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This list ranks the top ten most-recorded marches out of the 165 distinct marches on the indexed recordings. The tunes are ranked in descending order of number of recordings. When tunes have the same number of recordings, tunes having the oldest recordings appear first. Note that reuses of a particular cut in later anthologies are counted, which is fair, since the popularity of a recording is a good indicator both of the popularity of the tune and of the likelihood that musicians will learn the tune from that recording.
| Rank | Number of Recordings | Tune (and link to tune details) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Battle of Aughrim |
| 2 | 10 | Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine |
| 3 | 9 | I'll Mend Your Pots and Kettles O |
| 4 | 8 | Return from Fingal |
| 5 | 8 | Parnell's March |
| 6 | 7 | March of the King of Laois |
| 7 | 7 | Lord Mayo |
| 8 | 7 | Leslie's March |
| 9 | 6 | I Won't Be a Nun |
| 10 | 6 | Eagle's Whistle |