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Of the 72 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 | 127 |  Lucy Farr's |
| 2 | 69 |  If There Weren't Any Women in the World |
| 3 | 63 |  Bill Malley's Barndance |
| 4 | 58 |  Gypsy Princess |
| 5 | 54 |  Glenbeigh |
| 6 | 50 |  James Gannon's |
| 7 | 47 |  Gypsy Princess |
| 8 | 34 |  Around the Fairy Fort |
| 9 | 33 |  New Broom |
| 10 | 30 |  Hills of Tara |
| 11 | 25 |  Kilnamona Barn Dance |
| 12 | 24 |  Cameron Highlander |
| 13 | 21 |  Jimmy Duffy's |
| 14 | 20 |  Dances at Kinvara |
| 15 | 17 |  Jimmy Duffy's |
| 16 | 11 |  Pearl O'Shaughnessy's |
| 17 | 11 |  Thadelo's |
| 18 | 9 |  John Mc Kenna's |
| 19 | 8 |  Hayes' Favourite |
| 20 | 6 |  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.