Pandora Marks Star Wars Day With Playlist Topped By Chili Peppers, Al Yankovic

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In honor of STAR WARS DAY this SATURDAY (MAY the 4th be with you!), PANDORA is releasing its definitive list of the most popular songs that reference the  franchise.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS’ "Californication" tops the list for its references to the planet of ALDERAAN, which lands at #1 as the fan favorite.

EMINEM and KANYE WEST are both big fans of "Star Wars" with multiple songs that mention the series (both artists name-drop CHEWBACCA, with two songs from both artists appearing on the Top 20 list

DARTH VADER tops the list of most-cited characters, followed by HAN SOLO, LUKE SKYWALKER, YODA and CHEWY. BLINK-182 also references ALDERAAN.

Rap is the dominating genre, with some rock sprinkled in

To create this list, Pandora pulled data for tracks that mention "Star Wars" and calculated the stream to thumbs up percentage over the past year. Calculating thumbs up means that PANDORA has insight into active listener engagement (aka popularity) for each track. 

Here are the Top 10 Fan Favorite songs that reference GEORGE LUCAS' epic in order of popularity

1. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, "Californication"

2. KOOK KEITH, "Dark Vader"

3. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, "Yoda"

4. KANYE WEST, "Gone"

5.THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., "Rap Phenomenon"

6. WU-TANG CLAN, "Hellz Wind Staff"

7. BUSTA RHYMES, "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check"

8. EMINEM, "Stay Wide Awake"

9. GORILLAZ, "The Sounder"

10. EMINEM, "Rhyme or Reason"

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