El Manu Rises To No. 3 On The Billboard Philippines Charts With “Tahanan”
It is joined on the Philippines Hot 100 by the Filipino singer-songwriter and Agsunta frontman’s other single “Hindi Ako Mawawala,” which is at No. 87 this week.
By Mayks Go
El Manu: courtesy of ONErpm Philippines
El Manu: courtesy of ONErpm Philippines
El Manu has officially entered the top 3 of the Billboard Philippines charts for the first time ever.
On February 4, 2026, Billboard Philippines revealed its chart rankings for the week of February, 2026. On both the Philippines Hot 100 and the Top Philippine SongsTop Philippine SongsA chart that ranks the most popular tracks by Filipino artists, highlighting local music's strong performance on streaming and other platforms. It gives OPM its own spotlight beside global hits,Go to Top Philippine Songs Glossary, a song notably making a significant move-up in ranking is El Manu’s “Tahanan” as it takes the No. 3 spot on both charts this week.
Notably, with this, the Filipino singer-songwriterSinger-SongwriterA musician who writes and performs their own songs, typically accompanied by guitar or piano. Valued for personal storytelling and authenticity, singer-songwriters form a major part of the Filipino musicGo to Singer-Songwriter Glossary and Agsunta frontman joins his fellow ONErpm Philippines act fitterkarma in the charts’ top 3, with the latter occuping the No. 1 and No. 2 spots with “Pag-Ibig Ay Kanibalismo II” and “Kalapastangan” respectively this week. Additionally, “Tahanan” is joined on the Philippines Hot 100 by El Manu’s other single “Hindi Ako Mawawala,” which is at No. 87 this week.
“Tahanan” was released on November 14, 2025 and soon found success among Filipino listeners, continually gaining popularity on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram and receiving widespread airplay across the country due to its emotive lyrics on declaring everlasting love and providing a safe space for a special someone.
Billboard Philippines‘ Hot 100 chart tracks the most prominent and most popular songs in the Philippines from both local and international artists. It serves as one of Billboard Philippines’ official music charts, alongside the Top Philippine Songs chart. Updated every week, the Hot 100 ranks the top 100 tracks in the country using both audio and streaming data gathered and organized by the leading music and entertainment data provider, Luminate.
Billboard Philippines‘ Top Philippine Songs chart is the country’s music chart that focuses exclusively on Filipino songs, spotlighting the most notable as well as fast-rising musical acts and their songs from all over the Philippines. On a weekly basis, it ranks the top 25 tracks in the country based on both audio and streaming data compiled by leading music and entertainment data provider Luminate.
View this week’s Billboard Philippines‘ charts here.