{"id":22480,"date":"2025-03-10T03:57:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=22480"},"modified":"2025-01-25T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T22:57:55","slug":"itunes-top-200-124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/itunes-top-200-124\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200: #124"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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 next batch of songs tied for 124th place with 39 plays apiece since my stats began in late 2007.<\/p>\n

#124: Warren G \u2013 Regulate<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 9\/15\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #125<\/a><\/p>\n

Used as the at-bat music for Jacob Amaya during his brief tenure with the White Sox in 2024, this debut hit from Dr. Dre\u2019s step-brother added seven new plays over the past five years.<\/p>\n

#124: Van Halen \u2013 Panama<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 11\/3\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #125<\/a><\/p>\n

Inspired by a race car, this third single from the band\u2019s seminal 1984<\/em> album, it reached #13 on the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>#124: Tegan and Sara \u2013 Walking With A Ghost<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 5\/11\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #89<\/a><\/p>\n

Used in a season three promo for the Patricia Arquette show Medium<\/i>, the lead single from the duo’s 2005 album picked up just four new listens since 2020.<\/p>\n

#124: Nerf Herder \u2013 Buffy Theme<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 10\/29\/2023
\nPrevious ranking: #89<\/a><\/p>\n

Having written and performed the theme song to Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>, the band was the last guests to perform at The Bronze.<\/p>\n

#124: Me First and the Gimme Giimmes \u2013 Rainbow Connection<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 11\/5\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #98<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher for 1979’s The Muppet Movie<\/em>, this 1999 cover by the punk rock supergroup adds a little more oomph to the festivities.<\/p>\n

#124: Letters to Cleo \u2013 Here & Now<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 2\/22\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #170<\/a><\/p>\n

Appearing on the\u00a0Melrose Place<\/em> soundtrack, the band’s highest-charting single added nine plays over the past five years.<\/p>\n

#124: Jason Segel \u2013 Man Or Muppet<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 9\/28\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: NR<\/p>\n

Featured in The Muppets<\/em>, Jason Segel and his brother Walter decide if they are going to live as muppets or as men.<\/p>\n

#124: Hole \u2013 Doll Parts<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 11\/6\/2024
\nPrevious ranking: #144<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Courtney Love early in her relationship with Kurt Cobain about her insecurities about his interest in her, the track picked up eight new listens since 2020.<\/p>\n

#124: Dr. Dre \u2013 Keep Their Heads Ringin’<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 6\/20\/2023
\nPrevious ranking: #112<\/a><\/p>\n

The lone single released from the Friday<\/em> soundtrack, the song, which reached #10 on the Hot 100, added six listens over these past five years.<\/p>\n

#124: Dakota Fanning \u2013 Cherry Bomb<\/em>
\niTunes stats: 39 plays, most recently on 6\/11\/2023
\nPrevious ranking: #98<\/a><\/p>\n

The signature song from The Runaways, as performed by Dakota Fanning in the movie based on the band\u2019s life story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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