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Top-20 lists of the most popular Irish session tunes worldwide, based on how many members of irishtune.info currently play a tune. Updated daily.
270 people are represented here. 83 of them entered ten or more tunes, and 139 gave their location (see map).
| Rank | How many members play this tune | Explanation Rhythm | Tune (and link to tune details) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Double jig |  Kesh Jig |
| 2 | 50 | Double jig |  Out on the Ocean |
| 3 | 50 | Reel |  Drowsy Maggie |
| 4 | 50 | Slip jig |  Butterfly |
| 5 | 48 | Double jig |  Blarney Pilgrim |
| 6 | 46 | Reel |  Silver Spear |
| 7 | 44 | Reel |  Cooley's |
| 8 | 40 | Hornpipe |  Harvest Home |
| 9 | 40 | Double jig |  Connaughtman's Rambles |
| 10 | 40 | Double jig |  Morrison's Jig |
| 11 | 39 | Double jig |  Lilting Banshee |
| 12 | 39 | Reel |  Mountain Road |
| 13 | 37 | Hornpipe |  Rights of Man |
| 14 | 37 | Reel |  Maid behind the Bar |
| 15 | 36 | Reel |  Musical Priest |
| 16 | 36 | Double jig |  Banish Misfortune |
| 17 | 35 | Double jig |  Lark in the Morning |
| 18 | 35 | Hornpipe |  Boys of Bluehill |
| 19 | 33 | Double jig |  Garrett Barry's |
| 20 | 33 | Reel |  Earl's Chair |
About the sort order: Tunes that are tied with the same number of people playing them are then ranked with the oldest tunes first, based on the post-1900 publication histories of the tune, as documented in irishtune.info.
Caveat: The accuracy of these "session" statistics depend on how carefully each contributor was about entering his or her repertoire. There are known cases when users have hastily grabbed at a wrong tune only because it happens to have the same title as the intended tune, without bothering to read more closely. This behavior should only have a minor effect on these "most popular" lists.