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Dakar · 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

How long has iTunes has been counting plays? 3 years? 4?

Still... wow. I guess I'm not on my computer as much as you guys or listen to music as much when I am.

Originally Posted by lavar78

As far as diversity goes, it depends on your definition. I've listened to over 4200 songs at least five times.

Oh that counts. Easily. (This is where I wish iTunes could tell you how many minutes of music you've listened to. Because that must be an insane number)

Edit: I did some rough calculations and it's not that unbelievable. I must not realize how many plays I had on my old laptop...

BTW, its a slow work day for me if anyone is wondering what my problem is.

Edit 2: More rough calculations reveal I've had more song plays than you... so I guess I just spread it around more...

BTW2: I'm a real numbers hog... which is why I'm playing with stuff. Because, seriously, I must seem out of my gord today.

lavar78 · Aug 9, 2006, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Still... wow. I guess I'm not on my computer as much as you guys or listen to music as much when I am.

There are times when you're not on your computer? What's wrong with you?

Oh that counts. Easily. (This is where I wish iTunes could tell you how many minutes of music you've listened to. Because that must be an insane number)

It tells you how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds if you click at the bottom of the window (it toggles between rough and exact). Mine: 39:02:09:10

BTW, its a slow work day for me if anyone is wondering what my problem is.

Edit 2: More rough calculations reveal I've had more song plays than you... so I guess I just spread it around more...

BTW2: I'm a real numbers hog... which is why I'm playing with stuff. Because, seriously, I must seem out of my gord today.

Not really.

Gossamer · Aug 9, 2006, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

It tells you how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds if you click at the bottom of the window (it toggles between rough and exact). Mine: 39:02:09:10

That shows you total time on your computer, not the total amount of time you've spent playing music, which is what I think he was looking for. (I've got about 4 days)

lavar78 · Aug 9, 2006, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

That shows you total time on your computer, not the total amount of time you've spent playing music, which is what I think he was looking for. (I've got about 4 days)

Oh, you're right. Momentary insanity...

Timo · 04:02 PM

porieux · 05:45 AM

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Dakar · Aug 9, 2006, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

There are times when you're not on your computer? What's wrong with you?

Real job. Life's a bitch

Originally Posted by lavar78

It tells you how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds if you click at the bottom of the window (it toggles between rough and exact). Mine: 39:02:09:10

Impressive. How many songs is that now?

nbnz · Aug 9, 2006, 04:12 PM

What can I say, I like Radiohead

Peter · Aug 9, 2006, 04:31 PM

The Killers - On Top? B-Side?

Dakar · Aug 9, 2006, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

The Killers - On Top? B-Side?

Track 7, Hot Fuss

nbnz · Aug 9, 2006, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

The Killers - On Top? B-Side?

Track 7 on Hot Fuss.
And I see they have a new album out in October... Sam's Town

Peter · Aug 9, 2006, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by nbnz

Track 7 on Hot Fuss.
And I see they have a new album out in October... Sam's Town

oh, so it is -- shows how little I've played it recently!

OB1 · Aug 9, 2006, 06:04 PM

brassplayersrock² · Aug 9, 2006, 07:13 PM

this is the top 25 OB1, not top 18

Alex

agentz · Aug 9, 2006, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Nice #2.

Out of curiosity, what's the difference between it and your number one?

Holy sh1t, Ennio Morricone remixes! I'm so ordering the cd now.

I love the Bandini version of that track - it was used by the BBC in a trailer for one of their new season dramas last year and as soon as I heard it I loved it. It took me ages to track down the right version but it was worth the effort.

There's a great remix of Sixty seconds To What/The Musical Pocketwatch floating around that I'm desperate to find

- - e r i k - - · Aug 9, 2006, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

I continue to have no understanding how someone manages to rack up 100+ listens, especially with a recent release. Is that all you listen to? Do you leave iTunes playing whether you're at your computer or not? Do you only have 500 songs?

Recent release? No, the playcount of the actual release isn't nowhere near what I got on the pre-release

- - e r i k - - · Aug 9, 2006, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Man, I guess I love diversity more than most of the people on here. That or I just don't use iTunes for background noise.

Wrong:

(The unrated, unheard and no artist info is skewed by videos and podcasts)

Ulrich Kinbote · Aug 9, 2006, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by bobdroopy

Hey guys, I thought it would be intresting idea if everyone posted a screenshot of their 25 most played songs in Itunes, I'm not on my home computer right now but I'll post mine when I get Arizona.

brassplayersrock² · Aug 9, 2006, 10:05 PM

o, good listening Ulrich

esp. 13, 16, and 22-23

lavar78 · Aug 9, 2006, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Impressive. How many songs is that now?

13012

Yes, I'm ridiculous.

Dakar · Aug 9, 2006, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by agentz

I love the Bandini version of that track - it was used by the BBC in a trailer for one of their new season dramas last year and as soon as I heard it I loved it. It took me ages to track down the right version but it was worth the effort.

There's a great remix of Sixty seconds To What/The Musical Pocketwatch floating around that I'm desperate to find

Well, I found two cds on Amazon & ordered them. BAM!

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Recent release? No, the playcount of the actual release isn't nowhere near what I got on the pre-release

I'm sending the RIAA after you!

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Wrong:

(The unrated, unheard and no artist info is skewed by videos and podcasts)

Whoa, what is that? Me thinks a stats junkie like me needs that!

Dakar · Aug 9, 2006, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

13012

Yes, I'm ridiculous.

If by ridiculous, you mean awesome!

I'm at 6k+ now that I have HD space (on my old laptop I topped out around 4k because I kept having to delete stuff. I can rip more of my collection now, d/l more singles, etc. Personally, its adding music videos that I'm enjoying.

Velocity211 · Aug 10, 2006, 12:16 AM

Dakar · Aug 10, 2006, 01:27 AM

Love the playlist, but Mona Lisa Overdrive is the best.

- - e r i k - - · Aug 10, 2006, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Whoa, what is that? Me thinks a stats junkie like me needs that!

iTunes Stats

IceEnclosure · Aug 10, 2006, 02:00 AM

Dakar · Aug 10, 2006, 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

iTunes Stats

Thanks!

Ulrich Kinbote · Aug 10, 2006, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by lavar78

This doesn't quite show off my diverse musical tastes

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I guess you like Tim Finn.

ael719 · Aug 10, 2006, 04:44 AM

I haven't loaded all my songs into iTunes because my MacBook harddrive is too small and it would take to long via wireless network. I probably only have 1/5 of my library on my MacBook and these are my top 25 most played songs since getting my MacBook

porieux · 05:45 AM

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Peter · Aug 10, 2006, 05:30 AM

ambush · Aug 10, 2006, 05:55 AM

Peter · Aug 10, 2006, 06:55 AM

awesome list ambush.
Interpol rock.

lavar78 · Aug 10, 2006, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

I guess you like Tim Finn.

I do, but I greatly prefer his brother Neil.

for Danger Doom. Love that album!

Dakar · Aug 10, 2006, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

(The unrated, unheard and no artist info is skewed by videos and podcasts)

We've actually got similar looking stats, despite the large difference in Top 25 plays.

Gossamer · Aug 10, 2006, 04:27 PM

Looks like I've racked up a few hours over the years.

Dakar · Aug 10, 2006, 04:31 PM

Heh, mine is only a years worth at work... If i ever get my old numbers into my new comp at home, it should be more interesting.

(1440 songs, 228 unchecked. You lightweight

)
12 plays per song is impressive, though.

Velocity211 · Aug 10, 2006, 04:32 PM

And my PowerBook is less than a year old. I don't know why I haven't listened to 1255 songs, proabably too much Lost.

Dakar · Aug 10, 2006, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Velocity211

And my PowerBook is less than a year old.

If I'm reading that right, you only listen to 338 songs. Which means in reality, that's 50 plays per song.

Gossamer · Aug 10, 2006, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

(1440 songs, 228 unchecked. You lightweight

)
12 plays per song is impressive, though.

A good number of those unchecked songs are videos that I don't want to play when it's shuffling. Other stuff is...well...crap

Doofy · Aug 10, 2006, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by voodoo

Here is my current top 25..

Judie Tzuke! I'd forgotten she existed!

on the Laura Pausini.

- - e r i k - - · Aug 10, 2006, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

A good number of those unchecked songs are videos that I don't want to play when it's shuffling. Other stuff is...well...crap

You'll make your life a whole lot easier if you just make this smart playlist (Called .All Music or just Music Only):

Edit: That should be Match any of the following rules, not match all.

You can even make this the base of your other future smart lists.

Gossamer · Aug 10, 2006, 07:04 PM

That's a great tip (

at the Country rule...)

SomeToast · 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

People still use Audion?

It feeds the Shoutcast server. Apple oh-so-thoughtfully removed that component from SoundJam when they turned it into iTunes.

You posted your wrong last.fm list though, we are looking for top 25 songs, not artists.

The artist list had better numbers.

I play on shuffle 95% of the time, so even though last.fm shows 31,345 tracks played since last February, any given track hasn't been played that often.

- - e r i k - - · Aug 11, 2006, 02:36 AM

I play on shuffle all the time too. However, most of the time I use my favourites (Four and five stars) list which causes my favourite songs to be played more often.

Ulrich Kinbote · Aug 11, 2006, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

A good number of those unchecked songs are videos that I don't want to play when it's shuffling. Other stuff is...well...crap

So why don't you just delete it?

fhoubi · Aug 11, 2006, 07:06 AM

Peter · Aug 11, 2006, 08:17 AM

great EP </random>

Gossamer · Aug 11, 2006, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

So why don't you just delete it?

Because I'm a pack rat and can't stand to delete/throw away anything (my room proves that...I've got so many parts for old Macs sitting around....they're getting tossed next week though, no way I'm moving that stuff back into the dorm).

Dakar · Aug 11, 2006, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Because I'm a pack rat and can't stand to delete/throw away anything (my room proves that...I've got so many parts for old Macs sitting around....they're getting tossed next week though, no way I'm moving that stuff back into the dorm).

I have the same problem. Picking up rare tracks frm fav artists, that aren't that good, noteworthy ones, and ones that are very situational, or someone else might want to hear. I wouldn't be surprised if 500 of my tracks qualified as that.