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First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete

any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits

are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Britney Spears
- Lindsay Lohan
- Paris Hilton
- Ashley Tisdale
- Wanessa Camargo

2. Lady GaGa
- Space Cowboy
- Ke$ha
- Little Boots

3. Madonna
- Janet Jackson
- Cher
- Dannii Minogue
- Cyndi Lauper

4. Miley Cyrus
- Hannah Montana
- Demi Lovato
- Selena Gomez
- Mitchel Musso
- Emily Osment

5. Christina Aguilera
- Jessica Simpson
- Beyoncé
- Mariah Carey
- Jennifer Lopez
- Leona Lewis

6. Katy Perry
- Kelly Clarkson
- Ashlee Simpson
- The Veronicas

7. Rihanna
- Ciara
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Keri Hilson
- Fergie
- Kat DeLuna

8. Kylie Minogue
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Girls Aloud
- Rachel Stevens
- Annie
- Emma Bunton

9. Spice Girls
- Victoria Beckham
- Melanie B
- Geri Halliwell
- Melanie C
- Sugababes

10. Gwen Stefani
- No Doubt
- Nelly Furtado

11. Beyoncé
- Destiny's Child
- Kelly Rowland
- Michelle Williams
- Solange

12. Metro Station
- The Medic Droid
- Breathe Carolina
- Cash Cash
- Forever the Sickest Kids
- nickasaur!
- nevershoutnever!
- Rediscover

13. Michael Jackson
- The Jackson 5
- The Jacksons
- Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
- Janet Jackson
- Whitney Houston
- 3T
- Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson

14. Hellogoodbye
- PlayRadioPlay!
- A Rocket To The Moon
- Owl City

15. Cute Is What We Aim For
- The Maine
- All Time Low
- Mayday Parade
- Every Avenue
- The Academy Is...
- We The Kings

16. The Pussycat Dolls
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Jessica Sutta

17. Shania Twain
- Faith Hill
- LeAnn Rimes
- Martina McBride
- Terri Clark
- Céline Dion
- Carrie Underwood
- Sara Evans

18. Jonas Brothers
- Honor Society
- Nicholas Jonas
- Joe Jonas
- Nick Jonas

19. Amy Winehouse
- Adele
- Duffy
- Joss Stone
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Lily Allen
- Macy Gray
- Erykah Badu

20. Whitney Houston
- Mariah Carey
- Toni Braxton
- Alexandra Burke
- Leona Lewis
- Monica
- Deborah Cox

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'First, make a list of your overall top-20 artists. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, add up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.'

1. Anberlin
1. Acceptance
2. The Classic Crime
3. Mae
4. Ivoryline
5. Relient K
6. Copeland
7. Emery
8. The Almost


2. Fall Out Boy
1. Cobra Starship
2. The Cab
3. Midtown
4. All Time Low
5. Forgive Durden


3. New Found Glory
1. Set Your Goals
2. Hit the Lights
3. Fireworks
4. The Starting Line
5. The Movielife
6. The Wonder Years
7. Valencia


4. blink-182
1. Box Car Racer
2. +44
3. Angels & Airwaves
4. Sum 41
5. Zebrahead
6. Bowling for Soup
7. Green Day


5. Paramore
1. Fake Number
2. Automatic Loveletter
3. VersaEmerge
4. Boys Like Girls
5. Flyleaf
6. New Years Day
7. The Veronicas


6. You Me At Six
1. Kids In Glass Houses
2. Tonight Is Goodbye
3. Go:Audio
4. Saving Aimee
5. Mayday Parade
6. Furthest Drive Home
7. Forever the Sickest Kids


7. Michael Jackson
1. The Jacksons
2. The Jackson 5
3. Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
4. Janet Jackson
5. Prince
6. 3T
7. Madonna
8. Whitney Houston


8. Avril Lavigne
1. Ashlee Simpson
2. Pitty
3. Skye Sweetnam
4. Hilary Duff
5. Lindsay Lohan
6. Katy Perry


9. The Academy Is...
1. Remember Maine
2. This Providence
3. We The Kings


10. Be Your Own Pet
1. Blood Red Shoes
2. Help She Can't Swim
3. The Long Blondes
4. Giant Drag
5. Operator Please
6. Pretty Girls Make Graves
7. You Say Party! We Say Die!
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs


11. Cute Is What We Aim For
1. The Maine


12. John Mayer
1. John Mayer Trio
2. David Ryan Harris
3. Jason Mraz
4. Gavin DeGraw
5. Matt Wertz
6. Jack Johnson
7. Matt Nathanson
8. Marc Broussard


13. Hey Monday
1. The Friday Night Boys


14. The Gaslight Anthem
1. This Charming Man
2. The Loved Ones
3. The Lawrence Arms
4. Polar Bear Club
5. The Riot Before
6. Tom Gabel
7. Fake Problems
8. Chuck Ragan


15. Say Anything
1. Two Tongues
2. You, Me, and Everyone We Know
3. Brand New
4. Saves the Day
5. The Early November
6. Manchester Orchestra


16. Four Year Strong
1. Me vs Hero
2. Daggermouth
3. A Day to Remember


17. City and Colour
1. Luke Pickett
2. Dustin Kensrue
3. Anthony Green
4. Black Lungs
5. William Fitzsimmons
6. Attack In Black
7. Neverending White Lights
8. The Spill Canvas


18. Lydia
1. Alive In Wild Paint
2. Brighten
3. Lovedrug
4. Deas Vail
5. Ace Enders And A Million Different People
6. Umbrellas


19. Panic! At the Disco
1. The Hush Sound
2. My Chemical Romance
3. Black Gold


20. Motion City Soundtrack
1. The Matches
2. Taking Back Sunday
3. Cartel


113/160 - Not bad...

JUNE 2008

I found a very old mix tape this week! I think it might be from around 2003 cause it's the only way I can explain why there's Stereophonics on it. The tracklisting includes:

Elton John - Daniel
Elton John - Your Song
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - Girl Is Mine
The Beatles - I Need You
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
The Beatles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence
Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
The Thrills - Like A Virgin
Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
Stereophonics - Old Size Nines
Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman - Come What May
Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
David Gray - This Year's Love
Travis - Writing To Reach You
Aerosmith - Crying

Jesus Christ...did I listen to anything with a bit of an edge back then?

Top Weekly Artists Jun 1st - 8th:

1. Flight Of The Conchords - 61
2. David Bowie - 33
3. Manic Street Preachers - 19
4. Weezer - 15
5. Lykke Li - 10
6. Hercules And Love Affair - 10
7. Nicky Wire - 9
8. Santogold - 8
9. Vampire Weekend - 7
10. Marvin Gaye - 5

I was clearing out my room when I came across a CD-R of The Best Of The Vaselines behind my stereo which I didn't even know I had. It was a great find too as it's really bloody good!

Top Weekly Artists Jun 8th - 15th:

1. David Bowie - 40
2. Flight Of The Conchords - 25
3. Manic Street Preachers - 15
4. Bright Eyes - 13
5. Elliott Smith - 12
6. Simon & Garfunkel - 9
7. The Vaselines - 9
8. Belle & Sebastian - 7
9. The Reduction Agents - 6
10. Weezer - 4

I really haven't listened to much music at all this week, been too busy watching films. But when I have, it's been mostly the soundtracks to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Eagle Vs Shark.

It's the 20th of June and I've been on lastfm for a whole year now so I've decided to refresh my stats and start anew! Here are my top 50 artists of the last year:

1. Manic Street Preachers - 2,341
2. Super Furry Animals - 861
3. Belle & Sebastian - 691
4. Bright Eyes - 507
5. David Bowie - 504
6. The Beatles - 391
7. Nicky Wire - 385
8. The Libertines - 359
9. Elliott Smith - 348
10. The Cribs - 346
11. Rufus Wainwright - 335
12. Pulp - 322
13. Radiohead - 311
14. Weezer - 270
15. Flight Of The Conchords - 242
16. Teenage Fanclub - 235
17. The Smiths - 232
18. Babyshambles - 230
19. Gruff Rhys - 219
20. Lightspeed Champion - 219
21. The Clash - 214
22. Sonic Youth - 211
23. Joy Division - 205
24. Muse - 202
25. The Velvet Underground - 193
26. Kings Of Leon - 190
27. Queens Of The Stone Age - 183
28. Blur - 182
29. Neutral Milk Hotel - 178
30. The White Stripes - 177
31. James Dean Bradfield - 177
32. R.E.M. - 176
33. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - 172
34. Nirvana - 171
35. Tilly And The Wall - 166
36. M.I.A. - 158
37. Suede - 156
38. Bloc Party - 153
39. Morrissey - 152
40. Neon Neon - 151
41. Biffy Clyro - 151
42. The Strokes - 150
43. The Jesus & Mary Chain - 149
44. The Zombies - 145
45. Madonna - 143
46. Patrick Wolf - 140
47. The Raveonettes - 136
48. Ffa Coffi Pawb - 133
49. Giant Drag - 132
50. Guns N Roses - 128

Let's start all over again...

Top Weekly Artists Jun 15th - 22nd:

1. The Phoenix Foundation - 20
2. Jon Brion - 14
3. The Reduction Agents - 4
4. Luke Buda - 3
5. The Vaselines - 2
6. Age Pryor & The Marvellous Medicine - 2
7. The Polyphonic Spree - 2
8. The Willowz - 2
9. Don Nelson - 2
10. Lily - 2

Argh, I wish I had something interesting that related to music to write but I can't think of anything. Just getting used to starting all over.

Top Weekly Artists Jun 22nd - 29th:

1. Manic Street Preachers - 13
2. DJ Danger Mouse - 13
3. The Beach Boys - 9
4. David Bowie - 8
5. Girls Aloud - 7
6. The Vaselines - 7
7. Super Furry Animals - 6
8. Le Tigre - 6
9. Elliott Smith - 6
10. Nelly Furtado - 6

Top Artists of June 2008:

1. Flight Of The Conchords - 86
2. David Bowie - 81
3. Manic Street Preachers - 47
4. The Phoenix Foundation - 20
5. Weezer - 19
6. The Vaselines - 18
7. Elliott Smith - 18
8. Jon Brion - 14
9. Bright Eyes - 13
10. DJ Danger Mouse - 13

Hmmm...haven't listened to much music this month I suppose. Oops!

lowri88


StereophonicsElton JohnMichael Jackson & Paul McCartneyThe BeatlessSimon & GarfunkelPaul McCartneyThe ThrillsRonan KeatingEwan McGregor & Nicole KidmanNorah JonesDavid GrayTravisAerosmithFlight of the ConchordsDavid BowieManic Street PreachersWeezerLykke LiHercules and Love AffairNicky WireSantogoldVampire WeekendMarvin GayeBright EyesElliott SmithThe VaselinesBelle & SebastianThe Reduction AgentsSuper Furry AnimalsThe LibertinesThe CribsRufus WainwrightPulpRadioheadTeenage FanclubThe SmithsBabyshamblesGruff RhysLightspeed ChampionThe ClashSonic YouthJoy DivisionMuseThe Velvet UndergroundKings of LeonQueens of the Stone AgeBlurNeutral Milk HotelThe White StripesJames Dean BradfieldR.E.M.Someone Still Loves You Boris YeltsinNirvanaTilly and the WallM.I.A.SuedeBloc PartyMorrisseyNeon NeonBiffy ClyroThe StrokesThe Jesus & Mary ChainThe ZombiesMadonnaPatrick WolfThe RaveonettesFfa Coffi PawbGiant DragGuns N RosesThe Phoenix FoundationJon BrionLuke Budaage pryor & the marvellous medicinesThe Polyphonic SpreeThe WillowzDon NelsonDJ Danger MouseThe Beach BoysGirls AloudLe TigreNelly Furtado

970. Sasha - If You Believe
969. Good Charlotte - The Anthem
968. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
967. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
966. AFI - The Leaving Song, Part II
965. Briskeby - Propaganda
964. P!nk - Family Portrait
963. Melanie C - Never Be The Same Again
962. Pet Shop Boys - This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave
961. Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (Produced By Eminem)