We last counted down the Top 200 albums in my iTunes library four years ago. Since that time, the world has literally changed, and my commute has decreased from 1+ hours each way to 25 steps. So, despite the decrease in potential listening time, I figured it was time to take another look, based on number of plays from late 2007 through the morning of January 1, 2022.
We continue today with the next batch of ten albums that I have listened to the most over the last 15 years, including one comedy album, one compilation, and an even one half of the albums coming from the 90s.
#139: Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters
iTunes stats: 91 plays
Previous Ranking: 129
Recovering from the death of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl recorded this debut, which increased its plays by a scant 56.9%, alone and formed the band afterwards.
#139: Bell Biv DeVoe – Poison
iTunes stats: 91 plays
Previous Ranking: 120
The debut album from the former members of New Edition added 30 new listens to two of the ten songs from the album.
#136: The Beatles – Let It Be
iTunes stats: 92 plays
Previous Ranking: 129
Four of the twelve tracks from this remastered version of the Fab Four’s twelfth and final studio album earn a relatively small 58% increase over the past 4 years.
#136: Various Artists – TV Themes of the 80’s
iTunes stats: 92 plays
Previous Ranking: 161
Five different theme songs, from popular TV shows like WKRP in Cincinnati, Love Boat, and the Dukes of Hazzard, added 43 new plays to jump up 25 spots.
#136: Liz Phair – Whitechocolatespaceegg
iTunes stats: 92 plays
Previous Ranking: 127
Ten different songs make up this total, an increase of 56% from four years ago, for this third studio album by the one-time indie darling.
#134: R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
iTunes stats: 94 plays
Previous Ranking: 158
The eighth studio album for the Athens, Georgia-based group, used 50 new plays to five of the twelve tracks to rise 24 spots on the chart.
#134: Cracker – Kerosene Hat
iTunes stats: 94 plays
Previous Ranking: 106
The 1993 album from the Georgia rockers drops down 28 spots thanks to a mere 27 new listens to the three songs from the album in my collection.
#133: Pearl Jam – Vitalogy
iTunes stats: 95 plays
Previous Ranking: 136
The 3rd studio album from the Seattle grunge band, the last that I purchased and am familiar with, uses the totals from four different tracks to increase its plays by 69%.
#131: Eminem – The Eminem Show
iTunes stats: 96 plays
Previous Ranking: 109
This 2002 studio album, the fourth from Eminem, adds 31 new plays to the five of the 20 tracks that make up this total.
#131: Tegan and Sara – 5 Songs Live from the Phoenix EP
iTunes stats: 96 plays
Previous Ranking: 101
This live EP, release exclusively on iTunes, picked up a mere 25 additional plays while dropping 30 slots.