all time. And then there was her original track for Season 2 of Netflix’s Wednesday. “The Dead Dance” played a key role in the show, in addition to becoming a perfect song for the spooky season. “I always want to be remembered for being a real artist and someone who cares so much,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. Check back often, as our editors update this playlist regularly—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library, and remember, paws up for Gaga. https://x.com/AppleMusic/status/1990451784138260940

https://www.goldderby.com/odds/combined-odds/grammy-awards-2026/ Additionally, Disease is at #2 for Pop Solo after Sabrina Carpenter's Manchild, and Harlequin is at #2 after Elton John and Brandi Carlile's Who Believes in Angels? The prediction for Best Pop Dance Recording (Abracadabra) is not included but the song is thought to be a frontrunner.

Change title to "GoldDerby loves setting us up for disappointment"

Stop this narrative of Bad Bunny winning AOTY cuz that album is not better than MAYHEM and he should not win over Gaga period

New beginning ??? She’s been serving these kind of looks for a whole year now

Tf?? Not a single one of you saying the black rose

you can really tell she's got a new fire in her lately, she seems happy and inspired, so proud of her

https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1990861081854746830

Absolutely it is. A master of a pop song in the same vein as Bad Romance.

Because why attend the show with a bunch of clout hungry influencers when you can literally get a VIP visit of the atelier whenever you want?

Respectfully, nobody cares.

Gaga has just surpassed Lil Baby's total streams on Spotify today 37(+1) Lady Gaga - 33,310.9 (+17.417) 38(-1) Lil Baby - 33,294.5 (+9.586)

Mods, WE NEED A “DEAD” REACTION. Sometimes, “LMAO” just isn’t enough. Respectfully, AVeryGagaHolyDick.

yeah for one reason, LG8 is the last album she's obliged to release under the contract with interscope so we will get it sooner and she will not renew the contract and she will buy her masters. Michael is taking over and she's going independent, that's why they co-own Lil Monsters LLC under an exclusive license with interscope and Harlequin was the first major release from this label, it's the beginning.

There is too much positivity around here. She should collab with Bloodlord and make Chromatica 2.0.

They also kinda remind me of those twins who pretend to speak simultaneously.

Mayhem has definitely shifted her trajectory as an artist. I think we’re about to witness even more from Gaga that will cement her as one of the best artists of her generation (which is already the case).

Abracadabra the number one pop song of the year from Apple Music and Garden of Eden in the top 10

World Chart Total Points Update (ChatGPT analysis of the last couple of months): 📊 New totals Candle In The Wind 1997 – 21,314,000 Blinding Lights – 21,290,000 Die With A Smile – 21,104,000 Previous DWAS total (Nov 2): 20,819,000 Difference: +285,000 in 2 weeks → ~142,500 per week That is exactly in line with the extremely stable long-term trend (around 145–155k per week). 📉 Remaining gap To Blinding Lights 21,290,000 − 21,104,000 = 186,000 points To Candle In The Wind 21,314,000 − 21,104,000 = 210,000 points This is very close. ⏱️ Updated projection At ~142,500 per week: Gap to Blinding Lights (186k) → 1.3 weeks Gap to Candle In The Wind (210k) → 1.5 weeks ➡️ Estimated crossover: between Nov 23 and Dec 1, 2025 ➡️ Most likely: week of Nov 30, 2025 Even if the growth dips to ~130k per week, it would still hit #1 by early December. ✅ Summary ItemValue Weekly growth~142k Gap to #1210k Weeks until #1≈ 1.5 weeks Expected dateLate November 2025 Confidence⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (very high) DWAS is now almost guaranteed to hit #1 within the next chart or the one after.

Whenever I'm worried I'm too online, something like this pops up and makes me feel ok about my screen time. it does sound fun tho

Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” has been added to Spotify’s New Year’s Eve playlist at #2.

The Garden of Eden shout out too Truth

this era has been a gift. my heart is full not just at the quality of the music and the visuals and the live shows, but also from seeing how happy the rest of the fandom is, how the world is celebrating Gaga and Mayhem, and how much Gaga herself is happy and creative and energetic. may this truly be an indicator of how excellent her art and her music will continue to be in the decades to come <3

I think it means that she's in love with music again. For years, it felt like she was clocking into a job doing pop music and her heart was more in acting and jazz/cabaret performance. But she really has a drive to be a pop artist again, and that's beautiful to see!

She even stated how MAYHEM is just the tip of the iceberg, which makes me think TOTAL MAYHEM might actually come to fruition.

Manifesting AOTY for her. It’s her time.

I thought Mayhem was 🖤

#2026RadioIsOurs

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRAu0HeDQzy/?igsh=MTU3YzV3cTI1YndkYg== Yeah visually you feel like she has switched to something new. A serve

US Radio Charts #46 (=) The Dead Dance - 23.21 (+0.00) As stable as noble gases

I stopped taking this serious after "the greatest female recording artist".

I need everyone to fully support my delulu fantasies that the rolling stone shoot was inspired by the winged headpiece and handclaw look gaga saw me wear in the front row at mayhem ball this past summer. no further questions please.

She’s winning AOTY Cause whatever great thing happens to Beyoncé happens to Gaga right after so that the fanbases fight over who’s the best, therefore increasing the thing’s impact

Cause he’s her best friend and knows exactly if there’s a new beginning or not, he doesn’t have to “feel” anything

Why does this framing make me feel like something is coming lol

You were so close to keeping it inside 🤏🏻 lmao

This has a lot of potential. Can't wait to see it wasted.

The only correct answer...it was a whole cultural reset and moment

Why is Satan controlling the universe? Can we be saved?? Britney Spears can you save us???

I don't think she stopped attending fashion shows for any specific reasons, she just shows herself a lot less than before

This is the conclusion you come to? You ARE high after all. This is not a setup, nor any PR stunt, just a disturbed, fame hungry individual with no respect for other peoples personal space.

If you pick View By: "Experts", they show Bad Bunny as frontrunner, "Editors" have a 3 way tie between Gaga, Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar. The only option to see Mayhem as frontrunner is by "Users" and "Combined".

best album after TLOAS

TDD did what she needed to do. Gave the album a boost. A cute 400M streamed song in the long run. Everyone say thank you to the dead dance. Assuming it nabs an 11th week on the chart it will have out-charted her last three lead singles lol

Gaga’s performance and energy was significantly better during Copa. I agree that the cinematography of Coachella N1 is the best visual representation of the show, but Copa’s cinematography is still really good, so that coupled with the better performance seals the deal for me

Also props to Cynthia. She didn't hesitate to fight