Top Artists of All Time

[ListenToItTwice]

I'm sorry if a thread for this already exists, but I couldn't find one.

Who are your most-played artists of all time? I recently calculated mine (my last.fm is missing tons of plays for one reason or another, so I calculate it manually from time to time), and was surprised by the results. Artists with a (-) are artists I haven't frequently listened to in years, and artists with (+) are the ones who are likely to rise quickly over the next few months.

The top 50 artists account for 89% of my total listening. The top seven artists alone account for over 50% of my total listening. Current listening trends are decreasing both of these percentages, as lower-ranked artists gain ground.

1. Regina Spektor 7223 (+)
2. Dixie Chicks 3440
3. Taylor Swift 2969 (+)
4. Avril Lavigne 2061 (-)
5. Brandi Carlile 2041(+)
6. Carrie Underwood 1524 (-)
7. Kelly Clarkson 1189 (+)
8. Ingrid Michaelson 1099 (+)
9. The Beatles 1028 (+)
10. Blues Traveler 749
11. Alicia Keys 709 (-)
12. Nelly Furtado 666
13. Lenka 641
14. Black Eyed Peas 528
15. P!nk 518
16. Dolly Parton 500
17. Jason Mraz 475
18. Rihanna 433 (-)
19. Javier Navarrete 428 (-)
20. Vanessa Carlton 398
21. Wicked Cast 397
22. Erin McCarley 359
23. Lady GaGa 319
24. Duffy 310 (-)
25. Jessica Simpson 305 (-)
26. Alanis Morissette 303
27. Tori Amos 260 (+)
28. Great Big Sea 230 (+)
29. The Wreckers 204
30. Five for Fighting 201
31. Garth Brooks 200 (+)
32. Christina Aguilera 200
33. The Killers 197
34. Beyoncé 194
35. Matt Nathanson 184
36. Lee Ann Womack 175
37. SHeDAISY 161
38. No Doubt 157
39. Lily Allen 148
40. Katy Perry 145 (+)
41. Shakira 144
42. Rufus Wainwright 140
43. Pat Benatar 140
44. Sara Bareilles 137
45. Vince Guaraldi Trio 126
46. Jo Dee Messina 124
47. Feist 123
48. Shawn Colvin 119
49. Switchfoot 118
50. The Veronicas 109

[ListenToItTwice]

soooo even though no one replied to this, I'm going to be self-indulgent and post a six-months later update. These 50 artists now account for 86% of my all-time listening, and the top eight make up 50% of my total plays. It looks like Kelly Clarkson, Regina Spektor, ADELE, and Fleetwood Mac have gained the most plays in the past six months.

1. Regina Spektor 7883
2. Dixie Chicks 3723
3. Taylor Swift 3375
4. Brandi Carlile 2394
5. Avril Lavigne 2131
6. Kelly Clarkson 1817
7. Carrie Underwood 1595
8. The Beatles 1520
9. Ingrid Michaelson 1500
10. Blues Traveler 927
11. Adele 773
12. Alicia Keys 769
13. Lenka 756
14. Nelly Furtado 696
15. Fleetwood Mac 677
16. P!nk 608
17. Sara Bareilles 577
18. Black Eyed Peas 556
19. Dolly Parton 531
20. Jason Mraz 497
21. Garth Brooks 491
22. Rihanna 483
23. Javier Navarrete 450
24. Vanessa Carlton 439
25. Wicked Cast 429
26. Florence + The Machine 416
27. Lady GaGa 404
28. Erin McCarley 370
29. Mumford & Sons 333
30. Duffy 325
31. Alanis Morissette 315
32. Jessica Simpson 312
33. Tori Amos 312
34. Great Big Sea 273
35. Christina Aguilera 233
36. Beyoncé 229
37. The Wreckers 212
38. The Killers 210
39. Five for Fighting 203
40. Matt Nathanson 188
41. Lee Ann Womack 178
42. Katy Perry 178
43. SHeDAISY 166
44. No Doubt 161
45. Elizabeth & The Catapult 160
46. Lily Allen 152
47. Shakira 147
48. Pat Benatar 142
49. Rufus Wainwright 141
50. Shania Twain 136

[Deleted]

I only started keeping track of plays in 4q 2010, so these plays are very recent:

1. Britney Spears - 1790 (650 + 444 + 259 + 164 + 149 + 124)
2. Katy Perry - 1237 (522 + 305 + 293 + 117)
3. Kesha - 1148 (456 + 346 + 172* + 92* + 82*)
4. Rihanna - 874 (522 + 340 + 12)
5. Lady Gaga - 736 (329 + 257 + 53 + 40* + 32* + 25*)
6. Enrique Iglasias 695 - (362 + 243 + 90)
7. J.Lo - 625 (318 + 123* + 108 + 76*)

After that the artists are close and I am lazy to finish



Only plays from singles and 50 play+ album tracks are counted. Songs with an * are album tracks.

[ListenToItTwice]

If you want a faster way to do it, copy the songs from your iTunes into Microsoft Excel, and drag the mouse to select all the cells containing play counts. On the bottom of the window you'll see "SUM =" and then the title!

[.indulgecountry]

1. Sara Evans --- 4,390
2. Britney Spears --- 3,720
3. Miranda Lambert --- 2,868
4. Dolly Parton --- 2,197
5. Carrie Underwood --- 1,849
6. Kellie Pickler --- 1,820
7. Deana Carter --- 1,741
8. Jo Dee Messina --- 1,698
9. Dixie Chicks --- 1,591
10. Reba McEntire --- 1,539
11. Terri Clark --- 1,520
12. Martina McBride --- 1,321
13. Lee Ann Womack --- 1,316
14. Lady Gaga --- 1,230
15. Natasha Bedingfield --- 1,217
16. Little Big Town --- 1,055
17. Josh Turner --- 1,044
18. Jewel --- 970
19. Shakira --- 940
20. Joey + Rory --- 922
21. Trisha Yearwood --- 853
22. Avril Lavigne --- 840
23. Sugarland --- 813
24. Jessica Harp --- 803
25. Big Time Rush --- 784

[TellMeALie]

This is my Top 3, all the other ones are very close together so i do not even find it fair to rank.
Kelly Clarkson --- 5,943
Britney Spears--- 2,875
Katy Perry---- 2,265

[Deleted]

Using my iTunes play counts.

Carrie Underwood -- 8,944
Lady Gaga -- 5,723
Miranda Lambert -- 5,494
Adele -- 2,106
Little Big Town -- 2,073

[ListenToItTwice]

Updated Top 25 (since June 6, 2007):

1. regina spektor 8107
2. Dixie Chicks 3814
3. Taylor Swift 3536
4. Kelly Clarkson 2571
5. Brandi Carlile 2521
6. Avril Lavigne 2159
7. Ingrid Michaelson 1773
8. Carrie Underwood 1662
9. The Beatles 1581
10. Adele 995
11. Sara Bareilles 936
12. Blues Traveler 935
13. Florence + The Machine 926
14. Fleetwood Mac 915
15. Tegan and Sara 869
16. Lenka 781
17. Alicia Keys 772
18. P!nk 704
19. Nelly Furtado 700
20. The Decemberists 659
21. Vanessa Carlton 589
22. Garth Brooks 564
23. Mumford & Sons 557
24. Black Eyed Peas 556
25. Dolly Parton 553

Kelly Clarkson was my most-played artist of the past year.
The top nine artists make up the majority of my all-time listening.
Artists in bold are "Hall-of-Fame Artists," a distinction I give to artists who: have more than 1000 plays, have at least 40 songs in my library, and have been in my library with at least two songs for over a year.

[Deleted]

This is my Last.FM top 50 since February 2008.

1 Lita Ford 1,369
2 Dokken 838
3 Rush 758
4 Heart 624
5 Dio 603
6 Pat Benatar 517
7 Type O Negative 487
8 Madonna 471
9 Iron Maiden 469
10 Britney Spears 429
11 Alanis Morissette 425
12 Girlschool 422
13 Tori Amos 384
14 Mariah Carey 373
15 W.A.S.P. 370
16 Oasis 333
17 Black Sabbath 324
18 Def Leppard 318
19 Adele 306
20 Christina Aguilera 304
21 Rainbow 300
22 Kelly Clarkson 290
23 Hole 284
24 Doro 278
25 Pearl Jam 270
26 Ozzy Osbourne 251
27 Queensrÿche 220
28 Girls Aloud 218
29 Garbage 195
30 Skid Row 193
31 Damn Yankees 191
32 Ratt 185
32 Warlock 185
34 Heaven & Hell 178
35 Backstreet Boys 175
36 Megadeth 172
37 Foo Fighters 171
38 Alice Cooper 170
39 Mötley Crüe 165
40 Scorpions 164
41 Rihanna 158
42 Bon Jovi 143
42 Journey 143
44 Spice Girls 139
45 Anthrax 138
46 Accept 136
46 Ashlee Simpson 136
48 The Cranberries 133
49 Yngwie Malmsteen 132
50 Whitesnake 130

[#LisaRinna]

Since June 27, 2011 (last.fm):

01. Mariah Carey 905
02. Beyoncé 560
03. Drake 155
04. Whitney Houston 139
05. Janet Jackson 100
06. Mary J. Blige 73
07. Usher 68
08. Kanye West 61
09. Destiny's Child 60
10. Jay-Z 52
11. Sade 51
12. Gavin DeGraw 49
13. Brandy 48
14. Depeche Mode 41
15. Lady GaGa 40
16. Michael Jackson 39
17. Lauryn Hill 35
18. Alicia Keys 34
19. Jay-Z & Kanye West 33
20. P!nk 32
21. Toni Braxton 30
22. Chris Brown 27
23. Sara Bareilles 26
24. Katy Perry 25
25. Ciara 24

[.indulgecountry]

May 31, 2011 1:02:22 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

1. Sara Evans --- 4,390
2. Britney Spears --- 3,720
3. Miranda Lambert --- 2,868
4. Dolly Parton --- 2,197
5. Carrie Underwood --- 1,849
6. Kellie Pickler --- 1,820
7. Deana Carter --- 1,741
8. Jo Dee Messina --- 1,698
9. Dixie Chicks --- 1,591
10. Reba McEntire --- 1,539
11. Terri Clark --- 1,520
12. Martina McBride --- 1,321
13. Lee Ann Womack --- 1,316
14. Lady Gaga --- 1,230
15. Natasha Bedingfield --- 1,217
16. Little Big Town --- 1,055
17. Josh Turner --- 1,044
18. Jewel --- 970
19. Shakira --- 940
20. Joey + Rory --- 922
21. Trisha Yearwood --- 853
22. Avril Lavigne --- 840
23. Sugarland --- 813
24. Jessica Harp --- 803
25. Big Time Rush --- 784

Updated:
1. Sara Evans --- 5,184
2. Britney Spears --- 4,706
3. Miranda Lambert --- 3,474
4. Dolly Parton --- 2,796
5. Kellie Pickler --- 2,168
6. Carrie Underwood --- 1,976
7. Deana Carter --- 1,945
8. Jo Dee Messina --- 1,935
9. Dixie Chicks --- 1,764
10. Reba McEntire --- 1,749
11. Martina McBride --- 1,700
12. Terri Clark --- 1,669
13. Lady Gaga --- 1,546
14. Lee Ann Womack --- 1,450
15. Natasha Bedingfield --- 1,410
16. Little Big Town --- 1,242
17. Shakira --- 1,179
18. Avril Lavigne --- 1,137
19. Josh Turner --- 1,130
20. Joey + Rory --- 1,061
21. Jewel --- 1,052
22. Big Time Rush --- 948
23. Trisha Yearwood --- 942
24. Sugarland --- 915
25. Selena Gomez & The Scene --- 911

[Gravity.]

1. John Mayer - 2,161
2. Taylor Swift 1,702
3. Relient K - 1086
4. Paramore - 996
5. Kelly Clarkson - 912
6. Drake - 785
7. The Script - 582
8. Coldplay - 559
9. Fleetwood Mac - 545
10. Maroon 5 - 528

[Deleted]

May 24, 2011 13:30:56 GMT -5 Codex said:

I only started keeping track of plays in 4q 2010, so these plays are very recent:

1. Britney Spears - 1790
2. Katy Perry - 1237
3. Kesha - 1148
4. Rihanna - 874
5. Lady Gaga - 736
6. Enrique Iglasias 695
7. J.Lo - 625

After that the artists are close and I am lazy to finish

According to Last.fm:

Top 20 since March 5th:

1 Britney Spears 2,815
2 Rihanna 1,706
3 Lady Gaga 1,511
4 Katy Perry 1,426
5 Ke$ha 1,342
6 David Guetta 884
7 Black Eyed Peas 702
8 Jennifer Lopez 626
9 DEV 577
10 Enrique Iglesias 541
11 Inna 503
12 Beyoncé 493
13 Kelly Clarkson 465
14 Pitbull 423
15 LMFAO 416
16 Nicki Minaj 377
17 Alexandra Stan 331
18 Maroon 5 318
19 Avril Lavigne 300
20 Adele 276

[dbhmr]

My top 50, according to LastFM, since July 2010 (when I got my new laptop, thus ending my extensive playcounts for the entirety of college >:().

1. Kelly Clarkson 3,923
2. Lady Gaga 1,047
3. P!nk 892
4. Britney Spears 860
5. Rihanna 717
6. Adele 620
7. Janelle Monáe 374
8. My sister :) 359
9. Mariah Carey 308
10. Beyonce 286
11. Melanie Fiona 241
12. Shakira 239
13. Katy Perry 221
14. Christina Aguilera 219
15. Shiny Toy Guns 217
16. TLC 192
17. Leighton Meester 173 (off one song )
18. Jessie J (172)
19. Maroon 5 156
20. Robyn 155
21. Kylie Minogue 140
22. John Mayer 125
23. Jason Mraz 124
24. Kanye West 117
25. Lily Allen 116
26. Jason Aldean 113 (one song)
27. Kelly Rowland 103
28. Whitney Houston 99
29. Keane 99
30. Madonna 94
31. David Guetta feat. Rihanna 94 (one song)
32. Incubus 90
33. La Roux 90
34. Kings of Leon 87
35. Evanescence 85
36. Coldplay 84
37. Alanis Morissette 80
38. Muse 72
39. Avril Lavigne 62
40. Nelly Furtado 62
41. Lady Gaga & Beyonce 61 (one song)
42. Sheryl Crow 60
43. Tamyra Gray 54
44. Florence + The Machine 54
45. Kerli 52
46. Dead or Alive 51
47. Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman 51
48. Daughtry 51
49. R.E.M. 49
50. Joan Baez 48 (one song)

In addition to overall playcounts being higher, if I had my old laptop's play counts, Shiny Toy Guns, Keane, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Mariah Carey, and Lily Allen would see huge increases...and Kelly would probably be even further ahead.

[horchata]

My top 50 according to lastfm since nam' June 2006.

1. Chaka Khan 1392
2. Britney Spears 1385
3. Swing Out Sister 1119
4. Danity Kane 1108
5. Dannii Minogue 999
6. Solange 986
7. Janelle Monáe 934
8. Kylie Minogue 869
9. Kanye West 810
10. Robbie Williams 771
11. Madonna 753
12. Robin Thicke 721
13. Amerie 718
14. The Hives 707
15. Róisín Murphy 686
16. Calvin Harris 682
17. Sam Sparro 678
18. Laura Nyro 676
19. Beyoncé 605
20. Incubus 577
20. Kelis 577
22. Shakira 539
23. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 522
24. Radiohead 509
25. Duffy 501
26. Shania Twain 483
26. Annie 483
28. Electrik Red 473
29. Ciara 444
30. Kate Bush 438
31. Kenna 426
32. Diana Ross 417
33. Girls Aloud 409
34. The Ocean Blue 407
35. Diddy - Dirty Money 406
36. ABC 397
37. Steely Dan 393
38. M.I.A. 373
39. Antônio Carlos Jobim 366
40. Heaven 17 365
41. Eisley 348
42. Michael Jackson 330
42. John Mayer 330
44. Amy Winehouse 329
45. Donna Summer 322
46. Red Hot Chili Peppers 308
46. Fleetwood Mac 308
48. Miike Snow 291
49. Deborah Harry 287
50. Coldplay 282


I also play vinyl too, so these charts would look quite a bit different if that could be accounted for but obviously that is impossible.

[franklin]

Based upon my last.fm (since Jun 2010)...

1. Kelly Clarkson 5,370
2. Ke$ha 1,339
3. Katy Perry 1,110
4. Britney Spears 1,018
5. OneRepublic 821
6. Lady Gaga 678
7. Avril Lavigne 653
8. Taylor Swift 648
9. Selena Gomez & The Scene 611
10. The Pretty Reckless 605
11. P!nk 604
12. Miley Cyrus 587
13. Kris Allen 524
14. Rihanna 509
15. The Fray 499
16. Linkin Park 483
17. Lifehouse 479
18. Simple Plan 453
19. Christina Aguilera 434
20. Paramore 427
21. Demi Lovato 383
22. The Script 320
23. Allison Iraheta 302
24. Evanescence 269
25. Bruno Mars 263
26. 30 Seconds to Mars 262
27. Beyoncé 257
28. Nicki Minaj 253
29. Kings of Leon 248
30. Natasha Bedingfield 245
31. The xx 230
32. Sum 41 214
33. Adele 209
34. Jordin Sparks 202
35. Dashboard Confessional 193
36. Mariah Carey 187
37. The Veronicas 186
38. Kellie Pickler 173
39. Florence + The Machine 171
40. Secondhand Serenade 169
41. Nicole Scherzinger 164
42. Maroon 5 160
43. Sara Bareilles 151
44. Sounds Under Radio 150
45. Arcade Fire 149
46. Katharine McPhee 149
47. Hilary Duff 142
48. Yellowcard 138
49. Mat Kearney 138
50. David Cook 134

[franklin]

Nov 18, 2011 11:12:41 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

17. Leighton Meester 173 (off one song )

[dbhmr]

^ "Your Love's A Drug" is amazing and...still...hasn't...got old to me.

[#LisaRinna]

Since June 27, 2011 (last.fm). The last update was on Nov 17th:

01. Mariah Carey 1,062 (+157)
02. Beyoncé 600 (+40)
03. Whitney Houston 161 (+22)
04. Drake 156 (+1)
05. Janet Jackson 152 (+52)
06. Mary J. Blige 90 (+17)
07. Usher 87 (+19)
08. Kanye West 67 (+6)
09. Destiny's Child 64 (+4)
10. Depeche Mode 63 (+22)
11. Melanie Fiona 59 (+36)
12. Gavin DeGraw 58 (+9)
13. Jay-Z 53 (+1)
14. Sade 52 (+1)
15. Brandy 48 (=)
16. Lady GaGa 43 (+3)
17. Michael Jackson 41 (+2)
18. Alicia Keys 37 (+3)
19. Lauryn Hill 36 (+1)
20. Chris Brown 35 (+8)
21. Jay-Z & Kanye West 34 (+1)
22. P!nk 33 (+1)
23. Toni Braxton 30 (=)
24. Sara Bareilles 27 (+1)
25. Ciara 26 (+2)

[Deleted]

All Time (since August 2005)
01. Mariah Carey (3,199)
02. Mary J. Blige (3,001)
03. Madonna (2,890)
04. Janet Jackson (2,365)
05. Sade (2,284)
06. Anita Baker (1,918)
07. Whitney Houston (1,575)
08. Aretha Franklin (1,435)
09. Michael Jackson (1,373)
10. Erykah Badu (1,369)
11. Luther Vandross (1,306)
12. Teena Marie (1,287)
13. R. Kelly (1,215)
14. Faith Evans (1,067)
15. Maxwell (968)
16. Stevie Wonder (931)
17. Prince (903)
18. Marvin Gaye (873)
19. Usher (830)
20. Lady Gaga (806)
21. Toni Braxton (773)
22. Monica (756)
23. Jill Scott (740)
24. Phyllis Hyman (736)
25. Beyoncé (731)
26. Aaliyah (719)
27. Alicia Keys (697)
28. Fleetwood Mac (693)
29. Keith Sweat (680)
30. Atlantic Starr (650)
31. Maze (641)
32. Stevie Nicks (633)
33. Freddie Jackson (632)
34. George Michael (628)
35. Earth, Wind & Fire (616)
36. Keyshia Cole (608)
37. Jody Watley (596)
38. The Isley Brothers (584)
39. Rihanna (580)
40. Kylie Minogue (572)
41. Paul Hardcastle (571)
42. Amy Winehouse (557)
43. Alexander O'Neal (555)
44. The Brand New Heavies (530)
45. Diana Ross (527)
46. Brandy (478)
47. TLC (462)
48. Rick James (455)
49. SWV (452)
50. Vanessa Williams (431)

[ListenToItTwice]

It's been six months; time for another update! There are still a few embarrassing entries, but the list is the best it's ever been:

Top 50 (since June 2007)

1. regina spektor 8577
2. Dixie Chicks 3871
3. Taylor Swift 3673
4. Kelly Clarkson 2768
5. Brandi Carlile 2583
6. Avril Lavigne 2229
7. Ingrid Michaelson 1986
8. Carrie Underwood 1679
9. The Beatles 1594
10.Tegan and Sara 1457
11. The Decemberists 1308
12. Adele 1111
13. Fleetwood Mac 1106
14. Sara Bareilles 1063
15. Florence + The Machine 1061
16. P!nk 1014
17. Blues Traveler 959
18. Garth Brooks 854
19. Lenka 788
20. Alicia Keys 782
21. Nelly Furtado 709
22. fun. 687
23. Mumford & Sons 659
24. Vanessa Carlton 625
25. Dolly Parton 597
26. Black Eyed Peas 558
27. Jason Mraz 511
28. Rihanna 506
29. Lady GaGa 479
30. Javier Navarrete 450
31. Wicked Cast 432
32. Erin McCarley 417
33. Elizabeth & The Catapult 412
34. Beyoncé 376
35. Rachel Platten 373
36. Alanis Morissette 365
37. Jack's Mannequin 354
38. Ke$ha 346
39. Shania Twain 345
39. Nicki Minaj 345
41. Tori Amos 335
42. Duffy 326
43. Great Big Sea 322
44. Lauren O'Connell 314
45. Jessica Simpson 312
46. One Direction 279
47. Elizaveta 261
48. Christina Aguilera 243
49. Shakira 238
50. Lana Del Rey 225

Blue artists are current members of my artist hall of fame; green artists are officially designated "future members."

[Au$tin]

For My Personal Chart (since late January 2012 - by points)
1. Nicki Minaj - 912
2. Adele - 640
3. Kelly Clarkson - 595
4. Karmin - 563
5. Selena Gomez & the Scene - 556
6. Katy Perry - 464
7. Train - 460
8. David Guetta - 449
9. Rihanna - 443
10. JoJo - 418
11. Demi Lovato - 381
12. The Wanted - 365
13. Breathe Carolina - 342
14. Jessie J - 329
15. Jay-Z - 302
16. fun. - 299
17. Carrie Underwood - 284
18. Carly Rae Jepsen - 272
19. Taylor Swift - 208
20. Dev - 207

My most played artists (since February 2007 - by plays)
1. Kelly Clarkson - 1,233
2. Hilary Duff - 1,171
3. Rihanna - 1,169
4. Miley Cyrus - 1,160
5. Aly & AJ - 1,155
6. Ashley Tisdale - 963
7. Avril Lavigne - 943
8. Taylor Swift - 891
9. Ke$ha - 785
10. P!nk - 783
11. Katy Perry - 761
12. Natasha Bedingfield - 722
13. Britney Spears - 714
14. The Veronicas - 656
15. Raven-Symoné - 591
16. JoJo - 582
17. Jordin Sparks - 551
18. Keke Palmer - 448
19. Ashlee Simpson - 403
20. The Black Eyed Peas - 391

[jaytee]

Numbers cribbed from last.fm which only goes back to January 2010 and my listening tastes have really changed drastically in the last two years.

1. Kris Allen - 3,390 (and this number is about to go up a shit ton, I'm embarrassed by how much I listen to him)
2. Alicia Keys - 2,178
3. Mary J. Blige - 1,489
4. R. Kelly - 1,457
5. Usher - 1,269
6. 2 Pac - 1,144
7. Sara Bareilles - 1,127
8. Jon McLaughlin - 1,070
9. Maroon 5 - 1,029
10. Ne-Yo - 929
11. Adele - 887
12. B.o.B - 884
13. Jaheim - 755
14. The Script - 698
15. Tyrese - 667
16. Kanye West - 648
17. Nelly - 580
18. Mat Kearney - 557
19. Jay-Z - 545
20. Michael Jackson - 524

Really surprised that there are only 4 women in my top 20, I wouldn't have guessed that my listening tastes leaned towards any particular gender before looking at this.

[ListenToItTwice]

These are my most played artists for the past six years. It should provide a pretty good indication of who will dominate by All Time Songs countdown later this summer ;)

1. regina spektor 9166
2. Taylor Swift 4436
3. Dixie Chicks 3953
4. Kelly Clarkson 3109
5. Brandi Carlile 2966
6. Avril Lavigne 2278
7. Ingrid Michaelson 2048
8. Tegan and Sara 1783
9. Carrie Underwood 1689
10. The Decemberists 1666
11. The Beatles 1608
12. Adele 1276
13. P!nk 1240
14. Fleetwood Mac 1223
15. Sara Bareilles 1219
16. Florence + The Machine 1218
17. Blues Traveler 978
18. Mumford & Sons 978
19. Garth Brooks 922
20. fun. 900
21. Dolly Parton 846
22. Lenka 813
23. Alicia Keys 803
24. Nelly Furtado 715
25. Vanessa Carlton 691
26. Lauren O'Connell 658
27. One Direction 654
28. Lana Del Rey 645
29. Ke$ha 644
30. Black Eyed Peas 565
31. Nicki Minaj 525
32. Laura Marling 524
33. Rihanna 514
34. Jason Mraz 513
35. Lady Gaga 506
36. Erin McCarley 502
37. Elizabeth & The Catapult 467
38. Javier Navarrete 450
39. Wicked Cast 436
40. Ellie Goulding 424
41. Jack's Mannequin 413
42. Rachel Platten 413
43. Beyoncé 405
44. Second Dam 389
45. Britney Spears 387
46. Alanis Morissette 386
47. Shania Twain 360
48. Tori Amos 344
49. Elizaveta 340
50. Emeli Sandé 332

[ListenToItTwice]

Last update: May 23, 2014

An updated version. Artists in blue have risen in the past eleven months; artists in red have fallen (top 50 only).

1. regina spektor - 9488
2. Taylor Swift - 4702
3. Dixie Chicks - 4072
4. Kelly Clarkson - 3601
5. Brandi Carlile - 3108
6. Ingrid Michaelson - 2392
7. Avril Lavigne - 2325
8. Tegan and Sara - 2034
9. The Decemberists - 1894
10. Carrie Underwood - 1719
11. The Beatles - 1660
12. Sara Bareilles - 1584
13. Adele - 1412
14. Florence + The Machine - 1364
15. Fleetwood Mac - 1345
16. P!nk - 1326
17. Mumford & Sons - 1261
18. Dolly Parton - 1190
19. fun. - 1036
20. One Direction - 1020
21. Garth Brooks - 1010
22. Blues Traveler - 1006
23. Lana Del Rey - 951
24. Lauren O'Connell - 941
25. Beyoncé - 876
26. Lenka - 837
27. Laura Marling - 820
28. Alicia Keys - 814
29. Vanessa Carlton - 744
30. Ke$ha - 738
31. Nelly Furtado - 730
32. Elizabeth & The Catapult - 684
33. Ellie Goulding - 584
34. Black Eyed Peas - 578
35. Second Dam - 567
36. Lady Gaga - 572
37. Nicki Minaj - 571
38. Britney Spears - 565
39. Lorde - 558
40. Vampire Weekend - 549
41. Rihanna - 534
42. Jason Mraz - 529
43. Erin McCarley - 528
44. Rachel Platten - 516
45. Jack's Mannequin - 493
46. The Civil Wars - 485
47. Javier Navarrete - 454
48. Wicked (Original Broadway Cast) - 445
49. Emeli Sandé - 438
50. Shania Twain - 434

51. Alanis Morissette - 430
52. Tori Amos - 391
53. Elizaveta - 389
54. Bastille - 377
55. John Mulaney - 364
56. Great Big Sea - 349
57. Duffy - 333
58. Jessica Simpson - 332
59. Katy Perry - 326
60. Parachute - 323
61. John Mayer - 323
62. Carly Rae Jepsen - 320
63. Kacey Musgraves - 295
64. Ben Folds/ Ben Folds Five - 290
65. Shakira - 279
66. Christina Aguilera - 272
67. Tracy Chapman - 266
68. The Killers - 245
69. Simon & Garfunkel - 244
70. Of Monsters and Men - 233
71. Natalie Maines - 233
72. Ithacappella - 230
73. Miley Cyrus - 228
74. Fiona Apple - 227
75. Demi Lovato - 224
76. The Wreckers - 223
77. Five for Fighting - 204
78. Matt Nathanson - 196
79. The Hush Sound - 194
80. Lee Ann Womack - 191
81. Jo Dee Messina - 186
82. Reba McEntire - 185
83. No Doubt - 184
84. Coldplay - 184
85. OneRepublic - 180
86. Haley Reinhart - 173
87. SHeDAISY - 171
88. Neutral Milk Hotel - 167
89. ZZ Ward - 163
90. Lily Allen - 161
91. Trisha Yearwood - 161
92. The Lumineers - 160
93. Pat Benatar - 154
94. Joni Mitchell - 153
95. Rufus Wainwright - 150
96. Foster the People - 148
97. Feist - 148
98. Judy Garland - 145
99. Shawn Colvin - 142
100. Backstreet Boys - 138

[ListenToItTwice]

Two years later:

Blue means it's risen in the ranking, bold means the artist debuted on my playlist within the last two years.

1. regina spektor - 10050
2. Taylor Swift - 5793
3. Kelly Clarkson - 4514
4. Dixie Chicks - 4151
5. Brandi Carlile - 3486
6. Ingrid Michaelson - 2647
7. Avril Lavigne - 2426
8. Tegan and Sara - 2256
9. The Decemberists - 2222
10. Adele - 1907
11. Sara Bareilles - 1789
12. Carrie Underwood- 1729
13. Beatles - 1689
14. Mumford & Sons - 1640
15. Florence + The Machine - 1584
16. Lana Del Rey - 1433
17. Dolly Parton - 1429
18. Beyoncé - 1426
19. Fleetwood Mac - 1393
20. P!nk - 1359
21. One Direction - 1323
22. Lauren O'Connell - 1161
23. Laura Marling - 1136
24. fun. - 1081
25. Second Dam - 1068
26. Vanessa Carlton - 1052
27. Nicki Minaj - 1047
28. Garth Brooks - 1027
29. Blues Traveler - 1025
30. Ke$ha - 1001
31. Alicia Keys - 919
32. Lenka - 900
33. Carly Rae Jepsen - 868
34. Drake - 792
35. Elizabeth & The Catapult - 741
36. Nelly Furtado - 736
37. Rachel Platten - 734
38. Vampire Weekend - 716
39. Lorde - 652
40. Ellie Goulding - 618
42. Black Eyed Peas - 595
43. Lady Gaga - 594
44. Fiona Apple - 576
45. The Civil Wars - 551
46. Erin McCarley - 546
47. Rihanna - 544
48. Jason Mraz - 533
49. Kacey Musgraves - 527
50. Jack's Mannequin - 500
51. Alanis Morissette - 474
52. Bastille - 462
53. Emeli Sandé - 460
54. Javier Navarrete - 456
55. Wicked Cast - 448
56. Shania Twain - 445
57. First Aid Kit - 423
58. Elizaveta - 397
59. Tori Amos - 394
60. Parachute - 394
61. Tracy Chapman - 368
62. John Mulaney - 366
63. John Mayer - 360
64. Great Big Sea - 353
65. Of Monsters and Men - 350
66. Katy Perry - 340
67. Ben Folds/ Ben Folds Five - 338
68. Jessica Simpson - 336
69. Duffy - 335
70. Alter - 307
71. Shakira - 295
72. OneRepublic - 286
73. Iggy Azalea - 285
74. Natalie Maines - 279
75. Christina Aguilera - 279
76. Simon & Garfunkel - 253
77. The Killers - 253
78. Sam Smith - 252
79. Ithacappella - 250
80. Miley Cyrus - 244
81. Demi Lovato - 232
82. The Wreckers - 226
83. Hozier - 211
84. Five for Fighting - 205
85. The Lumineers - 204
86. The Hush Sound - 200
87. Joni Mitchell - 199
88. Matt Nathanson - 197
89. Jo Dee Messina - 196
90. Lee Ann Womack - 192
91. No Doubt - 192
92. Reba McEntire - 189
93. Coldplay - 188
94. Haley Reinhart - 188
95. Neutral Milk Hotel - 174
96. Young the Giant - 173
97. SHeDAISY - 172
98. Trisha Yearwood - 170
99. ZZ Ward - 167
100. Lily Allen -163

[ListenToItTwice]

Another update after another year... We're about a week away from the 10th anniversary of me tracking this data via iTunes, so this is a big one! Blue means the artist has risen in the past year; bold means they had 0 plays this time last year.

1. Regina Spektor 10788
2. Taylor Swift 6540
3. Kelly Clarkson 4745
4. Dixie Chicks 4205
5. Brandi Carlile 3634
6. Ingrid Michaelson 2765
7. Tegan and Sara 2451
8. Avril Lavigne 2445
9. The Decemberists 2258
10. Adele 2066
11. Dolly Parton 1906
12. Sara Bareilles 1831
13, Carrie Underwood 1750
14. Mumford & Sons 1735
15. Carly Rae Jepsen 1634
16. Florence + The Machine 1621
17. Beyoncé 1592
18. The Beatles 1553
19. Lana Del Rey 1435
20. Nelly Furtado 1423
21. One Direction 1406
22. P!nk 1405
23. Fleetwood Mac 1382
24. Vanessa Carlton 1350
25. Laura Marling 1210
26. Lauren O'Connell 1201
27. Fun. 1117
28. Second Dam 1095
29. Ke$ha 1048
30. Nicki Minaj 1015
31. Garth Brooks 962
32. Alicia Keys 932
33. Lenka 908
34. Blues Traveler 876
35. Elizabeth + The Catapult 839
36. Vampire Weekend 806
37. Drake 785
38. Rachel Platten 784
39. Fiona Apple 766
40 .Lorde 734
41. Kacey Musgraves 621
42. Britney Spears 614
43. Black Eyed Peas 605
44. Rihanna 580
45. Jason Mraz 533
46. Tracy Chapman 529
47. The Civil Wars 524
48. Jack's Mannequin 522
49. Lady Gaga 518
50. First Aid Kit 514

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