We had a record year in 2014. I released 39 episodes of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast as the show turned into a weekly podcast. A big thanks goes to all of the Patrons of the Podcast as well as my Song Hengers. You are awesome!
Now it's time to see what the most-popular episodes of 2014 were.
Top 10 Celtic Music Shows of 2014
- 34616 – #155: Great St Patrick's Day Music Playlist Extravaganza 2014
- 31737 – #151: A Brilliant Collection of Celtic Music
- 31189 – #153: Best Irish & Celtic Music of 2013
- 28221 – #156: Open the Gates of Celtic Music
- 27983 – #150: The Craic Is Free
- 26935 – #152: Celtic Rock Invasion
- 26221 – #157: Fizzy Pop and Celtic Reels
- 26061 – #154: Free St Patrick's Day Music Playlist of 2014
- 24095 – #158: Celtic Music for Brunch
- 20821 – #159: Farewell Whisky ‘n Wales
If you check out the 2013 numbers, they are down a wee bit, but that was to be expected when I turned the show to a weekly format. In fact, you'll note that all of these episodes were BEFORE the show went weekly. So let's look at the next 10:
- 20529 – #161: Irish Coffee
- 20433 – #160: Mist Covered Mountains of Donegal
- 20204 – #162: Workout with Rockin' Celtic Music
- 20034 – #163: Homesick for Ireland
- 19019 – #175: 2 Hours of Celtic Music
- 18846 – #164: Sailing the Dark Windy Seas
- 18821 – #166: Celtic Dinner Party
- 18797 – #165: Celtic Celebration
- 18714 – #171: Drunken Sailor
- 17992 – #177: Celtic Swan in the the Misty Mountains
Top 10 YouTube Celtic Music Shows of 2014
I didn't compile a list of the top shows of 2014. This year, I have done so. The best of 2013, crushed it!
- 22,657 – Best Irish & Celtic Music of 2013
- 1,998 – 2 Hours of Bagpipe Music in the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- 1,286 – Celtic Rock Invasion – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- 705 – A Brilliant Collection of Celtic Music – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- 528 – Exercise with Rockin' Celtic Music – Irish & Celtic Music
- 527 – Celtic Halloween – Irish Celtic Music
- 478 – 2 Hours of Celtic Rock Music
- 449 – Fizzy Pop Celtic Reels – Irish & Celtic Music
- 450 – Celtic Music – The Craic Is Free – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- 420 – Irish Music Show Legend Begins
Top YouTube Celtic Music Shows of All Time
This list includes all of my podcasts that I released on my YouTube channel. My old Pub Songs Podcast St Patrick's Day episode is the one that really climbed in numbers this year, as was the Bagpipes Rock playlist.
- 140,218 – St Patrick's Day Pub Songs Playlist
- 80,041 – Bagpipes Rock Playlist
- 77,637 – St Patrick's Day Pub Songs Playlist
- 35,686 – Irish Celtic Music #136 – Celtic Love
- 22,657 – Best Irish & Celtic Music of 2013
- 16,766 – Best Irish & Celtic Music of 2013
- 14,037 – Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 for St. Patrick's Day Playlist
- 10,365 – Best Irish & Celtic Christmas Music Online
- 8,074 – Irish Celtic Songs – Pub Songs
- 5,729 – Celtic Music Inspiration Playlist
Top 10 Countries Downloading the Show
Where are people finding and falling in love with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast? It's a worldwide phenomena. The one big change is Switzerland out-downloaded China this year.
- United States 3,124,331
- Portugal 468,034
- Germany 251,167
- United Kingdom 212,526
- Canada 188,029
- Japan 148,799
- Spain 100,726
- France 89,600
- Italy 84,613
- Switzerland 64,833
I hope you find these stats as interesting as I do. And let's see if we can push the show higher than ever in 2015.