{"id":9630,"date":"2016-04-04T09:10:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2016-04-02T08:08:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T14:08:37","slug":"itunes-top-200-79-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/itunes-top-200-79-96\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200: #79 \u2013 96"},"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\u00a0start the final 100 songs of the countdown with the\u00a0last\u00a0grouping of songs tied for 96th place with\u00a020 plays apiece and the first tied for 79th place with 21 plays\u00a0since late 2007.<\/p>\n

#96:\u00a0The Cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer\u00a0–\u00a0Standing<\/em>
\niTunes stats:\u00a020 plays, most recently on 12\/11\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #76<\/a><\/p>\n

Performed by Anthony Stewart Head as\u00a0a ballad to Buffy that she does not hear, unlike the songs revealing truths elsewhere in the episode.<\/p>\n

#96:\u00a0The\u00a0Breeders\u00a0–\u00a0Cannonball<\/em>
\niTunes stats:\u00a020 plays, most recently on 8\/4\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #54<\/a><\/p>\n

The first single for the new band fronted by former Pixie Kim Deal and her sister Kelley.<\/p>\n

#96:\u00a0The Beatles\u00a0–\u00a0Getting Better<\/em>
\niTunes stats:\u00a020 plays, most recently on 12\/16\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #58<\/a><\/p>\n

The initial idea for the song\u2019s title came from a phrase often spoken by Jimmie Nicol, the group\u2019s stand-in drummer for the Australian leg of a 1964 tour.<\/p>\n

#96:\u00a0The Beatles\u00a0–\u00a0A Hard Day’s Night<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 8\/25\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #96<\/a><\/p>\n

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

#96:\u00a0AC\/DC\u00a0–\u00a0Back In Black<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 20 plays, most recently on 9\/10\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #58<\/a><\/p>\n

Written as a tribute to former lead singer Bon Scott, who had died during the songwriting for the album.<\/p>\n

#79:\u00a010,000 Maniacs\u00a0–\u00a0Candy Everybody Wants<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 21 plays, most recently on 12\/11\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

One of the bands three biggest hits, and one of their last with original singer Natalie Merchant.<\/p>\n

#79:\u00a0Warren G\u00a0–\u00a0Regulate
\n<\/em>iTunes stats: 21 plays, most recently on 8\/26\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #70<\/a><\/p>\n

This\u00a0debut hit from\u00a0Dr. Dre\u2019s step-brother\u00a0also appeared on\u00a0<\/span>Volume 14<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>of my mix tapes.<\/p>\n

#79:\u00a0Tegan and Sara\u00a0–\u00a0Speak Slow<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 21 plays, most recently on 7\/10\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #96<\/a><\/p>\n

A live version of the song from the\u00a0<\/span>So Jealous<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>album.<\/p>\n

#79:\u00a0Snoop Dogg\u00a0–\u00a0Gin and Juice<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 21 plays, most recently on 8\/26\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: #96<\/a><\/p>\n

This 1994 hit from Snoop Dogg\u00a0also appeared on\u00a0Volume 13<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes.<\/p>\n

#79:\u00a0Mexican Cheerleader\u00a0–\u00a0Our\u00a0Party<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 21 plays, most recently on 11\/24\/2015
\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n

Another entry from the local punk band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[916,565,700,96,3560,106,93,328,3559,3570,3569,94,1151,2824,431,101,197,477],"class_list":["post-9630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-10000-maniacs","tag-acdc","tag-anthony-stewart-head","tag-beatles","tag-bon-scott","tag-buffy","tag-dr-dre","tag-itunes","tag-jimmie-nicol","tag-kelley-deal","tag-kim-deal","tag-mexican-cheerleader","tag-natalie-merchant","tag-pixies","tag-snoop-dogg","tag-tegan-and-sara","tag-the-breeders","tag-warren-g"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9630"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10096,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9630\/revisions\/10096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}