3 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.
With 3/4ths of the rankings completed, we kick off the look at the final quarter today with the first 10 songs ranked from #46 through #41.
#46: Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy
iTunes stats: 24 plays, most recently on 12/3/2015
Previous ranking: #96
An impressive jump in the ratings for this medley of three 19th century songs: Dixie, a blackface minstrel song that became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy since the Civil War; All My Trials, originally a Bahamian lullaby, but closely related to African American spirituals; and The Battle Hymn of the Republic, the marching song of the Union Army during the Civil War.
#46: Divinyls – I Touch Myself
iTunes stats: 24 plays, most recently on 9/28/2015
Previous ranking: #41
The sole US hit for the Australian band which formed in 1980.
#46: Color Me Badd – All 4 Love
iTunes stats: 24 plays, most recently on 10/3/2015
Previous ranking: Unranked
The highest ranking song that did not make the cut three years ago, thanks to its use as at bat music for former White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers.
#46: The Cast Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer – End Credits (Broom Dance/Grr Argh)
iTunes stats: 24 plays, most recently on 11/9/2014
Previous ranking: #41
A jazzed up version of the ending theme from the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
#46: The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love
iTunes stats: 24 plays, most recently on 9/17/2015
Previous ranking: #41
This 1964 hit had the biggest jump to number one (from #27) until Billboard began using SoundScan for their charts.
#44: Tegan and Sara – I Hear Noises
iTunes stats: 25 plays, most recently on 10/6/2015
Previous ranking: #36
This tune was my initial introduction to the Canadian songstresses.
#44: Foo Fighters – Everlong
iTunes stats: 25 plays, most recently on 8/30/2015
Previous ranking: #33
The album version from the Foo Fighter’s second studio release.
#41: 2Pac & Dr. Dre – California Love
iTunes stats: 26 plays, most recently on 8/26/2015
Previous ranking: #58
A nice jump in the ratings for this team-up to celebrate 2Pac joining Death Row Records after getting released from jail.
#41: The Office Theme
iTunes stats: 26 plays, most recently on 11/19/2015
Previous ranking: #33
The theme song from the long-running NBC comedy.
#41: Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench
iTunes stats: 26 plays, most recently on 9/10/2015
Previous ranking: #41
The live version from their 2006 show in London’s Hyde Park.
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