{"id":22369,"date":"2025-02-10T04:34:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=22369"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:20:27","slug":"itunes-top-200-158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/itunes-top-200-158\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200: #158"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4029\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image.jpg 268w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Music.\u00a0 It is a powerful thing that brings people together, creates memories, and evokes emotions.\u00a0 It is the universal language that speaks to the soul.\u00a0 It forms the soundtrack of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 It is time to do so again, seeing which older songs still resonate and if any newer ones have joined the fray.\u00a0 So, without further ado, here are my most listened to songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>#158: Temple of the Dog \u2013 <em>Hunger Strike<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 11\/7\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n<p>Following the death of Andrew Wood, Chris Cornell joined forces with the former members of Mother Love Bone and Eddie Vedder, who was about to join their new band, to record a tribute album.<\/p>\n<p>#158: The Muffs \u2013 <em>Kids in America<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 7\/24\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n<p>The cover of the Kim Wilde song, recorded for the <em>Clueless<\/em> soundtrack, picked up nine new listens over the past nine years.<\/p>\n<p>#158: Mexican Cheerleader \u2013 <em>Do the Stanley<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 12\/5\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/itunes-top-200-144-170\/\">#144<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Six new plays for the track from the local punk band fronted by a former co-worker.<\/p>\n<p>#158: Ludacris \u2013 <em>Get Back<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 12\/9\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/itunes-top-200-170-continued\/\">#170<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lead single from his fifth studio album, it added an additional seven plays over the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>#158: LOST Soundtrack \u2013 <em>Main Title<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 8\/14\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n<p>A healthy debut for the theme song from the 2000s hit television show, which lasts a whole 17 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->#158: Less Than Jake \u2013 <em>I Think I Love You<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 5\/8\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s cover of the first Partridge Family single, featured on the <em>Scream 2<\/em> soundtrack, returns to this chart thanks to 18 new plays over the past nine years.<\/p>\n<p>#158: The Knack \u2013 <em>My Sharona<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 10\/18\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/itunes-top-200-170-continued\/\">#170<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The #1 pop hit of 1979, this debut single from The Knack added seven additional listens since the start of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>#158: John Williams \u2013 <em>Prelude and Main Title March<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 7\/2\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/itunes-top-200-98\/\">#98<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A mere three new plays leads to a precipitous drop for the iconic theme from the Christopher Reeve <em>Superman<\/em> films.<\/p>\n<p>#158: John Sebastian \u2013 <em>Welcome Back (Kotter)<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 12\/15\/2023<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n<p>The theme song to\u00a0<em>Welcome Back, Kotter<\/em>, and the 58th biggest hit of 1976 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100, rocketed to #1 after just five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>#158: Hepburn \u2013 <em>I Quit<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 10\/19\/2024<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s first single, it was featured on the first soundtrack to <em>Buffy the Vampire 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