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.
Today, we continue our countdown with the next batch of ten albums that I have listened to the most over the last 15 years with three compilations, two comedy albums, and a heavy dose of 90s alternative favorites.
#69: Various Artists – The TransFormers: The Movie
iTunes stats: 149 plays
Previous Ranking: 60
A 46% increase in plays for the six tunes, from the likes of Stan Bush and Weird Al Yankovic, from this soundtrack from the animated TransFormers film from the mid-80s.
#69: George Carlin – Life is Worth Losing
iTunes stats: 149 plays
Previous Ranking: 85
The comedian’s 18th album, and 13th HBO special, added 70 new listens while rising 16 spots in the rankings.
#68: Various Artists – ’90s Style
iTunes stats: 155 plays
Previous Ranking: 64
A 56% increase in plays over the past four years for the nine tracks from exciting 90s artists, like Jill Sobule, Green Jelly, and MC Hammer, from this compilation album.
#67: Various Artists – Millennium Hip-Hop Party Vol. 2
iTunes stats: 158 plays
Previous Ranking: 66
This turn-of-the-century compilation added 60 new listens to seven tracks, from artists like Coolio, Naughty By Nature, and Paperboy.
#65: Poison – Swallow This Live
iTunes stats: 160 plays
Previous Ranking: 58
A 52% increase for the eight tracks from this double album, the first CD I ever owned after receiving it for Christmas in 1991.
#65: Various Artists – Poplife
iTunes stats: 160 plays
Previous Ranking: 76
Ten different tracks, from artists like Crash Test Dummies, Meredith Brooks, and Fine Young Cannibals, from this compilation album added 76 new listens.
#64: Pearl Jam – Vs.
iTunes stats: 161 plays
Previous Ranking: 57
Pearl Jam’s second album, which I purchased as a 1993 midnight release at the record store in Purdue West whose name escapes me, increased the plays for its seven tunes in my collection by 52%.
#62: Garbage – Not Your Kind of People
iTunes stats: 163 plays
Previous Ranking: 59
The group’s fifth studio album, released in 2012, dropped three spots on the chart while picking up 60 new listens over the past four years.
#62: Sam Kinison – Have You Seen Me Lately?
iTunes stats: 163 plays
Previous Ranking: 68
The seminal 1988 comedy album from Sam Kinison uses his standup routine and a twisted remake of Wild Thing to notch an additional 68 plays.
#61: Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones
iTunes stats: 164 plays
Previous Ranking: 45
This 2006 live acoustic album saw a slight 33% increase to the six tracks in my collection.