If eyes are the window into your soul, then iTunes are the cellar door. Knowing someone’s listening habits gives you a revealing glimpse of who they really are. For instance, did you know ACD April Steinbach has listened to “How It Ends” by DeVotchKa 1,098 times? That’s right: the same song one thousand ninety-eight times. Who knows, by the time this gets posted, she may have notched a few hundred more. Just what IS it about that song? Or April? Hmmmm?
So let’s take a closer look at what’s at the top of the most-played lists at TMA. Some other curious standouts include Intern Josh Barto’s 976 listens to “Human” by The Killers (it’s good, but is it that good?) and ACD Jason Niebaum’s apparent ’80s fetish.
(Click on the person’s name and their entire list will pop up in a new window.)
| Jason Niebaum, ACD | “You Might Think” | The Cars | 40x | ||
| Nate Christman, AD | “I Summon You” | Spoon | 70x | ||
| Michael Streubert, AD | “This Time Tomorrow” | The Kinks | 16x | ||
| Max Godsil, CD | “Lady Grinning Soul” | David Bowie | 1x | ||
| Leigh Sander, GCD | “Feel Us Shaking” | The Samples | 37x | ||
| Kennen Sisco, Creative Service Manager | “Hometown Glory” | ADELE | 35x | ||
| Jim Walker, CCO | “Fidelity” | Regina Spektor | 52x | ||
| Eric Feitel, CD | “You Can’t Stop The Progress” | Clutch | 24x | ||
| Brian Dunaway, ACD | “Pink Noise” | No Artist | 16,547x | ||
| Brian Larney, AD | “The Prelude” | Jay-Z | 58x | ||
| Alicia Pol, AD | “The First Song” | Band of Horses | 4x | ||
| Spencer Blevins, AE | “Positively Fourth Street” | Bob Dylan | 52x | ||
| Hayden Gilbert, ACD | “Track 03″ | Gideon’s Press | 24x | ||
| Tricia Desjardins, AD | “Free Tonight” | Dri | 14x | ||
| Silver Cuellar, ACD | “The Beginning of the End” | Nine Inch Nails | 15x | ||
| Sarah Weigl, CW | “My Boy Lollipop” | Maria Viskonti | 14x | ||
| Ryan Durr, CW | “Woe” | Say Anything | 24x | ||
| John Duff,Director of Print Services | “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” | The Kinks | 3x | ||
| Chad Bellow, AD | “Expander” | Motohiro Kawashima | ?x | ||
| Krista Hogg, CW | “Intervention” | The Arcade Fire | ?x | ||
| Chris Cima, ACD | “Here’s Your Future” | The Thermals | 145x | ||
| Pablo Ampuero, CW | “Paper Planes” | M.I.A. | 16x | ||
| Gerardo Gean, User Experience Designer | “Introduction To The iPhone SDK” | No Artist | 1x | ||
| Josh Barto, AD Intern | “Human” | The Killers | 976x | ||
| April Steinbach, ACD | “How It Ends” | DeVotchKa | 1,098x | ||
| Hal Dantzler, Director of Broadcast Production | “Untangle” | Four Tet | 89x | ||
| Bernard Park, CD | “Cocoon” | Jack Johnson | 19x | ||
| Kelly Gaddis, AE | “Everybody’s Changing” | Keane | 130x | ||
| Nick Boyd, Web Developer | “Chilly Down” | David Bowie | 10x | ||
| Teresa Chantilis, Creative Resources Manager | “Dirty Little Secret” | Bon Jovi | 42x | ||
| Bill Oakley, GCD | “Chevaliers de Sangreal” | Hans Zimmer – Music from “The Da Vinci Code” | 20x | ||
| Shep Kellam, CD | “Cold Cold Heart” | Norah Jones | 186x | ||
| Nikki Donaldson, CW | “Suddenly I See” | KT Tunstall | 133x | ||
Okay, I’m getting a little manic with this, but here’s the breakdown in terms of genre and decade. In this highly, er, scientific sample, Rock, Pop, and Indie are the most popular, in that order. Interestingly, classical and jazz made the most-listened-to lists, but never the top spot on anyone’s list. We can thank ACD Silver Cuellar and AD Chad Bellow for “Industrial” and “Video Games.”
And apparently we’re pretty hip and current—although I’m not sure what decade “Pink Noise” was invented, hence, “Other.”
Popularity: 21% [?]
January 15th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Late entry: ACD Jason Duvall admits to being ever-so-slightly obsessed with the Black Crowes.
Girl From A Pawnshop The Black Crowes
Under A Mountain The Black Crowes
E-Pro Beck
Good Friday The Black Crowes
Nebakanezer The Black Crowes
Blackberry The Black Crowes
How Much For Your Wings? The Black Crowes
A Conspiracy The Black Crowes
She Gave Good Sunflower The Black Crowes
Gone The Black Crowes
High Head Blues The Black Crowes
Nonfiction The Black Crowes
Bring On, Bring On The Black Crowes
Better When You’re Not Alone The Black Crowes
I’ll Be Around The Damnwells
Ballad In Urgency The Black Crowes
Wiser Time The Black Crowes
Cursed Diamond The Black Crowes
Evil Eye The Black Crowes
Descending The Black Crowes
Store Bought Bones The Raconteurs
(Only) Halfway To Everywhere The Black Crowes
Hard Times eastmountainsouth
My Hero Foo Fighters
High and Dry Radiohead
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January 15th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Also:
Holli Burlison, senior art producer, purportedly has listened to Loverboy’s “Lucky Ones” at least five hundred times. This information is unconfirmed, but I know I believe it.
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January 16th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Nikki and I used to be really good friends, but now that I know she’s listened to a KT Tunstall song 133 times, we’re breaking up.
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February 16th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
How is there no Ludacris? Really. How?
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