{"id":16889,"date":"2021-06-14T04:40:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T10:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=16889"},"modified":"2021-05-10T08:31:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:31:41","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/itunes-top-200-artists-10\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #10"},"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

Today, we break into the top 10 and slow down the pace a bit, taking one act at a time.\u00a0 Formed in 1973\u00a0by Scottish-born brothers\u00a0Malcolm\u00a0and\u00a0Angus Young, this band released their first album in 1975 and have been rocking the world ever since, selling more than 200 million records worldwide.\u00a0 At #10, we have the powerhouse group known as AC\/DC.\"\"<\/a>#10:\u00a0AC\/DC
\niTunes stats: 558 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#10<\/a><\/p>\n

The Australian hard rockers stay even with their previous ranking to kick off the top ten.\u00a0 20\u00a0songs, from 7 different albums, make up their play total, which increased 63%.\u00a0 The most popular song, Thunderstruck<\/em>, has a tremendous amount of plays due to the White Sox use of it when running out on to the field and its inclusion on my various victory playlists.\u00a0 Another entry, Back In Black<\/em>, has also made an appearance or two over the years, most recently thanks to former catcher James McCann’s use as his walkup song.<\/p>\n

In 2015, I saw the band in concert in Toronto, at\u00a0Downsview Park.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019d be lying if I said that seeing AC\/DC was at the top of my to-do list musically speaking. \u00a0In fact, they were playing Wrigley Field the following week and I had passed on the chance to get tickets. \u00a0But, as a wise man once said, you only live once, and, seeing as this is likely their last go-around, I guess you can say that I\u2019m glad to have seen them.\u00a0 After missing the opening act thanks to traffic, we got in to the show just as AC\/DC were starting. \u00a0The show itself was both good and bad. \u00a0The songs are what you expect, but there was no real flow to the show, probably due to the band\u2019s conditioning, or lack thereof. \u00a0After each song, the lights went down and there was a brief break before the next song would begin. \u00a0The net result of this was a disjointed experience, where each song stood on its own without there being any coherence in the set.\u00a0 This ended up being their last tour with Brian Johnson before the unfortunate Axl Rose experiment, so I guess I’m glad I saw them when I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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