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, breaking the triple digit total play plateau with three compilations, and music from the 60s, 80s, 90s, and beyond.
#119: Bangles – Bangles: Greatest Hits
iTunes stats: 103 plays
Previous Ranking: 143
Five of the Bangles biggest hits, which notched 49 additional listens over the past four years, contribute to this total for their greatest hits album.
#119: Florence + The Machine – Between Two Lungs
iTunes stats: 103 plays
Previous Ranking: N/A
A very strong introduction to this chart for the debut album from the English indie rock band, thanks to a 186% increase in listens.
#116: Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials
iTunes stats: 105 plays
Previous Ranking: 171
A 123% increase in plays over the past four years led to this 65-spot jump for the second album from Florence + The Machine, which featured prominently in my Road Trip playlist for the 2016 drive to Florida with Jeff and Val.
#116: Green Day – Dookie
iTunes stats: 105 plays
Previous Ranking: 109
The breakthrough major label debut for the California punks added 40 new plays to the five tracks from the label in my collection.
#116: Various Artists – More Music From Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
iTunes stats: 105 plays
Previous Ranking: 136
The second soundtrack album to the hit Lisa Kudrow/Mira Sorvino film takes six 80s hits, from the likes of Tiffany and Rick Astley, and raises their play total by 87.5%.
#113: Pearl Jam – Ten
iTunes stats: 107 plays
Previous Ranking: 98
The 1991 debut album from Pearl Jam, which became one of the quintessential grunge albums of all time, saw a small 48% increase in the number of plays for the six of the eleven tracks.
#113: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince: Greatest Hits
iTunes stats: 107 plays
Previous Ranking: 120
The greatest hits compilation for the one-time Philly based duo added 46 new listens to the six songs in my collection.
#113: Various Artists – Pulp Fiction OST
iTunes stats: 107 plays
Previous Ranking: 125
The soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s magnum opus, featuring tracks by Urge Overkill and Dusty Springfield, had six songs and/or movie clips increase by 78% over the past four years.
#112: Weezer – Weezer
iTunes stats: 108 plays
Previous Ranking: 88
This 1994 debut, commonly referred to as The Blue Album, saw a small 34% increase in its number of plays over the past four years.
#110: AC/DC – AC/DC Live
iTunes stats: 110 plays
Previous Ranking: 147
A 37-spot jump in the charts for the band’s second live album, released on my 18th birthday, after more than doubling its number of plays for the nine out of the fourteen tracks in my collection.