3 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 artists 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 artists, based on number of plays from late 2007 through January 1, 2017.

In our penultimate trip through the chart, we crack the top 20 and hit some of the more popular bands and musicians on my phone..

#20: Nirvana
iTunes stats: 211 plays
Previous ranking: #20

97 new listens to the same 19 songs from the grunge masters enable them to stay even at #20.

#19: Bon Jovi
iTunes stats: 214 plays
Previous ranking: #21

The boys from New Jersey have racked up 101 new listens, including 5 new songs, to raise 2 slots in the rankings.

#18: Eminem
iTunes stats: 215 plays
Previous ranking: #14

The same 16 tunes provided only 79 new listens, causing the Detroit rapper to fall 4 slots from 3 years ago.

#17: Elvis Presley
iTunes stats: 226 plays
Previous ranking: #27

One additional song, plus a trip to Graceland, helped the King of Rock & Roll more than double his total from 3 years ago and leap 10 spots in the rankings.

#16: Poison
iTunes stats: 243 plays
Previous ranking: #13

30 tracks, 2 more than 3 years ago, accounted for their 99 additional listens, causing the quintessential glam rock band to drop 3 slots.

#15: Def Leppard
iTunes stats: 255 plays
Previous ranking: #15

The troubled band from Sheffield used 36 songs to increase their total by 122, enabling them to retain their ranking from 3 years ago.

#14: The Lonely Island
iTunes stats: 272 plays
Previous ranking: #6

The smallest increase in listens in the top 25 causes the comedy troupe to drop 8 spots and out of the top 10.

#13: Aerosmith
iTunes stats: 278 plays
Previous ranking: #10

30 tunes, up 2 from 3 years ago, added 117 new listens to the Toxic Twins and their bandmates who I saw in concert all the way back in 1994.

#12: Mexican Cheerleader
iTunes stats: 301 plays
Previous ranking: #7

An even 100 additional listens for the local band headed up by the guy who sits across from me at work causes them to drop 5 spots.

#11: David Cross
iTunes stats: 305 plays
Previous ranking: #12

Funnyman David Cross nearly doubled his total number of listens, good enough to move up one spot on the rankings.