{"id":24064,"date":"2026-05-04T01:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=24064"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:52:21","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-31-40-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/itunes-top-200-artists-31-40-3\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #31-40"},"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 hit the top 40 today with the next batch of ten artists, much of which is tied in some way, shape, or form to one of the local baseball clubs.<\/p>\n

#40: Tori Amos
\niTunes stats: 263 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#43<\/a><\/p>\n

66 new listens for the same eleven songs over the past five years push the singer\/songwriter, who I was supposed to see live at the Rosemont Horizon back in 1998 but missed due to a friend\u2019s wedding, up three spots.<\/p>\n

#39: The Rolling Stones
\niTunes stats: 289 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#37<\/a><\/p>\n

The 1989 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added 76 additional listens, which dropped them two spots in the rankings.<\/p>\n

#38: Steam
\niTunes stats: 296 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#36<\/a><\/p>\n

A casualty of my White Sox victory playlist getting fewer plays over the last couple of years, Steam drops two spots in the rankings despite 76 additional plays.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#37: Harry Caray
\niTunes stats: 300 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#40<\/a><\/p>\n

Two versions of Take Me Out to the Ballgame<\/em>, one from his tenure in the White Sox booth and one from the Cubs, scored a 44% increase for the legendary broadcaster.<\/p>\n

#36: Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers
\niTunes stats: 308 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#34<\/a><\/p>\n

The novelty band, responsible for the White Sox rally song from 1959, added 79 listens in the past five years, causing them to drop two spots in the rankings.<\/p>\n

#35: Dr. Dre
\niTunes stats: 319 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#32<\/a><\/p>\n

The legendary producer and gangsta rap pioneer, who suffered a stroke in 2021, sees 77 new listens while dropping three spots on the charts.<\/p>\n

#34: Van Halen
\niTunes stats: 328 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#33<\/a><\/p>\n

Fifteen tracks from the multiple incarnations of the band, which lost guitarist and founder Eddie Van Halen to cancer in 2020, drops one spot despite 93 new listens.<\/p>\n

#33: Metallica
\niTunes stats: 329 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#30<\/a><\/p>\n

The one-time masters of metal drop three spots in the rankings while picking up 66 new listens.<\/p>\n

#32: Florence + The Machine
\n<\/span>iTunes stats: 355 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#35<\/a><\/p>\n

The six-time Grammy nominees parlayed 132 new listens into a three-spot jump.<\/p>\n

#31: No Doubt
\niTunes stats: 356 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#31<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to 94 new listens, the ska band I saw back in college<\/a> just before they hit it big stays even in the rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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