Since bringing back Recommend a Track proved so popular, I’m resurrecting another CU oldie but goodie: the iPod check.
I’ve only recently discovered the Most Played feature on iTunes, since it never had any relevance until iPods were large enough in memory to sync all of my music. So going back to early 2011, I have a lengthy list of the songs I’ve played the most.
So today’s iP0d check: List your most-played song from twenty different country artists.
You can access this info by going to your own Most Played list and adjusting the number of songs on it – I use 500 for mine – or you can just go to Music and sort by number of plays. Or you can just pick twenty artists at random and list your most played song for each. We’re easy here. (This would also work in Spotify, from what I hear.)
Here’s my top twenty:
- Pam Tillis – Deep Down (89 plays)
- Keith Urban – I Told You So (81)
- Dixie Chicks – Long Time Gone (71)
- Taylor Swift – Mean (68)
- Trisha Yearwood – Where Are You Now (63)
- Patty Loveless – You Can Feel Bad (59)
- Emmylou Harris – Easy From Now On (55)
- Carrie Underwood – Undo It (50)
- Lori McKenna – Lorraine (50)
- Dwight Yoakam – Ain’t That Lonely Yet (46)
- Sara Evans – Rocking Horse (45)
- Sawyer Brown – Cafe on the Corner (45)
- Reba McEntire – The Fear of Being Alone (44)
- Shania Twain – Up! (43)
- Faith
Hill – Stealing Kisses (41)
- Alan Jackson – So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore (40)
- Crystal Gayle – Why Have Your Left the One You Left Me For (39)
- George Strait – Meanwhile (39)
- Lee Ann Womack – I May Hate Myself in the Morning (39)
- Aaron Tippin – Whole Lotta Love on the Line (38)
I’m surprised that some of my most played artists overall, like Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, and Tim McGraw, don’t have that one big song that I play excessively. Also, at least half of the songs above aren’t what I would call my favorite song by the given artist. How about you?
I’m in.
I’ve never actually reset the play counts on my current iPod, so there are a lot of tracks that have hit heavy rotation. Sorted in descending order by most often played, first track that shows up per artist:
1. Miranda Lambert, “Kerosene” (245)
2. Laura Bell Bundy, “Giddy on Up” (160)
3. Michelle Malone, “Tighten Up the Springs” (140)
4. Billy Currington, “Love Done Gone” (102)
5. Kelly Willis, “Teddy Boys” (97)
6. Trisha Yearwood, “Where Are You Now” (94)
7. Hank III, “Satan is Real / Straight to Hell” (93)
8. Little Big Town, “Little White Church” (88)
9. Pistol Annies, “Hell on Heels” (86)
10. Ryan Adams, “New York, New York” (81)
11. Patty Griffin, “We Shall All Be Reunited” (70)
12. Mindy McCready, “All I Want is Everything” (69)
13. Eli Cook, “Don’t Ride My Pony” (67)
14. Dixie Chicks, “Long Time Gone” (64)
15. Julie Roberts, “Wake Up Older” (60)
16. Old Crow Medicine Show, “Tell it To Me” (60)
17. Taylor Swift, “Sparks Fly” (59)
18. Ashley Monroe, “Can’t Let Go” (52)
19. Merle Haggard, “Mama Tried” (51)
20. Neko Case, “Furnace Room Lullaby” (50)
Going off my Last.fm numbers:
1. George Strait – Drinking Champagne (44)
2. Eli Young Band – When it Rains (42)
3. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues (39)
4. Chris LeDoux – Life is a Highway (39)
5. Gary Allan – Smoke Rings in the Dark (38)
6. Tim McGraw – Please Remember Me (34)
7. The Beach Boys – Don’t Worry Baby (34)
8. Rodney Hayden – Lonely Day (34)
9. Garth Brooks – Callin’ Baton Rouge (33)
10. Diamond Rio – Unbelievable (32)
11. Steve Wariner – Some Fools Never Learn (32)
12. Clint Black – Burn One Down (31)
13. Dierks Bentley – Trying To Stop Your Leaving (31)
14. Jamey Johnson – That Lonesome Song (31)
15. Toby Keith – Jacky Don Tucker (30)
16. Josh Turner – Would You Go With Me (30)
17. The Baseball Project – Ted F-ing Williams (30)
18. Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire (29)
19. Conway Twitty – It’s Only Make Believe (29)
20. Merle Haggard – Mama Tried (28)
My top 20 comes from I-tunes on my MacBook. I don’t have an I-Pod.
1. John Denver – Matthew (67)
2. Hal Ketchum – In Front of the Alamo (65)
3. Lisa Brokop – Not Here in My Arms (63)
4. Delbert McClinton – People Just Love to Talk (53)
5. Gary Burr – Station on the Line (53)
6. Billy Currington – People Are Crazy (48)
7. The Band Perry – Double Heart (47)
8. Suzy Bogguss – Aces (41)
9. Ty Herndon – Right About Now (41)
10. Caitlin & Will – Even Now (35)
11. Victoria Shaw – Too Busy Being in Love (34)
12. Wade Hayes – Up North (33)
13. Clay Walker – I’d Love to Be Your Last (32)
14. Sunny Sweeney – Mama’s Opry (31)
15. Georgia Middleman – Now That You’ve Met Molly (30)
16. Emerson Drive – Moments (30)
17. David Bradley – Hard Time Moving On (28)
18. John Berry – The Balloon Song (28)
19. Radney Foster – Half of My Mistakes (28)
20. Chris Young – Getting You Home (27)
From my Zune…
1. EmmyLou Harris: The Boxer (137)
2. George Strait: Blue Clear Sky (130)
3. Joey + Rory: When I’m Gone (80)
4. Jana Kramer: Why You Wanna (75)
5. LeAnn Rimes: One Way Ticket (Because I Can) (68)
6. The Band Perry: Postcards From Paris (67)
7. Greg Bates: Did it For the Girl (65)
8. Kenny Chesney & Grace Potter: You & Tequila (59)
9. EmmyLou Harris: Tennessee Rose (57)
10. The Judds: Flies on the Butter (You Can’t Go Home Again) (50)
11. Victoria Shaw: The River (50)
12. Clay Walker: Like We Never Said Goodbye (47)
13. George Strait: Drinkin’ Man (42)
14. Garth Brooks: The River (36)
15. Luke Bryan: Drunk On You (35)
16. Jana Kramer: What I Love About Your Love (35)
17. Blake Shelton: Drink On It (33)
18. Bow Howdy: She’d Give Anything (32)
19. Dustin Lynch: Cowboys & Angels (31)
20. JoDee Messina: I’m Alright (29)
I’m all for it. Here’s the chart, a fairly depressing one at that, but whatever:
1. Gary Allan – Smoke Rings in the Dark (188)
2. Randy Rogers Band – This Time Around (173)
3. Pat Green – Carry On (154)
4. Rascal Flatts – These Days (140)
t5. George Strait – Easy Come, Easy Go (124)
t5. George Strait – You Can Still Make Cheyenne (124)
6. Clint Black – State of Mind (117)
7. Garth Brooks – In Lonesome Dove (113)
8. Tracy Lawrence – If the World Had a Front Porch (95)
9. Blackhawk – Postmarked Birmingham (89)
10. John Anderson – Straight Tequila Night (81)
11. Travis Tritt – Anymore (76)
12. David Ball – Thinkin’ Problem (72)
13. Kenny Chesney – Anything But Mine (70)
14. Diamond Rio – One Believer (63)
15. Joe Nichols – The Shade (55)
16. Vince Gill – Go Rest High on That Mountain (48)
17. M. Knopfler/Emmylou Harris – Love & Happiness (42)
18. Alabama – Dixieland Delight (40)
19. Dierks Bentley – Trying to Stop Your Leaving (36)
t20. Randy Travis – 1982 (35)
t20. Brad Paisley – Make a Mistake With Me (35)
Here’s mine, but it’s way different from anyone else’s so far!
1. Brad Paisley – American Saturday Night (3129)
2. George Strait – Easy Come, Easy Go (785)
3. Keith Urban – Put You In a Song (682)
4. Josh Turner – Eye Candy (445)
5. Vince Gill – Don’t Let Our Love Start Slipping Away (377)
6. Adam Brand – Blame It On Eve (351)
7. Rodney Atkins – 15 Minutes (327)
8. Gary Allan – Get Off On the Pain (311)
9. Dierks Bentley – So So Long (270)
10. Darius Rucker – All I Want (267)
11. Easton Corbin – Lovin’ You Is Fun (267)
12. Luke Bryan – Rain Is a Good Thing (249)
13. Chris Young – Getting’ You Home ( The Black Dress Song) (235)
14. Mark Chesnutt – I’m a Saint (230)
15. Wade Bowen – Saturday Night (205)
16. Toby Keith – Who’s Your Daddy (203)
17. Carrie Underwood – All-American Girl (193)
18. Kenny Chesney – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (175)
19. Troy Cassar-Daley – Chasin’ Rodeo (171)
20. Garth Brooks – Standing Outside the Fire (162)
To explain the ridiculous numbers, I’ve used iTunes since 2008, which is also when I started listening to music and I actually organise my iTunes library according to plays. This is actually a pretty good snapshot of my fav artists haha. Bet no one will beat me :P
Oh and as y’all can see, I spend way too much time traveling to uni and work :/
1. Deana Carter – Strawberry Wine (72)
2. Dixie Chicks – Not Ready To Make Nice (64)
3. Taylor Swift – Teardrops on My Guitar
4. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
5. Martina McBride – Anyway
6. Jo Dee Messina – Because You Love Me
7. Mindy Smith – Jolene
8. Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats
9. Lee Ann Womack – Last Call
10. Faith Hill – It Matters to Me
11. Emmylou Harris – A Love That Will Never Grow Old
12. Reba McEntire – Whoever’s In New England
13. Sara Evans – A Little Bit Stronger
14. Miranda Lambert – Love Letters
15. Chely Wright – Feelin’ Single And Seein’ Double
16. Crystal Gayle – Someday Soon
17. Sarah Buxton – Space
18. Trisha Yearwood – Try Me Again
19. Sunny Sweeney – From A Table Away
20. LeAnn Rimes – What I Cannot Change
Sorry, I missed the played counts.
1. Deana Carter – Strawberry Wine (72)
2. Dixie Chicks – Not Ready To Make Nice (64)
3. Taylor Swift – Teardrops on My Guitar (64)
4. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man (62)
5. Martina McBride – Anyway (62)
6. Jo Dee Messina – Because You Love Me (61)
7. Mindy Smith – Jolene (58)
8. Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats (58)
9. Lee Ann Womack – Last Call (58)
10. Faith Hill – It Matters to Me (55)
11. Emmylou Harris – A Love That Will Never Grow Old (54)
12. Reba McEntire – Whoever’s In New England (52)
13. Sara Evans – A Little Bit Stronger (51)
14. Miranda Lambert – Love Letters (48)
15. Chely Wright – Feelin’ Single And Seein’ Double (47)
16. Crystal Gayle – Someday Soon (47)
17. Sarah Buxton – Space (46)
18. Trisha Yearwood – Try Me Again (45)
19. Sunny Sweeney – From A Table Away (45)
20. LeAnn Rimes – What I Cannot Change (44)
1. Reba – Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands
2. Sara Evans – Cheatin’
3. Chely Wright – The River
4. LeAnn Rimes – He Stopped Loving Her Today
5. Martina McBride – That Wasn’t Me
6. Dolly Parton – Made Of Stone
7. Faith Hill – You Give Me Love
8. Patty Loveless – You Don’t Even Know Who I Am
9. Wynonna – My Strongest Weakness
10. Trisha Yearwoodd – Where Are You Now
11. Shelby Lynne – I’m Not The One
12. Shania Twain – Ka-Ching
13. Deana Carter – Ruby Brown
14. Lee Ann Womack – Either Way
15. Lorrie Morgan – Mirror, Mirror
16. Jo Dee Messina – I Know A Heartache
17. Julie Roberts – Paint & Pillows
18. The Judds – Mr. Pain
19. Mary Chapin Carpenter – Going Out Tonight
20. Allison Moorer – I’m Looking For Blue Eyes
I knew I loved ballads, but I had no idea my top 20 would be this heavy on them!
I could fill this whole thing up with David Nail songs but here goes:
1. David Nail – Red Light (93)
2. Lee Ann Womack – Last Call (60)
3. Keith Urban – You’ll Think of Me (58)
4. Jake Owen – Wide Awake (56)
5. Miranda Lambert – Heart Like Mine (55)
6. Easton Corbin – A Little More Country Than That (53)
7. George Strait – Troubador (51)
8. Eric Church – Springsteen (48)
9. Ashton Shepherd – Sounds So Good (45)
10. Reba McEntire – Consider Me Gone (44)
11. Sunny Sweeney – From A Table Away (43)
12. Jason Aldean – Big Green Tractor (42)
13. Luke Bryan – Drunk on You (42)
14. Shania Twain – You’re Still The One (42)
15. Eli Young Band – The Falling (41)
16. Brad Paisley – Working on a Tan (40)
17. Tim McGraw – Where the Green Grass Grows (39)
18. Trace Adkins – Words Get in the Way (38)
19. Billy Currington – People Are Crazy (38)
20. Trisha Yearwood – Georgia Rain (37)
I’m not quite sure how to adapt this to my own listening habits, but I’ll do my best. My iTunes has largely yielded place to Spotify over the past six months or so, and I don’t know where I can find a most-played Spotify list long enough to represent twenty different country artists. The most I could get was twelve.
1. Dan Seals – “Bop” (I hate how much I love this – I’m blaming My Kind of Country for its recent re-entry into heavy rotation)
2. Toby Keith – “I Like Girls That Drink Beer”
3. Anne Murray – “Walk Right Back”
4. Emmylou Harris – “High Powered Love”
5. Roba Stanley – “Single Life”
6. Suzy Bogguss – “Give Me Some Wheels”
7. Old Crow Medicine Show – “Levi”
8. Bonnie Guitar – “A Woman In Love”
9. Kathy Mattea – “Gimme Shelter”
10. Kasey Chambers – “Once In a While”
11. Teea Goans – “Misty Blue”
12. Lee Ann Womack – “Does My Ring Burn Your Finger”
I would have thought that Dolly Parton’s “Shattered Image,” Bob Wills’ “New San Antonio Rose,” Randy Travis’ “Forever And Ever, Amen,” and some George Strait, and Carlene Carter would have made the list, but they did not. Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Shania Twain, Alison Krauss, and Rodney Crowell made the Top Artists list, but not the Top Songs list.
The iTunes data is as follows, but it’s not very well reflective of my recent listening habits. Several of these songs I haven’t played on iTunes in months.
1. Shania Twain – “Up!” (56 plays)
2. Emmylou Harris – “If I Could Only Win Your Love” (43 plays)
3. Wynonna – “Love It Out Loud” (38 plays)
4. Reba McEntire – “One Last Good Hand” (35 plays)
5. Sara Evans – “If You Ever Want My Lovin'” (32 plays)
6. Pam Tillis – “It’s Lonely Out There” (29 plays)
7. Faith Hill – “This Kiss” (25 plays)
8. Jo Dee Messina – “I’m Done” (25 plays)
9. Julie Reeves – “Trouble Is a Woman” (25 plays)
10. Wanda Jackson – “In the Middle of a Heartache” (24 plays)
11. Dixie Chicks – “Heartbreak Town” (23 plays)
12. Alison Krauss – “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” (22 plays)
13. LeAnn Rimes – “Honestly” (22 plays)
14. Taylor Swift – “Mean” (22 plays)
15. Gretchen Wilson – “Work Hard, Play Harder” (20 plays)
16. Patty Loveless – “Chains” (20 plays)
17. Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue” (20 plays)
18. Trisha Yearwood – “Wrong Side of Memphis” (20 plays)
19. Dolly Parton – “I Will Always Love You” (19 plays)
20. Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent – “Your Money & My Good Looks” (19 plays)
That was fun. Glad to see the iPod check making a comeback!
ok, I only use Itunes so this is my entire listening since I bought my ipod in 2007.
01. Sunny Sweeney – “From A Table Away” – 171
02. Sarah Buxton – “Full Grown Woman” – 165
03. Sugarland – “Already Gone” – 164
04. Ashton Shepherd – “Sounds So Good” – 161
05. Lee Ann Womack – “Last Call” – 158
06. Terri Clark – “A Little Gasoline” – 156
07. Crystal Shawanda – “You Can Let Go” – 153
08. Ashley Monroe – “Satisfied” – 152
09. Jamey Johnson – “In Color” – 144
10. Jessica Harp – “Boy Like Me” – 143
11. Gary Allan – “Man To Man” – 140
12. Jessica Andrews – “There’s More To Me Than You” – 140
13. Jennifer Hanson – “’73 (Everything Changes)” – 138
14. Rachel Proctor – “Me And Emily” – 133
15. Eli Young Band – “Always The Love Songs” – 131
16. Emily West – “Mississippi’s Cryin'” – 131
17. Chris Young – “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song) – 125
18. Katrina Elam – “No End In Sight” – 125
19. Kellie Pickler – “Best Days Of Your Life” – 124
20. Dixie Chicks – “Long Time Gone” – 121
20.1. Lady Antebellum – “I Run To You” / “Need You Now” – 121
As Kevin kinda said, this doesn’t fully capture my country music tastes. If I had my iPod 5 or 10 years ago, I’m sure Josh Gracin, Jason Aldean, and Dierks Bentley would have much more prominence here, and “Good Girl” probably wouldn’t be my most listened to Carrie song. And can you tell I don’t listen to country much on my iPod?
01. Carrie Underwood – Good Girl – 73
02. Hunter Hayes – Storm Warning – 44
03. The Band Perry – You Lie – 18
04. Taylor Swift – Better Than Revenge – 18
05. Jaydee Bixby – Tailgate – 16
06. Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party – 11
07. Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow – Me & Tennessee – 9
08. Chris Janson – ‘Til a Woman Comes Along – 7
09. Randy Houser – Whistlin’ Dixie – 7
10. Big & Rich – Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) – 6
11. Josh Gracin – Stay With Me (Brass Bed) / Favourite State of Mind – 6
12. Emerson Drive – Devil Went Down to Georgia – 5
13. Carolyn Dawn Johnson – Let Me Introduce Myself – 4
14. Chris Cagle – Chicks Dig It – 4
15. Jason Michael Carroll – I Can Sleep When I’m Dead – 4
16. Keith Urban – I Told You So – 4
17. Lauren Alaina – Georgia Peaches – 3
18. Corb Lund – Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer / The Truth Comes Out – 3
19. Dierks Bentley – Soon as You Can – 3
20. Faith Hill – Like We Never Loved at All – 3
I recently transferred all of my music to a new laptop, so my play counts are rather low. The list also skews a bit newer, since I listen to the more recently purchased most.
1. Carrie Underwood – Blown Away (16)
2. Dierks Bentley – When You Gonna Come Around (14)
3. Carrie Underwood – Do You Think About Me (13)
4. Kellie Pickler – 100 Proof (13)
5. Tim McGraw – Better Than I Used to Be (13)
6. The Band Perry – Postcard From Paris (12)
7. Dixie Chicks – The Long Way Around (11)
8. Eli Young Band – Even If It Breaks Your Heart (11)
9. Sunny Sweeny – From a Table Away (11)
10. Clint Black – Killin’ Time (10)
11. George Strait – A Showman’s Life (10)
12. Shania Twain – You’re Still the One (10)
13. Carrie Underwood – Jesus, Take the Wheel (9)
14. Dixie Chicks – Landslide (Live) (9)
15. Eric Church – Springsteen (9)
16. Faith Hill – Breathe (9)
17. George Strait – Drinkin’ Man (9)
18. Pam Tillis – Deep Down (9)
19. Carrie Underwood – Good Girl (8)
20. Dixie Chicks – Travelin’ Soldier (8)
I was unaware that I was listening to Carrie Underwood so much, and I was tempted to include all of the non Country on my top played list. Some pretty cool stuff :)
My top 20 country…can you tell I like Carrie? :D
1 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 90
2 Last Name Carrie Underwood 64
3 Crazy Dreams Carrie Underwood 61
4 Flat On The Floor Carrie Underwood 60
5 So Small Carrie Underwood 59
6 Just A Dream Carrie Underwood 59
7 I Know You Won’t Carrie Underwood 59
8 There Will Come A Day Faith Hill 59
9 We Owned The Night Lady Antebellum 59
10 I Told You So Carrie Underwood 56
11 Twisted Carrie Underwood 56
12 Cowboy Casanova Carrie Underwood 53
13 Get Out Of This Town Carrie Underwood 52
14 All-American Girl Carrie Underwood 51
15 Wheel Of The World Carrie Underwood 50
16 Wasted Carrie Underwood 49
17 The More Boys I Meet Carrie Underwood 48
18 Tears Of God Josh Turner 47
19 Sometimes You Leave (Bonus Track) Carrie Underwood 46
20 Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood 46
I promise the 20 after that are a little less skewed :)
1 We’re Young And Beautiful Carrie Underwood 46
2 Hello World Lady Antebellum 46
3 Me And My Gang Rascal Flatts 46
4 Speak Now Taylor Swift 46
5 Haunted Taylor Swift 46
6 Your Man Josh Turner 45
7 It Just Comes Natural George Strait 44
8 Mama’s Song Carrie Underwood 43
9 Change Carrie Underwood 43
10 I Just Can’t Live A Lie Carrie Underwood 43
11 Islands In The Stream (With Kenny Rogers) Dolly Parton 43
12 I Run To You Lady Antebellum 43
13 Mine Taylor Swift 43
14 Picture To Burn Taylor Swift 43
15 How ‘Bout You Eric Church 42
16 I Saw God Today George Strait 42
17 Honesty (Write Me A List) Rodney Atkins 42
18 Sparks Fly Taylor Swift 42
19 I’ll Stand By You Carrie Underwood 41
20 Don’t Forget To Remember Me Carrie Underwood 41
My top 20 (all genres)
1 You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up) Josh Groban 90
2 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 90
3 Machine (Feat. Herbie Hancock) Josh Groban 79
4 Halo Bethany Joy Lenz 73
5 To Where You Are Josh Groban 69
6 So She Dances Josh Groban 68
7 Last Name Carrie Underwood 64
8 February Song Josh Groban 63
9 In Her Eyes Josh Groban 63
10 Awake (Bonus Track) Josh Groban 63
11 Hidden Away Josh Groban 62
12 Crazy Dreams Carrie Underwood 61
13 Flat On The Floor Carrie Underwood 60
14 So Small Carrie Underwood 59
15 Just A Dream Carrie Underwood 59
16 I Know You Won’t Carrie Underwood 59
17 There Will Come A Day Faith Hill 59
18 We Owned The Night Lady Antebellum 59
19 I Can’t Hate You Anymore Nick Lachey 59
20 What’s Left Of Me Nick Lachey 58
1. Eli Young Band – Guinevere (66)
2. Blue County – That’s Cool (63)
3. Randy Travis – I Told You So (59)
4. Blackhawk – Every Once In A While (56)
5. Josh Gracin – Telluride (55)
6. Clay Walker – Hypnotize The Moon (52)
7. David Lee Murphy – Every Time I Get Around You (52) (I gotta say, this one surprised me)
8. Garth Brooks – Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) (52)
9. Restless Heart – Feel My Way To You (52)
10. Rushlow – Right Now (52)
11. Trent Tomlinson – Just Might Have Her Radio On (52)
12. Pat Green – Lucky (51)
13. Phil Vassar – Baby, You’re Right (50) (another one that really surprised me)
14. Pinmonkey – Let’s Kill Saturday Night (50)
15. Rascal Flatts – While You Loved Me (50)
16. Carolina Rain – Weight Of the World (49)
17. Jo Dee Messina – It’s Too Late To Worry (49)
18. Trent Willmon – The Good Life (49)
19. Ty Herndon – Living In a Moment (49)
20. George Strait – As Far As It Goes (48)
I clearly don’t listen to songs enough, but here is my top 20 most played according to iTunes on my computer:
1. The Band Perry – “Postcards From Paris” (7)
2. Clay Walker – “Hypnotize The Moon” (7)
3. Trisha Yearwood – “On A Bus To St. Cloud” (7)
4. Little Big Town – “Shut Up Train” (6)
5. Shania Twain – “Dance With The One That Brought You” (6)
6. Shenandoah – “Sunday In The South” (6)
7. Confederate Railroad – “Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind” (5)
8. Court Yard Hounds – “It Didn’t Make A Sound” (5)
9. Court Yard Hounds – “Fear Of Wasted Time” (5)
10. Jerrod Niemann – “What Do You Want” (5)
11. Joey + Rory – “Farm To Fame” (5)
12. Joey + Rory – “Rodeo” (5)
13. Joey + Rory – “To Say Goodbye” (5)
14. Kellie Pickler – “100 Proof” (5)
15. Reba McEntire – “The Day She Got Divorced” (5)
16. Sugarland – “Little Miss” (5)
17. Sunny Sweeney – “Amy” (5)
18. Trisha Yearwood – “Down On My Knees” (5)
19. Alan Jackson – “I’ll Try” (4)
20. Alan Jackson “(Who Says) You Can’t Have It All” (4)
For grins and giggles, here’s the final five:
21. Ashton Shepherd – “I’m Good” (4)
22. The Band Perry – “You Lie” (4)
23. The Band Perry – “All Your Life” (4)
24. The Band Perry – “Independence” (4)
25. Carrie Underwood – “Songs Like This” (4)
This seems about right based on the perceptions I have regarding my listening habits. Had no idea, though, I’d listened to “Postcards From Paris” so frequently, as “Hypnotize The Moon” has been my #1 most played song for forever.
Kind of shocking my admiration for Miranda Lambert isn’t displayed here, but most of my Lambert listenings take place while driving around. Would’ve thought “Takin’ Pills” would’ve ranked high, but that was mostly car play as well.
Overall this is very accurate of my listening habits. And it looks like, I enjoy some great selections.
I’ve used several different players since 2008 but they all synced up to last.fm, so these numbers go back nearly 4 years. I don’t many different artists this high up the song plays list either.
1. Trisha Yearwood – They Call It Falling For a Reason (73)
2. Reba McEntire – Sweet Music Man (70)
3. Trisha Yearwood – This Is Me You’re Talking To (69)
4. Trisha Yearwood – Woman Walk The Line (68)
5. Sugarland – Very Last Country Song (67)
6. Reba McEntire – You Remember Me (64)
7. Caitlin & Will – Even Now (61)
8. Tanya Tucker – Heartache Number Three (60)
9. Sugarland – Fall into Me (59)
10. Dixie Chicks – Don’t Waste Your Heart (59)
11. Trisha Yearwood – Nothin’ ‘Bout Memphis (58)
12. Sunny Sweeney – From A Table Away (57)
13. Trisha Yearwood – Drown Me (57)
14. Terri Clark – If You Want Fire (56)
15. Reba McEntire – For My Broken Heart (55)
16. Terri Clark – A Million Ways To Run (54)
17. Linda Ronstadt – When We Ran (54)
18. Lee Ann Womack – Last Call (54)
19. Sugarland – Genevieve (54)
20. Trisha Yearwood – Seven Year Ache (with Rosanne Cash) (53)
Recommend a track and ipod check should be repeated at least every 6 months. I enjoy seeing what other commenters like and listen to the most and occasionally find what to me is a great song that I might not have found otherwise. I’ve played the Eli Yound Band’s “War on a Desperate Man” 11 times since someone mentioned it on the recommend post last week.
I’ve had to reset iTunes a couple times, so here are my numbers from Last.fm. See if you can detect a pattern here:
1 Great Big Sea – Donkey Riding (19)
2 Mary Chapin Carpenter – Halley Came To Jackson (18)
3 The Pogues – Maidrin Rua (17)
3 Steve Goodman – Go Cubs Go (17)
3 Hal Ketchum – The Angel Song (17)
6 Alison Krauss – Down to the River to Pray (16)
6 Carbon Leaf – Home (16)
6 Uncle Tupelo – No Depression (16)
6 The Pogues – Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road To Dublin/The Galway Races (16)
6 Scott Miller & The Commonwealth – For Jack Tymon (16)
6 Kevin Welch – Sam’s Town (16)
12 Carbon Leaf – Desperation Song (15)
12 Great Big Sea – I’m a Rover (15)
12 The Pogues – Turkish Song Of The Damned (15)
12 The Pogues – The Wild Rover (15)
I had a new Mac so I only had a few spins on my songs:
1. Carrie Underwood – Blown Away (46)
2. Martina McBride – One Night (20)
2. MM – Always Be This Way (20)
2. MM – Summer of Love (20)
5. The Civil Wars – The Violet Hour (19)
6. Sara Evans – As If (14)
6. Trisha Yearwood – This is Me You’re Talking To (14)
8. Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (13)
8. Sarah McLachlan – Angel (13)
10. Reba – You Lie (12)
11. Faith Hill with Tim McGraw – Let’s Make Love (10)
11. Faith Hill – If I’m Not In Love (10)
12. Luke Bryan – Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (9)
12. Miranda Lambert – Virginia Bluebell (9)
14. Blake Shelton with Miranda Lambert – Draggin’ the River (8)
14. Brad Paisley – Then (8)
14. Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss – Whiskey Lullaby (8)
14. Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood – Remind Me (8)
18. Celine Dion – I Surrender (7)
18. Kelly Clarkson – Einstein (7)
18. Alison Krauss and Union Station – My Love Follows You Where You Go (7)
Okay, here goes. Like most everyone else, my music-listening is scattered amongst a few different services, but here’s my Zune top 20 artists list:
1. Reba McEntire – One Honest Heart (70)
2. Brooks & Dunn – My Heart is Lost to You (59)
3. Kevin Sharp – If You Love Somebody (56)
4. Lorrie Morgan – Except for Monday (54)
5. Chris Young – I Can Take It from There (51)
6. Bryan White – Sittin’ On Go (50)
7. Zac Brown Band – Knee Deep (50)
8. George Strait – Drinkin’ Man (49)
9. Clint Black – A Good Run of Bad Luck (46)
10. Collin Raye – Little Rock (45)
11. Wynonna Judd – Tell Me Why (45)
12. Dwight Yoakam – Suspicious Minds (45)
13. Faith Hill – Let’s Go to Vegas (45)
14. Miranda Lambert – Nobody’s Fool (45)
15. Ronnie Milsap – If You Don’t Want Me To (43)
16. Ronnie Dunn – Bleed Red (42)
17. Shenandoah – Two Dozen Roses (42)
18. Suzy Bogguss – Drive South (42)
19. Tanya Tucker – Down to My Last Teardrop (42)
20. Diamond Rio – Norma Jean Riley (42)
It should also be said that this is a true “most-played song from twenty different country artists” list. I had to ignore several repeats from favorite artists like George Strait, Reba McEntire, Collin Raye, and Chris Young. I also think that this list, being heavy on 90s country music, is very representative of my listening tastes.
I also thought that this was a very interesting self-exploration exercise. It’s interesting to see what songs I turn to in various situations, and, as I’m a single college student, how many of these situations turn on love, especially for my very top tracks. I really appreciate this post, not only for the neat music suggestions, but also for the opportunity to reflect on myself.
My numbers aren’t very high because I do most of my listening on my iPod at the gym, I rarely listen to an entire song in my iTunes library before moving onto the next one (my overall most played song out of all 16,000 only has 14 plays) and I’ve only had my computer for a couple of years. I did come across a few surprises though.
1. LeAnn Rimes – What I Cannot Change (5)
2. The Band Perry – If I Die Young (4)
Brad Paisley – Letter to Me (4)
Kathy Mattea – Standing Knee Deep in a River (4)
Keith Urban – I’m In (4)
Kenny Chesney – You & Tequila (4)
Reba – If I Were a Boy/The Last One to Know (4)
Zac Brown Band – Highway 20 Ride (4)
9. Brooks & Dunn – Building Bridges (3)
Dan Seals – Everything That Glitters (3)
Dolly Parton – How Great Thou Art (3)
Faith Hill – Stronger (3)
George Strait – The Seashores of Old Mexico (3)
The Judds – I Know Where I’m Going (3)
LeAnn Rimes – Swingin’ (3)
Loretta Lynn – Portland Oregon (3)
Lorrie Morgan – Don’t Worry Baby (3)
Little Big Town – Little White Church (3)
Mark Chesnutt – I Just Wanted You to Know (3)
Martina McBride – This Uncivil War/Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong (3)
Pam Tillis – Deep Down/Land of the Living/All the Good Ones Are Gone (3)
Rascal Flatts – These Days (3)
Reba – Sweet Music Man/New Fool at an Old Game/I Know How He Feels/Because of You (3)
Sara Evans – Bible Song (3)
Tim McGraw – Please Remember Me (3)
Trisha Yearwood – Believe Me Baby (I Lied)/Victim of the Game (3)
Zac Brown Band – Free/Colder Weather (3)