The first year I listened to #XPNTNB I remember thinking this Groove Lily thing was so bizarre. Now it’s a highlight of Christmas Eve.

As always, that was crazy fun in an otherwise never ending week of rain and cold. So glad to have @wxpnfm.bsky.social and things like #xpncountdown. See you on Christmas Eve #TheNightBefore, @djrobertdrake.bsky.social.

I’m sure I’ll think of others, but “Marching Bands of Manhattan” is the wildest snub for me of the top of my head. I like a few other songs off Plans better, but I’m shocked it didn’t appear at all. #xpncountdown

All that Death Cab and we haven’t heard Marching Bands of Manhattan? #xpncountdown

Wife and I are guessing what’s left and I find out she “HATES” both “Mr. Brightside” and “Hey Ya!”. 25 years together and I’m still learning insane things that may lead to divorce. #xpncountdown

This is my prediction too. #xpncountdown

If #xpncountdown did a list of top movies, this one would be on it.

My 10-year-old daughter is BELTING out “Maps,” now too. I feel like I’m doing something right as a parent that she knows so many of these songs. #XPNcountdown

Taylor > Florence > Eminem is easily the best sequence so far. Just bangers. #xpncountdown

The transition from Taylor to Florence + the Machine made her very happy too. She’s my music-head child and I love it. #xpncountdown

My 10-year-old daughter is FIRED UP and just switched WXPN to ALL of the Alexas in the house instead of just in the kitchen. This song is 🔥. #xpncountdown

Drawing a complete blank on what Coldplay songs will be higher than this one. If any? #XPNCountdown

This Postal Service album is amazing. Saw them at the Mann this summer for the first time and it was incredible. #xpncountdown

Discovered Edward Sharpe (I think) due to XPN and earlier countdowns. This whole album is excellent, no skips. The best whistling song on Earth. #xpncountdown

I really, really enjoy Radiohead. But my god this is a lot of Radiohead. #XPNcountdown

Where is the Groundhog Day meme for LCD Soundsystem? I mean … this is a LOT. #XPNcountdown

This is the longest adam Sandler song I’ve ever heard. #xpncountdown

Like people mock “We Didn’t Start the Fire” as a terrible song (it’s not great). But somehow this Bob Dylan song is “good”? Even calling it a “song” is a stretch. #XPNcountdown

Can’t second this enough. Became an XPN member a few years ago during the OG Covid countdown (real ones know). And I’m already looking forward to my favorite holiday tradition: XMas Eve cooking with @djrobertdrake.bsky.social & The Night Before.

Like, “Shallow” isn’t a “bad” song. But I really just want to pick the brain of the MULTIPLE people who filled out a list of “10 Best Songs of the Last 25 Years” and even thought to include it. How does your brain work? #XPNcountdown

My favorite #XPNcountdown post today.

“Without Me” is egregiously low. #XPNcountdown

I feel like we’re absolutely in the sweet spot of the #xpncountdown. Surprises still, lots of crazy transitions, and stuff most people know. The Top 100 will be fun too, but probably a lot more predictable.

It’s the thing that happens in every countdown like this, where people vote for the songs they think they SHOULD vote for, instead of their favorites. Dylan, Bruce, Stones, etc. #XPNcountdown

I will not tolerate the DMB haters. Or I will just ignore them. This album is my favorite DMB album start to finish. No skips. #XPNcountdown

The first few notes of “In the End” are incredible. #XPNcountdown

Oh man, @kallao.bsky.social dropping the Y100 crossover tease was too much for me leading into Weezer. Hits harder as I’m sitting in school pick line up with my heated seat to help my back. #XPNcountdown

The Avett Brothers are one of those bands I’ve always felt like I should’ve gotten into the based on my other musical tastes. But I just never have. #DPNcountdown

My first #HotTake on Blue Sky and of the #XPNcountdown : Songs this long are the pinnacle of self-indulgent artist stuff. Do what you want with your music, but c’mon now. Break it up. And I like Wilco!

My wife and I didn’t choose “The Luckiest” as our wedding song only because another wedding we went to not long before ours used it. I regret it to this day. Absolutely in my Top 10. #XPNcountdown

Party in the USA is a top 50 song from the 2000s AT WORST. I missed the deadline for my Top 10 list but this may have been on it. #XPNcountdown

Ok, “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” is CRIMINALLY LOW. 750something? I demand an investigation. #XPNcountdown

I amend that since Lost and Gone forever IS in this century. So I expect that entire album is still to come. #xpncountdown

Let’s go, @guster.bsky.social breaks into the #xpncountdown. My favorite Guster stuff isn’t eligible for this countdown. But this will do.

Agree with this 1,000%. There’s about 700 better Death Cab songs from this century.