##XPNCOUNTDOWN
2025 proved there's no limit to the weirdness or depravity we experience. On the bright side, we all made it through another year of our permadeath run. See you back here same time next year, kay?

Here's my favorite cover I never told you about. #xpncountdown

soundcloud.com/commercemusi...
A Long December (Counting Crows Cover)
Listen to A Long December (Counting Crows Cover) by commercemusic #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
*Most Covered Songs released in 2025*
1. Ordinary by Alex Warren : 14 versions
2. Golden by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami : 10
3. Abracadabra by Lady Gaga : 6
3. Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else by Benson Boone : 6
Source : secondhandsongs.com/statistics/s...
Database statistics | SecondHandSongs
Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered or sampled that song. Unlike many related sites, we try to be as complete as possible (not just p...
secondhandsongs.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#XPNCountdown
#NotOnTheList
Odetta Sings "Mama Told Me (Not To Come) Eddie Hinton, guitar. The lineup on this record is nuts!
youtu.be/s4XWG4XYlxA
Mama Told Me Not To Come
YouTube video by Odetta - Topic
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
#XPNCountdown
#NotOnTheList
Disappointing.
Linda Ronstadt "All That You Dream"
youtu.be/hzAFw4OUhoQ
All That You Dream
YouTube video by Little Feat - Topic
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I do too, Dan reed ! my mom is one of those people that do not, but she also voted for *jimmy page* and Alison Krauss durning the #xpncountdown 😜🤟 merry Christmas friends!! #simplyhavingawonderfulchristmastime
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I feel like we really needed this a couple of weeks ago…

#XPNCountdown
Linda Ronstadt sings Bob Dylan (4 HQ songs) include #I_LLbeYourBabyTonight (audio quality enhanced)
YouTube video by Jeffrey Lee (Taiwanese)
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNCountdown
I’ve added the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs Of All Time to my countdowns landing page.

ericknappe.github.io/countdowns/

Why something 5 years old? Well, they are the greatest songs of all time, no? Next up the 21st century. Good on a phone, great on a laptop.
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
More year-end countdown mania... KEXP is doing their listener-voted top 90.3 on Friday 10am Pacific time and WXPN is doing their top albums of 2025 (voted on by staff) on Monday. #xpncountdown It's the most wonderful time of the year.
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
@wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNCountdown
I’ve expanded my dashboard idea to include other XPN countdowns, first up is 2023.

ericknappe.github.io/countdowns/g...

The GitHub repo is
github.com/ericknappe/countdowns
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Woulda put your cover of “Can’t Hardly Wait” on my #XPNcountdown ballot had I had it in time… 😉
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The latest Three Tune Tuesday podcast is live, with a shoutout to everyone from the #XPNCountdown! This week we're discussing Hanukkah as part of our "winter holidays and celebrations" series.

vist.ly/4iqy7

#music #78rpm #vintage #hanukkah
Blind Skeleton – An Homage to Vintage Entertainment
Blind Skeleton – An Homage to Vintage Entertainment
blindskeleton.one
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@wxpnfm.bsky.social 1. Great job with the #xpncountdown!
2. Wasn't Lana Del Rey's cover of "Doin Time" also a cover of Gershwin's "Summertime"? That would make Summertime tied with Satisfaction for the 4th most covered song.
cc @somevelvetblog.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ayyyyy @meninblazers.bsky.social called out @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNcountdown of the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time in their newsletter. My worlds collide!
December 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Created a graph of the songs, artists and albums in the #XPNCountdown. Here’s the whole thing and just the Grateful Dead. I can now quickly play 6 degrees between any of the artists in the list 😂
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Favorite moment of the #xpncountdown: Eva Cassidy’s goosebumps-inducing rendition of “Fields of Gold” appearing at #68.

I’d despaired when it hadn’t shown up before the top 100, but now I’ve regained faith that it is as well known as it deserves.
December 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I woke up early this morning with the realization of a song that was omitted in the #XPNCountdown, likely because only some rules were followed at only certain times.

This would have been great to hear on the radio.

youtu.be/jyncsw3yq-k
Cher, Beavis And Butt-Head - I Got You Babe
YouTube video by CherVEVO
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Listening to Cameron Crowe's new book The Uncool. He talks about meeting & interviewing Jim Croce, who I've not thought of in ages. Learned Croce is from S.Philly which made me wonder why he didn't make the #XPNCountdown anywhere. Were there any votes for his songs or covers? @wxpnfm.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM