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themattevans's top albums (overall)
1. Kanye West - The College Dropout (146) 2. Weezer - The Blue Album [Deluxe Edition] (112) 3. The Strokes - Is This It (105) 4. Pixies - Doolittle (97) 5. The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth (93) 6. The Killers - Hot Fuss (92) 7. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (75) 8. Flight of the Conchords - HBO Season 1 Music (71) 9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (64) 10. Pixies - Bossanova (61) 11. The Fratellis - Costello Music (54) 12. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (50) 13. Weezer - Pinkerton (48) 14. The New Pornographers - Electric Version (47) 15. The White Stripes - Elephant (46) 16. Kanye West - Graduation (43) 17. Jimmy Eat World - Futures (42) 18. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (42) 19. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (40) 20. Stephen Lynch - Superhero (40) 21. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals (39) 22. Sum 41 - The Best of Sum 41 (37) 23. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (35) 24. The Killers - Day & Age (33) 25. AFI - DECEMBERUNDERGROUND (33) 26. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (32) 27. N.A.S.A. - The Spirit of Apollo (31) 28. Girl Talk - Night Ripper (30) 29. The Who - Who's Next (29) 30. 3OH!3 - Want (28) 31. The xx - xx (27) 32. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (26) 33. Matt and Kim - Green Label Sound (26) 34. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool (26) 35. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (25) 36. Gorillaz - Demon Days (24) 37. The Virgins - The Virgins (24) 38. Daft Punk - Alive 2007 (23) 39. The Who - Tommy (23) 40. Queen - Greatest Hits [We Will Rock You Edition] (23) 41. Rise Against - Appeal To Reason (22) 42. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block (21) 43. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (19) 44. Simon & Garfunkel - Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits (19) 45. The Pixies - Kelly's Mix (16) 46. Stephen Lynch - A Little Bit Special (16) 47. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement (16) 48. Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel Disc 1 (15) 49. The Who - Who's Next [Deluxe Edition] [Disc 2] (14) 50. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End O (14)

Found this question list by accident and thought, well let's try it.

1. How did you get into 29? (Trijntje Oosterhuis)
She was part of Total Touch, and later she started to sing solo songs, some of which I listen to.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Frank Boeijen)
I don't remember. I have known him since my childhood. Maybe Kronenburg Park or Zwart wit.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Krezip)
From Promise

Sometimes, somewhere
you try to hide your mind for good
You know it ain't fair
but you're just misunderstood
Now try, just try to say
What's on your mind

4. How did you get into 49? (Snap!)
I listened a lot to them in the 1990s and I still like them.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (2 Unlimited)
One or two.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Secret Garden)
The winning song of Eurovision Song Contest 1995, Nocturne. I once have heard other tracks of them, but I can't remember actually.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (East 17)
Sometimes Stay Another Day.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Sugababes)
Overload

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Twarres)
Stream

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Ny I Norge)
Ny I Norge is a Norwegian language course, so they don't have songs that make me happy. But the language course itself does make me happy.

11. What is the worst song by 40? (Gala)
I don't know any bad songs by her.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Simon & Garfunkel)
The Sound Of Silence

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (The Scene)
I don't have a special memory involving them.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Boudewijn de Groot)
Een Meisje Van Zestien

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Sash!)
Not especially.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Abel)
Onderweg

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Van Dik Hout)
Stil in mij

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Queen)
From The Show Must Go On

The show must go on,
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Bløf)
Paskal Jakobsen I guess. Without him it wouldn't be Bløf anymore.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Marco Borsato)
Lopen op het water (duet with Sita)

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (2 Brothers on the 4th Floor)
I don't have a special memory involving them.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (The Corrs)
Old Town

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Flor-de-Lis)
Todas as ruas do amor, their entry for Festival da Canção and the Eurovision Song Contest.

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Frédérique Spigt)
I only know a few songs of her, so I can't answer this question.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Rihanna)
Unfaithful

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Alexander Rybak)
Fairytale, similar story as for Flor-de-Lis.

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (Laïs)
Dorothea

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (De Dijk)
Als Ze Er Niet Is

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Culture Beat)
Mr. Vain

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (ABBA)
The Day Before You Came

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Madonna)
None.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (U2)
Magnificent

33. How did you get into 12? (Anouk)
She is big in the Netherlands, and I like her music.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Guus Meeuwis)
Ik Wil Je

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Muse)
Muscle Museum

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Billy Joel)
It was very long ago when I was a child. Maybe We Didn't Start the Fire.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Volumia!)
Never.

38. What is your favorite song by 36? (Delirious?)
I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Michelle)
From the Dutch Michelle (the one I listen to) Out on My Own. But just a week a week before I heard Wer Liebe Lebt by the German Michelle. It was in their respective countries' national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, in which they would compete against each other.

40. What is your favorite album by 7? (Claire van Duyvenbode)
I have her album No one but You, but I know none of her other songs.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Against the Flow)
I only know Scale Of Faith and that's not a happy song.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? ([unknown])
Whatever.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (De Kast)
In nije dei

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Patricia Kaas)
Her participating in Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Radio Decibel)
Radio Decibel is a radio station. They make podcasts with mixes, but not songs.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Acda en De Munnik)
Acda en de Munnik are not necessarily known as happy artists.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Rowwen Hèze)
Don't know. I only have their compilation album 't Beste van 2 Werelden

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Urban Symphony)
I don't know them really well, but I guess Sandra Nurmsalu.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Paul de Leeuw)
Could very well be De schreeuw van de leeuw (the tune of his TV show at the time).

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Ilse DeLange)
I'm Not So Tough

the_red_shoes's top albums (3 months)
1. Azure Ray - Azure Ray (58) 2. Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, Etc.; Anthony Lewis: English Chamber Orchestra - Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (56) 3. Lou Reed - Ecstasy (48) 4. Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill (48) 5. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer [Alternate Tracks] (45) 6. The Replacements - Don't You Know Who I Think I Was? (42) 7. Sinéad O'Connor - Gospel Oak (40) 8. Buddy Holly - Greatest Hits (40) 9. Florence and The Machine - Lungs (37) 10. The Battle of Land and Sea - The Battle of Land and Sea (34) 11. Susan Graham, Ian Bostridge, Etc.; Emmanuelle Haïm: Le Concert D`Astrée, European Voices - Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (34) 12. Anne Sophie Von Otter, Lynne Dawson, Etc.; Trevor Pinnock: The English Concert & Choir - Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (33) 13. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (29) 14. Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies (29) 15. Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged (28) 16. DJ Earworm - www.djearworm.com" href="http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/DJ+Earworm/www.djearworm.com" class="bbcode_album">http://www.djearworm.com nofollow=yes (26) 17. Robyn Hitchcock - Eye (26) 18. Sia - Some People Have REAL Problems (26) 19. Various Artists - Veronica Guerin (25) 20. Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings Disc 1 (25) 21. Maria Taylor - LadyLuck (25) 22. David Bowie - Best Of Bowie (25) 23. Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings, Disc 2 (24) 24. Kristin Hersh - Speedbath (24) 25. Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live (24) 26. R.E.M. - Eponymous (24) 27. Imogen Heap - Ellipse (23) 28. Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom: Tom Waits In Concert (23) 29. Bud Powell - Ultimate Bud Powell (22) 30. Metric - Black Session #302 - 31.Aug.20 (22) 31. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (Digitally Rema (22) 32. Sarah Slean - Night Bugs (22) 33. Various Artists - Curse Your Branches (21) 34. Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel (21) 35. William Shakespeare - Richard II - Michael Pennington in ESC (21) 36. Sarah Slean - Day One (21) 37. Martin Carthy - Martin Carthy (20) 38. Marilyn Monroe - The Very Best of Marilyn Monroe (20) 39. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (19) 40. Various Artists - Until the End of the World (19) 41. Eurythmics - Touch (19) 42. Local Natives - Daytrotter Session - 3/12/2009 (19) 43. Warren Zevon - Stand In the Fire: Live At The Roxy (w/Bonus Tracks) (19) 44. The Beatles - Anthology 1 [Disc 2] (19) 45. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (18) 46. VNV Nation - Futureperfect (18) 47. Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Global a Go-go (18) 48. Morrissey - Swords (18) 49. Wye Oak - If Children (18) 50. Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (18)

I enjoy the stats portion of Last.fm more than anything else around here, and I find that some of the tools that are out there for extending the statistics are quite impressive.

Here is something I generated that I found too big for my about me section as I already have a few things there.

It's quite amusing how some completely random listens have found their way into the "milestones".



I also find it a little funny if one does it again with 1000 track steps. Since then it shows a lot of repeated artists:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool - first songs only
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Opening Credits:
Aira Mitsuki - ロボットハニー

Waking Up:
The Cure - Pictures of You

First Day at School:
Air - Ghost Song

Falling in Love:
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

Fight Song:
Tori Amos - Crucify (Sa-weet! xD)

Breaking Up:
Tori Amos - Happy Phantom (lol, m'kay)

Prom:
Aural Vampire - Vampire Ecstasy

Life is Good:
Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence

Mental Breakdown:
BUCK-TICK - 細胞具ドリー：ソラミミ：PHANTOM

Driving:
Buono! co.no.mi.chi

Flashback:
Coheed & Cambria - Time Consumer ♥

Getting Back Together:
Queen Adreena - Pretty Polly

Wedding:
알렉스 - Dance With My Daddy (awee!)

Paying the Dues:
UrupoRn - LINDA! LINDA! (lol, m'kay. >_>)

The Night Before The War:
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Final Battle:
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

Moment of Triumph:
Lily Allen - Littlest Things

Death Scene:
The Used - Blue and Yellow

Funeral Song:
Björk - Violently Happy

First Kiss:
BoA- Eat You Up (lol! xDDD)

First Night With A Men:
Feist - 1234

End Credits:
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarrassing it is.

How many songs: 2,282 items, 138 hours

Sort by song title:
First Song: ...my nine rides shotgun by Brand New
Last Song: Zombie Boy by The Magnetic Fields


Sort by album
First: #2 by Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
Last: Zopilote Machine by The Mountain Goats


Sort by length
Shortest: Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care by Relient K (:12)
Longest: The Beat Guide To Yiddish (mixtape) by Diwon (25:11)

Sort by artist
First: 3OH!3
Last: Zombies

Top Five Most Played Songs:
1. Kings of Convenience – Sorry or Please - 252
2. Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound - 231
3. Kings of Convenience – Misread - 231
4. The Fiery Furnaces – Tropical Iceland - 202
5. The Lucksmiths – Smokers in Love - 202


First song that comes up on Shuffle:
Kimya Dawson - Loose Lips

Search:
"heart", how many songs come up? 21
"death", how many songs come up? 14
"love", how many songs come up? 84
"you", how many songs come up? 197

I did the very difficult process of narrowing down my musical tastes down to just 50 artists, to represent the bands/musicians I simply could not live without. Of course, this list is is expected to change in some degree over time.

1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Tori Amos
3. Tom Waits
4. Björk
5. Bauhaus
6. Metallica
7. Nirvana
8. Black Sabbath
9. The Beatles
10. Led Zeppelin
11. The Doors
12. Jefferson Airplane
13. The Sword
14. Pink Floyd
15. Devendra Banhart
16. The Incredible String Band
17. Witchcraft
18. Siouxsie and the Banshees
19. The Rolling Stones
20. Big Brother & The Holding Company
21. Bob Dylan
22. Larkin Grimm
23. Soft Machine
24. Portishead
25. 13th Floor Elevators
26. Nick Drake
27. Dethklok
28. Josephine Foster
29. The Velvet Underground
30. Neil Young
31. Utimate Spinach
32. Rasputina
33. Cocteau Twins
34. Ravi Shankar
35. Donovan
36. Babes in Toyland
37. Mariee Sioux
38. Rob Zombie
39. The Seeds
40. Joanna Newsom
41. Cream
42. Simon & Garfunkel
43. Joni Mitchell
44. Alela Diane
45. Hole
46. CocoRosie
47. PJ Harvey
48. Mazzy Star
49. Marissa Nadler
50. Johann Sebastian Bach

Which bands/artist do you own the most albums by?
*counting from memory* four Alanis Morissette ... five Queen ... five Håkan Hellström ... six Rufus Wainwright ... Yeah, Rufus it is.

What was the last song you listened to?
Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne

What's in your CD player right now?
My CD player is on the other side of the sea, so nothing. Latest album I bought and uploaded to my laptop was Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You.

What's your favorite local band/group?
The Lloyd, I guess.

What was the last show you attended?
Peace & Love 2009! Go Borlänge! ;)

What's the most musically involved you have ever been?
I sing. Choirs, mostly. I've had singing lessons, and a few piano lessons. Oh, and cello lessons, waaaay back. I have a standing invitation to sing the solo of "O Holy Night" on midnight mass in my home church and when I was a kid, I used to write little songs to amuse myself. I still make up nonsensical improvs when I'm out walking without my walkman ... I think that's about it.

What show are you looking forward to?
Rufus Wainwright and Family, "A Not So Silent Night" in Royal Albert Hall in December.

What is your favorite band shirt?
For looks and comfort - my David Bowie - Aladdin Sane T-shirt.
For treasured memories - my Bruce Springsteen - Magic Tour T-shirt.

What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?
Oh, dear. Rufus maybe. Or The Boss. Or Leonard Cohen. Too Hard!

Who is one musician or group you wish would make a comeback?
So many people I listen to are dead! :( Can I wish people back from the grave? Cause that'd be Jeff Buckley then.

Who is one band/artist you've never seen live but always wanted to?
Used to be The Boss. Now that I've seen him, I don't know. I'll go for Jeff Buckley again. Or Antony and the Johnsons, among the living.

Name 5 of your favorite songs of all time?
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Thunder Road
Håkan Hellström - Nu kan du få mig så lätt
Lars Winnerbäck - Nästan perfekt
Simon & Garfunkel - America
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Name 4 flawless albums:
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975-85 (Display Box)
Håkan Hellström - Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg
Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
Queen - A Kind of Magic

How many music related videos/DVDs do you own?
3 (1 Stones concert DVD, Elvis, The Boat That Rocked - I think the music is a huge part of that, ok? Can't think of any more right now.)

How many concerts/shows have you been to in total?
6 (counting Peace & Love as one) that I've decided to go to myself and not just followed my parents or my school to. Or sung at. (Counting all those as well it would be more than I can even guess).

What was your last musical "phase" before you wisened up?
The Buffy phase? :P Listened to - or bought without listening! - a lot of music simply because it had been on the show. I don't regret it though. It widened my musical horizons quite dramtically, introducing me to dozens of bands and singers from The Who and Cream to Sarah McLachlan and Alison Krauss.

What's your "guilty pleasure" that you hate to admit to liking?
Right now: Boyzone - Love You Anyway
Generally everything that I find myself liking that's very nineties (like boybands! :P) or hiphop (like Eminem) or just plain mainstream. Though I guess Håkan is pretty mainstream by now. But I love him anyway (haha).

Who is your favorite musician?
Oh, don't make me! Bruce ... or Håkan ... or Bruce ... or Håkan ... aaargh!