I, Mark Butler, do solemnly swear that these are my most listened-to songs on iTunes, although certain members of my household may have overdone it a little bit on the Eames Era thing. Looking back at my 2003 version of this list, there’s clearly been a lot of turnover – and not just from old songs reclaiming territory from the novelty of something brand new in the early days of iTunes. And what other Top 25 list is going to feature Annette Funicello?
Name | Artist | Album | Plays | |
1 | Fake Do-Gooders | The Eames Era | Heroes And Sheroes | 83 |
2 | Come On Let’s Go | Broadcast | The Noise Made By People | 73 |
3 | Lilting | Oh-OK | The Complete Recordings | 70 |
4 | leotard | tacocat | Shame Spiral | 70 |
5 | We’ve Got Time | Broadcast | Work And Non Work | 68 |
6 | Her Jazz | Huggy Bear | Trash Companion 1 | 67 |
7 | What’s Your New Thing | Walking Concert | Run To Be Born | 67 |
8 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell & The Drells | In Yo’ Face: The Roots Of Funk – Vol. 1 1/2 | 66 |
9 | Clap (See the Stars) | The Myrmidons | Clap EP | 66 |
10 | Audrey | Walking Concert | Run To Be Born | 66 |
11 | Those Dancing Days | Those Dancing Days | Those Dancing Days – Single | 65 |
12 | Derailing | The Casual Dots | The Casual Dots | 63 |
13 | Sugarcube | Yo La Tengo | I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One | 63 |
14 | Vegetarian Restaurant | Aberfeldy | The Rough Trade Field Guide To Music | 62 |
15 | Go Karts | The Bees | Free the Bees | 61 |
16 | One Glass of Water | The Bees | Free the Bees | 61 |
17 | I Believe In Miracles | The Jackson Sisters | Bar Culture | 61 |
18 | Soft Picasso | Kelly Hogan | The Whistle Only Dogs Can Hear | 61 |
19 | Safety Net | Shop Assistants | 53rd & 3rd – Fun While It Lasted… | 61 |
20 | I Was Born (A Unicorn) | The Unicorns | Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? | 61 |
21 | Bang Bang Rock & Roll | Art Brut | Bang Bang Rock & Roll | 60 |
22 | Badger | Let’s Active | Big Plans For Everybody | 60 |
23 | When It All Comes Do | Miaow | When It All Comes Down | 60 |
24 | In The Future | Sparks | Indiscreet | 60 |
25 | The Monkey’s Uncle | Annette Funicello | Annette: A Musical Reunion with America’s Girl Next Door | 59 |
A bunch of this stuff is on my Spotify Playlist, although a few things are sadly missing. (Really, Spotify? No Huggy Bear or Shop Assistants or Jackson Sisters. C’mon!)
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/ January 1, 2012If I were to have cheated and skipped the Eames Era song, Barbara Manning’s Sympathy Wreath would have gotten the #25 slot.