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Of the 1,371 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 | 292 |  Silver Spear |
| 2 | 290 |  Cooley's |
| 3 | 243 |  Drowsy Maggie |
| 4 | 227 |  Mountain Road |
| 5 | 225 |  Maid behind the Bar |
| 6 | 221 |  Banshee |
| 7 | 195 |  Wind that Shakes the Barley |
| 8 | 189 |  Musical Priest |
| 9 | 184 |  Merry Blacksmith |
| 10 | 179 |  Earl's Chair |
| 11 | 176 |  Sally Gardens |
| 12 | 175 |  Cup of Tea |
| 13 | 173 |  Wise Maid |
| 14 | 161 |  Star of Munster |
| 15 | 152 |  Congress Reel |
| 16 | 147 |  Miss McLeod |
| 17 | 147 |  Rolling in the Ryegrass |
| 18 | 137 |  Ships Are Sailing |
| 19 | 134 |  Humours of Tulla |
| 20 | 132 |  Father Kelly'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.