I recently came across an iTunes Music Library XML file from an old computer that covered some time frame between 2003 and 2007. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the 785 songs I had listened to in that timeframe and, eventually, incorporate some of those numbers into my current library.
Today, we will look at the top 10 albums, in terms of total listens, from this iTunes library. My initial observations are, again, that these totals are completely out of whack. When I last looked at the album totals for my current library, Bon Jovi’s greatest hits collection came in at #60, with only 6 more plays than they have here, where they are by far the leaders. So, without further ado:
#1: Bon Jovi – Cross Road
iTunes stats: 48 plays
An abnormally large total for the first greatest hits package from the boys from New Jersey
#2: The Cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Once More, With Feeling
iTunes stats: 39 plays
The soundtrack album to the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which took home the top spot last year in my current library, has a strong showing here.
#3: The Cast of Sesame Street – Sesame Street Platinum: All-Time Favorites
iTunes stats: 35 plays
The best tunes from Sesame Street got a lot of plays back when Angelina and Danny were younger, enough to take the third slot here.
#4: Bon Jovi – VH1 Storytellers
iTunes stats: 25 plays
A bootleg album of the band’s performance on the afore-mentioned VH1 Storytellers.
#5: Various Artists – Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album
iTunes stats: 18 plays
The soundtrack album to Buffy The Vampire Slayer proper makes the top 5 after finishing tied for 34th in my current library.
#6: Avril Lavigne – Avril Live: Try To Shut Me Up
iTunes stats: 15 plays
Live versions of Avril’s hits, including a cover of Green Day’s Basket Case, place her in the top 10.
#7: Bon Jovi – New Jersey
iTunes stats: 14 plays
The band’s fourth studio album gives them their third entry in this list, which is a little much.
#8: Garbage – Garbage
iTunes stats: 12 plays
The debut album from Garbage ties for the 8th spot with…
#8: Garbage – Bleed Like Me
iTunes stats: 12 plays
…their fourth album, which was new at the time.
#10: Elvis Presley – Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
iTunes stats: 11 plays
The greatest hits package from the King of Rock & Roll probably garnered more plays during my trip to Graceland earlier this summer.