Analysing my iTunes.
Top 20 artists by number of songs
Bruce Springsteen - 31
David Bowie - 32
The Divine Comedy - 32
The Ramones - 35
Django Reinhardt - 36
The Smiths - 37
Johnny Cash - 41
The Rolling Stones - 44
The Kinks - 46
Nirvana - 46
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 49
Elvis Presley - 50
The Stone Roses - 51
U2 - 54
Barenaked Ladies - 55
Blur - 62
Pink - 77
Belle and Sebastian - 98
REM - 105
Tom Waits - 107
Top 10 artists by number of plays of most played song of that artist (man, that’s overly specific)
The Bangles - 21 (Walk Like An Egyptian)
Pink - 22 (So What)
Bruce Springsteen - 23 (Outlaw Pete)
Bloc Party - 23 (Two More Years)
Tom Waits - 24 (Swordfishtrombone)
Royksopp - 24 (What Else Is There?)
Band of Skulls - 35 (Fires)
The Killers - 36 (Human)
Dresden Dolls - 42 (Truce)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 44 (Isis)
Edit to add: Also,
Well, I’m sure that’s all very revealing about my psyche, my desires, and my sometimes appalling lack of taste. So I feel moved to point out that most of the most-listened ones are the ones I most enjoy cycling or doing sit-ups to. Oh, and there’s lots of stuff I’ve never listened to on my iTunes (I have a tendency to rip stuff belonging to friends and family just in case).
Bruce Springsteen - 31
David Bowie - 32
The Divine Comedy - 32
The Ramones - 35
Django Reinhardt - 36
The Smiths - 37
Johnny Cash - 41
The Rolling Stones - 44
The Kinks - 46
Nirvana - 46
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 49
Elvis Presley - 50
The Stone Roses - 51
U2 - 54
Barenaked Ladies - 55
Blur - 62
Pink - 77
Belle and Sebastian - 98
REM - 105
Tom Waits - 107
Top 10 artists by number of plays of most played song of that artist (man, that’s overly specific)
The Bangles - 21 (Walk Like An Egyptian)
Pink - 22 (So What)
Bruce Springsteen - 23 (Outlaw Pete)
Bloc Party - 23 (Two More Years)
Tom Waits - 24 (Swordfishtrombone)
Royksopp - 24 (What Else Is There?)
Band of Skulls - 35 (Fires)
The Killers - 36 (Human)
Dresden Dolls - 42 (Truce)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 44 (Isis)
Edit to add: Also,
Well, I’m sure that’s all very revealing about my psyche, my desires, and my sometimes appalling lack of taste. So I feel moved to point out that most of the most-listened ones are the ones I most enjoy cycling or doing sit-ups to. Oh, and there’s lots of stuff I’ve never listened to on my iTunes (I have a tendency to rip stuff belonging to friends and family just in case).