Music. It is a powerful thing that brings people together, creates memories, and evokes emotions. It is the universal language that speaks to the soul. It forms the soundtrack of our lives.
It has now been five years since we last counted down the Top 200 songs in my iTunes library, featuring he songs I have listened to the most since 2007. It is time to do so again, seeing which older songs still resonate and if any newer ones have joined the fray. So, without further ado, here are my most listened to songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2025.
We continue this week with the two remaining songs tied for 89th place with 42 plays and begin the first batch of tunes with 43 plays apiece, good enough for 77th place since my stats began in late 2007.
#89: Cracker – Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)
iTunes stats: 42 plays, most recently on 12/17/2024
Previous ranking: #68
This entry, which charted at #1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks, arguably broke Cracker into the mainstream.
#89: Concrete Blonde – Joey
iTunes stats: 42 plays, most recently on 3/31/2024
Previous ranking: #68
The band’s biggest hit, which spent four weeks atop the Modern Rock Tracks chart and hit #19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
#77: TLC – Creep
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 1/5/2024
Previous ranking: #98
The lead single from the band’s second album, the group’s first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
#77: Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 12/27/2024
Previous ranking: #79
Written by the David Bowie, the song was rated #253 in the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone.
#77: The Lonely Islands – Dick in a Box (ft. Justin Timberlake)
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 11/12/2024
Previous ranking: #68
The SNL Digital Short premiered on December 16, 2006 and became a viral hit when the uncensored version was posted online the following day.
#77: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 10/11/2021
Previous ranking: NR
The group’s only single to top the Hot 100, the song ranked as #37 on Guitar World‘s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos and makes a belated debut thanks in part to former White Sox closer Craig Kimbrel.
#77: Garfunkel and Oates – Handjob, Blandjob, I Don’t Understand Job
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 8/28/2024
Previous ranking: #60
The comedy duo’s tune about never learning how to use their hands for foreplay during high school picked up five new listens over these past five years.
#77: Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains (Live)
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 9/13/2024
Previous ranking: #68
A live version of the hit from their debut album, this appeared as a B-side on the Shut Your Mouth single.
#77: Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 9/13/2023
Previous ranking: #98
Recorded live in London’s Hyde Park in 2006, this track was written about the breakup of Dave Grohl’s first marriage.
#77: Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
iTunes stats: 43 plays, most recently on 7/24/2022
Previous ranking: #79
This 1990 smash climbed all the way to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart.