{"id":23670,"date":"2026-06-22T05:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23670"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:39:07","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/itunes-top-200-artists-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/itunes-top-100-96-118\/itunes_image\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4029\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/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 artists in my iTunes library, featuring the songs I have listened to the most since 2007.\u00a0 It is time to do so again, seeing which performers still resonate and if any newer ones have joined the fray.\u00a0 So, without further ado, here are my most listened to artists, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we continue today with the musical comedy duo that takes the sixth spot on our charts and move our play count into four digits for the first time.\u00a0 Comedians Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci combine forces and take the stage as Garfunkel and Oates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/20131201-205308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5017\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/20131201-205308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#6:\u00a0Garfunkel and Oates<br \/>\niTunes stats: 1159 plays<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/itunes-top-200-artists-6\/\">#6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, performing as Garfunkel and Oates since 2007, stay steady on the charts despite increasing their play total by 24%, an increase of 226 listens.\u00a0 Those were spread amongst 49 songs from five different releases, including one Christmas single.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve had plenty of exposure to the duo over the years, including a <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/post-mortem-garfunkel-and-oates\/\">television show<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/concert-flashback-garfunkel-oates\/\">concert<\/a> or two, at Abbey Pub and the House of Blues.<\/p>\n<p>The first show, at Abbey Pub in 2013, had the girls came out and do their thing, mixing banter\u00a0between themselves with their comedic songs.\u00a0 In addition to the \u201chits\u201d from their existing albums, they performed some of their newer songs, including\u00a0<em>Bernadette\u2019s Song<\/em>, which they wrote and had debuted on\u00a0<em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>\u00a0the night before, and\u00a0<em>God\u2019s Loophole<\/em>, an exciting ditty about anal sex.\u00a0 Once the show finished, both Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci came out to sign autographs and take pictures.\u00a0 I got their autographs on my tickets and got my picture taken with both of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<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. 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