# What are the Most Played on your ipod? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 2, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707 "2008-05-02T03:08:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/1 "2008-05-02T03:08:39Z")
What are the top ten on your Most Played list? Here’s mine (_song-artist_) : 1. Chamber the Cartridge - Rise Against (41 plays) 2. Drunks, Lovers, Sinners and Saints - Alexisonfire 3. Banquet - Bloc Party 4. Mob Goes Wild - Clutch 5. Buzzards and Dreadful Crows - Guided by Voices 6. Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio 7. Sorry to Keep You Waiting - The Methadones 8. Mistakes & Regrets - And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead 9. Carry Me Home - The Hellacopters 10. Will They Die For You - System of a Down ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/2 "2008-05-02T13:04:18Z")
My list of only a few artists, since I listen to albums all the way through and rarely buy singles (I also listen randomly). So mine is: 1T. Where Have all the Good Times Gone – Kinks 1T. (I Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – Kinks 1T. Victoria – Kinks 1T. You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice – Lovin’ Spoonful 1T. Guillame Tell – Montreal Symphony 6T. Catch Me Now I’m Falling – Kinks 6T. Stop Your Sobbing – Kinks 6T. So What – Miles Davis 6T. Freddy Freeloader – Miles Davis 6T. Flamenco Sketeches – Miles Davis 6t. La Scala de Seta – Montreal Symphony 6T. Il Barbier di Sevigilia – Montreal Symphony I listen to far more Beatles and Procul Harum than Kinks, and more Beethoven than Rossini, but I have fewer tracks by the Kinks and Rossini, so I listen to individual tracks more often. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/3 "2008-05-02T15:04:10Z")
1. The Exciters - “Tell Him” 2. LCD Soundsystem - “Someone Great” 3. Guided By Voices - “Teenage FBI” 4. The Hollies - “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” 5. Kaiser Chiefs - “Love’s Not a Competition, But I’m Winning” 6. Arctic Monkeys - “Brianstorm” 7. Cyndi Lauper - “When You Were Mine” 8. Jarvis Cocker - “Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time” 9. Kasabian - “Me Plus One” 10. The Essex - “Easier Said Than Done” Wow, I wasn’t expecting my list to look anything like this. Then again, pretty much all of these tracks have featured on playlists that I play a lot. I think the only exception is “Long Cool Woman” which is a song I tend to play on its own or add to Party Shuffle a lot. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/4 "2008-05-02T15:08:12Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] Wow, I wasn’t expecting my list to look anything like this. [/QUOTE] My list surprised me too. They’re all songs I like of course but many are songs that have played in shuffle a lot more so than listening to the albums. ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/5 "2008-05-02T15:11:29Z")
Pierre Bensusan, “Reels: The Pure Drop/Flax in Bloom” (74 plays) The Gourds, “Pill Bug Blues” Leo Kottke, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Allman Brothers, “Little Martha” Long Winters, “Cinnamon” Jenny Lewis, “The Big Guns” New Pornographers, “Graceland” Alejandro Escovedo, “Castanets” Mission of Burma, “That’'s How I Esacaped My Certain Fate” Darol Anger, “Banish Misfortune” (44 plays) A quiet and wordless playlist that I shuffle while I work has leaned this a bit toward those kind of pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/6 "2008-05-02T15:23:49Z")
Here’s mine, which surprises me a little. It seems like Shook Me All Night Long is on every few minutes. Fiona, Lyle Lovett Tous Les Deaux La Même, BeauSoleil Long Tall Texan, Lyle Lovett Losing My Religion, R.E.M. Moondance, Van Morrison Ashokan Farewell, The Civil War Soundtrack Billie Jean, Michael Jackson You Are The Everything, R.E.M. Bless The Broken Road, Rascal Flatts Ghost Of Stephen Foster, Squirrel Nut Zippers ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/7 "2008-05-02T18:05:44Z")
Well, here’s a stupid question for you: how do you tell which are your most played songs? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/8 "2008-05-02T18:17:16Z")
Time To Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli Whenever You Call - Mariah Carey Just Show Me How To Love You - Sarah Brightman and Jose Cura U + Ur Hand - Pink Bring Me To Life - Evanescence Can’t Fight The Moonlight - Leann Rimes Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely) - Pink Long Way To Happy - Pink Tu Quieres Volver - Sarah Brightman ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/9 "2008-05-02T18:23:04Z")
[QUOTE=Jess] Well, here’s a stupid question for you: how do you tell which are your most played songs? [/QUOTE] I looked at iTunes on my computer, and there’s a column for play count. I don’t know about the actual iPod; I don’t have one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/10 "2008-05-02T18:25:39Z")
Is there a way to do it on the actual iPod? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/11 "2008-05-02T18:28:11Z")
[QUOTE=Caricci] Is there a way to do it on the actual iPod? [/QUOTE] On my Nano you go into Music, Playlists, 25 most played. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/12 "2008-05-02T18:32:37Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] On my Nano you go into Music, Playlists, 25 most played. [/QUOTE] Rats! My Nano doesn’t have that! I must have messed it up. I have the new video nano. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/13 "2008-05-02T18:33:21Z")
I don’t think you can tell on an Ipod. iTunes tracks play count, though. Just organize your library around it or create a smart playlist that is based on playcount. 1: _Wonderwall_, Oasis (162) 2: _Angel Pumping Gas_, Postal (159) 3: _Two Coins_, Dispatch (158) 4: _AM Radio_, Everclear (157) 5: _Under African Skies_, Paul Simon (155) 6: _Lovers in a Dangerous Time_, Barenaked Ladies (152) 7: _The General_, Dispatch (152) 8: _Love is the Seventh Wave_, Sting (149) 9: _Sweetest Thing_, U2 (149) 10: _Romeo and Juliet_, The Brown Derbies (covering Dire Straits) (143) This is a better example of songs that I’ve continued to like for several years than what I’d consider my current favorite songs, though. Only one of those songs have I owned for less than two years of the three years that I’ve used iTunes on this computer. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/14 "2008-05-02T18:37:39Z")
Well, there – I told you it was a stupid question! OK: 1. Walk Like A Man, Tim Mcgraw 2. That’s Just About Right, Blackhawk 3. Good Old Boys Like Me, Don Williams 4. How "Bout Them Cowgirls, George Strait 5. She’s So California, Gary Allen 6. Texas, George Strait 7. I Need You, Tim McGraw 8. Amarillo by Morning, George Strait 9. Life Ain’t Always Beautiful, Gary Allen 10. I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me, Merle Haggard This is off iTunes, not my iPod, so I think it’s more my son’s list than mine. I rarely listen to music off iTunes, but my son always does, when he is home. If I could get a count off the iPod itself, I think it would be different. ---
**Author:** ![Burton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Burton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burton)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/15 "2008-05-02T18:50:12Z")
I listen randomly but these are the first five: Birdland – Weather Report Take the A Train – Oscar Peterson Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Cannon Ball Adderly Girls Talk – Dave Edmunds Fast As You – Dwight Yoakum ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/16 "2008-05-02T21:01:32Z")
1. Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles 2. 1816, the Year Without a Summer – Rasputina 3. Rock ‘n Roll Can Rescue the World – Electric Eel Shock 4. Henrietta – The Fratellis 5. Don’t Wait for Tom – Over the Rhine 6. Wave of Mutilation – The Pixies 7. Midnight in Her Eyes – The Black Keys 8. You Dress up for Armageddon – The Hives 9. Dog Problems – The Format 10. The Church of the Holy Spook – Shane MacGowan ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/17 "2008-05-02T21:02:50Z")
1. Read My Mind- The Killers 2. I’m Yours, You’re Mine- Morphine 3. Badlands- Bruce Springsteen 4. Thunder Road- Bruce Springsteen 5. Early to Bed- Morphine 6. My Own Worst Enemy- Lit 7. Turkish Song of the Damned- The Pogues 8. Time Bomb- Rancid 9. Sakkijarven Polka- The Oulu Hotshots 10. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry- Me First & The Gimme Gimmes ---
**Author:** ![Trillionaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillionaire)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/18 "2008-05-02T21:29:13Z")
1. Citrus - The Hold Steady 2. Your Little Hoodrat Friend - The Hold Steady 3. Stuck Between Stations - The Hold Steady 4. Party Pit - The Hold Steady 5. Banging Camp - The Hold Steady 6. When You Were Young - The Killers 7. Chips Ahoy! - The Hold Steady 8. An End Has A Start - Editors 9. Chillout Tent - The Hold Steady 10. Black Thumbnail - Kings of Leon (They release a new album in June; I might listen to some new songs then :)) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707/19 "2008-05-03T01:19:41Z")
We have a bunch of compilation albums and essentially all my stuff plays in random order. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy (AC’s favorite Christmas song; 228 plays) Iko Iko - Cyndi Lauper Can’t Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) - Michael McDonald The Politics of Dancing - Re-Flex I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye Mickey - Toni Basil Unchain My Heart - Joe Cocker Broken Wings - Mr. Mister ---
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OK, I mostly listen to whole albums so that’s what these are. Plus, I’ve only had my iPod since Christmas so it’s kinda slanted towards the newer stuff. Sugarcult - Lights Out Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons Lemon Jelly - Lemon Jelly.ky Sugarcult -Palm Trees and Power Lines Tony Christie - “Is this the way to Amarillo” Mika - Life in Cartoon Motion Scissor Sisters - TaDah Jude - King of Yesterday Robbie Williams - Sing When You’re Winning Various - Big Band in Hi-Fi Vol. 1 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-played-on-your-ipod/447707.md?page=2)