# What are 'Your Top Ten Songs'.. as dictated from your computer. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843 "2010-02-13T08:50:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Remarkable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/1 "2010-02-13T08:50:34Z")
I thought this might be interesting?.., open itunes (or whatever you run) - hit top rated and post it. Mine is as follows (but somewhat warped, due to a recent laptop blowout, hence it’s fairly recent, I’d be interested in what the old laptop would have come up with). So; Piano Man - Billy Joel War pigs - Black Sabbath Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Red House - Hendrix again Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob dylan Green Onions - Booker T & the MG’s Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream Down To The Waterline - Dire Straits The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff Circle K - Spiderbait ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/2 "2010-02-13T10:05:31Z")
Would this require me to have rated the songs in my iTunes? (I have never rated any of the songs in my iTunes.) Or are you asking for the songs that I have played the most? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/3 "2010-02-13T17:25:33Z")
If we are going by which have been played the most: \* Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing\* - Buffalo Springfield \* Through the Fire and Flames\* - Dragonforce \* Dance With Me Tonight\* - The Wonders _Nights On Broadway_ - Bee Gees _All Night Long_ - Jefferson Starship _I’m On the Road_ - Partridge Family _Like A Hurricane_ - Neil Young _Lightning Rose_ - Jefferson Starship _Hang 'em High_ - Booker T & the MGs _My Back Pages_ - 30th Anniversary Bob Dylan Tribute Concert Don’t judge me! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/4 "2010-02-13T17:56:30Z")
Okay, took all the five stars and then took a random, 10 song sample: Hurt - Christina Aguilera Don’t Play Me - Prince When You Really Love Someone - Alicia Keys Solo - Prince Bring on the Night - The Police Dance, Dance - Fallout Boy Anna Stesia - Prince Kryptonite - Three Doors Down Worlds Apart - Vince Gill Chelsea Rodgers - Prince Huh. Doesn’t seem to be any way around it - I like Prince a lot. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/5 "2010-02-13T19:23:56Z")
1. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police 2. 3 AM - Matchbox 20 (acoustic version) 3. Radar Love - Golden Earring 4. Holiday in Spain - Counting Crows 5. A Fool in the Rain - Led Zepplin 6. What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers 7. Smoke from a Distant Fire - Stanford Townsend 8. Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby 9. Coldplay - Clocks 10. John Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/6 "2010-02-13T19:27:00Z")
1 [Sarah Fimm](http://www.last.fm/music/Sarah+Fimm) – [Virus](http://www.last.fm/music/Sarah+Fimm/_/Virus) ``` 2 [Tool](http://www.last.fm/music/Tool) – [The Pot](http://www.last.fm/music/Tool/_/The+Pot) 3 [Jesca Hoop](http://www.last.fm/music/Jesca+Hoop) – [Seed of Wonder](http://www.last.fm/music/Jesca+Hoop/_/Seed+of+Wonder) 4 [Sarah Fimm](http://www.last.fm/music/Sarah+Fimm) – [Sets Us Apart](http://www.last.fm/music/Sarah+Fimm/_/Sets+Us+Apart) 4 [Talking Heads](http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads) – [And She Was](http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/And+She+Was) 4 [O.A.R.](http://www.last.fm/music/O.A.R.) – [Heard the World](http://www.last.fm/music/O.A.R./_/Heard+the+World) 4 [Neko Case](http://www.last.fm/music/Neko+Case) – [The Pharaohs](http://www.last.fm/music/Neko+Case/_/The+Pharaohs) 8 [Dar Williams](http://www.last.fm/music/Dar+Williams) – [Are You Out There](http://www.last.fm/music/Dar+Williams/_/Are+You+Out+There) 9 [K's Choice](http://www.last.fm/music/K%27s+Choice) – [Not An Addict](http://www.last.fm/music/K%27s+Choice/_/Not+An+Addict) 10 [Tegan and Sara](http://www.last.fm/music/Tegan+and+Sara) – [Walking With a Ghost](http://www.last.fm/music/Tegan+and+Sara/_/Walking+With+a+Ghost) 10 [The Romanovs](http://www.last.fm/music/The+Romanovs) – [The King](http://www.last.fm/music/The+Romanovs/_/The+King) 10 [Great Lake Swimmers](http://www.last.fm/music/Great+Lake+Swimmers) – [Your Rocky Spine](http://www.last.fm/music/Great+Lake+Swimmers/_/Your+Rocky+Spine) ``` via my last.fm page. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/7 "2010-02-13T20:02:19Z")
Top rated doesn’t work because there are more than ten 5’s; it just does all the 5’s in alpha by artist. My top ten by play count are all individual tracks that I bought on Itunes and played for some time before starting to rip my CDs: _Under Your Spell/Standing Reprise_ (from Buffy musical ep) _Mais Que Nada_ by Brasil '66 & Sergio Mendes _Tom Sawyer_ by Rush _99 Red Balloons_ (the Goldfinger version) _Nas Ne Dagoniat_ (by t.A.T.u.; the original Russian version of Not Gonna Get Us) _Tainted Love_ by Soft Cell, live version _Standing_ (Buffy again) _What a Wonderful World_ _Suite from “Hush”_ (more Buffy soundtrack) _America, Fuck Yeah_ from Team America: World Police Not necessarily my favorite music, just some tracks that caught my ear but that I didn’t think it was worth buying the album for. Also, Itunes doesn’t count a track as played until you hit the end, so songs with long fadeouts will be undercounted because I might skip the end. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/8 "2010-02-13T20:29:11Z")
Well, no answer to my question above, so I will assume that what is requested is my top ten songs by **play count**. 1. _Winning a Battle, Losing the War_, by Kings of Convenience. 2. _Your Move_, by Steve Howe. 3. _I Can’t Let Go_, by the Hollies. 4. _Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)_, by Styx. 5. _Holiday Road_, by Lindsey Buckingham. 6. _Mr. Blue Sky_, by Electric Light Orchestra. 7. _Sunday Morning_, by Maroon 5. 8. _Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger_, by Daft Punk. 9. _Wouldn’t It Be Nice_, by the Beach Boys. 10. _The Rainbow Connection_, by Willie Nelson. I love the exquisite acoustical playing in #1 and #2, the vocal power harmonies in #3, the keyboards and upbeat message of #4, the sing-along hook of #5, the Beatlesque complexity of #6, the blue-eyed soul vocals of #7, how #8 is like an ingenious machine, the bouncy yearning of #9, and the simple, lonely optimism of #10. ---
**Author:** ![Remarkable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/9 "2010-02-13T20:35:47Z")
Sorry, yes I was going by playcount… as this is a better representation of what actually is getting played as opposed to how much you like a track (or ten). cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/10 "2010-02-13T20:48:46Z")
1. “Broken, Beat and Scarred” by Metallica 2. “The Day That Never Comes” by Metallica _(Most of the other top ones by play count were also off their new “Death Magnetic” Album, which I played alot after I downloaded. So I’ll skip the other 7 songs off the album that are listed and go to the next ones.)_ 3. “Tu Carcel” Los Enanitos Verdes 4. “Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado” by Yuridia 5. “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun” by The Beastie Boys 6. “Sweet Jane” by The Velvet Underground 7. “Fox on the Run” by Sweet 8. “Little Bones” by The Tragically Hip 9. “Jesus Was a Crossmaker” by The Hollies ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/11 "2010-02-13T20:58:58Z")
[ol] [li]Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb[/li][li]Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Refugee[/li][li]Toto – Africa[/li][li]Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2[/li][li]Lindsey Buckingham – Trouble[/li][li]Roxy Music – Avalon[/li][li]Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky[/li][li]Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)[/li][li]The Cars – Just What I Needed[/li][li]Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/12 "2010-02-13T21:20:22Z")
Mine is a bit weird, partially because I switched to iTunes from WinAmp relatively recently and partially because I’m more often listening to music on CDs in my car. So it’s skewed towards things I purchased recently and things I happen to be thinking about while I’m sitting at the computer. Even my most-played song on iTunes has only been played 11 times. 1. Pearl Jam - The Fixer 2. Bruce Springsteen - I’m On Fire 3. Simon & Garfunkle - The Sound of Silence\* 4. Beck - Loser 5. Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start the Fire\* 6. Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up 7. Tom Cochrane - Life Is a Highway 8. U2 - Numb 9. Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner 10. Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London \*3 and 5 are surprising to me, as neither song is a favorite of mine and I can’t remember choosing to play them much. I do remember thinking “We Didn’t Start the Fire” seemed to come up a lot in my shuffle, so both may have risen to the Top 10 largely by chance. ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/13 "2010-02-13T23:10:11Z")
My top ten by play count: [ol] [li] [Rammstein - Spieluhr](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t80hFV_y92Y)[/li][li] [E Nomine - Der Ring der Nibelungen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQCVqbF4Vjg)[/li][li] [Keiko Matsui - Forever, Forever](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzqsWxau_gI) (No, that’s not incongruous at all!)[/li][li] [E Nomine - Wer Den Wind Sät](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaULmRAEfHo)[/li][li] [Rammstein - Zwitter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9LWWr57DvA)[/li][li] [Corvus Corax - Venus, Vina, Musica](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC96H7beaDg)[/li][li] [Keiko Matsui - Bonfire in the Piano](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMAdYC-T8Tg) (Nope, makes perfect sense right next to Corvus Corax and Rammstein)[/li][li] [Enya - Flora’s Secret](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESiRI0nI4mI) (Ditto!)[/li][li] [E Nomine - Wolfen (Das Tier in mir)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZH1mkiqJPc)[/li][li] [Rammstein - Ich Will](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJCl6DTOMs)[/li][li] [E.S. Posthumus - Antissa](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPDdaFL_sU) (Had to expand the list to 11 because this song is just too awesome not to include. :D)[/li][/ol] So, apparently I really like German hard metal/dance bands and new agey smooth jazzy type stuff. My library actually shows a lot more diversity than that – I’ve got a bit of everything, really – but I guess I do tend to listen to these quite a lot. I’m surprised no other metal bands made the top ten, though – Nightwish, Apocalyptica, Rhapsody, Kamelot, Avantasia, etc. are all there, but a good ways down the list. Also I suppose it could be skewed quite a bit just by acquisition order – songs that have been in longer have a natural advantage. Maybe I should just reset my playcount statistics and see what works its way to the top then. > [@silenus](#): > > Don’t judge me! Too late! The Bee Gees, Jefferson Starship, Neil Young, and even Dragonforce were all forgivable, but the Partridge Family pushed you over the edge. I have to write you down on The List now. Nothing personal. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/14 "2010-02-13T23:34:10Z")
1. Inside - Jethro Tull 2. Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell 3. Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle and Sebastian 4. Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash 5. Windy and Warm - Doc Watson 6. Billie Jean - David Cook 7. The Ocean - Dar Williams 8. Listening House - Lazarus 9. Witches Hat - The Incredible String Band 10. Oak Ash and Thorn - Peter Bellamy ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/15 "2010-02-14T01:09:24Z")
1. [La Vigüela](http://www.ilike.com/artist/Gotan+Project/track/La+Vig%C3%BCela) - Gotan Project 2. [Andino](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JlPtnMW_40) (Dual At Diablo) - Raúl Di Blasio 3. [Trả Lại Em Yêu](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmBOgh4SHnU) - Julie Quang 4. [Boheme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bJ4-9D5aro) - Raúl Di Blasio 5. Pirates - The Blue Sky Project (a.k.a. [the music from the Pirates Clorox commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSVp70EEPJ4)) 6. Providence - Casshern Original Soundtrack ([Youtube clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmghIZLBsBk) of the scene where this track can be heard). Something about the violins that sends chills up my spine. 7. Revival- Casshern Original Soundtrack ([Youtube clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZzqcw0_9Ac) from the movie). Those violins again. 8. [Bridge of Sorrow](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxbB__MZugk) - Cirque du Soleil: Delirium 9. Hasta Que Te Conocí (Until I Knew You) - Raúl Di Blasio 10. [La Nova Alegria](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trQHBusffzw) - Cirque du Soleil: Delirium ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/16 "2010-02-14T01:14:45Z")
Based on star rating and play count: 1. Busted- from Walt Disney cartoon “Phineas and Ferb” 2. Four, Three, Two, One- Jean-Jacques Perrey 3. Queen of Mars- from Walt Disney cartoon “Phineas and Ferb” 4. The Minuet of the Robots- Jean-Jacques Perrey 5. The Mexican Cactus- Jean-Jacques Perrey 6. Potential Breakup Song- Aly and AJ 7. Bad Romance- Lady GaGa 8. I Think I Love You- The Partridge Family 9. Java- Al Hirt 10. The Inspector Clouseau Theme- Henry Mancini Talk about eclectic. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/17 "2010-02-14T01:29:04Z")
Let’s Do It - Cole Porter Celebrity Skin - Hole Happy Working Song - Amy Adams Maggies Farm - David Grisman The Spirit of Radio - Rush Revolution - The Beatles When New York Was Irish - Celtic Thunder Metal Health - Quiet Riot Far Cry - Rush Iko Iko - Dr. John ---
**Author:** ![IAhawkeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@IAhawkeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAhawkeyes)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/18 "2010-02-14T01:34:10Z")
My friends always make fun of me for listening to such a random selection of music. That is pretty well reflected in my top ten list: 1. Sia - Breathe Me 2. The Script - The Man Who Can’t be Moved 3. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent - Crack a Bottle 4. Young Jeezy ft. Kanye West - Put On 5. Nirvana - Breed 6. Brad Paisley - I’m Still a Guy 7. The Eagles - Wasted Time (live) 8. Jack Ingram - Love You 9. Brandi Carlile - The Story 10. Toby Keith - Should’ve Been a Cowboy So that’s 3 country, 3 pop, 2 rap, 1 grunge, and 1 oldies/classic. Country is definitely overrepresented and oldies/classic underrepresented, but otherwise the list is a pretty good representation of what I listen to. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/19 "2010-02-14T01:46:23Z")
```auto 1) Five Years Time - Noah and the Whale 2) Who Watches the Watchmen - The Prize Fighter Inferno (Claudio Sanchez's side project) 3) Ate Too Much of My Favorite Food - Lunch Money (A kid's alternative band) 4) Metro - Alkaline Trio (Punk cover of Berlin) 5) Valerie Plame - The Decemberists 6) Cottonmouth - Emanuel 7) Catastrophe - Forever the Sickest Kids 8) Jungle Drum - Emiliana Torrini 9) Chemicals - Armor for Sleep 10) The Margretville Dance - The Prize Fighter Inferno ``` Not as eclectic as many: five of them could be safely called adult oriented alternative, two emo-pop, one emocore, one straight ahead punk, with one kids song thrown in as a joker. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843/20 "2010-02-14T01:47:35Z")
Quite interesting this. Top ten most played songs on my Ipod. Don’t think I could have guessed them. Millionaire - A.R.Rahman Elements of life - DJ Tiesto O’Saya - A.R.Rahman and M.I.A Snakes uniform - John Carpenter Into the mystic - Van Morrison Kids - MGMT Take the long way home - Faithless All hell is breaking loose - London Elektricity Silent Sigh - Badly drawn boy The cool cool river - Paul Simon Actually, the fact I use the Ipod at the gym frequently would probably account for so many dance/electro tracks, helps to keep the pace up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-ten-songs-as-dictated-from-your-computer/528843.md?page=2)