Music. It is a powerful thing that brings people together, creates memories, and evokes emotions. It is the universal language that speaks to the soul. It forms the soundtrack of our lives.
It has now been five years since we last counted down the Top 200 songs in my iTunes library, featuring he songs I have listened to the most since 2007. It is time to do so again, seeing which older songs still resonate and if any newer ones have joined the fray. So, without further ado, here are my most listened to songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2025.
We continue this week with the next batch of songs tied for 183rd place with 36 plays apiece since my stats began in late 2007.
#183: Nirvana – About a Girl
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 12/7/2023
Previous ranking: NR
Written about Kurt Cobain’s then girlfriend, this live acoustic version was recorded in November of 1993 and was released as a single in October of 1994, the band’s first single after Cobain’s death.
#183: The McCoys – Hang on Sloopy
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 6/25/2024
Previous ranking: NR
After falling off the chart five years ago, the official rock song of Ohio returns, adding 19 plays over the last nine years.
#183: Mazzy Star – Into Dust
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 2/9/2024
Previous ranking: NR
Featured on the group’s second studio album and charting twice in the UK despite never being released as a single, the track has picked up 16 plays over these last nine years.
#183: Mark Snow – X-Files Theme
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 5/24/2023
Previous ranking: #125
My current ringtone, the theme from the 90s FOX hit became just the second instrumental to hit #1 on the French pop charts.
#183: Lustra – Scotty Doesn’t Know
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 12/13/2024
Previous ranking: #170
Written for the 2004 film Eurotrip, the track picked up six additional plays over these past five years.
#183: George Carlin– Guys Named Todd
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 3/8/2023
Previous ranking: NR
#183: George Carlin – Hands-Free Telephone Headsets
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 10/2/2024
Previous ranking: NR
These two entries come from Carlin’s 17th comedy album, featuring material from his 12th HBO standup special, recorded just a little more than two months after the 9/11 attacks.
#183: Garbage – Blood for Poppies
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 6/26/2024
Previous ranking: NR
The lead single from the band’s fifth studio album, the song was originally intended for Shirley Manson’s abandoned solo effort but was reworked once the band got back together following their 2005 break.
#183: Foo Fighters – Best of You
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 6/5/2024
Previous ranking: #125
This live, acoustic version, recorded over the course of three shows in late August of 2006 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, dropped 58 places after scoring just four new plays over the past five years.
#183: Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
iTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 7/3/2024
Previous ranking: NR
The lead single from the rapper’s third studio album, the intro and the chorus borrow the once familiar catchphrase of the old panel show To Tell the Truth.