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Of the 287 hornpipes 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 | 373 |  Boys of Bluehill |
| 2 | 327 |  Rights of Man |
| 3 | 325 |  Harvest Home |
| 4 | 279 |  Off to California |
| 5 | 148 |  Red-Haired Boy |
| 6 | 147 |  Home Ruler |
| 7 | 126 |  Chief O'Neill's Favorite |
| 8 | 120 |  Cronin's Hornpipe |
| 9 | 116 |  Kitty's Wedding |
| 10 | 114 |  Plains of Boyle |
| 11 | 112 |  Stack of Barley |
| 12 | 110 |  Flowers of Edinburgh |
| 13 | 110 |  Galway Hornpipe |
| 14 | 98 |  Humours of Tullycrine |
| 15 | 91 |  Poll Ha'penny |
| 16 | 88 |  Fisher's Hornpipe |
| 17 | 84 |  Pride of Petravore |
| 18 | 69 |  Liverpool Hornpipe |
| 19 | 69 |  Wicklow Hornpipe |
| 20 | 68 |  Her Golden Hair Hanging Down Her Back |
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.