{"id":23977,"date":"2026-04-06T01:13:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23977"},"modified":"2026-04-06T06:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:16:20","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-70-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/itunes-top-200-artists-70-80\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #70-80"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

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

We continue today with our next batch of ten artists, covering three acts I’ve seen perform live.<\/p>\n

#80: The Beastie Boys
\niTunes stats: 140 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #76<\/a><\/p>\n

The hip-hop pioneers, who disbanded in 2012 after Adam Yauch died of cancer, picked up 25 new listens in the last five years, leading to a four-spot drop in the rankings.<\/p>\n

#79: Bush
\niTunes stats: 141 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#79<\/a><\/p>\n

The winners of the American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Group in 1998, who I saw in\u00a0concert<\/a> back in 1996, picked up 32 additional listens while dropping staying even on the list.<\/p>\n

#78: Britney Spears
\niTunes stats: 143 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #79<\/a><\/p>\n

The troubled pop princess and one-time Grammy Award winner (surprised you there, didn\u2019t I) sees a 31% increase in plays over the past five years, going up one spot.<\/p>\n

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#77: Fiona Apple
\niTunes stats: 147 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#77<\/a><\/p>\n

The Manhattan-born singer\/songwriter, who I\u2019ve seen in concert<\/a>\u00a0twice<\/a>, picked up 33 new listens, raising her total 29%.<\/p>\n

#76: Black Eyed Peas
\niTunes stats: 152 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#69<\/a><\/p>\n

The six-time Grammy Award winners, formed in Los Angeles in 1992, saw a small 20% increase in plays over the past five years, gaining 26 spins.<\/p>\n

#75: Salt-N-Pepa
\niTunes stats: 119 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#74<\/a><\/p>\n

The first ladies of rap, who met in the lunchroom of a Queens Sears, add 35 new listens to the seven tunes in my collection, dropping a spot on the chart.<\/p>\n

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#74: Barenaked Ladies
\niTunes stats: 157 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#72<\/a><\/p>\n

The Canadian band, who I saw at the IBM Think<\/a> conference in Vegas back in 2018, pick up an additional 35 spins, causing them to drop two spots on the chart.<\/p>\n

#73: Icona Pop
\niTunes stats: 158 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#104<\/a><\/p>\n

A single song, featuring British singer Charli XCX and featured on the most recent versions of my White Sox victory playlist, added 76 plays, jumping up 93% and 31-spots up the charts.<\/p>\n

#72: U2
\n<\/span>iTunes stats: 160 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#75<\/a><\/p>\n

The most decorated Grammy-winning band in history posts a 38% increase, jumping three slots in the process.<\/p>\n

#70: Red Hot Chili Peppers
\niTunes stats: 162 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#66<\/a><\/p>\n

The California-based rockers, who I saw briefly at Lollapalooza back in 2016, increase their plays by 32% over the last five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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