{"id":7339,"date":"2018-01-01T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T17:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getalifebooks.com\/blog\/project365\/?p=7339"},"modified":"2024-09-25T03:53:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:53:17","slug":"a-year-in-music-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getalifebooks.com\/blog\/project365\/2018\/01\/a-year-in-music-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Music: 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017<\/b><\/i> I listened to a grand total of …<\/b><\/p>\n

… 16,321<\/b> plays of<\/p>\n

… 1,534<\/b> tracks from<\/p>\n

… 346<\/b> albums by<\/p>\n

… 124<\/b> artists.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

The first<\/b> song of the year played was …<\/b> This Will Be My Year<\/i><\/b> by Semisonic<\/p>\n

The last<\/b> song of the year played was …<\/b> Absolutely (Story of a Girl) [Sweet Sixteen Edition]<\/i><\/b> by Nine Days<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Top 10 Most Played Artists…<\/b><\/p>\n

1.)<\/b> O.A.R. …<\/b> 3,822 plays<\/p>\n

2.)<\/b> Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 2,089 plays<\/p>\n

3.)<\/b> Nine Days …<\/b> 1,782 plays<\/p>\n

4.)<\/b> Splender …<\/b> 1,437 plays<\/p>\n

5.)<\/b> Andy Grammer …<\/b> 756 plays<\/p>\n

6.)<\/b> Ingram Hill …<\/b> 657 plays<\/p>\n

7.)<\/b> Better Than Ezra …<\/b> 567 plays<\/p>\n

8.)<\/b> Adam Friedman …<\/b> 547 plays<\/p>\n

9.)<\/b> Toad the Wet Sprocket …<\/b> 473 plays<\/p>\n

10.)<\/b> Billy Joel …<\/b> 329 plays<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/b> Train, Tim Blane, Parachute, Ryan Star, Noah Guthrie, The Monkees, Phil Collins, Erich Hutchinson, Darren Criss, Sister Hazel<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Top 10 Most Played Albums…<\/b><\/p>\n

1.)<\/b> Snapshots<\/b> – Nine Days …<\/b> 1,260 plays<\/p>\n

2.)<\/b> Stories of a Stranger<\/b> – O.A.R. …<\/b>687 plays<\/p>\n

3.)<\/b> King<\/b> – O.A.R. …<\/b> 642 plays<\/p>\n

4.)<\/b> Halfway Down the Sky<\/b> – Splender …<\/b> 639 plays<\/p>\n

5.)<\/b> All Sides<\/b> – O.A.R. …<\/b> 632 plays<\/p>\n

6.)<\/b> To Whom it May Concern<\/b> – Splender …<\/b> 481 plays<\/p>\n

7.)<\/b> In Between Now and Then<\/b> – O.A.R. …<\/b> 447 plays<\/p>\n

8.)<\/b> Sweeter<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 363 plays<\/p>\n

9.)<\/b> Free<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 361 plays<\/p>\n

10.)<\/b> Chariot<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 343 plays<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/b> more from Gavin DeGraw, O.A.R., and Nine Days, plus Toad the Wet Sprocket, Andy Grammer, Ingram Hill, Adam Friedman, Noah Guthrie, Billy Joel, Better Than Ezra<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Top 10 Most Played Songs…<\/b><\/p>\n

1.)<\/b> Yeah Whatever [acoustic]<\/b> – Splender …<\/b> 248 plays<\/p>\n

2.)<\/b> Dancing Shoes<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 133 plays<\/p>\n

3.)<\/b> I’ll Bet On You<\/b> – Toad the Wet Sprocket …<\/b> 125 plays<\/p>\n

4.)<\/b> Spell it Out<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 116 plays<\/p>\n

5.)<\/b> Meaning<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 111 plays<\/p>\n

6.)<\/b> Stay<\/b> – Gavin DeGraw …<\/b> 109 plays<\/p>\n

7.)<\/b> 2 Straws<\/b> – Nine Days …<\/b> 108 plays<\/p>\n

8.)<\/b> So Called Perfect Life<\/b> – Nine Days …<\/b> 108 plays<\/p>\n

9.)<\/b> Star<\/b> – Nine Days …<\/b> 108 plays<\/p>\n

10.)<\/b> Absolutely (Story of a Girl) [Sweet Sixteen Edition]<\/b> – Nine Days …<\/b> 104 plays<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/b> more from Splender, Nine Days, Gavin DeGraw, and Toad the Wet Sprocket, plus O.A.R., Better Than Ezra, Andy Grammer, Billy Joel<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

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—<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/td>\nAbsolutely (Story of a Girl)
\nNine Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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