Nearly 4 years ago, we first counted down the Top 200 albums 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, based on number of plays from late 2007 through January 1, 2018.
We continue things with the next batch of 10 albums that rank between #161 and 165, including 5 studio recordings, 3 compilations, 1 live performance, and 1 greatest hits package.
#165: Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
iTunes stats: 48 plays
Previous Ranking: 141
The smash (no pun intended) second album from the Chicago alternative royalty used only 3 songs to make up this total.
#165: Stone Temple Pilots – Core
iTunes stats: 48 plays
Previous Ranking: 181
4 songs, most of which have some sort of problem thanks to a badly scratched disc from which they were ripped, come from the debut album from the alternative superstars.
#165: R.E.M. – Green
iTunes stats: 48 plays
Previous Ranking: 186
The sixth release, and major label debut, from the Athens, GA based alternative band has 3 different songs that I’ve listened to to make up this total, more than double since last time out.
#165: Various Artists – Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
iTunes stats: 48 plays
Previous Ranking: 164
The soundtrack to the 1978 hit film had 5 tracks, from film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, and Stockard Channing, among others, contribute to this total.
#165: Various Artists – Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits
iTunes stats: 48 plays
Previous Ranking: N/A
What happens when you take cartoon theme songs from the 60s and 70s and have some of the bigger alternative acts of the 90s cover them? You get this compilation, which makes a strong debut.
#165: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Greatest Hits Volume 1
iTunes stats: 48 plays
Previous Ranking: 112
This greatest hits package has 3 songs make up its total, a slight increase over the past 3+ years.
#161: Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Tour Live In Toronto
iTunes stats: 49 plays
Previous Ranking: N/A
A rip of a live DVD from the Canadian songstress makes a strong debut.
#161: Various Artists – TV Themes Of The 80’s
iTunes stats: 49 plays
Previous Ranking: 186
5 different theme songs from some of the most popular TV shows of the 1980s contributed to the total for this collection.
#161: Toad The Wet Sprocket – Fear
iTunes stats: 49 plays
Previous Ranking: 92
The band’s third studio album, and first to hit big, makes the list thanks to 2 songs.
#161: Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See
iTunes stats: 49 plays
Previous Ranking: 100
A big drop for the second album from the so-called dream pop band, who used 2 songs to make up this total.