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iTunes Top 200: #50 – 60

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.

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iTunes Top 200: #71 – 77

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 four remaining songs tied for 77th place with 43 plays, the four tunes tied for 73rd place with 44 plays, and, finally, the two tracks with 45 plays apiece, good enough for 71st place since my stats began in late 2007.

#77: The Crystal Method – Bones Theme
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 11/27/2019
Previous ranking: #41

An original composition by the group for the long running FOX show, it has gone unheard in more than five years.

#77: The Cranberries – Zombie
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 2/7/2024
Previous ranking: #125

Written about the IRA bombing in Warrington in 1993, the first single from the Cranberries sophomore effort jumped nearly 50 spots on the rankings.

#77: The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – I’ve Got A Theory/Bunnies/If We’re Together
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 8/31/2024
Previous ranking: #60

This entry from Once More With Feeling, where we learn the truth behind the evil that is bunnies, added five new plays over the previous five years.

#77: Bad Religion – Infected
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 8/31/2024
Previous ranking: #98

The third single from the band’s eighth studio album, it peaked at #27 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart.

#73: Foo Fighters – Breakout (Live)
iTunes stats: 44 plays, most recently on 6/6/2024
Previous ranking: #60

This live version from the group’s 2006 show in London’s Hyde Park picked up six new plays since 2020.

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iTunes Top 200: #89 – 99

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 kick off the second half of the countdown this week with the final two songs tied for 99th place with 41 plays apiece before starting the first group tied for 89th with 42 plays since my stats began in late 2007.

#99: Biz Markie – Just a Friend
iTunes stats: 41 plays, most recently on 6/20/2024
Previous ranking: #144

Ranked as the 81st greatest one-hit wonder of all-time by VH1 in 2000, the track picked up ten new listens over the past five years.

#99: The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
iTunes stats: 41 plays, most recently on 9/25/2024
Previous ranking: #79

The sole title track from one of the group’s movies to not be released as a single in the US.

#89: Travis – Baby One More Time
iTunes stats: 42 plays, most recently on 2/24/2024
Previous ranking: #89

This live cover from the Scottish band was released as a bonus track on their 1999 single Turn.

#89: Tegan and Sara – I Hear Noises
iTunes stats: 42 plays, most recently on 8/26/2024
Previous ranking: #79

This track was my introduction to the twin Canadian songstresses, thanks to the occasional appearance on WXRT and an MP3 from a friend.

#89: N.W.A. – Fuck Tha Police
iTunes stats: 42 plays, most recently on 3/24/2024
Previous ranking: NR

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iTunes Top 200: #113 – 124

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 124th place with 39 plays apiece and begins the first group of songs scoring 40 plays, tied for 113th place, since my stats began in late 2007.

#124: Crew Cuts – Sh-Boom
iTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 3/10/2023
Previous ranking: #125

The hit by the Canadian doo-wop group spent nine weeks at #1 during August and September of 1954 and may have appeared in Clue: The Movie.

#124: Cracker – Get Off This
iTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 11/5/2024
Previous ranking: #112

Written as a response to fans who accused the band of selling out for making music that was more mainstream than singer David Lowery’s previous band, Camper Van Beethoven.

#124: Cracker – Low
iTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 2/9/2024
Previous ranking: #112

The debut single from the band’s sophomore effort, it reached #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in November 1993 and #5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in March 1994.

#124: The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Parking Ticket
iTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 12/15/2024
Previous ranking: #112

Included in the seventh episode of the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it features vocals from producer Marti Noxon.

#124: Boyz II Men – End of the Road
iTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 12/6/2024
Previous ranking: NR

Originally released on the Boomerang soundtrack, the song won two Grammys and set a then-record of thirteen straight weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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iTunes Top 200: #124 – 145

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 wrap up the batch of songs tied for 145th place with 38 plays this week and start on the group tied for 124th with 39 plays since my stats began in late 2007.

#145: Foo Fighters – All My Life
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 3/31/2024
Previous ranking: #144

Seven new listens over the past five years for this first single from the groups fourth album, which earned them a Grammy for best hard rock performance.

#145: Fiona Apple – Shadowboxer
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 11/15/2023
Previous ranking: #144

Released in 1996, Apple’s debut single spent six weeks on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart, peaking at #34, and picked up seven new plays over the past five years.

#145: Coolio f/ L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 9/29/2022
Previous ranking: #112

The top-selling single of 1995, this hit from the Dangerous Minds soundtrack by the rapper who passed away in 2022 won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.

#145: Color Me Badd – All 4 Love
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 4/28/2024
Previous ranking: #112

The final #1 hit from the R&B group, used as the at-bat music by former White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers, added just five new listens over the past five years.

#145: The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Standing
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 4/5/2023
Previous ranking: #89

Performed by Anthony Stewart Head as a ballad to Buffy that she does not hear, unlike the songs revealing truths elsewhere in the episode.

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iTunes Top 200: #145 – 158

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 158th place with 37 plays apiece and move on to the first group of songs with 38 plays since my stats began in late 2007, good for 145th place.

#158: The Beatles – Help!
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 3/31/2024
Previous ranking: #98

A mere three new plays in the last five years for this title track from both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album.

#158: Aerosmith – Janie’s Got a Gun
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 1/4/2022
Previous ranking: #170

This Grammy winner for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990 has somehow picked up seven new listens despite having gone unheard in over three years.

#158: Aerosmith – Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 10/28/2024
Previous ranking: #170

The 1987 hit, which earned the band their first VMA nominations, for Best Group Video and Best Stage Performance, picked up seven new plays in the last five years.

#145: The Wonders – That Thing You Do
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 10/29/2021
Previous ranking: #98

The theme song from the 1996 movie of the same name, about a band that hits it big in the 60s before disintegrating before they can record a follow up, has somehow not been heard in over three years.

#145: No Doubt – Just A Girl
iTunes stats: 38 plays, most recently on 11/13/2023
Previous ranking: #98

The band’s first charting single in the US, which spent 29 weeks on the Hot 100, topping out at #23, added 36 plays since I upgraded to the iPhone 5S in September of 2013.

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iTunes Top 200: #158 Part II

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 158th place with 37 plays apiece since my stats began in late 2007.

#158: Green Day – Basket Case
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 9/28/2024
Previous ranking: #144

The third single from the band’s major label debut, it spent five weeks atop Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart and earned the group one of their four Grammy nominations in 1995.

#158: Green Day – American Idiot
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 9/19/2023
Previous ranking: NR

The band’s first hit to chart on the Hot 100, it has picked up 20 new plays over the past nine years.

#158: George Carlin – People Who Wear Visors
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 6/4/2024
Previous ranking: NR

A strong debut for this comedy bit from Carlin’s twelfth HBO special.

#158: Garfunkel and Oates – Pregnant Women are Smug
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 12/1/2024
Previous ranking: #170

Seven new listens for the comedic tune from Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci.

#158: Foo Fighters – My Hero
iTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 8/18/2024
Previous ranking: NR

Released in January of 1998 as the third single from the band’s second album, it reached #6 on the Alternative Songs chart.

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Fifty Years Of Music – 2022

Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.  In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.

We have reached our penultimate entry, looking back at the music of my lifetime with 2022, the year I turned 48.  Only seven of the Hot 100 are familiar to me, with five of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.

#89: Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas
iTunes stats: 0 plays

Released in 1964, it charted for the first time in 2017 and continues to appear every December.

#86: Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock
iTunes stats: 0 plays

Peaking at #3 in 2022, it was first released in 1957 and charted for the first time in 1958.

#80: Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
iTunes stats: 0 plays

Originally released in 1958, it reached #2 in late November of 2022.

#76: Taylor Swift – All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)
iTunes stats: 2 plays

The longest #1 song in Hot 100 history, it was her 30th top ten hit, making her just the sixth artist to achieve that feat.

#65: Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You
iTunes stats: 0 plays

Reached the top of the charts for the fourth consecutive year.

#23: Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
iTunes stats: N/A

Originally released in 1985, its use in the fourth season of Stranger Things returned it to the charts where it reached #3, bettering its earlier chart position of #30.

#17: Gayle – ABCDEFU
iTunes stats: N/A

The singer’s major label debut, it peaked at #3 and was nominated for a Grammy.

 

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Fifty Years Of Music – 2015

Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.  In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.

We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 2015, the year I celebrated my 41st birthday.  A mere seven of these songs remain familiar to me today, with just three of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.

#60: Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman
iTunes stats: 9 plays

Featuring a sample of the theme song from The Munsters, it peaked at #22 on the Hot 100.

#57: Taylor Swift – Wildest Deams
iTunes stats: 14 plays

Reaching #5, it became the fifth consecutive top ten hit from her 1989 album.

#43: Fall Out Boy – Centuries
iTunes stats: 44 plays

The lead single from the group’s sixth studio album, it went to #10, their first top ten hit in eight years.

#35: Adele – Hello
iTunes stats: N/A

Debuted at #1 on the Hot 100, where it remained for ten weeks.

#29: Taylor Swift – Style
iTunes stats: 25 plays

The third single from her fifth studio album, it peaked at #6.

#28: Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
iTunes stats: 30 plays

Spending eight weeks at #1, it made Trainor the 21st female artist in Hot 100 history to top the chart with their debut single.

#18: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
iTunes stats: 54 plays

Debuting at #1, it then spent eight weeks at #2 before returning to the top spot for an additional two weeks.

#15: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
iTunes stats: 53 plays

The third single from 1989 to reach the top of the Hot 100, it spent a single week at #1

#7: Taylor Swift – Blank Space
iTunes stats: 32 plays

Spending seven weeks atop the charts, it earned three Grammy nominations.

#1: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
iTunes stats: 17 plays

The lead single from Ronson’s fourth studio album, it spent fourteen weeks at #1.

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Fifty Years Of Music – 2014

Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth.  In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.

We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 2014, the year I turned 40.  At 82 songs, we have broken past 80% of the Hot 100 that remain familiar to me today for the first time, with 62 of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.

#83: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines
iTunes stats: N/A

Featuring a video that included a very topless Emily Ratajkowski, the song spent twelve weeks atop the Hot 100 in the summer of 2013.

#48: Katy Perry – Roar
iTunes stats: 2 plays

The lead single from the singer’s fourth studio album, it spent two weeks at #1 in the fall of 2013

#44: Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
iTunes stats: N/A

The first chart topping single of Cyrus’ career, it holds the record for the longest gap between stints at #1 with nine weeks for its three non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100.

#21: Idina Menzel – Let It Go
iTunes stats: N/A

The ubiquitous theme song from Frozen, it peaked at #5.

#20: Lorde – Royals
iTunes stats: N/A

Spending nine weeks at #1, the New Zealand singer’s debut single won two Grammys in 2014.

#15: DJ Snake and Lil Jon – Turn Down for What
iTunes stats: 20 plays

Peaking at #4, it became the first top ten hit for DJ Snake and the ninth for Lil Jon

#13: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
iTunes stats: 54 plays

The lead single from her fifth studio album, it spent four non-consecutive weeks at #1.

#8: Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
iTunes stats: 30 plays

The debut single from the singer-songwriter, it spent eight weeks atop the Hot 100 and was the best-selling single of the decade for a female artist.

#1: Pharrell Williams – Happy
iTunes stats: N/A

Spending ten weeks at #1 in the spring, it was nominated for an Oscar and won a Grammy.