{"id":4008,"date":"2013-06-03T20:50:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T02:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2021-01-03T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:12:46","slug":"itunes-top-100-96-118","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/itunes-top-100-96-118\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 100: #96 – 118"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My latest desktop computer arrived in late 2007, at which point I transitioned all of my music off of my laptop. \u00a02 iPods, 2 iPhones, and an iPad later, that computer is still my main repository of music, with iTunes updating its stats every time I listen to something.<\/p>\n

Having already gone through cassette tapes and CDs, it is now time to look at digital music with the Top 100 songs that I’ve listened to as of 6\/2\/2013, according to iTunes. \u00a0Today we look at the 23 songs tied for #96 with 15 overall plays.<\/p>\n

#96: Aerosmith – Dude (Looks Like A Lady)<\/p>\n

This 1987 hit from Aerosmith also appeared on Volume 2<\/a> of my mix tapes, and has been listened to twice since then.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 7\/25\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: The Beatles – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da<\/p>\n

Recorded for the White Album in 1968, the song didn’t chart in the US until 1976.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 4\/27\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night<\/p>\n

From 1964, the song is the title track to both the album and the movie.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 4\/27\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Bloodhound Gang – Bad Touch<\/p>\n

Ranked at\u00a0No. 49 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever released in 2010 by AOL Radio.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 3\/19\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: The Cast Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer – The Parking Ticket<\/p>\n

Writer and producer Marti Noxon protests a parking ticket through song from the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em>.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 11\/1\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: Coolio featuring LV – Gangsta’s Paradise<\/p>\n

This 1995 hit from Coolio also appeared on\u00a0Volume 19<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes, and has been listened to four times since then.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 5\/31\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance<\/p>\n

This 1990 smash\u00a0climbed all the way to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 4\/27\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin’<\/p>\n

This 1995 hit from the Friday<\/em> soundtrack also appeared on\u00a0Volume\u00a017<\/a> of my mix tapes, and has been listened to three times since then.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 3\/13\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Dr. Dre – Forgot About Dre<\/p>\n

Winner of\u00a0the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2001 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 10\/8\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy<\/p>\n

A medley of three 19th century songs: Dixie<\/em>, a blackface minstrel song that became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy since the Civil War; All My Trials<\/em>, originally a Bahamian lullaby, but closely related to African American spirituals; and The Battle Hymn of the Republic<\/em>, the marching song of the Union Army during the Civil War.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 5\/8\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Foo Fighters – Best Of You<\/p>\n

This live version was recorded over the course of three shows in late August, 2006 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 6\/11\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Big Girls Don’t Cry<\/p>\n

Spent 5 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1962.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 3\/25\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – December, 1963 (Oh What A Night!)<\/p>\n

This 1975 hit features long time lead singer Frankie Valli in the background while\u00a0drummer Gerry Polci takes lead.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 3\/22\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: James – Laid<\/p>\n

This 1993 hit from James\u00a0also appeared on\u00a0Volume\u00a012<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes, and has not been listened to at all since then.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 5\/17\/2011<\/p>\n

#96: Less Than Jake – I Think I Love You<\/p>\n

This cover of the Partridge Family hit was featured on the Scream 2<\/em> soundtrack.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 3\/15\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Neil Sedaka – Calendar Girl<\/p>\n

This 1961 hit for Sedaka peaked at number 4 on the US charts.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 8\/22\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: Snoop Dogg\u00a0– Gin And Juice<\/p>\n

This 1994 hit from Snoop Dogg\u00a0also appeared on\u00a0Volume\u00a013<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes, and has been listened to once since then.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 1\/28\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Soul Asylum – Somebody To Shove<\/p>\n

This 1992 hit from the Minnesota\u00a0rockers\u00a0also appeared on Tape 2<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes, and has been listened to once since then.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 5\/16\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Andrew Gold – Mad About You theme<\/p>\n

The theme song from Mad About You<\/em>, the NBC hit about the Buchman clan.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 11\/9\/2012<\/p>\n

#96: Tegan and Sara – Walking With a Ghost<\/p>\n

Released in 2005 as the debut single from the So Jealous<\/em> album.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 10\/7\/2011<\/p>\n

#96: Tegan and Sara – Speak Slow<\/p>\n

A live version of the song from the So Jealous<\/em> album.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 5\/1\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: Veruca Salt – All Hail Me<\/p>\n

The second single released from their debut album.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 15 plays, most recently on 5\/20\/2013<\/p>\n

#96: The Wonders – That Thing You Do<\/p>\n

The only hit from the Wonders, stars of the 1996 movie of the same name.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a015 plays, most recently on 2\/6\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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