My list is kind of surprising to me



25. Van Hunt - "What Can I Say"... 24 spins

24. Van Hunt - "Seconds of Pleasure"... 24 spins

23. Maxwell - "Changed"... 24 spins

22. Lizz Wright - "Hit the Ground"... 24 spins

21. Maxwell - "Lifetime"... 25 spins

20. Martin Luther - "NYCG"... 25 spins

19. John Mayer - "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)"... 25 spins

18. Van Hunt - "What Can I Say"... 26 spins

17. John Mayer - "Stop This Train"... 27 spins

16. Van Hunt - "Down Here In Hell (With You)"... 28 spins

15. Maxwell - "Lock You Up (In Love Fo Days)"... 30 spins

14. Princey - "Black Sweat"... 32 spins

13. John Legend - "So High"... 34 spins

12. Damien Marley - "There For You"... 34 spins

11. Beyonce - "Check On It"... 34 spins

10. Sade - "By Your Side"... 37 spins

09. Michael fucking Jackson - "Can't Let Her Get Away"... 37 spins

08. Lenny Kravitz - "Minister of Rock 'N Roll"... 37 spins

07. Citizen Cope w/ Santana - "Sideways"... 52 spins

06. Zero 7 - "In the Waiting Line"... 53 spins

05. John Mayer - "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"... 56 spins

04. Prince - "The Dance"... 57 spins

03. Michael fucking Jackson again - "Heaven Can Wait"... 58 spins! WTF??

02. Toni Braxton - "Please"... 64 spins

01. Van Hunt - "Daredevil, Baby"... 67 spins



I think the most shocking thing is that Beyonce made it on w/ such an awful song (I do remember that song just hitting me one day & I couldn't stop listening to it ) & that Princey isn't on here more. But he hasn't given me a serious ass-kicking lately

And what in the sam hell is MJ doing in the top 5 AND the top 10??!!! Have fun w/ that, Dag

Knowledge of Van Hunt has changed my musical life! For the 50th time, thank you Blaque (oh shit, I gotta listen to Amy Winehouse! )



Your turn... bitches

oh how fun. blerr.

i just did this yesterday. here's my list:

1. Take The L Train (to 8th Avenue) Brooklyn Funk Essentials 259

2. Gett Off Live 2000 Prince 243

3. Dear Mr Man Prince 229

4. All Things To All Men Cinematic Orchesta Featuring Roots Manuva 207

5. Hot Pants pt 1 James Brown 202

6. Housequake Prince 181

7. Dance Little Sister Terence Trent D'Arby 163

8. Love Is The Seventh Wave Sting 161

9. D.M.S.R. Live Prince & The New Power Generation 161

10. Play In The Sunshine - Live Prince 157

11. Soul Power James Brown 152

12. What I Be Michael Franti & Spearhead 152

13. History Will Teach Us Nothing Sting 150

14. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye 147

15. Judas Kiss Prince 146

16. Slave 2 The System Prince 144

17. Superstition Stevie Wonder 142

18. Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix 141

19. That's The Way Love Goes Janet Jackson 139

20. Jukebox With A Heartbeat Prince 137

21. Joy In Repetition Prince 136

22. Sign "O" The Times Prince And The Revolution 136

23. Breathe And Stop Q-Tip 136

24. Face Down Prince 135

25. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn 134

and so many of these songs are some of my favourite songs and have been part of a few significant parts of my life.

I'm very surprised at my Top 25. I don't think it's very indicative of what I actually listen to since I mostly play my pod but according to my iTunes... here we go...

Best Dressed - LL Cool J featuring Jamie Foxx
C.R.U.S.H. - Ciara
Do What It Do - Jamie Foxx
Golden Age of Life - 4Hero
How High - Madonna
I Love New York - Madonna
It's Like That - Mariah Carey
Jump - Madonna
Lavish - Twista featuring Pharrell
Loveless - 4Hero
Maybe Now - Clara Hill
Not Like Crazy - Jill Scott
Number 1 - Pharrell Williams featuring Kanye
Planetaria - 4Hero
Push - Madonna
Resolution - Nick Lachey
Restless Times - Clara Hill
Say Somethin' - Mariah Carey
Shades of Blue - Nick Lachey
Stay the Night - Mariah Carey
Trilogy - Kelis
Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx
VIP - Jamie Foxx
Wanna Love You Girl - Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell
When I Get You Home - Twista featuring Jamie Foxx

Um, I don't even like Jamie Foxx...

I don’t have i-tunes, but I have had an account with last fm since May of last year, so the list below can be considered by top 25 for the last 11 months or so.

No real surprises – I’ve clearly spent a lot of time listening to Scott Walker’s The Drift, The Handsome Family’s Last Days of Wonder and the Pernice Brothers in the past year. The only real shock is that Dylan’s Modern Times didn’t make it up there as well, but I think last fm couldn’t read the tracks on that album for a spell for some reason, so its rank is probably a little understated.

Also, the appearance of that Olivia Tremor Control song at #1 is a little misleading. There are actually ten distinct tracks that have that title on their ‘dusk at cubist castle’ lp, and last fm reads them all as the same song, so that artificially elevated its standing.

Overall Top Tracks

1 The Olivia Tremor Control – Green Typewriters 52
2 Scott Walker – Clara 39
3 Scott Walker – Jesse 38
4 Pernice Brothers – Our Time Has Passed 36
4 Scott Walker – Jolson and Jones 36
6 Scott Walker – Cue 34
7 Scott Walker – Buzzers 33
7 Scott Walker – Hand Me Ups 33
9 Scott Walker – Psoriatic 31
10 Scott Walker – The Escape 30
11 Scott Walker – A Lover Loves 28
11 Pernice Brothers – Clear Spot 28
13 The Handsome Family – After We Shot The Grizzly 27
13 Scott Walker – Cossacks Are 27
13 The Handsome Family – Telsa's Hotel Room 27
13 Pernice Brothers – She Heightened Everything 27
13 Pernice Brothers – Crestfallen 27
18 The Handsome Family – These Golden Jewels 26
18 Pernice Brothers – Wait to Stop 26
18 Pernice Brothers – Monkey Suit 26
21 The Handsome Family – Flapping Your Broken Wings 25
21 The Handsome Family – Beautiful William 25
23 The Handsome Family – White Lights 24
23 The Handsome Family – All the Time in Airports 24
25 The Handsome Family – Our Blue Sky 23
25 Pernice Brothers – Bryte Side 23
[Edited 4/8/07 10:44am]

This is kind of weird. I can't say I even love all of these songs.

Head Over Heels The Go-Go's
Born On A Train The Magnetic Fields
Itchin' For You Trailer Bride
Black Wave, Bad Vibrations The Arcade Fire
Livin' In A New World (Feat. John-John) The Roots
We Will Become Silhouettes The Shins
I'll Be Your Mirror Velvet Underground
Intervention The Arcade Fire
No Cars Go The Arcade Fire
You Are What You Love Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
Deep Red Bells Neko Case
In The Music (Feat. Malik B. & Porn) The Roots
Hummingbird BB King
Heartbeats The Knife
Whoo! Alright-Yeah...Uh Huh The Rapture
Pittsfield Sufjan Stevens
They Don't Know Tracey Ullman
Beer & Kisses Amy Rigby
Keep The Car Running The Arcade Fire
Ocean Of Noise The Arcade Fire
Hey You Basement Jaxx
Positive Tension Bloc Party
A Girl Like You Edwyn Collins
Colorado Grizzly Bear
[Edited 4/8/07 13:24pm]

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Not surprised. I like playing these songs a lot and this list is pretty accurate.

01 NOISEttes / Mind The Gap (2007) 158
02 The Ordinary Boys / I Luv U (2007) 128
03 Linda Sundblad / Oh Father (2006) 126
04 The Presets / Are You The One? (2006) 125
05 Darin / Perfect (2006) 118
06 Darin / Extra Ordinary Love (2006) 110
07 Tori Fixx / Good Morn'ting (2007) 80
08 Rod Stewart / Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1978) 77
09 The Ordinary Boys / nine2five (2006) 77
10 Janet / Take Care (2006) 75
11 Darin / Insanity (2006)
12 Fergie / Glamorous (2006)
13 Wayne Latham / Family Affair
14 Hot Chip / Arrest Yourself (2006)
15 NOISEttes / Nothing to Dread (2007)
16 Whitesnake / Is This Love (1987)
17 Donnie Sloan / CalL yOu uP! (2007)
18 The Attic / In Your Eyes (Ballad version) (2006)
19 The Clash / Rock the Casbah (1982)
20 The Attic / Ticket To Love (feat. Jennie-Ann Smith) (2007)
21 Calvin Harris / Neon Rocks (2007)
22 Linda Sundblad / Pretty Rebels (2006)
23 Linda Sundblad / Beautiful Boys (2006)
24 Bombay Rockers / Out of Control (Glamour Hotel Remix) (2006)
25 Sade / When am I Going to Make a Living (1984)

Milty said:

Okay, your NUMBERS are putting me to shame! Although I discovered last night that playing it on the comp w/ the volume REALLY low (I'm up in the middle of the night) isn't so bad & keeps me motivated to do little shit around the house. I'll be trying to hit higher numbers next time

JackieBlue said:

Just out of curiousity, which one is #1? Although maybe it doesn't matter, Jamie is in that shit either way

I have NO Jill Scott in my top 25, yet she's on constant rotation on my playlists - I must have different versions of her songs in different playlists, I thought she'd be all over mine!

damosuzuki said:

Damn, I gotta get up on some sattelite radio, at least for the car I didn't know you could do that (have a "playlist" of sorts) w/ those services

MendesCity said:

Isn't it kinda strange?

Mara said:

I love it, that comes across my IPod all the time

how does one findyour 25 most played songs? is there a category that says "Most Played"? or do u have 2 sift through it ureself?

tznekbsbfrvr said:

On the side where all your playlists are, ITunes automatically generates a few playlists of its own: Music Videos, Recently Played & Top 25 Most Played

CalhounSq said:

not on mine... under the playlists category... there's music videos,party shuffle, my top rated, recently added and recently played. is there something wrong w/ my iTunes?

tznekbsbfrvr said:

There's probably nothing WRONG with it, but I know mine generated itself.

You're looking @ the whole list, right? Maybe it's something that has to be checked/unchecked in the properties or preferences

CalhounSq said:

how come whenever i look at my top 25 played it's like, some songs i had on repeat months ago?

it's not a current picture.

CinisterCee said:

True - I haven't played Toni Braxton's "Please" in hella long, but I think the list is interesting just to see what you did have on repeat whenever.

But if you're worried that you'll be judged too harshly

lilgish said:

COLDEST SHIT EVER!!!

CalhounSq said:

My spins are pretty low. Say Somethin' is #1 at 33 followed by
Wanna Love You Girl 26
Do What It Do 25
VIP, Unpredictable, Jump, Stay the Night, When I Get You Home and Push are all tied at #24!

I do love VIP tho. That song is so smooth especially on a night drive.

CalhounSq said:

From what I recall, it's just not all that interesting either. Usually just The Family over and over, but I know most of that listening happened at February.

(I'm 8 hours away from my iTunes right now otherwise I would paste it).

CinisterCee said:

My stats were reset this year. The logicboard on my notebook crashed and when it got serviced I lost allll my iTunes Play Count info since December 2002. :-/

Before that, I had 10 songs with up to 300-500 plays a piece.

So that's why it's filled with current music.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

You can create another one. Go to "File" - "New Smart Playlist." In the box that appears, check the box in front of "Limit to" and make it say "Limit to 25 items selected by most often played." Hit OK and you're done.

Since I've been keeping track of play counts for about 5 years or so, my top 25 all have more than 300 plays. There's not much variation.

CalhounSq, last.fm is a website that tracks what you play in iTunes and on your iPod (in addition to other software and players). Check it out:

http://www.last.fm

Mara said:

I was like, DAMN, Mara keeps topping his old #1's with new #1's

AlexdeParis said:

coolies, i did it! thhanks so much Alex! all righty then here's my top 25:

Tiziano Ferro- Stop! Dimentica (Stop-Forget It): 123
BSB- Song for the Unloved: 93
Andrea Bocelli- Because We Believe: 89
Andrea Bocelli- Per Amore (For Love): 86
BSB- Incomplete: 86
Andrea Bocelli w/ Laura Pausini- Vivo Per Lei (I Live for Her): 85
Andrea Bocelli- Ave Maria (Hail Mary): 83
BSB- Poster Girl: 81
BSB- Rush Over Me:79
Prince- Incense and Candles:79
BSB- Shape of My Heart: 78
Prince- Fury:78
Prince- Lolita:77
Tiziano Ferro- Ed Ero Contentissimo (I Was Happy): 77
Prince- Love: 75
Prince- The Word: 73
BSB- Climbing the Walls: 72
BSB- I Still...: 71
Prince- Black Sweat: 71
Prince- Cinnamon Girl: 71
BSB- Crawling Back to You: 70
BSB- Siberia: 70
BSB- Safest Place to Hide: 70
BSB- Never Gone: 69
Beatles: Help!: 69

I wasn;t surprised that I had that many Prince and BSB songs, but what did surprise me was that most of them came from 3121. I don't remember listening to it that much. I listen to "The Very Best of..." more. And I thougth there'd be more Beatles and Beach Boys, but oh well. By the way, if anyone wants any of these songs- lemme know and I'll send them to you!

thanks again Alex!

tznekbsbfrvr said:

You're welcome!


Please tell me you have the original albums (or at least The Hits/The B-Sides).

AlexdeParis said:

okay i should have been clear- i don't have the album but all the songs on that album i downloaded and put together. no i don't have the original album (some yes- not all) and I'm getting the Hits/The B-Sides.

which is the best complilation of his work? is Ultimate any good?

tznekbsbfrvr said:

There's no substitute for the actual albums. However, The Hits/The B-Sides is the best compilation because of the third disc; b-sides are a huge part of Prince's catalog ("Erotic City," "She's Always in My Hair," "17 Days," etc.). Ultimate is worthwhile for the second disc of 12" versions (another essential part of his catalog), but you'd still be missing a lot of them.

CalhounSq said:

Calhoun, I always knew you LOVED Mike! Don´t pretend you don´t. And I´ve finally found one thing we have in common. We both love Heaven can wait and Can´t let her get away. These are some of my favourite MJ tracks.

that was great lilgish!

I don´t have iPod, so I can´t post my list.
[Edited 4/9/07 8:21am]