{"id":15567,"date":"2020-01-13T06:41:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=15567"},"modified":"2020-01-05T12:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:14:38","slug":"itunes-top-200-170-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/itunes-top-200-170-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200: #170 Continued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4029\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image.jpg\" alt=\"itunes_image\" width=\"268\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image.jpg 268w, https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/itunes_image-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<p>We continue today with the next group of ten songs tied for 170th place with 30 plays apiece since my stats began in late 2007.<\/p>\n<p>#170: The Offspring &#8211; <em>Come Out And Play<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 8\/16\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/itunes-top-200-96\/\">#96<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A precipitous drop for this breakthrough single for the punk band, which garnered a mere 10 new listens over the past 4 years. It also appears on <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/another-mix-tape-monday-volume-14\/\">Volume 14<\/a> of my mix tapes.<\/p>\n<p>#170: The Moopets &#8211; <em>Rainbow Connection<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 11\/9\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/itunes-top-200-167\/\">#167<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 13 song increase keeps this version of the Muppets classic, featuring Fozzie Bear pushing the virtues of a casino from <em>The Muppets<\/em>, about even from 4 years ago, ranking wise.<\/p>\n<p>#170: The Monkees &#8211; <em>I&#8217;m A Believer<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 10\/23\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/itunes-top-200-167\/\">#167<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Composed by Neil Diamond, the song spent 7 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts between 1966 and 1967.<\/p>\n<p>#170: Lustra &#8211; <em>Scotty Doesn&#8217;t Know<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 11\/18\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/itunes-top-200-118\/\">#118<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main song from the film\u00a0<em>Eurotrip<\/em>, explaining how poor Scotty doesn\u2019t know his girlfriend is cheating on him, adds only 11 new listens, dropping quite a bit in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>#170: Ludacris &#8211; <em>Get Back<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 7\/28\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n<p>Having peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005, the song makes an impressive debut on the chart.<\/p>\n<p>#170: Letters To Cleo &#8211; <em>Here &amp; Now<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>iTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 1\/17\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/itunes-top-200-167-continued\/\">#167<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A steady showing for the first hit for the Boston rockers, which also shows up on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/another-mix-tape-monday-volume-17\/\">Volume 17<\/a>\u00a0of my mix tapes and hit big after appearing on the\u00a0<em>Melrose Place<\/em>\u00a0soundtrack..<\/p>\n<p>#170: The Knack &#8211; <em>My Sharona<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 8\/22\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/itunes-top-200-118\/\">#118<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A bit of a drop for the debut\u00a0single from The Knack, which spent 6 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 chart and ended up as the #1 single of 1979.<\/p>\n<p>#170: George Carlin &#8211; <em>My Daddy<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 9\/27\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n<p>A strong debut for one of the comedy tracks from George Carlin&#8217;s 17th album and 12th HBO\u00a0stand-up\u00a0special.<\/p>\n<p>#170: George Carlin &#8211; <em>Parents Of Honor Students<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 8\/7\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: Unranked<\/p>\n<p>Also a strong debut for another one of the comedy tracks from George Carlin&#8217;s 17th album and 12th HBO\u00a0stand-up\u00a0special.<\/p>\n<p>#170: Garfunkel and Oates &#8211; <em>I Would Never (Dissect A Ewe)<\/em><br \/>\niTunes stats: 30 plays, most recently on 11\/19\/2019<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/itunes-top-200-167-continued\/\">#167<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A parody of another song on this album brings the comedy stylings of Garfunkel and Oates to this list for the first time, same as 4 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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