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Most-Recorded Single Reels
The Top Ten Single Reels of the Century

This list ranks the top ten most-recorded single reels out of the 6 distinct single reels 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.

Of related interest:
RankNumber of
Recordings
Tune (and link to tune details)
17
Transcription of first 2 bars of Bag of PotatoesBag of Potatoes
27
Transcription of first 2 bars of Ger the RiggerGer the Rigger
35
Transcription of first 2 bars of PigtownPigtown
44
Transcription of first 2 bars of Anything for John JoeAnything for John Joe
52
Transcription of first 2 bars of Biddy Martin'sBiddy Martin's
61
Transcription of first 2 bars of PetronellaPetronella