Once again, Stephen King chronicles his top 20 songs. There is no specific qualifier here like "best of the year" or "best genre song", rather, King made this list based on his own iTunes library, more specifically, the ones that had the highest playcount. Let's get this started
20. Rock Your Baby by George McCrae with 19 listens at the time of this article's publication.
19. No Place Like the Right Time by Donna the Buffalo with 22 listens
18. City of the Damned by The Gothic Archies with 23 listens
17. The Bug by Dire Straits with 24 listens
16. LaCienega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams with 25 listens
15. Candida by Tony Orlando and Dawn also with 25 listens
14. Wave on Wave by Pat Green with 26 listens
13. If You Wanna Get to Heaven by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils with 27 listens
12. Treat Her Right by Los Straitjackets with Mark Lindsay with 27 listens
11. Too Late to Turn Back Now by Cornelius Brother & Sister Rose with 28 listens
10. Yeah (Pretentious Mix) by LCD Soundsystem also with 28 listens.
9. Wild, Wild West by Escape Club with 29 listens
No, this isn't a cover of the Will Smith/Sisqo ditty from a few years back. That would've been pretty funny though.
8. California Stars by Billy Bragg & Wilco with 30 listens
7. Alabama Song by Allison Moorer with 33 listens
6. Good Lovin by The Young Rascals with 34 listens
What's this? A song that I recognize? Huzzah! I was worried I was gonna end up with a goose egg on this particular list. Granted, percentage wise, it's still fairly derp, but I didn't end up with a shut out. I'll take whatever little victories I can get.
5. CB Song by Th' Legendary Shack Shakers with 35 listens
4. Castanets by Alejandro Escovedo with 38 listens
3. 0394413 by Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers with 49 listens
2. Going to a Go-Go by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles with 51 listens
I'm not well versed in ol Smokey's music, but I am familiar with a ditty here and there. This was one that I didn't know, but after checking it out, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
1. Tube Snake Boogie by ZZ Top with 59 listens
So, there you have it. Sadly, I wasn't able to provide much insight, but there's the list all the same. While the article does provide links to various sites such as Youtube, Rhapsody, and the like, the ones that I clicked didn't work so if you are curious about any of these, you'll have to find a more recent link.
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