iTunes Top 200: #96

itunes_image3 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 songs in my iTunes library. Since that time, I’ve successfully managed to migrate my music collection to a new PC with the stats intact. So, I figured it was time to take another look, expanding out the field to the top 200 songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2016.

Today, we finish off the first 100 songs of the countdown with the next grouping of songs tied for 96th place with 20 plays apiece since late 2007.

#96: Pearl Jam – Go
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 8/20/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The song got a boost after being used by Paul Konerko as his at bat music during his final season.

#96: The Offspring – Come Out And Play
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 7/8/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The breakthrough single for the punk band also appeared on Volume 14 of my mix tapes.

#96: Mazzy Star – Into Dust
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 11/7/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

Despite never being released as a single, the song has charted two different times in the UK.

#96: Kermit – Rainbow Connection
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 11/19/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The signature song for the main muppet from the first Muppet Movie.

#96: Garfunkel & Oates – Google
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 5/24/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The comedy duo’s tune on dating realities in the 21st century.

#96: Garfunkel & Oates – Handjob, Blandjob, I Don’t Understand Job
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 11/4/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The comedy duo’s tune about never learning how to use their hands for foreplay during high school.

#96: Foo Fighters – Breakout
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 12/17/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

Originally released on the band’s third studio album, the song also appeared on the soundtrack to the Jim Carrey film Me, Myself & Irene.

#96: Dr. Dre – Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 8/26/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The first single from Dr. Dre’s solo debut, the song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was named the hip-hop song of the decade by XXL magazine.

#96: Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 7/18/2015
Previous ranking: #96

This 1990 smash climbed all the way to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart.

#96: Cheap Trick – That ’70s Song
iTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 12/13/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked

The theme song from the FOX comedy about young Eric Foreman and his group of friends in 1970s Wisconsin.

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