I recently came across an iTunes Music Library XML file from an old computer that covered some time frame between 2003 and 2007. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the 785 songs I had listened to in that timeframe and, eventually, incorporate some of those numbers into my current library.
Today, we will look at the top 16 artists, in terms of total listens, from this iTunes library. My initial observations are that these totals are completely out of whack. When I last looked at the artist totals for my current library, Bon Jovi came in at #21, with only 10 more plays than they have here, where they are the leaders.
| Artist | Play Count |
|---|---|
| Bon Jovi | 103 |
| Garbage | 60 |
| Liz Phair | 39 |
| The Cast Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 39 |
| Avril Lavigne | 31 |
| No Doubt | 21 |
| AC/DC | 18 |
| Elvis Presley | 17 |
| Foo Fighters | 15 |
| Aerosmith | 13 |
| Def Leppard | 11 |
| Pearl Jam | 11 |
| Alanis Morissette | 11 |
| Tee Vee Toons | 10 |
| Gin Blossoms | 10 |
| Christophe Beck | 10 |