Of the 281 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 | 348 | ![]() |
2 | 306 | ![]() |
3 | 305 | ![]() |
4 | 261 | ![]() |
5 | 136 | ![]() |
6 | 133 | ![]() |
7 | 114 | ![]() |
8 | 110 | ![]() |
9 | 108 | ![]() |
10 | 107 | ![]() |
11 | 105 | ![]() |
12 | 99 | ![]() |
13 | 97 | ![]() |
14 | 92 | ![]() |
15 | 85 | ![]() |
16 | 81 | ![]() |
17 | 76 | ![]() |
18 | 65 | ![]() |
19 | 64 | ![]() |
20 | 64 | ![]() |
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.