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- some were mistagged along the way... but who cares? :P

1. Cut Copy, 913 plays
2. Club 8, 651 plays
3. The Cure, 575 plays
4. Stars, 574 plays
5. Air France, 529 plays
6. Shout Out Louds, 518 plays
7. Shiny Toy Guns, 491 plays
8. Keane, 486 plays
9. The Beatles, 479 plays
10. Peter Bjorn and John, 454 plays
11. New Order, 442 plays
12. The Helio Sequence, 440 plays
13. O Teatro Mágico, 403 plays
14. Guillemots, 384 plays
15. Dragonette, 358 plays
16. Coldplay, 356 plays
17. Madonna, 353 plays
18. R.E.M., 338 plays
19. The Teenagers, 310 plays
20. The Killers, 308 plays
21. The Tough Alliance, 304 plays
22. Black Kids, 301 plays
23. Ladyhawke, 294 plays
24. A Fine Frenzy, 290 plays
25. MGMT, 274 plays
26. Moby, 265 plays
27. The Smashing Pumpkins, 262 plays
28. Neon Neon, 249 plays
29. Boat club, 245 plays
30. The Envy Corps, 214 plays
31. The Ting Tings, 208 plays
32. Télépopmusik, 207 plays
33. Travis, 201 plays
33. Boy Kill Boy, 201 plays
35. Acid House Kings, 197 plays
36. Fujiya & Miyagi, 190 plays
37. Crystal Castles, 186 plays
37. Sigur Rós, 186 plays
39. The Magic Numbers, 180 plays
40. Le Sport, 174 plays
41. The New Pornographers, 166 plays
42. The Presets, 164 plays
43. Empire of the Sun, 156 plays
44. Cansei de Ser Sexy, 150 plays
45. Chromeo, 149 plays
46. U2, 143 plays
47. Weezer, 142 plays
47. Hercules and Love Affair, 142 plays
49. Goldfrapp, 138 plays
50. Frou Frou, 134 plays
51. Hot Chip, 132 plays
52. The Twang, 129 plays
53. David Bowie, 128 plays
54. Rachael Yamagata, 126 plays
55. The Bird and the Bee, 117 plays
55. The Pigeon Detectives, 117 plays
57. The Last Shadow Puppets, 116 plays
58. Ladytron, 114 plays
58. Regina Spektor, 114 plays
60. Van She, 113 plays
61. Justice, 105 plays
62. The Thrills, 97 plays
63. CatPeople, 96 plays
64. Pacific!, 95 plays
65. Embassy, 93 plays
65. Smoke City, 93 plays
67. Jason Mraz, 90 plays
68. The Smiths, 88 plays
69. Midnight Oil, 85 plays
70. Redwood, 84 plays
71. INXS, 80 plays
72. Studio, 73 plays
72. The Rakes, 73 plays
74. The Kooks, 71 plays
74. Vampire Weekend, 71 plays
76. Moscow Olympics, 69 plays
76. of Montreal, 69 plays
76. Midnight Juggernauts, 69 plays
79. Manic Street Preachers, 67 plays
80. Tears for Fears, 66 plays
80. Ambulance LTD, 66 plays
80. The Verve, 66 plays
83. The Police, 65 plays
84. Santogold, 64 plays
85. I'm From Barcelona, 62 plays
86. Phil Collins, 60 plays
86. The Boy Least Likely To, 60 plays
86. Men at Work, 60 plays
89. Maroon 5, 59 plays
89. Dave Matthews Band, 59 plays
91. Yasunori Mitsuda, 58 plays
91. The B-52's, 58 plays
93. Envelopes, 57 plays
94. Yann Tiersen, 56 plays
95. Jewel, 55 plays
96. Duran Duran, 54 plays
96. Pato Fu, 54 plays
98. Maximo Park, 52 plays
98. Editors, 52 plays
98. Camera Obscura, 52 plays
101. Kings of Leon, 51 plays
101. Timbaland, 51 plays
103. Alt-Ctrl-Sleep, 50 plays
103. Miss Kittin, 50 plays
103. Cyndi Lauper, 50 plays
106. Prince, 49 plays
106. Death Cab for Cutie, 49 plays
106. Roxette, 49 plays
109. Skank, 48 plays
109. Eurythmics, 48 plays
111. Echo & The Bunnymen, 47 plays
111. The Car Is on Fire, 47 plays
111. Pet Shop Boys, 47 plays
111. Burial, 47 plays
111. Bitter:Sweet, 47 plays
111. Andrew Bird, 47 plays
117. CSS, 46 plays
117. Dire Straits, 46 plays
117. George Michael, 46 plays
120. Feist, 45 plays
120. We Smoke Fags, 45 plays
120. Cut Off Your Hands, 45 plays
120. The Strokes, 45 plays
124. Dengue Fever, 44 plays
124. David Cook, 44 plays
124. Scissor Sisters, 44 plays
124. Final Fantasy, 44 plays
128. Patrick Wolf, 43 plays
128. Voxtrot, 43 plays
128. Delays, 43 plays
131. The Bangles, 42 plays
131. Aerosmith, 42 plays
131. Blondie, 42 plays
134. Kaiser Chiefs, 41 plays
134. Ash, 41 plays
134. Queen, 41 plays
134. The Human League, 41 plays
138. Simian Mobile Disco, 40 plays
138. Infadels, 40 plays
138. Kula Shaker, 40 plays
138. Annie, 40 plays
142. Beirut, 39 plays
142. Razorlight, 39 plays
144. Counting Crows, 38 plays
145. Little Joy, 37 plays
145. Garbage, 37 plays
145. Thomas Newman, 37 plays
145. M83, 37 plays
149. Tribalistas, 36 plays
149. smash palace, 36 plays
149. Sufjan Stevens, 36 plays
152. Tiësto, 35 plays
152. The Zutons, 35 plays
152. Nada Surf, 35 plays
152. Bon Jovi, 35 plays
156. Robyn, 34 plays
156. P. Diddy, 34 plays
156. Hercules & Love Affair, 34 plays
156. The Notwist, 34 plays
160. Bloc Party, 33 plays
160. The Ladybug Transistor, 33 plays
160. Erasure, 33 plays
160. Simple Minds, 33 plays
160. Vanessa Carlton, 33 plays
160. Hevia, 33 plays
160. The Clash, 33 plays
167. Yoko Shimomura, 32 plays
167. Peter Gabriel, 32 plays
167. Kuryakin, 32 plays
167. Vanilla Sky, 32 plays
167. Kenny Loggins, 32 plays
167. State Radio, 32 plays
167. Albert Hammond, Jr., 32 plays
174. The Album Leaf, 31 plays
174. Snow Patrol, 31 plays
174. Supergrass, 31 plays
174. Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, Akari Grooves, 31 plays
174. Stereo MC's, 31 plays
174. Van Halen, 31 plays
174. Rihanna, 31 plays
174. Fine Young Cannibals, 31 plays
174. Gui Boratto, 31 plays
183. The Week That Was, 30 plays
183. The Sisters of Mercy, 30 plays
183. Okkervil River, 30 plays
183. Oingo Boingo, 30 plays
183. Why?, 30 plays
188. Coconut Records, 29 plays
188. Metronomy, 29 plays
188. David Gueta, 29 plays
191. The Field, 28 plays
191. Kleerup, 28 plays
193. Mercury Rev, 27 plays
193. High Places, 27 plays
193. Culture Club, 27 plays
193. The Cinematic Orchestra, 27 plays
193. Cold War Kids, 27 plays
193. Gorillaz & Madonna, 27 plays
193. The Chemical Brothers, 27 plays
200. Franz Ferdinand, 26 plays
200. Miniature Tigers, 26 plays
200. Billy Idol, 26 plays
203. The Mountain Goats, 25 plays
203. California Snow Story, 25 plays
203. Alphaville, 25 plays
206. Radiohead, 24 plays
206. Survivor, 24 plays
206. Bonnie Tyler, 24 plays
206. Juliette and the Licks, 24 plays
206. PNAU featuring Ladyhawke, 24 plays
206. The Lemonheads, 24 plays
206. Depeche Mode, 24 plays
206. Dogs, 24 plays
214. Os Paralamas do Sucesso, 23 plays
214. Yes, 23 plays
214. The Break and Repair Method, 23 plays
214. The Fratellis, 23 plays
214. Zélia Duncan, 23 plays
214. Kings of Convenience, 23 plays
214. Jason Castro, 23 plays
214. Joy Division, 23 plays
214. Kim Carnes, 23 plays
223. Genesis, 22 plays
223. Jimmy Eat World, 22 plays
223. Fountains of Wayne, 22 plays
223. The Crayons, 22 plays
227. Thirteen Senses, 21 plays
227. Marillion, 21 plays
227. !!!, 21 plays
230. Oasis, 20 plays
230. Eluvium, 20 plays
230. Arctic Monkeys, 20 plays
230. Glasvegas, 20 plays
230. The Buggles, 20 plays
230. Kate Nash, 20 plays
230. Trembling Blue Stars, 20 plays
230. Rei Kondoh, 20 plays
230. The Unicorns, 20 plays
239. The Automatic, 19 plays
239. Rick Astley, 19 plays
239. Tantra, 19 plays
239. a-ha, 19 plays
239. Amy Winehouse, 19 plays
239. Neneh Cherry, 19 plays
245. Tokyo Police Club, 18 plays
245. Hard-Fi, 18 plays
245. Chico Science & Nação Zumbi, 18 plays
245. The J. Geils Band, 18 plays
245. Glen Hansard, 18 plays
245. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, 18 plays
245. Lemon Jelly, 18 plays
245. Vertigo, 18 plays
245. The New Shapes, 18 plays
245. Sandra, 18 plays
245. Beach House, 18 plays
245. Wham!, 18 plays
257. Soulwax, 17 plays
257. The Black Ghosts, 17 plays
257. Do Make Say Think, 17 plays
257. No Doubt, 17 plays
257. Whitesnake, 17 plays
257. The Cardigans, 17 plays
257. Dexy's Midnight Runners, 17 plays
257. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 17 plays
257. Gary Numan, 17 plays
257. Mogwai, 17 plays
257. Toto, 17 plays
268. Explosions in the Sky, 16 plays
268. The Church, 16 plays
268. Irene Cara, 16 plays
268. Starsailor, 16 plays
268. Black Moth Super Rainbow, 16 plays
268. Kasabian, 16 plays
274. Terence Trent D'Arby, 15 plays
274. The Twilight Sad, 15 plays
274. Queen & David Bowie, 15 plays
274. Dido, 15 plays
274. Madness, 15 plays
274. Kate Bush, 15 plays
274. The Rural Alberta Advantage, 15 plays
274. Real Life, 15 plays
274. Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Young Jay, 15 plays
274. Kristoffer Ragnstam, 15 plays
274. Pnau, 15 plays
274. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, 15 plays
274. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 15 plays
287. Strawpeople, 14 plays
287. peixe : avião, 14 plays
287. Placebo, 14 plays
287. Talk Talk, 14 plays
287. Baltimora, 14 plays
287. Fleet Foxes, 14 plays
287. Jesus Jones, 14 plays
287. Suede, 14 plays
287. The Magnetic Fields, 14 plays
287. Tortoise, 14 plays
287. Titãs, 14 plays
287. Don Henley, 14 plays
299. The Sound of Animals Fighting, 13 plays
299. Britney Spears, 13 plays
299. The Postal Service, 13 plays
299. Boards of Canada, 13 plays
299. Mute Math, 13 plays
299. Legião Urbana, 13 plays
299. Greg Weeks, 13 plays
299. Soft Cell, 13 plays
299. Timbalad, 13 plays
299. Charlie Brown Jr., 13 plays
299. Suzanne Vega, 13 plays
310. The Gaslight Anthem, 12 plays
310. The Sunshine Underground, 12 plays
310. Desireless, 12 plays
310. The Ordinary Boys, 12 plays
310. Nando Reis, 12 plays
310. Falco, 12 plays
310. Soul Asylum, 12 plays
310. David Choi, 12 plays
310. Portishead, 12 plays
310. British Sea Power, 12 plays
310. Spandau Ballet, 12 plays
310. august born, 12 plays
310. Capital Inicial, 12 plays
310. God Is an Astronaut, 12 plays
310. Ira!, 12 plays
325. Rogue Wave, 11 plays
325. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, 11 plays
325. The Durutti Column, 11 plays
325. Blur, 11 plays
325. Blitzen Trapper, 11 plays
325. Utada Hikaru, 11 plays
325. VHS or Beta, 11 plays
325. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, 11 plays
325. Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down, 11 plays
325. School of Seven Bells, 11 plays
325. Diego, 11 plays
325. Broken Social Scene, 11 plays
325. I Was a Cub Scout, 11 plays
325. Michael Jackson, 11 plays
339. Joey Santiago, 10 plays
339. Porno for Pyros, 10 plays
339. Warp Brothers, 10 plays
339. Alice in Chains, 10 plays
339. Lenine, 10 plays
339. The Frank & Walters, 10 plays
339. Talking Heads, 10 plays
339. Fennesz, 10 plays
339. Interpol, 10 plays
339. Bryan Ferry, 10 plays
339. Bauhaus, 10 plays
339. Gram, 10 plays
339. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, 10 plays
339. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes, 10 plays
353. Annemarie, 9 plays
353. Great Lake Swimmers, 9 plays
353. Blue October, 9 plays
353. Melvina Reynolds, 9 plays
353. Maxïmo Park, 9 plays
353. Stone Temple Pilots, 9 plays
353. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, 9 plays
353. Jota Quest, 9 plays
353. Nordpolen, 9 plays
353. Arnaldo Antunes, 9 plays
353. Pulp, 9 plays
353. Asobi Seksu, 9 plays
353. Doves, 9 plays
353. Jon Bon Jovi, 9 plays
367. Elvis Costello, 8 plays
367. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 8 plays
367. Celestial Aeon Project, 8 plays
367. Muse, 8 plays
367. Charlotte Gainsbourg, 8 plays
367. Squirrel Nut Zippers, 8 plays
367. Datarock, 8 plays
367. The Subways, 8 plays
367. Tihuana, 8 plays
367. Deerhunter, 8 plays
367. We Are Scientists, 8 plays
367. The Joy Formidable, 8 plays
367. The Battle Royale, 8 plays
367. Berlin, 8 plays
367. Rufus Wainwright, 8 plays
367. Barão Vermelho, 8 plays
367. The Kills, 8 plays
367. Guns N' Roses, 8 plays
367. Los Hermanos, 8 plays
367. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., 8 plays
367. Brightblack Morning Light, 8 plays
367. Kid Abelha, 8 plays
367. Elliott Brood, 8 plays
367. Foo Fighters, 8 plays
367. Jenny Owen Youngs, 8 plays
367. Cidade Negra, 8 plays
367. The Real Tuesday Weld, 8 plays
367. Marion Black, 8 plays
367. 500 Won Project, 8 plays
396. Michael Sembello, 7 plays
396. O Rappa, 7 plays
396. The Raveonettes, 7 plays
396. Zero 7, 7 plays
396. Page France, 7 plays
396. Detonautas, 7 plays
396. Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, 7 plays
396. The Cribs, 7 plays
396. Klaxons, 7 plays
396. Cazuza, 7 plays
396. Kaoru Wada, New Japan Philharmonic, 7 plays
396. Flogging Molly, 7 plays
396. Slowdive, 7 plays
396. cpm22, 7 plays
396. Nenhum de Nós, 7 plays
396. Beck, 7 plays
396. The KBC, 7 plays
396. The Decemberists, 7 plays
396. Angelo Badalamenti, 7 plays
396. School of Language, 7 plays
396. Aidan Hawken, 7 plays
396. zeroleen, 7 plays
396. Semisonic, 7 plays
396. Blind Melon, 7 plays
396. Bon Iver, 7 plays
396. Peggy Lee, 7 plays
396. Fern Jones, 7 plays
396. Hooverphonic, 7 plays
396. The Cranberries, 7 plays
425. Barry Adamson, 6 plays
425. My Chemical Romance, 6 plays
425. Cat Power, 6 plays
425. NRBQ, 6 plays
425. All Too Much, 6 plays
425. Wax Poetic, 6 plays
425. Nirvana, 6 plays
425. 311, 6 plays
425. Phoenix, 6 plays
425. Ultraje a Rigor, 6 plays
425. Goo Goo Dolls, 6 plays
425. The Wombats, 6 plays
425. The Cloud Room, 6 plays
425. Nelly Furtado, 6 plays
425. Ray Parker Jr., 6 plays
425. Mono, 6 plays
425. Electronic, 6 plays
425. The Fray, 6 plays
425. Green Day, 6 plays
425. Russian Circles, 6 plays
425. The Arcade Fire, 6 plays
425. Michael Franti & Spearhead, 6 plays
425. Red Hot Chili Peppers, 6 plays
425. Bush, 6 plays
425. Kimya Dawson, 6 plays
425. Fernanda Abreu, 6 plays
425. Our Lady Peace, 6 plays
425. Gin Blossoms, 6 plays
425. Mystery Jets, 6 plays
425. Siouxsie and the Banshees, 6 plays
425. Mombojó, 6 plays
425. The Offspring, 6 plays
425. The Futureheads, 6 plays
425. Tahiti 80, 6 plays
425. You Say Party! We Say Die!, 6 plays
425. Aimee Mann, 6 plays
425. Lulu Santos, 6 plays
425. Hill of Beans, 6 plays
425. Jamiroquai, 6 plays
425. Butterfly Explosion, 6 plays
465. Kubichek!, 5 plays
465. Gabriel o Pensador, 5 plays
465. Panda Bear, 5 plays
465. Autechre, 5 plays
465. All Saints, 5 plays
465. Caesars Palace, 5 plays
465. Menomena, 5 plays
465. Dead or Alive, 5 plays
465. Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, 5 plays
465. Air, 5 plays
465. Raimundos, 5 plays
465. Out Hud, 5 plays
465. D1, 5 plays
465. Marcelo D2, 5 plays
465. Hot Hot Heat, 5 plays
465. The 88, 5 plays
465. Natalie Imbruglia, 5 plays
465. I Say Marvin, 5 plays
465. James Blunt, 5 plays
465. Primal Scream, 5 plays
465. Tegan and Sara, 5 plays
465. Los Campesinos!, 5 plays
465. The Be Good Tanyas, 5 plays
465. Hadouken!, 5 plays
465. The Pretenders, 5 plays
465. Underworld, 5 plays
465. Shania Twain, 5 plays
465. prds, 5 plays
465. Martin Creed, 5 plays
465. Lightspeed Champion, 5 plays
465. Pearl Jam, 5 plays
465. Sunset Rubdown, 5 plays
465. Polmo Polpo, 5 plays
465. OK Go, 5 plays
465. Quietdrive, 5 plays
465. Queens of the Stone Age, 5 plays

Open iTunes to answer the following.

Total number of tracks:
2780 (but it's not everything)

Sort by song title:
-First Song: A&E by Goldfrapp
-Last Song: 99% by The Mooney Suzuki

-Shortest Song: Modest Mouse - Horn Intro
-Longest Song: Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7)

Sort by album:
-First Song: The Beatles - Come Together
-Last Song: t.A.T.u. - Show Me Love (extended version)

Top 10 Most Played Songs:
1. Apartment - June July
2. Hydroponikz - Hardly Breathe (feat. Chester Bennington)
3. Brooke White - Love Is a Battlefield
4. Jason Castro - Hallelujah
5. Apartment - Beyond My Control
6. David Archuleta - Another Day in Paradise
7. David Archuleta - Imagine
8. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (reinterpreted)
9. Linkin Park - My December (live)
10. Linkin Park - In Pieces (Live)

First five songs that comes up on Shuffle:
1. Kings of Leon - Taper Jean Girl
2. Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude
3. 30 Seconds to Mars - Savior
4. Hellogoodbye - Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1
5. Modest Mouse - Fly Trapped in a Jar

Search...
"sex", how many songs come up?: 15
"love", how many songs come up?: 160
"you", how many songs come up?: 309
"death", how many songs come up?: 60
"hate", how many songs come up?: 5
"wish" how many songs come up?: 20
"wilco" how many songs come up?: 5
"live" how many songs come up?: 120

Answer the questions based on your current top 50 artists (as listed in your overall charts).

1. How did you get into 25?
The Doors - I think just by listening to the radio when I was younger.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Carnifex - Slit Wrist Savior

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33?
The All-American Rejects - don't have one, since i never listen to them

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me (that's the one i have the most songs from)

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Paramore - One

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
From Autumn to Ashes - right now.. Delusions Of Grandeur

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
End The Century - none of their music is typically something that would make you sad.

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
Teddy Geiger - Underage Thinking

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
The Rolling Stones - oh the choices.. hmm, right now im gonnah have to say Angie

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Sugarland - All I Want To Do

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Van Halen - prob, either Dancing In The Streets or.. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Metro Station - ahh.. listening to kelsey, so catchy

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
The Summer Obsession - I don't really like any of their songs

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Three Days Grace - not really

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
The Doors - sadly zero

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
All Time Low - prob. Break Out! Break Out!

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
City and Colour - Sometimes

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Alesana - Shawn Milke

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
illScarlett - No

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Four Year Strong - listening to their music for the first time?

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
David Archuleta - With You because it made me laugh

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Faber Drive - It Ends

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
The Beatles - No clue, so many to choose from

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Raine Maida - Yellow Brick Road

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Tim McGraw - i dont know.. maybe Barbeque Stain

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
Hedley - They are both AMAZING

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
Jason Castro - Daydream, or Crazy

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Oasis - prob.. Wonderwall

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
Jacob Hoggard - Forever In Blue Jeans

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Alesana - zero, i would like to see them though

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Downhere - Rockstars Need Money

33. What is your favorite album by 12?
The Academy Is... - i like both equally

34. What is the worst song by 45?
The Latency - Kids (because its just a demo)

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
A Change of Pace - Weekend Warriors (i think)

36. What is your favorite album by 48?
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I, II, III

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
Tokio Hotel - zeroo

38. What is your favorite song by 36?
The Almost - Amazing Because It Is

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Simple Plan - prob. Im Just A Kid or maybe Addicted

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
Rise Against - The Sufferer & The Witness

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
Mayday Parade - Jamie All Over

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
Senses Fail - Still Searching

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
Billy Talent - i like ALL their songs equally

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
FM Static - Listening to them and remembering last summer

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
Brad Paisley - hmm. Online or Letter To Me

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
A Day to Remember - Casablanca Sucked Anyways

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
Aerosmith - Oh Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
The Classic Crime - none.. i don't like them

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Sum 41 - Fat Lip

50. What is your favorite song by 20?
Boston - More Than A Feeling.. or any other song

Take eight bands that should play at your show and determine their set lists:
• The first one plays 5 songs.
• The second one plays 5 songs.
• The third one plays 5 songs.
• The fourth one plays 7 songs.
• The fifth one plays 7 songs.
• The sixth one plays 10 songs.
• The seventh one plays 10 songs.
• The eighth one plays 14 songs, with a 2 song encore

Opening Act: Katharine McPhee
Not Ur Girl
Dangerous
Over It

Second Act: Taylor Swift
Picture to Burn
Should've Said No
Cold as You
Tim McGraw
Teardrops on My Guitar

Third Act: Jordin Sparks
Tattoo
One Step at a Time
Just for the Record
Now You Tell Me
No Air

Fourth Act: Elliott Yamin
Movin' On
Alright
I'm The Man
One Word
Free
Find A Way
Wait For You

Fifth Act: Jason Castro
Daydream
If I Fell
Over the Rainbow
Mr. Tambourine Man
Travelin' Through
Forever in Blue Jeans
Hallelujah

Sixth Act: Clay Aiken
This Is the Night
I Will Carry You
Perfect Day
Run to Me
I Survived You
No More Sad Song
Ashes
Everything I Don't Need
Bridge Over Troubled Water
When Doves Cry

Seventh Act: Carrie Underwood
Wasted
Flat on the Floor
Get Out of This Town
Crazy Dreams
Twisted
Wheel Of The World
Starts With Goodbye
Sometimes You Leave
Last Name
Before He Cheats

Eighth Act: Kelly Clarkson
Miss Independent
Low
What's Up Lonely?
Hear Me
Haunted
Hole
Can I Have a Kiss
Don't
Yeah
Maybe
How I Feel
Don't Waste Your Time
Judas
Sober

Encore:
Behind These Hazel Eyes
Since U Been Gone

Take your top 25 artists, and find out how many listeners they have.

1. Kelly Clarkson - 571, 979
2. Carrie Underwood - 115,988
3. Clay Aiken - 31,925
4. Jonathan Larson - 74,992
5. Hilary Duff - 256,783
6. Katharine McPhee - 52,152
7. Elliott Yamin - 38,789
8. Diana DeGarmo - 7,985
9. Martina McBride - 68,376
10. Jordin Sparks - 56,503
11. Anna Nalick - 184,454
12. Kimberley Locke - 17,870
13. Christina Aguilera - 615,571
14. Carmen Rasmusen - 964
15. Kimberly Caldwell - 877
16. Britney Spears - 636,027
17. Jason Castro - 5,201
18. Alexz Johnson - 29,009
19. Paris Bennett - 3,987
20. Bo Bice - 14,726
21. Relient K - 231,435
22. *NSYNC - 217,000
23. Michelle Branch - 298,402
24. John Stevens - 2,293
25. Lindsay Lohan - 177,349

Total Listeners: 3710637
Divide by 25: 148425.48
Divide by the number of Radiohead listeners: .1008326
Multiply by 100: 10.08326% mainstream

Worldwide google searches (artists, songs, and categories), including resulting web content + last.fm content and Top Artists on last.fm for May 08:

80s afghanistan argentina austria beatles colombia czech republic denmark egypt emo folk france germany ghana guitar india iraq israel italy jungle korea mexico netherlands pakistan peru poland puerto rico reggaeton rock sfo singapore south africa sri lanka tribal turkey wedding

1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. (+4) System of a Down
4. (-1) Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Muse
6. Iron Maiden
7. Michael Jackson
8. Justin Timberlake
9. Amy Winehouse
10. (-2) Pink Floyd
11. (-2) Coldplay
12. (-2) Linkin Park
13. (-1) Death Cab for Cutie
14. (-3) Metallica
15. (-2) Nine Inch Nails
16. (-2) Arctic Monkeys
17. (-2) The Killers
18. (-1) Nirvana
19. (-3) Green Day
20. ABBA
21. (-2) Foo Fighters
22. (-2) Led Zeppelin
23. Lenny Kravitz
24. (-3) The White Stripes
25. Elton John
26. Nickelback
27. (-4) Queen
28. James Blunt
29. 2Pac
30. Kelly Clarkson
31. (-5) Daft Punk
32. (-4) Madonna
33. Johnny Depp
34. Bryan Adams
35. Will Smith
36. Sex Pistols
37. Pantera
38. Flo Rida
39. Sarah Jessica Parker
40. Keanu Reeves
41. Basshunter
42. Kate Winslet
43. The Game
44. (-3) Nicole Scherzinger
45. Amanda Bynes
46. Camila
47. 김동률
48. Heidi Montag
49. Jason Castro
50. Sürpriz
51. Ville Valo
52. Michael Johns
53. Thalía
54. 安以轩
55. (+1) كاظم الساهر
56. Isis Gee
57. Umm Kulthum
58. (+3) حسام الرسام
59. Aracely Arámbula
60. folk
61. Dewi Persik
62. (-10) emo
63. שוטי הנבואה
64. Peggy Zina
65. guitar
66. argentina
67. germany
68. reggaeton
69. Haze over Haarum
70. mexico
71. (+2) israel
72. egypt
73. puerto rico

No need to preface it, other than to say it's the finale of American Idol. Let's get to it!

Opening number with the Top 12, and it was actually a decent number. The fact that they had dancers to distract from the choreography was probably part of it. I'm surprised there wasn't a "So You Think You Can Dance" plug in there.

Performance #2 is a duet with David Squared, doing Hero, and it's definitely meant as a David Cook track. David Archuleta is so out of his element on the track that it's hard to understand the logic in putting them together.

What's an American Idol finale without a truly shameless plug for a movie? They sure got it out of the way quickly, with Mike Myers and his upcoming "The Love Guru". It was actually a funny bit, with the shaving attempt on Cook, and the "boom boom" comment that seemed to fly over Archuleta's head, at least initially.

Oh, look...Syesha Mercado gets a duet with Seal! On paper, I'm sure that the two of them singing Waiting for You seemed like a good idea. But Syesha just got lost in the mix, and it wasn't that great.

Up next, Jason Castro revisits his strongest moment of his time on Idol, Hallelujah. Nice job with the track, but I was distracted by his playing to the audience, rather than just focusing on the song.

David Squared get cars, and then the ladies of Idol do Donna Summer. Well, not literally, but her songs. How about if we just bring Donna out to sing her new single Stamp Your Feet? I'm loving this track already, so it was really cool for her to get to sing it on national TV, along with a Last Dance duet with Syesha, who she graciously gave her sequined microphone. Lady Summer can still belt it out!

Alright...how bout this? Vocal duos are the norm in Country music, but you really don't see many in pop or rock music. How about Carly Smithson and Michael Johns? They were terrific together, with a great chemistry. What an amazing version of The Letter!

Jimmy Kimmel, who practically stole the show at "Idol Gives Back", wasn't quite as funny tonight, although the Paula Abdul joke was inevitably funny.

If the ladies get a medley, then the men must be getting one, too. In their case, Bryan Adams gets to be the muse and the singing partner, and it's a fun time. Bryan continues to be a hot looking guy from a distance, but not so much on those intense close-ups. I hadn't heard it before tonight, but I really like his new song I Thought I'd Seen Everything.

I'd heard about it prior to the show, but the pairing of Cook with ZZ Top doing Sharp Dressed Man was pretty cool to hear. Cook held his own, although him playing guitar with ZZ Top is like someone putting on boxing gloves to take a picture with Mike Tyson. There's no chance of measuring up.

Brooke White and Graham Nash...who knew? Whoever put this show together did an AWESOME job! That was a terrific pairing. Why can't Idol be this entertaining all the time?

[Holy side note! While I normally fast-forward through the commercials, I've let a few of them play so far this evening. Imagine my surprise when what looks like a flashback to "Risky Business" turns into David Cook playing the Tom Cruise role for a Guitar Hero commercial. He even did the feet in the air part of the scene!]

Okay...The Jonas Brothers are okay, but I just don't get into them all that much. The oldest of the three, though, is kinda hot. Nothing else to say about that.

Just like there isn't anything more to say about the worst performance segment. Beyond words.

One Republic takes the stage to sing Apologize, which seems a little odd, considering they're two singles ahead of that, until you hear the cheers from the audience, and realize that Archuleta is taking the stage to sing. If Archuleta doesn't record at least one song with Ryan Tedder, it will be a wasted opportunity. That was the perfect contemporary sound for Archuleta, and he needs to embrace it.

I've heard several commentators recently say that Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson are the only two Idol champs who have really succeeded, but I think you really have to give it to Jordin Sparks. Two top 10 hits, a gold album on its way to platinum, and the third single sounds like a hit to me. She did a nice job with One Step at a Time.

[Side note...I am really loving the new Coldplay track, Viva la Vida, from the new iTunes commercials.]

Okay...was the Gladys Knight and the Pips parody really necessary? Scratch that...is another Ben Stiller really necessary? Jack Black just cracked me up big time.

Speaking of Ms Underwood, it's her usual strong performance of
Last Name, but is anyone already getting a little bit of Underwood burnout yet?

[Holy HOLY side note! Guitar Hero redux, with Archuleta this time, with boxer shorts this time, and no legs in the air. I mean, he is 17, after all.]

One more group performance, and this time it's George Michael time. It's a rough stretch of songs, but Uncle George comes out and makes the pain worthwhile. Now THIS is how Praying for Time SHOULD be sung, although for such a high-energy show, it really is a momentum-buster. Still, hopefully Archuleta is taking some notes on how to sing a power ballad. And the guy had a cold, too!

Okay...the big moment. As I mentioned to someone earlier this evening, Simon retracts his "knockout" comment from last night, and we go to the result. Your American Idol for Season 7 is David...COOK!

And then the DVR cuts out. Did he actually sing? With how bad the songs were last night, I sure hope not. All in all, while I do think that Archuleta was the better singer last night, Cook won the country over with his total body of work, and the show maintains a bit of legitimacy.

That's it for this season. And I now have Tuesday and Wednesday nights back to myself again. Have a great summer, y'all.

being the total failure in computer science that i am, i shall instead attempt to piece together a few words of thought regarding the evolution of software complexity in relation to storage size.

before the advent of multigigabyte (terabyte nowadays) end-user systems program design often took the utilitarian view, evidenced by lackluster UIs of olde and cumbersome circumlocutions when issuing commands. programmers then had to make do with working in cramped quarters, squeezing in everything of import (the primary functions for their specific tasks) while sacrificing others (all other code for human aesthetic tastes and conveniences - examples of which are status messages, prompt design, the various methods of depicting currently running processes, etc). all within 640-kilobyte machines and even less.

those were the only things computers then can store and operate.

a few decades later give or take a year or so as advances had been made in both hardware and software left, right and center programs, while significantly larger than those used long ago, basically hadn't strayed far from their original building principles. all of them today, still mostly built on top of another. simple general routines and subroutines clumped together for use by more specialized programs: the keyboard/mouse/monitor interface drivers for use by anything ranging from games to porn viewing for instance. human-friendly software environments gradually developed as the number of ignoramuses with money who can't even tell cd-drive trays from coffee trays increased.

all the while focus changed from you making the computer work to making the computer work for you. end of story.

or maybe not. storage capacity increased to such an extent that most of it will, for all intents and purposes, be left unused by all but the most demanding applications. so all sorts of "filler", one might say, popped up to fill the void. images, videos, documents, music, anything else that can be digitized.

compare the average device driver to your havittety mp3s. a few kilobytes on average, one or two pushing one or two-megabyte size, compared to at least 55 megabytes for a tolerable copy of the album. a few kilobytes for directing the hardware-software interfaces, a crapload of megabytes for representations of audio signals in digital form. funny, really, in that while one was handcoded at some point the other was merely compiled from some type of converter or another which was, of course, handcoded as well in the beginning.

morals of the story:
1. nothing. i ranted.
2. simplicity builds complexity builds simplicity. why did the chicken cross the road? to get to the other side. how? an overly complicated plan involving spoons, a pile driver and a ball of twine. high ideals arise from convenient assumptions by the time of their devising. art, as such, should be given more value for its end results, not its means. a fact still lost on most kiddies who make/listen to mediocrity due to some hackneyed ideas of "self-expression" and "creativity".

now, some appropriate links.
Mindless Self-Indulgence
Art Brut
Deathspell Omega
Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty (it doesn't say 'viides luku' [yes, i know it means 'chapter 5'] on the cover dumbshits, the hell with last.fm's version)
Winds