A Year On Last.FM

I joined Last.FM a year ago, the music based social network site. I quite like looking at what I've been listening to and what others listen to. It's a good way to explore new music. It's changed a couple of times in the last year and doesn't accurately reflect what I listen to since it (obviously) only picks up music played on my laptop or on my iPod, but it's a reasonable reflection of my musical taste.

In the last year I've listened to 674 different artists. My most played artists and number of plays over the year are:

1		The Dresden Dolls		439
2		Buffy Sainte-Marie		389
3		The B-52's		371
4		Maxïmo Park		299
5		Amanda Palmer		289
6		The Human League		288
7		Kirsty MacColl		278
8		Slade		269
9		Sugababes		245
10		David Bowie		241
11		Alex Harvey		235
12		Madonna		213
13		Mary J. Blige		212
14		Suzanne Vega		208
15		Petula Clark		199

Just outside of the top 15 are T.Rex, the Pet Shop Boys, X-Ray Spex, Public Image Ltd. Jimmy Cliff, Boy George, The Temptations, Macy Gray and the Indigo Girls. So watch out for the top 15 to change in the next few weeks.

In the last week, my most played artists were:

1		Linda Thompson		40
2		X-Ray Spex		32
3		Jimmy Cliff		26
4		Maxïmo Park		25
5		Marc Almond		16
6		Blondie		14
7		Sandi Thom		11
8		Sylvester		7
9		Buffy Sainte-Marie		4
9		The Human League		4
11		ABC		3
11		Pet Shop Boys		3
13		Kiki Dee		2
13		Alan Price		2
13		Tom Robinson		2

What does that tell you about my listening habits? It changes regularly and I'm not sure it tells you an awful lot. Like, this week for instance, I just fancied hearing Linda Thompson, but it's not like I listen to her every week (that's one of the joys of carrying so much music around on my iPod).

So, what are my most played tracks?

1		Buffy Sainte-Marie – Cho Cho Fire		40
2		Amanda Palmer – Ampersand		30
3		The B-52's – Funplex		29
4		Beth Rowley – Oh My Life		26
5		Amanda Palmer – I Will Follow You Into The Dark		25
5		The Dresden Dolls – Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turner		25
7		The Dresden Dolls – Pretty in Pink		24
8		Siouxsie – Into A Swan		23
8		Blood Red Shoes – You Bring Me Down		23
10		Beth Rowley – Nobody's Fault But Mine		20