Haven't done this in a couple of years.

IPod has grown from 9510 tracks to 11,921.

I find it interesting to compare the lists as well as noting that after Prince, no one holds my interest to nearly the same degree. I do have Ice Cube's catalog. That's also a different interest to go with the music. Thought I had more Depeche Mode. Lots of one album artists, apparently it's not easy to get to catalog collector status with me. The Top Ten artists account for approximately 25% of my collection.

Thoughts? Comments?

Top IPod Artists 4-29-11

1. Prince – 2263 tracks
2. Brand New Heavies – 212 tracks
3. Ice Cube – 201 tracks
4. U2 – 189 tracks
5. Michael Jackson – 169 tracks – solo artist
6. Sting – 143 tracks
7. Depeche Mode – 139 tracks
8. Madonna – 132 tracks
9. George Michael – 113 tracks
10. Terence Trent D’Arby – 111 tracks
11. Marvin Gaye – 109 tracks
12. Kanye West – 91 tracks
13. Seal – 87 tracks
14. Steely Dan – 80 tracks
15. Tori Amos – 78 tracks
16. Stevie Wonder – 77 tracks
17. Elton John – 77 tracks
18. Pink – 77 tracks
19. Tracy Chapman – 75 tracks
20. Donna Summer – 72 tracks
21. Me’Shell Ndegeocello -67 tracks
22. Craig David – 63 tracks
23. Aretha Franklin – 61 tracks
24. John Mellencamp – 61 tracks.
25. Miles Davis – 59 tracks

SUPRMAN said:

Haven't done this in a couple of years.

IPod has grown from 9510 tracks to 11,921.

I find it interesting to compare the lists as well as noting that after Prince, no one holds my interest to nearly the same degree. I do have Ice Cube's catalog. That's also a different interest to go with the music. Thought I had more Depeche Mode. Lots of one album artists, apparently it's not easy to get to catalog collector status with me. The Top Ten artists account for approximately 25% of my collection.

Thoughts? Comments?

Top IPod Artists 4-29-11

1. Prince – 2263 tracks
2. Brand New Heavies – 212 tracks
3. Ice Cube – 201 tracks
4. U2 – 189 tracks
5. Michael Jackson – 169 tracks – solo artist
6. Sting – 143 tracks
7. Depeche Mode – 139 tracks
8. Madonna – 132 tracks
9. George Michael – 113 tracks
10. Terence Trent D’Arby – 111 tracks
11. Marvin Gaye – 109 tracks
12. Kanye West – 91 tracks
13. Seal – 87 tracks
14. Steely Dan – 80 tracks
15. Tori Amos – 78 tracks
16. Stevie Wonder – 77 tracks
17. Elton John – 77 tracks
18. Pink – 77 tracks
19. Tracy Chapman – 75 tracks
20. Donna Summer – 72 tracks
21. Me’Shell Ndegeocello -67 tracks
22. Craig David – 63 tracks
23. Aretha Franklin – 61 tracks
24. John Mellencamp – 61 tracks.
25. Miles Davis – 59 tracks

KOOL BEANS!!!

very cool, thanks for sharing

Prince is the only artist that has over a 100 (different) songs on my itunes. I am still discovering alot of music but i have yet to find any artist where i can honestly say that i like over a 100 of their songs. Plus i have a seperate folder of his albums, bootlegs etc

After P, its Aerosmith and MJ with the most songs. Plus I am a casual fan of some hardrock acts like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and AC/DC, all of whom have some songs on my itunes/ipod. Still i'll keep trying to discover new music and see if any other artist has over a 100 songs that i like.

Bulldog said:

Very cool list, but how did Craig David find himself in this mix? I found myself singing, "one of these things doesn't belong here" (from Sesame Street). [Edited 4/30/11 20:23pm]

For a couple of years I was really into him, and then everything started sounding the same. I cooled, but nice when he pops up. I could reduce him to an extended hits/faves set now probably but doubt I will.

hhhhdmt said:

very cool, thanks for sharing

Prince is the only artist that has over a 100 (different) songs on my itunes. I am still discovering alot of music but i have yet to find any artist where i can honestly say that i like over a 100 of their songs. Plus i have a seperate folder of his albums, bootlegs etc

After P, its Aerosmith and MJ with the most songs. Plus I am a casual fan of some hardrock acts like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and AC/DC, all of whom have some songs on my itunes/ipod. Still i'll keep trying to discover new music and see if any other artist has over a 100 songs that i like.

The artists with over 100 I don't necessarily like all their music but I collect their albums, so in the interest of leaving them as a collection I keep them intact even when I don't like all the songs.

Marvin Gaye specifically has a whole selection of songs done in a style I can't stand. He's trying to be someone he's not (Frank Sinatra) and I don't like it. George Michael, Michael Jackson and Madonna, if I have it I like it. Not keeping songs of theirs that I don't like. " Thriller" only stays intact because of its historical significance. Otherwise, 'Baby Be Mine' and 'P.Y.T.,' would be gone.

SUPRMAN said:

1. Prince – 2263 tracks
2. Brand New Heavies – 212 tracks
3. Ice Cube – 201 tracks
4. U2 – 189 tracks
5. Michael Jackson – 169 tracks – solo artist
6. Sting – 143 tracks
7. Depeche Mode – 139 tracks
8. Madonna – 132 tracks
9. George Michael – 113 tracks
10. Terence Trent D’Arby – 111 tracks
11. Marvin Gaye – 109 tracks
12. Kanye West – 91 tracks
13. Seal – 87 tracks
14. Steely Dan – 80 tracks
15. Tori Amos – 78 tracks
16. Stevie Wonder – 77 tracks
17. Elton John – 77 tracks
18. Pink – 77 tracks
19. Tracy Chapman – 75 tracks
20. Donna Summer – 72 tracks
21. Me’Shell Ndegeocello -67 tracks
22. Craig David – 63 tracks
23. Aretha Franklin – 61 tracks
24. John Mellencamp – 61 tracks.
25. Miles Davis – 59 tracks

It is indeed interesting that someone could listen to one artist so overwhlemingly more than any other. I have my favorites of course, but I like to have variety in terms of artist selection on my iPod. My top eight:

Tori Amos - 336 tracks

Siouxsie And The Banshees - 304

Saint Etienne - 258

Prince - 255

The Beatles - 253

Go Home Productions - 228

Dusty Springfield - 223

Goldfrapp - 192

My music list has a similar thing going on, just different music

You guys are such fams. The cool thing is to not listen to Prince.

sextonseven said:

You guys are such fams. The cool thing is to not listen to Prince.

Psshhh I'm playing Dirty Mind right now and I'm the coolest person ever.

sextonseven said:

You guys are such fams. The cool thing is to not listen to Prince.

I use headphones. I'm always the coolest in my head.