{"id":23979,"date":"2026-04-13T01:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23979"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:58:56","slug":"itunes-top-200-artists-61-70-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/itunes-top-200-artists-61-70-2\/","title":{"rendered":"iTunes Top 200 Artists: #61-70"},"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, including two I have seen perform live.<\/p>\n

#70: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
\niTunes stats: 162 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#67<\/a><\/p>\n

The inspiration for the musical\u00a0Jersey Boys<\/em> drops three spots after gaining 33 new plays.<\/p>\n

#67: Toad the Wet Sprocket
\niTunes stats: 168 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#62<\/a><\/p>\n

A five-spot drop thanks to a 23% increase in listens for the 90s alternative band from Santa Barbara, California.<\/p>\n

#67: Oblivion
\niTunes stats: 168 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#73<\/a><\/p>\n

The local punk band, fronted by a former co-worker, added 47 new listens to the ten tracks from their final album to make up this total.<\/p>\n

#67: John Williams
\niTunes stats: 168 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#68<\/a><\/p>\n

The composer of some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including the\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Superman<\/em> series, picks up 41 new listens over the last five years.<\/p>\n

#64: The Bangles
\niTunes stats: 173 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#64<\/a><\/p>\n

The quintessential 80s girl group, who formed in Los Angeles in 1981 and I saw at the House of Blues<\/a> back in 2000, added 40 plays over these past five years.<\/p>\n

#64: Sheryl Crow
\niTunes stats: 173 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#69<\/a><\/p>\n

The one-time backup singer for Michael Jackson, who I briefly saw performing at Naperville Ribfest in 2016, jumps six spots after adding 47 additional listens to the eight songs I\u2019ve listened to in my collection.<\/p>\n

#64: Frank Sinatra
\niTunes stats: 173 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#60<\/a><\/p>\n

The crooner from New Jersey and the leader of the Rat Pack, who provided the walkup music for former White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier, drops three slots, picking up 31 new plays.<\/p>\n

#63: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
\niTunes stats: 176 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#71<\/a><\/p>\n

The rap duo from Philadelphia picked up 51 spins over the last five years, good enough to rise eight slots.<\/p>\n

#61: Sam Kinison
\n<\/span>iTunes stats: 177 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#54<\/a><\/p>\n

The loud comedian, who died in 1992, saw a meager 13% increase in his play total, dropping seven slots on the charts.<\/p>\n

#61: Jewel
\niTunes stats: 177 plays
\nPrevious ranking:\u00a0#63<\/a><\/p>\n

The Utah-born and Alaska-raised four-time Grammy nominee jumps two spots after picking up 42 new listens.<\/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":[462,1004,1039,1040,2896,3443,328,7154,411,682,37,6715,1682,7357,1215,441,671,3643,1041,99,6143,49],"class_list":["post-23979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-bangles","tag-dj-jazzy-jeff-the-fresh-prince","tag-frank-sinatra","tag-frankie-valli","tag-grammys","tag-house-of-blues","tag-itunes","tag-jersey-boys","tag-jewel","tag-john-williams","tag-michael-jackson","tag-naperville-ribfest","tag-oblivion","tag-rat-pack","tag-sam-kinison","tag-sheryl-crow","tag-star-wars","tag-superman","tag-the-four-seasons","tag-toad-the-wet-sprocket","tag-todd-frazier","tag-white-sox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23979","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=23979"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24023,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23979\/revisions\/24023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}