{"id":23839,"date":"2026-03-02T01:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23839"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:09:21","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-120-129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/itunes-top-200-artists-120-129\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #120-129"},"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 artists in my iTunes library, featuring the songs I have listened to the most since 2007.\u00a0 It is time to do so again, seeing which performers still resonate and if any newer ones have joined the fray.\u00a0 So, without further ado, here are my most listened to artists, based on number of plays as of January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

We continue today with our next batch of ten artists, covering the genres of pop, alternative rock, and rap, stretching from the 1950s through 90s.<\/p>\n

#129: The Lemonheads
\niTunes stats: 83 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#125<\/a><\/p>\n

Formed in Boston in 1986, Evan Dando and crew added 17 additional plays to the three tracks in my collection from their 90s heyday.<\/p>\n

#129: Dion & The Belmonts
\niTunes stats: 83 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #120<\/a><\/p>\n

Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000, the 50s stars from the Bronx added fifteen new plays, dropping nine spots on the chart.<\/p>\n

#124: Styx
\niTunes stats: 85 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #137<\/a><\/p>\n

The group, formed in Chicago in 1972, saw a 39% increase thanks to 24 new listens over these past five years to the three tracks in my collection.<\/p>\n

#124: The Go-Go\u2019s
\niTunes stats: 85 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#133<\/a><\/p>\n

The seminal female new wave band, who came out of the LA punk scene of the late 1970s, added 23 additional listens to the four tracks in my collection.<\/p>\n

#124: The Presidents of the United States of America
\niTunes stats: 85 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#128<\/a><\/p>\n

Three songs from the Seattle band\u2019s debut album picked up 21 listens, a nearly 33% increase, to move four spots up the chart.<\/p>\n

#124: Lenny Kravitz
\niTunes stats: 85 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#128<\/a><\/p>\n

The son of TV\u2019s Roxie Roker adds 21 new plays to his previous total spread across the four tracks in my collection.<\/p>\n

#124: LL Cool J
\niTunes stats: 85 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#143<\/a><\/p>\n

The two-time Grammy winner from Queens added 26 new plays, giving him a 44% increase and moving 19 spots on the list.<\/p>\n

#123: Madonna
\niTunes stats: 86 plays
\nPrevious ranking: #128<\/a><\/p>\n

The Michigan-born singer, the most successful solo artist of all time on the US Billboard<\/em> Hot 100 chart, added 22 new listens spread across the five songs in my collection over the past five years.<\/p>\n

#120: Rancid
\niTunes stats: 87 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#125<\/a><\/p>\n

The punk band from Berkeley jumps five slots after picking up a nearly 32% increase in plays over these last five years.<\/p>\n

#120: P.M. Dawn
\niTunes stats: 87 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#117<\/a><\/p>\n

The trip-hop duo, formed in New Jersey in 1988, picked up 18 new plays for the three of their hit singles in my collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"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. It has now been five years since we last counted down the Top 200 artists in my iTunes library, featuring the songs I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[746,1000,2322,2896,328,1118,1124,1132,3967,1196,7142,1244,283,1294,407],"class_list":["post-23839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-billboard","tag-dion-the-belmonts","tag-evan-dando","tag-grammys","tag-itunes","tag-lenny-kravitz","tag-ll-cool-j","tag-madonna","tag-p-m-dawn","tag-rancid","tag-roxie-roker","tag-styx","tag-the-go-gos","tag-the-lemonheads","tag-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23839"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23856,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23839\/revisions\/23856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}