{"id":18523,"date":"2022-02-21T06:14:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=18523"},"modified":"2022-01-23T16:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T22:04:27","slug":"top-200-albums-141-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/top-200-albums-141-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 200 Albums: #141 \u2013 150"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"itunes_image\"<\/a>We last counted down the Top 200 albums in my iTunes library four years ago. Since that time, the world has literally changed, and my commute has decreased from 1+ hours each way to 25 steps. So, despite the decrease in potential listening time, I figured it was time to take another look, based on number of plays from late 2007 through the morning of January 1, 2022.<\/p>\n

We begin the second quarter of our chart with the next batch of ten albums that I have listened to the most over the last 15 years, including two compilations, two albums from bands I’ve seen live in concert, and one movie soundtrack.<\/p>\n

#150: Various Artists \u2013 Billboard Top Hits 1988<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 83 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 190<\/a><\/p>\n

Five tracks from this compilation of the biggest hits of 1988, from artists like Billy Ocean, The Escape Club, and Bobby McFerrin, amongst others, nearly doubled its plays over the past four years to rise 40 slots on the chart.<\/p>\n

#149: Guns N’ Roses \u2013\u00a0Use Your Illusion I<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 84 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 151<\/a><\/p>\n

The third studio album from the band, released the same day as its companion album Use Your Illusion II <\/em>and which I bought during finals week after my first semester in college, increased its listens by nearly 65%.<\/p>\n

#148: Various Artists \u2013 Austin Powers<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 86 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 117<\/a><\/p>\n

The soundtrack to the original Austin Powers film, released in 1997 and featuring the work of artists like Strawberry Alarm Clock and Divinyls, uses four songs to increase its plays by 23.<\/p>\n

#147: Nirvana \u2013 In Utero<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 87 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 125<\/a><\/p>\n

The final studio album from Nirvana, released in 1993 just six months before Kurt Cobain’s death, added 27 new listens to the four tracks out of twelve that I’ve listened to.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#145: The Beatles \u2013 With The Beatles<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 88 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 147<\/a><\/p>\n

This 1963 album, like all of the Beatles studio albums, would be much higher, but I lost all of the old counts for their albums when I upgraded to the remastered versions in 2009.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#145: Various Artists \u2013 Chicago Cubs Greatest Hits<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 88 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 192<\/a><\/p>\n

The four tracks on this album put out by the Chicago National League Ballclub saw more than a 114% increase thanks to my Cubs victory playlist.<\/p>\n

#144: Dr. Dre \u2013\u00a02001<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 89 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 129<\/a><\/p>\n

Released in 1999, this second solo album from Dr. Dre fell 15 spots after adding a mere 31 new listens.<\/p>\n

#141: Offspring \u2013\u00a0Smash
\n<\/em>iTunes stats: 90 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 106<\/a><\/p>\n

Four tunes, and an increase of 23 listens, from this 1994 album, the third from the California punk band, make up this total.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#141: Fiona Apple \u2013 Tidal<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 90 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 140<\/a><\/p>\n

The 1996 debut drops a single spot thanks to a 63% increase in listens to the three tracks I have listened to.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#141: AC\/DC \u2013\u00a0Back In Black<\/em>
\n<\/em>iTunes stats: 90 plays
\nPrevious Ranking: 140<\/a><\/p>\n

Three tracks from AC\/DC\u2019s seventh studio album, and their first following the death of original singer Bon Scott,\u00a0added 35 new plays to fall one spot in these rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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