{"id":9612,"date":"2016-01-18T08:55:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=9612"},"modified":"2016-01-09T19:16:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T01:16:49","slug":"itunes-top-200-167-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/itunes-top-200-167-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200: #167 continued"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"itunes_image\"3 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 songs in my iTunes library. Since that time, I’ve successfully managed to migrate my music collection to a new PC with the stats intact. So, I figured it was time to take another look, expanding out the field to the top 200 songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2016.<\/p>\n

Today, we continue\u00a0with the\u00a0second grouping of\u00a010 songs tied for 167th place with 17 plays apiece since late 2007, 2 more than what would have qualified for the top 100 3 years ago.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Garfunkel and Oates\u00a0– I Would Never (Dissect a Ewe)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 11\/17\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

A parody of another song on this album brings the comedy stylings of Garfunkel and Oates to this list for the first time.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Goops –\u00a0Build Me Up Buttercup<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 4\/3\/2014
\nPrevious ranking: #76<\/a><\/p>\n

A cover of the Foundations hit, the song was included on the Mallrats<\/em> soundtrack in 1995.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Green Day\u00a0–\u00a0American Idiot<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 9\/28\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

The title track from Green Day’s 7th studio album.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Hole –\u00a0Malibu<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 8\/3\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

The final hit from Hole peaked at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Ice Cube\u00a0–\u00a0It Was A Good Day<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 8\/26\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

Ice Cube’s ode to a random day in the hood, considered one of the top hip hop songs of all time, was the second single from his third solo release.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0James –\u00a0Laid<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 2\/11\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #96<\/a><\/p>\n

This 1993 hit from James\u00a0also appeared on\u00a0Volume\u00a012<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes, and has dropped 71 places in the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Letters To Cleo\u00a0–\u00a0Here & Now<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 7\/10\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

The first hit for the Boston rockers, which shows up on Volume 17<\/a> of my mix tapes,\u00a0hit big after appearing on the Melrose Place<\/em> soundtrack.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Living Colour\u00a0–\u00a0Cult Of Personality<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 6\/20\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

The one hit for the African American rock band, which propelled them to a Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy in 1990<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Love Spit Love\u00a0–\u00a0How Soon Is Now?<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 12\/21\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

This cover of the Smiths hit was featured on The Craft<\/em> soundtrack and was the theme song for Charmed<\/em>.<\/p>\n

#167:\u00a0Ludacris & Shawnna\u00a0– Stand Up<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 7\/12\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

The second single from Ludacris’ fourth album was his first to reach #1, in December of 2003.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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