{"id":22367,"date":"2025-02-03T03:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=22367"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:13:53","slug":"itunes-top-200-158-183","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/itunes-top-200-158-183\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200: #158 \u2013 183"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Music.\u00a0 It is a powerful thing that brings people together, creates memories, and evokes emotions.\u00a0 It is the universal language that speaks to the soul.\u00a0 It forms the soundtrack of our lives.<\/p>\n

It has now been five years since we last counted down the Top 200 songs in my iTunes library, featuring he songs I have listened to the most since 2007.\u00a0 It is time to do so again, seeing which older songs still resonate and if any newer ones have joined the fray.\u00a0 So, without further ado, here are my most listened to songs, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

We continue this week with the final batch of songs tied for 183rd place with 36 plays apiece and the start of the songs ranked 158th with 37 plays since my stats began in late 2007.<\/p>\n

#183: Eminem \u2013 Stan<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 3\/29\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #144<\/a><\/p>\n

Featuring a sample of Dido\u2019s\u00a0Thank You<\/em>, the song’s title has given rise to a slang term online which refers to overzealous, maniacal, overly obsessed fans of a celebrity or personality.<\/p>\n

#183: Def Leppard \u2013 Let’s Get Rocked<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 10\/2\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n

The first release from the band following the death of guitarist Steve Clark, the track, which hit #1 on Billboard’s<\/em> Album Rock Tracks chart, has picked up ten new listens in the past six years.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#183: The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> \u2013 Dawn’s Lament<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 3\/31\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #144<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle Trachtenberg’s contribution to the soundtrack to the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> added five new plays in these past five years.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#183: The Beatles\u00a0\u2013 Day Tripper<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 9\/13\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n

Influenced by the soul music the group encountered during their US tour, it was released as a double A-side single in December of 1965 with We Can Work It Out<\/em>.<\/p>\n

#183: The Beatles\u00a0\u2013 Can’t Buy Me Love<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 9\/30\/2019
\nPrevious ranking: #79<\/a><\/p>\n

Somehow, I haven’t listened to this 1964 hit, which posted the largest pre-SoundScan jump to #1 (from #27) on the Billboard<\/em> charts, in nearly six years.<\/p>\n

#183: The Beatles \u2013 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 11\/27\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #144<\/a><\/p>\n

The song, which was originally recorded in for the White album in 1968, but didn\u2019t chart in the US until 1976, averaged one new play per year since the last time I did this chart.<\/p>\n

#183: Barry Manilow \u2013 American Bandstand (Bandstand Boogie)<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 11\/27\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #170<\/a><\/p>\n

Used as the theme song to the titular television program from 1977 through September of 1987, it added six new plays over these past five years.<\/p>\n

#183: Backbeat Band \u2013 Money<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 36 plays, most recently on 3\/2\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #170<\/a><\/p>\n

Consisting of members of Soul Asylum, The Afghan Whigs, Sonic Youth, Gumball, R.E.M., and Foo Fighters, the fake Beatles provided the soundtrack of\u00a0Backbeat<\/em>, about the relationship between John Lennon and former Beatle Stu Sutcliffe.<\/p>\n

#158: Tommy James & The Shondells \u2013 Crimson and Clover<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 9\/23\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #125<\/a><\/p>\n

Intended as a change in direction of the group’s sound, the chart-topper from 1969 added just five new plays over the past five years, leading to a 33 spot fall.<\/p>\n

#158: Terror Squad Ft. Fat Joe (Aka Joey Crack) & Remy \u2013 Lean Back<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 37 plays, most recently on 10\/18\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #170<\/a><\/p>\n

The song, which Fat Joe unwisely performed during last fall’s World Series as a counterpart to Ice Cube’s performance in LA, picked up seven new listens, rising twelve spots on the chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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