def _get_things(self, method, thing, thing_type, params=None, cacheable=True):
        """Returns a list of the most played thing_types by this thing."""

        limit = params.get("limit", 1)
        seq = []
        for node in _collect_nodes(
            limit, self, self.ws_prefix + "." + method, cacheable, params
        ):
            title = _extract(node, "name")
            artist = _extract(node, "name", 1)
            playcount = _number(_extract(node, "playcount"))

            seq.append(TopItem(thing_type(artist, title, self.network), playcount))

        return seq
Returns a list of the most played thing_types by this thing.