In celebrating Roon’s 10th anniversary this month, we’ve been humbled and gratified to reflect on the remarkable journey we’ve shared with our customers over the last decade. Our success and longevity in the precarious world of consumer audio are truly thanks to all of you. Your enthusiasm, encouragement, commitment, suggestions, and love of music have inspired us and fueled this adventure every step of the way.
Our recent articles have highlighted our shared experience. We detailed the Roon qualities you enjoy most and created a fun quiz that reveals how Roon mirrors your unique musical personality. Many of you have taken the quiz, shared your results, and explored the playlists we curated to match your listening styles. You can find The Audiophile, Curator, Scholar, Explorer, Globetrotter, Home DJ, and Visual Thinker rotations in the Playlists by Roon section of your Roon homepage.
Additionally, we took a trip back in time with the Roon wayback machine to revisit the innovations that have transformed Roon from a specialized platform for audiophiles and collectors into a captivating, all-encompassing music experience enjoyed by listeners all over the world.
And now, we’ve arrived at the topic we all cherish most: the glue that binds our friendship, the inspiration that drew us to Roon in the first place, and the reason we’re all here—Music.
The sound of Roon
It’s time to explore the thrilling and eclectic soundtrack of Roon’s first ten years, as chosen by all of you, our passionate listener community. To do that, we’ve tabulated the top ten artists, albums, tracks, composers, and compositions as determined by their total length of play time since Roon was launched a decade ago. And, we decided to name the accompanying playlist Decade in gratitude and celebration of the milestone you’ve helped us achieve. Look for it in the Playlists by Roon section of your Roon homepage!
The lists below feature 50 entries, dictated solely by their immense popularity with Roon music enthusiasts all over the world. We’ve also included quotes on the top entry in each category submitted by listeners from our Roon Community forum — where the music discussions are always enlightening, moving, and filled with inspiration for seekers of stimulating sounds. Now, let’s dig the most popular sounds in Roon!
Top 10 Artists
- Diana Krall – Temptation
- Miles Davis – ‘Round Midnight
- London Symphony Orchestra – Williams: The Lark Ascending
- Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb
- Berliner Philharmoniker – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major
- Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing
- Wiener Philharmoniker – Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
- The Beatles – Come Together
- Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby
- Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
*The artists list presents the most played artists and a top played selection not already in the top 50.
Top 10 Albums
- Kind of Blue – Flamenco Sketches – Miles Davis
- Random Access Memories – Get Lucky – Daft Punk
- Come Away With Me – Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
- Brothers in Arms – Money for Nothing – Dire Straits
- Dark Side of the Moon – Time – Pink Floyd
- Time Out – Take Five – Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Rumours – Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
- Live in Paris – A Case of You – Diana Krall
- The Girl in the Other Room – The Girl in the Other Room – Diana Krall
- Wish You Were Here – Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
*The album list presents the most played albums, top played album tracks not already in the top 50, and the artists’ names.
Top 10 Tracks
- Hotel California – Hell Freezes Over – Eagles
- So What – Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
- Liberty – Liberty – Anette Askvik
- Keith Don’t Go (Ode to a Glimmer Twin) – Acoustic Live – Nils Lofgren
- Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town) – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- Köln Part I – The Köln Concert – Keith Jarrett
- Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 – Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
- Freddie Freeloader – Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
- Take Five – Time Out – Dave Brubeck Quartet
- You and Your Friend – On Every Street – Dire Straits
*The tracks list presents the most played tracks, the albums they appear on, and the artists’ names
Top 10 Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
- Ludwig Van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
- Mark Knopfler – Brothers in Arms
- Paul McCartney – Yesterday
- John Lennon – Imagine
- Roger Waters – Money
- Fryderyk Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47
- Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone
- Miles Davis – Somethin’ Else
*The composers list presents the most played composers and a top played selection not already in the top 50
Top 10 Compositions
- Goldberg Variations, for keyboard, BWV 988 – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma / Jacques Prévert
- Hotel California – Don Felder / Glenn Frey / Don Henley
- The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), 4 concertos for violin, strings & continuo, Op. 8/1-4 – Antonio Vivaldi
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”), Op. 125 – Ludwig van Beethoven
- So What – Miles Davis
- Köln, January 24, 1975 – Keith Jarrett
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 – Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 – Johann Sebastian Bach
*The list of compositions presents the most played compositions and the composer’s name.
Please note that the Decade playlist in Roon features only 47 tracks instead of the expected 50. This is because three selections—specifically, Hotel California (Eagles), So What (Miles Davis), and Köln (Keith Jarrett)—appeared in both the top tracks and top compositions lists. To help enhance your listening experience and avoid repetition, these exceptional pieces appear only once in the curated playlist.
If music be the food of love, play on…
As we look back on our musical journey through Roon’s first decade, we’re struck by the inclusive diversity and timeless quality of the selections that have resonated most with our community.
Ultimately, these lists represent much more than just popular tracks—they’re a sonic reflection of shared experiences, discoveries, and moments of connection that define what Roon is all about. From Miles Davis to Pink Floyd, Bach to Daft Punk, these artists and compositions have soundtracked not just our listening sessions, but our growth as a platform dedicated to enhancing every musical moment.
As we mark this 10th anniversary month, our deepest gratitude goes to you, our passionate listeners, who have made this decade of musical exploration possible. Your discerning ears, enthusiasm for high-quality audio, and love of musical discovery continue to inspire everything we do. Here’s to the next ten years of extraordinary listening experiences together!
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