{"id":16901,"date":"2021-08-02T04:43:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=16901"},"modified":"2021-07-03T13:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T19:37:50","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/itunes-top-200-artists-4\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/itunes-top-100-96-118\/itunes_image\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4029\"><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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/a>6 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 artists in my iTunes library.\u00a0 Since that time, I\u2019ve successfully managed to migrate my music collection to a new PC with the stats intact and expanded the count down to the Top 200..\u00a0 It&#8217;s been 3 years, so I figured it was time to take yet another look at my Top 200 artists, based on the number of plays from late 2007 through January 1, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Widely known for his stand-up performances and his role as Spence Olchin <i>The King Of Queens<\/i>, Patton Oswalt checks in today at #4.\u00a0 Oswalt began performing stand up comedy in 1988, eventually moving from Virginia to San Francisco and then Los Angeles, where he became part of the comedy scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/patton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17666\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/patton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/patton.jpg 715w, https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/patton-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#4:\u00a0Patton Oswalt<br \/>\niTunes stats: 1278 plays<br \/>\nPrevious ranking: <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/itunes-top-200-artists-1-10\/\">#6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new album or two from funnyman Patton Oswalt adds 38 new tracks to the collection, which helped him to a 174% increase and a 2 spot jump in the rankings, moving into the top 5.\u00a0 In addition to the 7 comedy albums, I&#8217;ve also read <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/book-6-of-52-silver-screen-fiend\/\">his book<\/a> and, in 2018, saw him do a talk, moderated by author Gillian Flynn, about his <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/book-12-of-52-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark\/\">wife&#8217;s book<\/a>, about the search for the Golden State Killer.\u00a0 Little did he, or anyone, know, the next day\u00a0Sacramento police announced that they had made an arrest in the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 years ago, we first counted down the then Top 100 artists in my iTunes library.\u00a0 Since that time, I\u2019ve successfully managed to migrate my music collection to a new PC with the stats intact and expanded the count down to the Top 200..\u00a0 It&#8217;s been 3 years, so I figured it was time to 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