{"id":11690,"date":"2017-04-24T03:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T09:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=11690"},"modified":"2017-04-24T20:26:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T02:26:38","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-61-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/itunes-top-200-artists-61-70\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #61-70"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>3 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 artists in my iTunes library.\u00a0 Since that time, I\u2019ve successfully managed to migrate my music collection to a new PC with the stats intact.\u00a0 So, I figured it was time to take another look, expanding out the field to the top 200 artists, based on number of plays from late 2007 through January 1, 2017.<\/p>\n

We continue the long slog towards the top with today’s entry,\u00a0which includes:<\/p>\n

#70:\u00a0The Muffs
\niTunes stats:\u00a062\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #67<\/a><\/p>\n

A slight 3 spot drop for the band most well known for a Fruitopia commercial back in the day.<\/p>\n

#69: Bush
\niTunes stats:\u00a063\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #68<\/a><\/p>\n

The British band rode the alternative wave of the early to mid 90s to have 6 songs make up their total, with 28 additional listens in the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

#68:\u00a0DJ Jazzy Jeff &\u00a0The Fresh Prince
\niTunes stats:\u00a064\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #80<\/a><\/p>\n

An impressive 12 spot jump for the rap duo, who added 1 new track and 34 new listens\u00a0over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

#66:\u00a0Mazzy Star
\niTunes stats:\u00a065\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #59<\/a><\/p>\n

Only 25 new listens contributed to the 7 spot drop for the tippy band.<\/p>\n

#66: John Williams
\niTunes stats: 65\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #98<\/a><\/p>\n

The composer of some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including the Star Wars and Superman series, has a nice 32 spot jump thanks to 42 new listens over the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

#65: Warrant
\niTunes stats:\u00a066\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #74<\/a><\/p>\n

The favorite of strip clubs everywhere, and the Adam Carolla Show<\/em>, added 34 new listens, good enough for a 9 spot jump.<\/p>\n

#64:\u00a0TLC
\niTunes stats:\u00a070\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #57<\/a><\/p>\n

A slight 7 spot drop for the hip hop trio, who\u00a0used 6 songs to make up their total.<\/p>\n

#63:\u00a0Run DMC
\niTunes stats:\u00a072\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #59<\/a><\/p>\n

The rap pioneers from New York added 32 new listens to their 6 songs to make up their number.<\/p>\n

#62:\u00a0Sam Kinison
\niTunes stats: 73\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #80<\/a><\/p>\n

43 new listens to the 14 tracks from Have You Seen Me Lately?<\/em> make up the total for the late comedian, who jumps up 18 spots in the rankings.<\/p>\n

#61:\u00a0Barenaked Ladies
\niTunes stats: 74\u00a0plays
\nPrevious ranking: #70<\/a><\/p>\n

The Canadian band used 40 new listens to their 4 different songs, although mostly just one, to jump up 9 slots on the list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

3 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 artists in my iTunes library.\u00a0 Since that time, I\u2019ve successfully managed to migrate my music collection to a new PC with the stats intact.\u00a0 So, I figured it was time to take another look, expanding out the field to the top 200 artists, based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[5491,187,545,1004,3013,328,682,203,3981,1215,671,3643,1297,1321,1344],"class_list":["post-11690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-adam-carolla-show","tag-barenaked-ladies","tag-bush","tag-dj-jazzy-jeff-the-fresh-prince","tag-fruitopia","tag-itunes","tag-john-williams","tag-mazzy-star","tag-run-d-m-c","tag-sam-kinison","tag-star-wars","tag-superman","tag-the-muffs","tag-tlc","tag-warrant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12247,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11690\/revisions\/12247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}