{"id":16855,"date":"2021-01-18T04:19:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T10:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=16855"},"modified":"2021-01-03T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:06:59","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-171-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/itunes-top-200-artists-171-178\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #171-178"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s been 4 years since we last counted down the Top 200 artists in my iTunes library.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

We continue today with our next batch of 10 artists, the remaining 3 tied for 178th place, 2 tied for 176th, and the 5 tied for 171st, and zoom past the half a century mark in plays.\u00a0 Once again, 5 of these bands and\/or performers are newcomers to this list.<\/p>\n

#178: Depeche Mode
\niTunes stats: 49 plays
\nPrevious ranking: N\/A<\/p>\n

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2020, the English band makes their debut by picking up 26 additional plays of their 3 songs in my collection.<\/p>\n

#178: Coolio
\niTunes stats: 49 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #123<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2 hit wonder, who won the 1996 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, drops 55 slots after parlaying those 2 hits into just 14 new listens over the past 4 years.<\/p>\n

#178: Stan Bush
\niTunes stats: 49 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #159<\/a><\/p>\n

The star of the\u00a0TransFormers: The Movie<\/em>\u00a0soundtrack has 2 tracks comprise his total.<\/p>\n

#176: Dean Martin
\niTunes stats: 50 plays
\nPrevious ranking: N\/A<\/p>\n

More than doubling his previous total gives the deceased Rat Packer a decent debut on the chart.<\/p>\n

#176: Lita Ford
\niTunes stats: 50 plays
\nPrevious ranking: N\/A<\/p>\n

The former Runaways guitarist jumps onto the list mostly due to now getting credit for her 1989 duet with Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n

#171: K.C. & The Sunshine Band
\niTunes stats: 51 plays
\nPrevious ranking: N\/A<\/p>\n

The disco stalwarts added an impressive 35 new plays, the highest total to date, to the 4 songs they have in my collection gives them a nice debut.<\/p>\n

#171: Juliana Hatfield
\niTunes stats: 51 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #194<\/a><\/p>\n

The former Blake Babies member goes solo and more than doubles the listens to her 3 songs (although there’s a 4th collaboration with Tanya Donnelly that I should have included but didn’t) in my collection.<\/p>\n

#171: Howard Stern
\niTunes stats: 51 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #179<\/a><\/p>\n

Audio clips from the Private Parts<\/em> soundtrack help the legendary shock jock move up 8 slots on the chart.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#171: Montell Jordan
\niTunes stats: 51 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #129<\/a><\/p>\n

A big drop for the former singer (and current pastor), whose one big hit was used as Adam Eaton’s walkup music during his first tenure with the White Sox.<\/p>\n

#171: Buddy Holly
\niTunes stats: 51 plays
\nPrevious ranking: N\/A<\/p>\n

A debut that shouldn’t be, as his previous total should have ranked if I included the one track credited to Buddy Holly & The Crickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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