It’s been 4 years since we last counted down the Top 200 artists 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 the artists that have entertained me the most based on number of plays from late 2007 through January 1, 2021.

Today, we begin with 10 artists, 4 tied for 197th place, 3 tied for 194th, and the first 4 tied for 188th.  4 of these bands and/or performers are newcomers to this list.

#197: OutKast
iTunes stats: 44 plays
Previous ranking: #167

A slight increase of only 17 plays over 4 years drops the hip hop duo from Atlanta down 31 spots in the rankings.

#197: The Juliana Hatfield Three
iTunes stats: 44 plays
Previous ranking: #185

After breaking up with the Blake Babies, Juliana Hatfield put together this band before going solo, which drops 13 places after garnering only 19 new listens across its 2 tracks, including one from the Reality Bites soundtrack.

#197: Mariah Carey
iTunes stats: 44 plays
Previous ranking: N/A

The icon makes her debut on the strength of 3 songs, none of which are her wildly successful Christmas classic, which have gone from 16 listens up to 44.

#197: Björk
iTunes stats: 44 plays
Previous ranking: N/A

The Icelandic chartreuse scratches her way on to the list thanks to 2 solo tracks and 1 live duet with PJ Harvey.

#194: Firehouse
iTunes stats: 45 plays
Previous ranking: #185

The glam band, who somehow beat out Alice In Chains and Nirvana for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist at the 1992 American Music Awards, added 20 new listens to the 3 songs that make up their play total.

#194: Fall Out Boy
iTunes stats: 45 plays
Previous ranking: #167

A 28 slot drop for the local band who really only made it in to my collection due to their one season run as the running-onto-the-field music choice for the White Sox, way back in 2015.

#194: Three Dog Night
iTunes stats: 45 plays
Previous ranking: N/A

The 2000 inductees into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame make their debut on this chart after more than doubling the amount of plays for the 3 songs I have in my collection.

#188: Chicago
iTunes stats: 46 plays
Previous ranking: N/A

The 10-time Grammy nominees show up on the list for the first time on the strength of 3 tracks, which more than doubled their listens over the past 4 years.

#188: Belly
iTunes stats: 46 plays
Previous ranking: #167

The band, formed by former Throwing Muses member Tanya Donelly, drops 12 slots due to only 19 new plays of their 2 songs in my collection.

#188: The Cure
iTunes stats: 46 plays
Previous ranking: #185

One of the originators of the Goth Rock scene of the early 80s, The Cure use 2 tracks to make up their total, which went up by 21 over 4 years ago.