Most-Recorded Tunes of the 2000s

Of related interest:
  • Top Ten Tunes of the
  • Top 100 Tunes of the Century.
  • Top Ten
    of the Century.
  • Recordings by Decade: A graph of the historical distribution of my recorded tune sources.

This list ranks the top 10 most-recorded tunes during the 2000s. By carefully comparing the 3,473 individual tune recordings dated as from the 2000s which appear on the indexed recordings, I identified a total of 2,243 musically distinct tunes. The top ten of those tunes are listed below, in order of how many albums they appear on. When tunes have the same number of recordings, tunes having the oldest recordings appear first. Note that reuses of a particular cut in other anthologies are counted, which is fair, since the popularity of a recording is a good indicator both of the popularity of the tune and of the likelihood that musicians will learn the tune from that recording.

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RankNumber of
Recordings		Explanation
Rhythm		Explanation
Titles used for this tune (and other notes)
19 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Flogging ReelFlogging Reel, The / The Flogging / The Floggin' / Floggin' Reel / The Floggin / Floggan Reel / The Slashing Reel / Ríl an Lasctha / An Lascadh / The Flaggon Reel / The Flaggon / The Flagon / The Flagon Reel / The Humours of Bantry Bay / The Newry Lass (also in D or F, also with some or all parts doubled) (compare The Fife Reel and 1st part with 1st part of Pirrie Wirrie #3326)
29 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Abbey ReelAbbey Reel, The / The Abbey / The Moher Reel / The Pullet / The American Reel / Touhey's Favorite / Drag Her Around the Road / Reddigan's Reel / The Irish-American (3rd in set The Cappataggle Shuffle on SGMM; note mistake in track numbering on FDys) (also in G or E)
38 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Red-Haired LassRed-Haired Lass, The / The Red Haired Lass / The Redhaired Lass / An Cailín Rua / The Red-Haired Boy / Peter Kennedy's Fancy / The Crusheen / Swing Swang / Jim Seerys / Clare Reel (1st in set Cam a' Lochaigh on ADB; 2nd in set Pat Molloy on MR 2; 2nd in set The New Hall on KCB 6) (also 1st part doubled, also in A) (this tune is only slightly different from Shearing the Sheep #517)
48 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Maid of Mount KiscoMaid of Mount Kisco, The / Maid of Mount Kisco / Gearrchaile Shliabh Cisco / Bruinneall Mount Cisco / Maid of Mt Kisko / The Maid of Mount Cisco / Maid of Mount Cisco / The Maid of Mountcisco / The Maid of Montcisco / The Maids of Mount Cisco / Maids of Mount Cisco (3rd in set Eanáir on Lu 7) (also in E) (composed by Paddy Killoran?)
58 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Splendid IsolationSplendid Isolation / Brendan McGlinchey's / McGlinchey's / Brendan McGlinchey's Reel #1 (3rd in set Deoraícht an t-Saighdiúra on NNC; 2nd in set The Floating Crowbar on Lu 7) (also in A) (composed by Brendan McGlinchey)
67 – Tune
Info		JigDTranscription of first 2 bars of Scatter the MudScatter the Mud / Scaip an Puiteach / Rambles with Rory / The Noonday Feast / Port Jack Walsh / Jack Walsh's Jig / Smash the Windows / Connaughtman's Rambles / Freehan's Jig / Maid of Tramore (also in E) (compare 1st part with 1st part of The Maid of Tramore #1028)
77 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Within a Mile of DublinWithin a Mile of Dublin / A Mile from Dublin / I bhFoisceacht Míle do Bhaile Átha Cliath / The Road to Dublin / The Maid of Ballinatra / Maid of Ballintra / An Giobarach / The Meadow in Bloom / Meadow in Bloom / Through the Fields / The Club Reel / The Kerry Lasses / Sarah's Reel / You're a Long Time A Courting / You're a Long Time a-Courting
87 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Bucks of OranmoreBucks of Oranmore, The / Bucks of Oranmore / Bocannaí Uaráin Mhóir / Bocanna Óráin Mhóir / The Bucks of Carranmore / The Bucks of Cranmore / The Hearty Bucks / The Bucks (2nd in set Miss Monaghan on McP BHB) (also with fewer parts and in different order) (compare The Leitrim Bucks included here; compare Killavil Bucks #4886 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Fermanagh Highland #2110)
97 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of Mary McMahonMary McMahon / Mary McMahon's / Mary MacMahon / Mary McMahon of Ballinahinch / Micho Russell's / Micko Russell's / Micko Russel's / Boys on the Hilltop / The Boys on the Hilltop / Buachaillí Bharr an Chnoic / The Foxhunters (1st in set Noel Hill's / Noel Hills' on DD HR) (also singled, also in G) (composed by Paddy Fahey)
107 – Tune
Info		ReelTranscription of first 2 bars of George White's FavouriteGeorge White's Favourite / George White's Favorite / George White's Fancy / George Whyte's Favourite / George Whyte's Fancy / Rogha Sheoirse de Faoite / George White's / The Lass of Carrowcastle / Lasses of Carracastle / Carracastle Lasses / Sweeney's Reel (also in E or F)
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