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April 19, 2025

CHECKPOINT! The Best Songs and Albums of Q1 2025

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The Best Songs of 2025: #1 Funny Papers by Mac Miller, #2 Rebirth by Saor, #3 Until The Spark Fades Out by Atomiste, #4 Chickasaw Church of Christ by Muscadine Bloodline, #5 CANDY GUM by Emotional Oranges ft. Jessie Reyez & Becky G

#6 DtMF by Bad Bunny, #7 HBA by Playboi Carti, #8 The Giver by Chappell Roan, #9 Eileen by Jason Isbell, #10 Mirrorshades Pt. 2 by clipping. ft. Cartel Madras

The Best Albums of Q1 2025: #1 Amidst The Ruins by Saor, #2 Foxes In The Snow by Jason Isbell, #3 Only Dust Remains by Backxwash, #4 Dead Channel Sky by clipping., #5 A Pathway To The Moon by Unreqvited

#6 This Is Beyond All of Us by Atomiste, #7 LEGION by Creepy Nuts, #8 Perverts by Ethel Cain, #9 Gut by Baths, #10 Debi Tirar Mas Fotos by Bad Bunny

Some More Albums I Listened To: For You by Tatsuro Yamashita, Achtung, Baby! by U2, Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads, Madonna by Madonna, Invisible Touch by Genesis, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden, True Blue by Madonna, 1999 by Prince & The Revolution, Pornography by The Cure

Sign O' The Times by Prince, Moon Colony Bloodbath by The Mountain Goats & John Vanderslice, Patchwork by Jesse Welles, Hotel La Rut by Joanna Wang, Submarine by The Marias, The Forest Is The Path by Snow Patrol. Other Songs Not Mentions I Also Loved: Rattlesnake by Jack Van Cleaf ft. Zach Bryan, Elastigirl by LISA, It's Amazing To Be Young by Fontaines D.C., safeword by Halsey, 15 Minutes by Sabrina Carpenter, Going Blonde by Tanner Adell, Winona by Deafhaven, Not At This Party by Dasha, Fire by Alessia Cara, PROTECT THE CROSS by JPEGMAFIA

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