{"id":4458,"date":"2013-10-21T07:21:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T13:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2013-10-20T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T01:51:09","slug":"42-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/42-50\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 100 Artists: #42-50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4029\" alt=\"itunes_image\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image.jpg\" 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>My latest desktop computer arrived in late 2007, at which point I transitioned all of my music off of my laptop. 2 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<p>Having already gone through cassette tapes and CDs, and digital music, it\u2019s time to roll everything up with the Top 100 artists that I\u2019ve listened to as of 8\/21\/2013, according to iTunes. \u00a0After a week off, we return today to look at the next batch of artists, numbers 42-50, which includes a nice mix of musical genres and a legendary broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>#42: No Doubt<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 71 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">12 songs make up the total for the band I saw live back in 1996 at the Elliot Hall of Music before they hit it big.<\/p>\n<p>#43: Hole<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 69 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6 songs, written mostly by either Kurt Cobain or Billy Corgan, make up the total for Courtney Love&#8217;s band.<\/p>\n<p>#44: Harry Caray<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 68 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2 versions of <em>Take Me Out To The Ballgame<\/em>, one representing each side of town, put the Hall of Fame broadcaster on the list.<\/p>\n<p>#45: Frankie Valli &amp; The Four Seasons<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 66 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The New Jersey based group used 7 songs to make up their total.<\/p>\n<p>#46: Snoop Dogg<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 65 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">8 songs make up the total for the ganja-smoking gangsta rapper.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->#46: Toad The Wet Sprocket<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 65 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Only 5 songs were needed to put Toad up this high on the chart.<\/p>\n<p>#48: Cracker<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 63 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Again, only 5 songs were necessary for Cracker to get on to the list.<\/p>\n<p>#49: Weird Al Yankovic<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 62 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7 songs from the parody hit-maker place him just inside the upper half of our countdown.<\/p>\n<p>#50: The Outfield<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">iTunes stats: 58 plays<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The 80s band used a grand total of 1 song to place them at the midway point of our countdown, thanks to Gordon Beckham and my White Sox playlist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest desktop computer arrived in late 2007, at which point I transitioned all of my music off of my laptop. 2 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. 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