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Some entries I've had to adjust for truer accuracy (explanation too long, and even longer when I tell it) but it's minor. With that said, here are my most scrobbled 123 tracks, 111 albums, and 100 albums of 2010! :)

Top 123 Tracks

123 My Favorite Nothing – Janelle Monáe31
122 Tootsee Roll – 69 Boyz31
121 Yesterday – En Vogue31
120 Love Sign – Nona Gaye & Prince31
119 Affair – Cherrelle31
118 Stomp! – Brothers Johnson31
117 Batdance – Prince31
116 O Little Town of Bethlehem / Little Drummer Boy (medley) – Mariah Carey31
115 Hip Hop Lover – En Vogue31
114 All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey32
113 I'm So Into You (Radio Remix) – SWV32
112 Parents Just Don't Understand – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince32
111 Top Of The World – Playa32
110 Friends To The End – Ed Gilbert, David L. Lander, Richard Kind and Dana Hill32
109 Head To Toe – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam32
108 Christmas Time Is in the Air Again – Mariah Carey32
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Following up on the earlier journal, Getting Artist Images to Look Their Best, here is a short guide to explain how images (be they square, tall, or wide) that you upload to artist galleries are cropped for eventual use in the library.

I'll use these images (taken from Simone Kopmajer's gallery) as a visual guide to show how your original artist pics will end up looking as library images. It works on the idea that cropping images square or tall - if your original shots allow this - really is the safer option, as they minimize further cropping when your images are processed. Shown below are three sample images, in square, tall, and wide formats, and beside them the actual 126s images used for the library. The translucent red masking shows where image content will be lost (or hidden from view, rather), and the window is what you'll end up with in the library:

http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l450/fmera_photos/Picture1-9.png http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126s/34206107.png
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I actually took the top 50 questionaire and just repeated the questions over again. I also went to random.org to mix up the order differently from last time. I did all this cuz I was bored lol.

1. How did you get into 100? [Elton John] Through The Lion King, which is my favorite film of all time!
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 99? [Miriam Makeba] "Amampondo" because that's the first track on Welela.
3. What's your favorite lyric by 17? [LL Cool J] "Forget Oreos, eat Cool J cookies!" followed closely by "I'll crush you like a jellybean." Basically "I'm Bad" contains my favorite lyrics from him.
4. How did you get into 90? [Mya] Saw her on TV. By the time I saw "Fallen," I had the hugest crush on her!
5. How many albums by 77 do you own? [Soul For Real] 1.
6. What is your favorite song by 49? [Billy Joel] Other than "Why Should I Worry" from Oliver & Company (I'm a Disney fanatic if you can't tell lol), "River of Dreams."
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Miriam Makeba3/4/1932
Marvin Gaye4/2/1939
Tina Turner11/26/1939
Diana Ross3/26/1944
Ruth Pointer3/19/1946
Elton John3/25/1947
Stevie Nicks5/26/1948
Billy Joel5/9/1949
Stevie Wonder5/13/1950
Luther Vandross4/20/1951
Alexander O'Neal11/15/1953
Jermaine Jackson12/11/1954
La Toya Jackson5/29/1956
Stephanie Mills3/22/1957
Babyface4/10/1958
Prince6/7/1958
Madonna8/16/1958
Michael Jackson8/29/1958
Cherrelle10/13/1958
Jody Watley1/30/1959
Keith Sweat7/22/1961
Taylor Dayne3/7/1962
Robin S4/27/1962
Paula Abdul6/19/1962
Caron Wheeler1/19/1963
Vanessa Williams3/18/1963
Whitney Houston8/9/1963
Neneh Cherry3/10/1964
Pebbles8/29/1964
Slick Rick1/14/1965
Karyn White10/14/1965
Björk10/21/1965
Lisa Stansfield4/11/1966
Janet Jackson5/16/1966
Johnny Gill5/22/1966
R. Kelly1/8/1967
Chanté Moore2/17/1967
Toni Braxton10/7/1967
LL Cool J1/14/1968
Céline Dion3/30/1968
Ralph Tresvant5/16/1968
Al B. Sure!6/4/1968
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Well, I omitted groups (any act that contains more than one person such as TLC), so it may not be accurate. Oh, and artists that appear twice (such as Shanice and Shanice Wilson) will only be counted once. With those things out of the way, it comes down to these 66 artists...

Miriam Makeba03/04/32
Tina Turner11/26/39
Ruth Pointer03/19/46
Elton John03/25/47
Stevie Nicks05/26/48
Billy Joel05/09/49
Stevie Wonder05/13/50
Alexander O'Neal11/15/53
Jermaine Jackson12/11/54
La Toya Jackson05/29/56
Stephanie Mills03/22/57
Babyface04/10/58
Prince06/07/58
Madonna08/16/58
Michael Jackson08/29/58
Cherrelle10/13/58
Jody Watley01/30/59
Keith Sweat07/22/61
Taylor Dayne03/07/62
Robin S04/27/62
Oleta Adams05/04/62
Paula Abdul06/19/62
Caron Wheeler01/19/63
Vanessa Williams03/18/63
Whitney Houston08/09/63
Neneh Cherry03/10/64
Pebbles08/29/64
Karyn White10/14/65
Lisa Stansfield04/11/66
Janet Jackson05/16/66
Johnny Gill05/22/66
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Just thought I'd list a few artists whose pages I think should be merged... (The one listed first in bold should be the official name)

Shanice / Shanice Wilson
Mýa / Mya
Zhané / Zhane
La Toya Jackson / Latoya Jackson
Al B. Sure! / Al B. Sure
E.G. Daily / Elizabeth Daily
Jon B. / Jon B
Earth, Wind & Fire / Earth Wind and Fire
Ghost Town DJ's / Ghost Town DJs
Cherrelle / Cherelle
*updated December 4, 2008*