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 enter Casey Kasem territory today, cracking the top 40 with 10 songs between 44 and 47 plays apiece, according to my iTunes stats dating back to late 2007.
#36: Weird Al Yankovic – Dare To Be Stupid
iTunes stats: 44 plays, most recently on 12/18/2019
Previous ranking: #32
Weird Al’s tribute to the style of Devo, as featured in TransFormers: The Movie.
#36: Dr. John – My Opinionation
iTunes stats: 44 plays, most recently on 8/8/2019
Previous ranking: #27
A slight decrease for the theme song to Blossom, the 90s pantheon to weird teenage girls being themselves.
#36: Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
iTunes stats: 44 plays, most recently on 11/12/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked
A strong debut for the 22nd song in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
#36: Frank Sinatra – My Kind Of Town
iTunes stats: 44 plays, most recently on 9/25/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked
Added to recent editions of my White Sox victory playlist, this is the second tune about the Second City from Ol’ Blue Eyes to hit the Billboard charts.
#36: Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench
iTunes stats: 44 plays, most recently on 12/20/2019
Previous ranking: #65
A big jump up the charts for this first single from the band’s second album, chronicling the disintegration of singer/song writer Dave Grohl’s four-year marriage to Jennifer Youngblood..
#33: Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
iTunes stats: 45 plays, most recently on 8/14/2019
Previous ranking: #27
A second consecutive small drop for the song ranked #66 for the decade of the 2000s by Billboard magazine.
#33: Foo Fighters – Everlong
iTunes stats: 45 plays, most recently on 10/16/2019
Previous ranking: #25
The second song from the band to make the countdown this week, this one being a live version of their biggest song from a concert in London’s Hyde Park.
#33: Eminem – Lose Yourself
iTunes stats: 45 plays, most recently on 11/19/2019
Previous ranking: #65
A good jump for the song written during the filming of the movie in which it appeared, 8 Mile.
#32: Chance The Rapper – Step Up Part 2
iTunes stats: 46 plays, most recently on 12/10/2019
Previous ranking: Unranked
An auspicious debut for this portion of the hype video the rapper created for the White Sox used during the 2016 season.
#29: Veruca Salt – Seether
iTunes stats: 47 plays, most recently on 12/19/2019
Previous ranking: #32
A slight increase in the ratings for this debut hit from the local band gone big, which also appeared on Volume 15 of my mix tapes.