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 final batch of songs tied for 113th place with 40 plays apiece and started the group tied for 99th with 41 listens since my stats began in late 2007.
#113: George Carlin – Telephone Mimes
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 9/10/2024
Previous ranking: #144
Yet another entry from Carlin’s 17th album and twelfth HBO stand-up special.
#113: Garbage – Androgyny
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 6/3/2024
Previous ranking: #89
The lead single from the band’s third studio album, it failed to land on any Billboard chart in the US.
#113: Foo Fighters – My Hero
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 9/25/2024
Previous ranking: #98
Adding six new plays over the last five years, this live, acoustic version of the band’s 1998 hit was recorded at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles in 2006.
#113: Foo Fighters – This Is a Call
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 8/9/2024
Previous ranking: #112
Written just months after the death of Kurt Cobain, this debut single from Dave Grohl’s first post-Nirvana effort added seven listens since 2020.
#113: Foo Fighters – Everlong
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 8/31/2024
Previous ranking: #89
The second single from the band’s second studio album, it peaked at #3 on the Alternative Songs chart in 1997.
#113: Fiona Apple – Criminal
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 4/18/2024
Previous ranking: #125
Apple’s highest-charting single, it peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
#113: Cher with Beavis and Butthead – I Got You Babe
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 1/6/2024
Previous ranking: #89
The lead single from The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, Cher re-recorded her seminal hit, taking the Sonny lines and leaving hers for her animated co-singers.
#113: The Breeders – Cannonball
iTunes stats: 40 plays, most recently on 2/25/2024
Previous ranking: #98
Six new plays for this debut single for the band fronted by former Pixie Kim Deal and her sister Kelley.
#99: Tori Amos – Cornflake Girl
iTunes stats: 41 plays, most recently on 11/2/2024
Previous ranking: #125
Titled after the name Amos used for girls who would hurt you despite close friendship while growing up, the track picked up nine additional listens over these past five years.
#99: Jay Ferguson – The Office Theme
iTunes stats: 41 plays, most recently on 11/18/2023
Previous ranking: #68
Composed by Jay Ferguson, the theme from the long-running NBC comedy added four new plays since 2020.