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Of the 1,182 reels played by irishtune.info members – after excluding members who claim less than three tunes – which are the most popular?
| Rank | How many members play this tune | Tune (and link to tune details) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 212 |  Silver Spear |
| 2 | 201 |  Cooley's |
| 3 | 171 |  Drowsy Maggie |
| 4 | 165 |  Mountain Road |
| 5 | 154 |  Banshee |
| 6 | 153 |  Maid behind the Bar |
| 7 | 139 |  Wind that Shakes the Barley |
| 8 | 133 |  Musical Priest |
| 9 | 131 |  Merry Blacksmith |
| 10 | 127 |  Earl's Chair |
| 11 | 127 |  Wise Maid |
| 12 | 118 |  Cup of Tea |
| 13 | 112 |  Star of Munster |
| 14 | 111 |  Sally Gardens |
| 15 | 108 |  Congress Reel |
| 16 | 101 |  Miss McLeod |
| 17 | 96 |  Rolling in the Ryegrass |
| 18 | 95 |  Ships Are Sailing |
| 19 | 93 |  Sligo Maid |
| 20 | 91 |  Fermoy Lasses |
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.