{"id":7408,"date":"2026-01-11T20:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/?p=7408"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:19:21","slug":"top-10-rock-albums-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/top-10-rock-albums-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Rock Albums of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this show I list my top 10 albums of 2025 , give or take 5 0r 6.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39693325\/height\/360\/theme\/legacy\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Donate PLEASE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/rock-and-roll-geek-friends-and-family-membership\/\" 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