Of the 83 barn dances 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 | 163 | Lucy Farr's |
| 2 | 85 | If There Weren't Any Women in the World |
| 3 | 81 | Gypsy Princess |
| 4 | 80 | Bill Malley's Barndance |
| 5 | 62 | Glenbeigh |
| 6 | 60 | Gypsy Princess |
| 7 | 56 | James Gannon's |
| 8 | 53 | New Broom |
| 9 | 52 | Around the Fairy Fort |
| 10 | 34 | Hills of Tara |
| 11 | 30 | Jimmy Duffy's |
| 12 | 29 | Cameron Highlander |
| 13 | 27 | Kilnamona Barn Dance |
| 14 | 26 | Dances at Kinvara |
| 15 | 23 | Jimmy Duffy's |
| 16 | 13 | Hayes' Favourite |
| 17 | 12 | John Mc Kenna's |
| 18 | 12 | Pearl O'Shaughnessy's |
| 19 | 10 | Thadelo's |
| 20 | 8 | Róise Bheag Róise Móire's |
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.