Chorus.fm Wrapped – 2025 Edition

I’ve been wanting to build something like this for a while and used the last quiet days of 2025 to finish it. I needed to figure out a better way to handle a bunch of people hitting the page at the same time and better cache the results so it’s not calculating the big queries with each hit. And after a soft launch in the Q&A thread I think I’m relatively comfortable that the servers can handle it as built.

The feature is a supporter only perk and can be found here: forum.chorus.fm/wrapped

It will take ten to thirty seconds to render the first time and then should be instant after that when you return (same thing for past years if you go back in time). It will automatically update to the new year on January 1st each year, and when I come up with other stats to calculate I’ll update the script to include those as well. I went with the basics to start with.

I thought this could be something fun to start off the year with.

And that’s a wrap on 2025.

All the stats are totaled and my most played albums of the year are on slide two. Best of the year lists will be posted on the website on January 5th.

Only having twenty spaces to document December is near impossible.

A month of family, friends, and trying to wind down the year. A month of traditions. The holiday parties, the annual PJs, movie, and way too much Chinese food night, and all the rest. It was a wonderful month full of joy. I’ll miss the warm holiday decoration glow.

Onward to 2026.

December 2025

This took a bit of time to measure and install but it was totally worth it. I think my office is pretty much “done” for now. The skateboard addition really makes it all feel complete for me.

The Stats: 102 artists, 118 albums, 276 tracks (295 scrobbles)

One more week of listening before the end of the year. Get those final stats in.

The Stats: 93 artists, 105 albums, 232 tracks (238 scrobbles)

Lots of holiday music, lots of “ok where does this go on my EOTY list” listening this week.

Rules for Reading

Ryan Holiday with some great advice on reading:

These 31 rules by no means make a complete list, but if you implement even a couple of them, I’m comfortable guaranteeing you’ll not only be a better reader for it, but a better person too.

It is not enough that you read. You have to read well. You have to read the right books. You have to figure out how to process and retain and of course apply what you read. As Epictetus said, “I cannot call somebody ‘hard-working’ knowing only that they read.” He said he needed to know what and how they read. He needed to know that their “efforts aim at improving the mind.” Because then and only then would he call you “hard-working.” Then and only then would he give you the title “reader.”

I didn’t read as many books as I wanted to this year. Other priorities ended up taking up my time. I read more from my RSS feeds than I think ever before but I need to make sure I bring book reading back into my daily routine.