4 years ago, we last counted down the Top 200 songs in my iTunes library. Since my iTunes stats are still intact, across multiple PCs, iPods, iPads, and iPhones, I figured it was time to take another look at my most listened to songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2020.

We have completed the first quarter of the countdown and, today, we finish up the final batch of songs tied for 144th place with 31 listens and move on to the first group tied for 125th since my stats began in late 2007.

#144: The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Dawn’s Lament
iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 11/9/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked

Michelle Trachtenberg’s entry to the Buffy musical episode makes a strong debut.

#144: Biz Markie – Just A Friend
iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 11/14/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked

An impressive debut for the song ranked #81 on VH1s list of Greatest One Hit Wonders and which appears on Volume 2 of my mix tapes.

#144: Bill Haley & His Comets – Shake, Rattle and Roll
iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 10/25/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked

Featured in Clue: The Movie, it is considered the first giant rock and roll hit after, along with Joe Turner’s version of the song, selling over 1 million copies.

#144: The Beatles – I Saw Her Standing There
iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 7/28/2019
Previous ranking: #118

A big drop for the B-side to the group’s first American single, it spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #14.

#144: The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 8/22/2019
Previous ranking: #96

A bigger drop for the title track to both the album and the movie.

#144: The Beatles – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 11/4/2019
Previous ranking: #118

Recorded for the White album in 1968, the song didn’t chart in the US until 1976.

#144: The Ataris – The Boys Of Summer
iTunes stats: 31 plays, most recently on 10/25/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked

The band’s biggest hit, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.

#125: Warren G – Regulate
iTunes stats: 32 plays, most recently on 10/15/2019
Previous ranking: #79

A small decline for this debut hit from Dr. Dre’s step-brother, which also appeared on Volume 14 of my mix tapes.

#125: Warrant – Cherry Pie
iTunes stats: 32 plays, most recently on 10/15/2019
Previous ranking: #141

The first single from the band’s second album has become synonymous with strippers, at least on the Adam Carolla Show.

#125: Van Halen – Panama
iTunes stats: 32 plays, most recently on 11/4/2019
Previous ranking: #141

The third single from the band’s seminal album 1984, it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.