The Song Bar was officially launched by Peter Kimpton in February 2016. The first topic was launched on Feb. 11, 2016 and published on Feb. 17, 2016. The topic was Moving On and the guru was Jocelyn Rose aka treefrogdemon. An auspicious start for a popular venue that has been around for over seven years now.
- Number of topics covered – 46
- Number of gurus volunteering – 22
- Volunteers guruing the most often – DiscoMonster, Flatfrog, takeitawayGuru and treefrogdemon (all four times)
- Number of songs A-listed – 598
- Number of artists making the A-List – 492
- Artist making the A-List the most often – Bruce Springsteen (five times)
- Second most A-listed artists – Louis Armstrong (four times), followed by Ella Fitzgerald, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Lou Reed and Al Stewart (three times each)
- Number of players making the A-List – 62
Top 20 nominators
| Nominator | A-Listers | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi | 45 |
| 2 | Uncleben | 35 |
| 3 | severin | 27 |
| 4 | BeltwayBandit | 26 |
| 5= | Leaveitallbehind | 25 |
| 5= | philipphilip99 | 25 |
| 7 | swawilg | 24 |
| 8 | tincanman | 22 |
| 9 | Suzi | 20 |
| 10 | amylee | 19 |
| 11 | untergunther | 18 |
| 12= | barbryn | 16 |
| 12= | vanwolf2 | 16 |
| 14= | Flatfrog | 15 |
| 14= | treefrogdemon | 15 |
| 14= | TatankaYotanka | 15 |
| 17= | DiscoMonster | 14 |
| 17= | ParaMhor | 14 |
| 19 | SweetHomeAlabama | 13 |
| 20 | attwilightlarks | 12 |