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Of the 135 pieces 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 | 216 | Inisheer |
| 2 | 179 | Planxty Fanny Powers |
| 3 | 167 | Planxty Irwin |
| 4 | 79 | O'Carolan's Concerto |
| 5 | 71 | Hewlett |
| 6 | 70 | O'Carolan's Draught |
| 7 | 58 | Eleanor Plunkett |
| 8 | 56 | O'Carolan's Welcome |
| 9 | 55 | Da Slockit Light |
| 10 | 52 | Princess Royal |
| 11 | 52 | Lord Inchiquin |
| 12 | 50 | Planxty George Brabazon |
| 13 | 42 | Music for a Found Harmonium |
| 14 | 42 | Autumn Child |
| 15 | 37 | Planxty Browne |
| 16 | 30 | Air Tune |
| 17 | 27 | Trip to Skye |
| 18 | 27 | Island of Woods |
| 19 | 26 | Loftus Jones |
| 20 | 25 | Captain O'Kane |
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.