2025 In Music
Name That Album
Boston Lore
Misc.
Gabe's Picks
100
This artist has six songs in the top 10 most streamed songs released in 2025, the most of any artist:
Bad Bunny
100
"Cruel World," "Shades of Cool," "Florida Kilos"
Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
100
Fenway Park opened in 1912 and is the oldest MLB stadium in use, but it started hosting regular concerts after Bruce Springsteen performed here in this year:
2003
100
Out of 18,726 undergraduate students, Northeastern University reported that this many were on co-op during Fall 2024:
5,057
100
The first album I bought with my own money, (a Kendrick Lamar album), was:
good kid, m.A.A.d city
200
8 hip-hop albums have topped the Billboard 200 this year - name two
WHAM, GNX, $$$4U, MUSIC, More Chaos, JACKBOYS 2, DON'T TAP THE GLASS, AM I THE DRAMA?
200
"Over My Dead Body," "Under Ground Kings," "Doing It Wrong"
Take Care - Drake
200
This Brighton venue, which opened in 2022, is the largest GA-only venue in New England:
Roadrunner
200
In Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals, this Celtics legend was carried off the court in the third quarter with an apparent injury, only to return to score 15 points and later win Finals MVP.
Paul Pierce
200
My favorite single of fakemink's 2025 run is:
Easter Pink
300
This track became the first song using artificial intelligence to be a nominated for and win a Grammy:
"Now and Then" - The Beatles
300
"Revolution 909," "Rollin' and Scratchin'," "Alive"
Homework - Daft Punk
300
This famous Cambridge venue was originally a Lebanese restaurant before starting to book bands and music in 1987:
The Middle East
300
In Padilla vs. Kentucky, the Supreme Court decided that defense attorneys are obligated to inform noncitizen clients that guilty pleas may result in deportation. What year was this decision made?
2010
300
Kanye's best album is:
The Life of Pablo
400
This legendary jazz and soul singer passed away this February, known for "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and for winning Record of the Year in 1973 and 1974:
Roberta Flack
400
"Wheelz of Steel," "Jazzy Belle," "Elevators"
ATLiens - Outkast
400
In a 2020 boston.com readers poll, this Irish band's 1992 St. Patrick's Day show at the TD Garden was voted the greatest Boston show ever:
U2
400
This 1996 film stars Ewan MacGregor and includes soundtrack contributions from Iggy Pop, Blur, and Underworld
Trainspotting
400
The best song on Whole Lotta Red is:
New Tank
500
This artist broke the record for largest ticketed concert in US history on September 27 with his performance at Michigan Stadium
Zach Bryan
500
"Skin and Bones," "You're Not The Only One I Know," "My Finest Hour"
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic - The Sundays
500
The Velvet Underground played regular shows at this now-demolished venue, which shares its name with an infamous historical event:
Boston Tea Party
500
What is the radius of convergence of
500
My favorite AOTY is:
Rest In Bass - Che