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Of the 121 airs played by irishtune.info members – after excluding members who claim less than five tunes – which are the most popular?
| Rank | How many members play this tune | Tune (and link to tune details) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 237 |  Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór |
| 2 | 146 |  South Wind |
| 3 | 77 |  Down by the Sally Gardens |
| 4 | 69 |  Hector the Hero |
| 5 | 64 | Star of the County Down |
| 6 | 46 | Munster Cloak |
| 7 | 37 |  Ash Grove |
| 8 | 22 | If Ever You Were Mine |
| 9 | 20 | Blind Mary |
| 10 | 20 | Dark Island |
| 11 | 19 | Lament of the First Generation |
| 12 | 18 |  Trip We Took over the Mountain |
| 13 | 16 | Coolin |
| 14 | 15 | Ar Éirinn ní Neosfainn Cé Hí |
| 15 | 13 | Port na bPúcaí |
| 16 | 13 | Mná na h Éireann |
| 17 | 13 | Marbhna Luimnigh |
| 18 | 12 | She Moved through the Fair |
| 19 | 11 | Lord Mayo |
| 20 | 8 | Blackbird |
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.