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.
Today we wrap up the third quarter of our list, jumping from the final song tied for 60th place with 46 plays all the way up to the first group of tunes with 49 plays apiece, good enough for 50th place since my stats began in late 2007.
#60: Bell Biv DeVoe – Do Me!
iTunes stats: 46 plays, most recently on 11/9/2023
Previous ranking: #41
A mere three new listens for this second single from the former New Edition members, which reached #3 on the Billboard charts.
#57: Weezer – Hash Pipe
iTunes stats: 47 plays, most recently on 6/26/2024
Previous ranking: #51
This first single from the band’s long awaited comeback album in 2001 peaked at #24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
#57: Toad the Wet Sprocket – Walk on the Ocean
iTunes stats: 47 plays, most recently on 10/28/2024
Previous ranking: #56
Reaching #18 on the Hot 100, the song was written following a vacation singer Glen Phillips took to Orcas Island.
#57: Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
iTunes stats: 47 plays, most recently on 7/24/2024
Previous ranking: #43
The classic ode to large backsides sat atop the Hot 100 for five weeks in the summer of 1992.
#54: Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains
iTunes stats: 48 plays, most recently on 3/2/2024
Previous ranking: #68
A live version of the 1995 hit from the band’s One Mile High… Live video.
#54: Dr. Dre feat RBX and Snoop Dogg – Let Me Ride
iTunes stats: 48 plays, most recently on 6/8/2024
Previous ranking: #68
The 1994 Grammy Award winner for Best Rap Solo Performance, it topped out at #34 on the Hot 100.
#54: Chance the Rapper – Step Up Part 2
iTunes stats: 48 plays, most recently on 9/25/2024
Previous ranking: #32
A portion of the hype video the rapper created for the White Sox that was used during the 2016 season and on my victory playlist.
#50: Snoop Dogg – Gin and Juice
iTunes stats: 49 plays, most recently on 12/12/2023
Previous ranking: #47
The second single from his solo debut, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
#50: Frank Sinatra – My Kind of Town
iTunes stats: 49 plays, most recently on 10/25/2023
Previous ranking: #36
Added to recent editions of my White Sox victory playlist, the song was nominated for the Best Original Song Academy Award in 1964.
#50: DJs from Mars – Queen vs RATM vs Prodigy vs Skrillex We Will Kill The Breathe of Bangarang
iTunes stats: 49 plays, most recently on 9/25/2024
Previous ranking: NR
Used as the entrance music by former White Sox closer Liam Hendriks.