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WXPN hosts share their 10 favorite albums of 2025 - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
We asked WXPN hosts to do the near-impossible and pick just 10 favorite albums from 2025. As Bruce Warren put it, “What does ‘top albums’ mean anyway? The LPs I think are the best? T...
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What are the best albums of 2025? Our hosts weigh in.
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Another great one has passed. Sad to hear the news that Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely has died. He was 78. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
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December 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Another great one has passed. Sad to hear the news that Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely has died. He was 78. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
What are the best albums of 2025? Our hosts weigh in.
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WXPN hosts share their 10 favorite albums of 2025 - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
We asked WXPN hosts to do the near-impossible and pick just 10 favorite albums from 2025. As Bruce Warren put it, “What does ‘top albums’ mean anyway? The LPs I think are the best? T...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What are the best albums of 2025? Our hosts weigh in.
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10 days and counting - and we've got a special Night Before The Night Before on Tues 12/23 starting at 8pm - w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
#XPNTNB
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#XPNTNB
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December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
10 days and counting - and we've got a special Night Before The Night Before on Tues 12/23 starting at 8pm - w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social
#XPNTNB
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#XPNTNB
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Here's this girl's personal top 50 covers playlist, ranked (because that's how I narrow down my top 10) if you're keen for more! Or pop a link to yours in the comments #xpncountdown
Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: XPN 2025 Countdown Contenders
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Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: XPN 2025 Countdown Contenders
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December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here's this girl's personal top 50 covers playlist, ranked (because that's how I narrow down my top 10) if you're keen for more! Or pop a link to yours in the comments #xpncountdown
Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: XPN 2025 Countdown Contenders
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Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: XPN 2025 Countdown Contenders
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Still nursing the #XPNCountdown hangover? Us too. We've got the good music to help you recover (plus come more covers, too). After Sleepy Hollow w/ Joey, stick around for Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social until 2pm, f/b Wendy Rollins until 6p. Have a great day and thx for listening.
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Still nursing the #XPNCountdown hangover? Us too. We've got the good music to help you recover (plus come more covers, too). After Sleepy Hollow w/ Joey, stick around for Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social until 2pm, f/b Wendy Rollins until 6p. Have a great day and thx for listening.
That's a wrap for the 885 Greatest Cover Songs #XPNcountdown as voted on by you. Thanks for taking this musical journey with us. Here's the home base for the complete list, all the stats, articles about cover songs & archives to listen to all the hours of the countdown. xpn.org/885-countdown/
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
That's a wrap for the 885 Greatest Cover Songs #XPNcountdown as voted on by you. Thanks for taking this musical journey with us. Here's the home base for the complete list, all the stats, articles about cover songs & archives to listen to all the hours of the countdown. xpn.org/885-countdown/
The Cafe's Kallao @kallao.bsky.social welcomed Jeff Tweedy and his sons Sammy and Spencer, as well as close family friends & musicians Sima Cunningham, Macie Stewart and Liam Kazar into the studios to perform songs from Jeff's new epic 30 song album & discuss the lp.
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Jeff Tweedy on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview
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December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Cafe's Kallao @kallao.bsky.social welcomed Jeff Tweedy and his sons Sammy and Spencer, as well as close family friends & musicians Sima Cunningham, Macie Stewart and Liam Kazar into the studios to perform songs from Jeff's new epic 30 song album & discuss the lp.
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Here's everything you need on the #XPNCountdown at the countdown homebase. The final numbers, the stats, links to the archives and articles. xpn.org/885-countdown/
885 Countdown - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
The 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown has wrapped. But this page is still your hub for the 2025 countdown. Scroll down to explore the full archive, every song from 885 to No. 1, plus stats on the mos...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here's everything you need on the #XPNCountdown at the countdown homebase. The final numbers, the stats, links to the archives and articles. xpn.org/885-countdown/
Good morning all! We hope that Kristen's @kristenkurtis.bsky.social #onevotewonders from the #XPNCountdown is helping you w/ your countdown hangover.
December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good morning all! We hope that Kristen's @kristenkurtis.bsky.social #onevotewonders from the #XPNCountdown is helping you w/ your countdown hangover.
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While the #XPNcountdown is wrapping up, the REAL countdown is underway until Dec 24 when I takeover @wxpnfm.bsky.social for 24 nonstop live hours during my 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN! #XPNTNB 🎄🎅
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
While the #XPNcountdown is wrapping up, the REAL countdown is underway until Dec 24 when I takeover @wxpnfm.bsky.social for 24 nonstop live hours during my 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN! #XPNTNB 🎄🎅
Now playing: the #XPNCountdown originals, starting with #1 w/ Dan Reed, and Amber Miller from 8-10pm. @worldcafe.bsky.social w/ Madison Cunningham at 10pm.
December 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Now playing: the #XPNCountdown originals, starting with #1 w/ Dan Reed, and Amber Miller from 8-10pm. @worldcafe.bsky.social w/ Madison Cunningham at 10pm.
Like Becca said.....😀 and thank you.
Did you enjoy the #XPNCountdown? Throw a few bucks their way. WXPN is a public radio station!
Stay tuned post-countdown as Dan Reed plays back the Top Originals, then the fun continues with Amber Miller at 8 PM! THANK YOU for voting, listening and following along with us! We love you 💕 #XPNCountdown
Catch up on all things countdown: xpn.org/885-countdown/
Catch up on all things countdown: xpn.org/885-countdown/
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Like Becca said.....😀 and thank you.
XPN fam, let us introduce your no. 1 song on the 885 Greatest Cover Songs... "All Along the Watchtower" by the late-great Jimi Hendrix!!! #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
XPN fam, let us introduce your no. 1 song on the 885 Greatest Cover Songs... "All Along the Watchtower" by the late-great Jimi Hendrix!!! #XPNCountdown
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Listening to Bonnie Raitt singing John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" on the #XPNCountdown I'm reminded of something Margo Price recently said: "There’s a John Prine song for everything." And this is an example of another great one.
December 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Listening to Bonnie Raitt singing John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" on the #XPNCountdown I'm reminded of something Margo Price recently said: "There’s a John Prine song for everything." And this is an example of another great one.
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My dog does not appreciate being drummed on. Too bad, buddy, it’s the Clash. #XPNCountdown
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My dog does not appreciate being drummed on. Too bad, buddy, it’s the Clash. #XPNCountdown
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what Dan said! become a member today! #xpncountdown
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
what Dan said! become a member today! #xpncountdown
Rufus Wainwright's "Hallelujah" is finally here!!! Coming in at no. 44!!!! #XPNCountdown
Will there be any other covers of this higher than his?! Tune in to find out
Will there be any other covers of this higher than his?! Tune in to find out
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ALT: shrek from dreamworks animation llc is smiling
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December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Rufus Wainwright's "Hallelujah" is finally here!!! Coming in at no. 44!!!! #XPNCountdown
Will there be any other covers of this higher than his?! Tune in to find out
Will there be any other covers of this higher than his?! Tune in to find out
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LIVE on @wxpnfm.bsky.social for the next two hours counting down the 885 Greatest Cover Songs - getting into the home stretch. #xpncountdown come hang out at the xpn discord: discord.gg/WcNnTNjV
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December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
LIVE on @wxpnfm.bsky.social for the next two hours counting down the 885 Greatest Cover Songs - getting into the home stretch. #xpncountdown come hang out at the xpn discord: discord.gg/WcNnTNjV
The same studio band that backed Boz Scaggs on song #251, "Loan Me A Dime" is back again! This time, on song #75, Wilson "Wicked" Pickett's cover of "Hey Jude," he's got the Muscle Shoals Rhythm section and Duane Allman on guitar backing him.
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The same studio band that backed Boz Scaggs on song #251, "Loan Me A Dime" is back again! This time, on song #75, Wilson "Wicked" Pickett's cover of "Hey Jude," he's got the Muscle Shoals Rhythm section and Duane Allman on guitar backing him.
Oh, and by the way, this is Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social on the Sky Patrol until about Noon. Good morning. Happy last day of the #XPNCountdown. Thanks for listening and for hanging out w/ us.
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Oh, and by the way, this is Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social on the Sky Patrol until about Noon. Good morning. Happy last day of the #XPNCountdown. Thanks for listening and for hanging out w/ us.
The #XPNCountdown top 5/top 10 predictions have started to come in. Whatchu got?
What do y’all got? My top five predictions
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December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The #XPNCountdown top 5/top 10 predictions have started to come in. Whatchu got?
Thank you @yabbbs.bsky.social !!!! for becoming a member. #XPNCountdown
Long time #xpncountdown listener, became a member yesterday and all i really want for Xmas is a shout out on finale day
December 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thank you @yabbbs.bsky.social !!!! for becoming a member. #XPNCountdown
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#XPNcountdown Cover Song Countdown Score Card
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
1/2 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
1/8 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
1/2 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
1/8 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#XPNcountdown Cover Song Countdown Score Card
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
1/2 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
1/8 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
1/2 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
1/8 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
How's your #XPNCountdown score card so far?
#XPNcountdown Cover Song Countdown Score Card
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
1/2 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
1/8 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
1 pt - Any of your 10 cover songs airs
1/2 pt - Your cover songs played by a different artist
1/8 pt - Any of your cover artists covers a different song
2 pts - Any of your 10 cover songs in the top 25 songs
3 pts - top 10
5 pts - top 5
10 pts - # 1
December 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How's your #XPNCountdown score card so far?