Brad, although I’ve heard of all the bands on your list (with the exception of Chevelle) I’ve only heard three of the songs. I bought “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” just a few weeks ago and was bumping it in the car yesterday morning. Before I bought it I didn’t know it was Jay-Z and only knew the tune from the Beastie Boys concert video. Mix Master Mike mixes all kinds of music into their live shows and they do part of “Whatch ya Want” to the “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” groove. Since I liked it so much, I figured out what the original song was and bought it.
I never thought of doing the top ten based on play count. I took a look at it on my Itunes and was not surprised that five of my top ten played songs are by the Beastie Boys (1, 2, 4, 6, 8). Number one is “Ch-Check It Out”. Some of the other songs were a bit of a surprise. "O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature came in at #5. Really?? Of the Naughty by Nature songs, "O.P.P." isn't even close to my favorite. "Hip Hop Hooray", "Feel Me Flow", "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", and "Uptown Anthem" are all probably better. But then again I didn’t have any Naughty by Nature stuff for a LONG TIME. I finally bought their greatest hits album when I returned from Iraq. However, I did have "O.P.P." on a Hip Hop greatest hits CD, and it was one of the better songs on the album. That must have done it.
“What I Got” by Sublime was #3, “Breathless” by New Breed at #7, “Seabreeze” by Flynn Adam Atkins at #9, and “Mind on the Road” by Reverend Run at #10. New Breed and Flynn Adam Atkins are both Christian Rap artists. So, my entire top ten, with the exception of Sublime, is rap. I glanced over the top 100 or so and I would say that 80% of it is rap/hip hop.
What is amazing to me, Brad, is that you’ve played one song 228 times!! What was the count for your #10 song? My #1 was played 92 times, but #2 dropped all the way to 58. Also, the difference between my #10 and my number #100 is only about 15 plays.
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