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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. Tokio Hotel
Devilish
Cinema Bizarre
LaFee
Nevada Tan
Killerpilze
Panik
Aloha From Hell


2. Imogen Heap
Frou Frou
Kate Havnevik
A Fine Frenzy
Jem
Regina Spektor
Florence + The Machine
Sia
The Bird and the Bee

3. Lady GaGa
Britney Spears
The Pussycat Dolls
Space Cowboy
Ashley Tisdale
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Little Boots
Madonna

4. Paramore
Hey Monday
VersaEmerge
Flyleaf
Boys Like Girls
Automatic Loveletter
All Time Low
Fake Number

5. Coldplay
Keane
Snow Patrol
Travis
The Killers
Radiohead
Oasis
The Fray
Thirteen Stones

6. Muse
Franz Ferdinand
Placebo
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Kaiser Chiefs


7. The Beatles
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings
Wings
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks

8. MGMT
The Management
Klaxons
Vampire Weekend
Passion Pit
Black Kids
The Kooks
Empire of the Sun
Late of the Pier

9. Johan Palm
Kevin Borg
E.M.D.
John ME
Anna Bergendahl
Erik Hassle
Alice Svensson
Lasse Lindh
Simon Norrsveden

10. Los Campesinos!
Johnny Foreigner
Dananananaykroyd
Sky Larkin
Slow Club
Titus Andronicus
The Cribs
Ra Ra Riot
Matt & Kim


11. Panic at the Disco
Fall Out Boy
The Academy Is...
Cobra Starship
The Cab
Forgiven Durden
The Hush Sound
My Chemical Romance
This Providence

12.Mars Argo
The Golden Revelry
fun.
Mark Gardener and Andy Bell
The Soft Hills
Slowlands
Nelson Bragg
The Homophones
Eureka Brown

13.Hayley Williams
Low Shoulder
Zac Farro
Death in the Park

14.Owl City
Swimming With Dolphins
Lights
A Rocket To The Moon
Breathe Carolina
nevershoutnever!
The Secret Handshake
Breathe Electric
PlayRadioPlay!

15.Bat for Lashes
My Brightest Diamond
Patrick Wolf
St. Vincent
Lykke Li
Fever Ray
Cat Power
PJ Harvey

16.Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon
Cat Stevens
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Bob Dylan
Art Garfunkel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Donovan
The Mamas & The Papas

17.Jim Sturgess
Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Joe Anderson
T.V. Carpio
Dana Fuchs & Jim Sturgess
Martin Luther McCoy
Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy
Carol Woods & Timothy T. Mitchum

18.Fräulein Wunder
Debbie Rockt!
Eisblume
Jennifer Rostock
peilomat
Queensberry

19.Crystal Castles
You Love Her Coz She's Dead
HeartsRevolution
Kap Bambino
Bondage Fairies
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Metronomy

20.School of Seven Bells
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Lotus Plaza
Telepathe
Asobi Seksu
M83
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Maps
Beach House


147 :D

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. Tokio Hotel
Devilish
Cinema Bizarre
LaFee
Nevada Tan
Killerpilze
Panik
Aloha From Hell


2. Imogen Heap
Frou Frou
Kate Havnevik
A Fine Frenzy
Jem
Regina Spektor
Florence + The Machine
Sia
The Bird and the Bee

3. Lady GaGa
Britney Spears
The Pussycat Dolls
Space Cowboy
Ashley Tisdale
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Little Boots
Madonna

4. Paramore
Hey Monday
VersaEmerge
Flyleaf
Boys Like Girls
Automatic Loveletter
All Time Low
Fake Number

5. Coldplay
Keane
Snow Patrol
Travis
The Killers
Radiohead
Oasis
The Fray
Thirteen Stones

6. Muse
Franz Ferdinand
Placebo
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Kaiser Chiefs


7. The Beatles
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings
Wings
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks

8. MGMT
The Management
Klaxons
Vampire Weekend
Passion Pit
Black Kids
The Kooks
Empire of the Sun
Late of the Pier

9. Johan Palm
Kevin Borg
E.M.D.
John ME
Anna Bergendahl
Erik Hassle
Alice Svensson
Lasse Lindh
Simon Norrsveden

10. Los Campesinos!
Johnny Foreigner
Dananananaykroyd
Sky Larkin
Slow Club
Titus Andronicus
The Cribs
Ra Ra Riot
Matt & Kim


11. Panic at the Disco
Fall Out Boy
The Academy Is...
Cobra Starship
The Cab
Forgiven Durden
The Hush Sound
My Chemical Romance
This Providence

12.Mars Argo
The Golden Revelry
fun.
Mark Gardener and Andy Bell
The Soft Hills
Slowlands
Nelson Bragg
The Homophones
Eureka Brown

13.Hayley Williams
Low Shoulder
Zac Farro
Death in the Park

14.Owl City
Swimming With Dolphins
Lights
A Rocket To The Moon
Breathe Carolina
nevershoutnever!
The Secret Handshake
Breathe Electric
PlayRadioPlay!

15.Bat for Lashes
My Brightest Diamond
Patrick Wolf
St. Vincent
Lykke Li
Fever Ray
Cat Power
PJ Harvey

16.Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon
Cat Stevens
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Bob Dylan
Art Garfunkel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Donovan
The Mamas & The Papas

17.Jim Sturgess
Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Joe Anderson
T.V. Carpio
Dana Fuchs & Jim Sturgess
Martin Luther McCoy
Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy
Carol Woods & Timothy T. Mitchum

18.Fräulein Wunder
Debbie Rockt!
Eisblume
Jennifer Rostock
peilomat
Queensberry

19.Crystal Castles
You Love Her Coz She's Dead
HeartsRevolution
Kap Bambino
Bondage Fairies
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Metronomy

20.School of Seven Bells
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Lotus Plaza
Telepathe
Asobi Seksu
M83
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Maps
Beach House


147 :D

these are in a rough order

52. Stored Up Wonder (Supernatural Force) - Sebadoh
51. I Talk To The Wind - King Crimson
50. Rock 'N' Roll Star - Oasis
49. 6060-842 - The B-52's
48. Split Myself In Two - Meat Puppets
47. Breather - Chapterhouse
46. In The Flowers - Animal Collective
45. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
44. See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
43. 25 O'Clock - The Dukes of Stratosphear
42. Bennett Cerf - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
41. Up Front - Wipers
40. Lowdown - Wire
39. Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
38. Hanging Around - Stranglers
37. Brave Captain - fIREHOSE
36. Soul Kitchen - The Doors
35. The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen
34. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
33. Jack's Shadow - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
32. Your Protector - Fleet Foxes
31. Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
30. The Wicker Man - Iron Maiden
29. That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission of Burma
28. Hateful - The Clash
27. Inside Me - The Jesus and Mary Chain
26. She's So High - Blur
25. Step On - Happy Mondays
24. Going Away To College - blink-182
23. IfWhiteAmericaToldTheTruthForOneDayIt'sWorldWouldFallApart - Manic Street Preachers
22. Dig For Fire - Pixies
21. Soul Love - David Bowie
20. Slip Inside This House - Primal Scream
19. Beginning - The Durutti Column
18. Aneurysm - Nirvana
17. It Girl - Brian Jonestown Massacre
16. Young Hearts Spark Fire - Japandroids
15. What Do I Get? - Buzzcocks
14. Off Duty Trip - The Raincoats
13. She Bathed Herself In A Bath of Bleach - Manic Street Preachers
12. Is She Weird - Pixies
11. 50ft Queenie - PJ Harvey
10. At Home He's A Tourist - Gang of Four
09. Spend, Spend, Spend - The Slits
08. Cold Hands - Black Lips
07. Elevation - Television
06. Geek U.S.A. - Smashing Pumpkins
05. Sugar Kane - Sonic Youth
04. Metal Mickey - Suede
03. Die In The Summertime - Manic Street Preachers
02. Words Fail Me - The Sound
01. Aladdin Sane - DAVID BOWIE


LOLZZ

1. How did you get into 29?
UK Subs - I bought a best of CD at Academy in the UK a few years back because it had over 20 tracks on for £2. Seen them live a few times since, gotta love 'em.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Against Me! - Probably Sink Florida Sink if I remember rightly.

3. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Black Sabbath - They're my favourite band of all time, they're only so low because most of the albums I own by them are on vinyl. I've got Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Volume 4 on vinyl, Sabotage, Masters of Reality & Technical Ecstacy on CD and the rest on MP3.

4. What is your favorite song by 15?
Rilo Kiley - Probably Silver Lining or A Man/Me/Then Jim.

5. What is your favorite song by 5?
Slade - Probably I Don' Mind.

6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Decemberists - Most of them get me going.

7. What is your favorite song by 10?
Modest Mouse - Probably The World at Large at the moment.

8. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Jamie T - No physical memories really, just listening to his stuff with mates, always good to sing along to.

9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Suicide Bid - Wind Ya Batty normally does the trick.

10. How many times have you seen 25 live?
PJ Harvey - Never unfortunately.

11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
The King Blues - Probably Intro, as I think they played that live when I first saw them.

12. What is your favorite album by 11?
Mattafix - Rhythm and Hymns.

13. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Sublime - Suppose it's gotta be Brad Nowells really.

14. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Animal Collective - Not yet unfortunately.

15. What is a good memory involving 27?
Alkaline Trio - Seeing them live at Leeds last year, very good.

16. What is your favorite song by 16?
Bedouin Soundclash - Probably Music My Rock or Nothing To Say at the moment.

17. What is your favorite album by 18?
Fall Out Boy - Probably Take This to Your Grave.

18. What is your favorite song by 21?
Grown at Home - Either Blaggin' it or Kick in the Beer Can.

19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Oasis - Hmmm, probably Wonderwall, before I actually got into them I was bound to have heard this on the radio.

20. What is your favorite album by 2?
Anti-Flag - For Blood and Empire.

21. What is you favorite song by 3?
The Fall - There's loads but probably either Eat Y'self Fitter or New Big Prinz.

22. What is you favorite song by 8?
Sonic Boom Six - Either The Devil Made Me Do It or at the moment maybe Rum Little Skallywag but there's loads.

23. How many times have you seen 17 live?
The Gaslight Anthem - Just the once.

24. What is the worst song by 12?
The Pogues - Not all their songs are brilliant but there's no real bad ones.

25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House as it was on some free compilation from a magazine.

26. What is you favorite album by 7?
The Smiths - They're all pretty fucking good, but probably either Rank or Louder Than Bombs.

27. What is your favorite song by 24?
Chase And Status - eastern jam is always good, but that whole album's pretty fucking good..

28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Sleater-Kinney - Once again there's a lot to choose from here, but I'd say Words and Guitar or Oh!.

29. What is your favorite album by 4?
The Clash - The two live ones, Live at Shea Stadium and From Here to Eternity are awesome, other than that probably Sandinista!

30. How many albums do you own by 20?
The Streets - I've got A Grand Don't Come for Free on CD and Original Pirate Material on MP3.

1. How did you get into 29?
UK Subs - I bought a best of CD at Academy in the UK a few years back because it had over 20 tracks on for £2. Seen them live a few times since, gotta love 'em.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Against Me! - Probably Sink Florida Sink if I remember rightly.

3. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Black Sabbath - They're my favourite band of all time, they're only so low because most of the albums I own by them are on vinyl. I've got Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Volume 4 on vinyl, Sabotage, Masters of Reality & Technical Ecstacy on CD and the rest on MP3.

4. What is your favorite song by 15?
Rilo Kiley - Probably Silver Lining or A Man/Me/Then Jim.

5. What is your favorite song by 5?
Slade[/Slade] - Probably I Don't Mind.

6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Decemberists - Most of them get me going.

7. What is your favorite song by 10?
Modest Mouse - Probably The World at Large at the moment.

8. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Jamie T - No physical memories really, just listening to his stuff with mates, always good to sing along to.

9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Suicide Bid - Wind Ya Batty normally does the trick.

10. How many times have you seen 25 live?
PJ Harvey - Never unfortunately.

11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
The King Blues - Probably Intro, as I think they played that live when I first saw them.

12. What is your favorite album by 11?
Mattafix - Rhythm and Hymns.

13. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Sublime - Suppose it's gotta be Brad Nowells really.

14. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Animal Collective - Not yet unfortunately.

15. What is a good memory involving 27?
Alkaline Trio - Seeing them live at Leeds last year, very good.

16. What is your favorite song by 16?
Bedouin Soundclash - Probably Music My Rock or Nothing To Say at the moment.

17. What is your favorite album by 18?
Fall Out Boy - Probably Take This to Your Grave.

18. What is your favorite song by 21?
Grown at Home - Either Blaggin' it or Kick in the Beer Can.

19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Oasis - Hmmm, probably Wonderwall, before I actually got into them I was bound to have heard this on the radio.

20. What is your favorite album by 2?
Anti-Flag - For Blood and Empire.

21. What is you favorite song by 3?
The Fall - There's loads but probably either Eat Y'self Fitter or New Big Prinz.

22. What is you favorite song by 8?
Sonic Boom Six - Either The Devil Made Me Do It or at the moment maybe Rum Little Skallywag but there's loads.

23. How many times have you seen 17 live?
The Gaslight Anthem - Just the once.

24. What is the worst song by 12?
The Pogues - Not all their songs are brilliant but there's no real bad ones.

25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House as it was on some free compilation from a magazine.

26. What is you favorite album by 7?
The Smiths - They're all pretty fucking good, but probably either Rank or Louder Than Bombs.

27. What is your favorite song by 24?
Chase And Status - eastern jam is always good, but that whole album's pretty fucking good..

28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Sleater-Kinney - Once again there's a lot to choose from here, but I'd say Words and Guitar or Oh!.

29. What is your favorite album by 4?
The Clash - The two live ones, Live at Shea Stadium and From Here to Eternity are awesome, other than that probably Sandinista!

30. How many albums do you own by 20?
The Streets - I've got A Grand Don't Come for Free on CD and Original Pirate Material on MP3.

You wanna do the same, put your Media Player or Itunes or whatever on random mode and let it play ! It sometimes can be funny or totally inappropriate...

Here is mine ;)

Opening Credits
Pony Pony Run Run - Walking on a Line

Waking Up
Pet Shop Boys - All over the world

First Day At School
Linkin Park - Nobody's Listening
"Pfiouuu...I forgot I had this song in my library...lol"

Falling In Love
Fever Ray - Stranger Than Kindness

Losing Virginity
Cansei de Ser Sexy - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex

Fight Song
The Notwist - Sleep
"A fight with myself..."

Breaking Up
PJ Harvey - When Under Ether

Prom
VAST - Straight Into The End

Life
Radiohead - A Punchup at a Wedding

Mental Breakdown
Courtney Love - Zeppelin Song

Driving
Vertical Horizon - Miracles
"Great Choice..."

Depression
Garbage - Nobody Loves You
"lol...I could hardly have chosen a better one..."

Partying
Madonna - Let It Will Be

Happy dance
Depeche Mode - Clean
"Lol ! Hum...Not the typical kind of song to dance to..."

Betrayal
Queens of the Stone Age - Do It Again
"I must be mad...lol"

Regretting
Marilyn Manson - The Nobodies

Long night alone
Nine Inch Nails - Sin

Flashback
Glass Candy - Poison or Remedy

Getting Back Together
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - No No No

Wedding
SoftCell - Youth
"Hum...would have been better in the flashback section or during a long night alone...lol"

Birth of Child
TV on the Radio - Tonight

Final Battle
Kids On TV - Raw Raw Raw
"Well done...hahaha"

Death Scene
Madonna - Jump (Axwell Remix Edit)
"Would have been better in the Happy Dance section...but gosh not for a Death Scene ! LOL !"

Funeral Song
Radiohead - Dollars and Cents

End Credits
Nine Inch Nails - Last
"Great End !!! lol"

I work at a comic book shop. My boss, Jason is a borderline conspiracy theorist who refuses to reveal his last name or age, but likes to tell me about how back in the day he was hip and saw bands like Black Flag and The Plasmatics. He'll also regrettably admit to at one point being into Gary Numan, Kraftwerk and other "simp shit" that he's supposedly forgotten after years and years of substance abuse.
When I work in the back storeroom I listen to music, and Jason usually has something odd to say about whatever's on. Despite not knowing his age, it's obvious he's grown a little crotchety over the years and the music I listen to "doesn't make any fucking sense" to him.

Here's a working list of some of the comments Jason's made about stuff I listen to. The last addition was on 11/28/09. New entries are in red.

• Alela Diane - "The world's going to end soon. You know that, right? This woman's music is proof of it. It doesn't make any sense that someone of this day and age would make music that sounds like that. She's playing some Civil War shit or something. The world moves in circles, and when civilizations start going backwards and retreating to the past, it's a sure sign that we're almost done for."
  
• Danzig - Invocation - "Are they just going to play that one chord the whole damn song? This sounds like the soundtrack to someone dying of starvation. You'd hear this if you saw some evil monks wondering around a dark wood on their way to some sort of bullshit devil ritual. Yeah...this one's a real upbeat number..."
  
• Descendents - Parents - "Are you listening to a recording of a cow groaning out in the wilderness?"
  
• Hellnation - Ride With Me - Mocking indiscernible rabid gibberish
  
• Joanna Newsom - "This sounds like Shirley Temple crossed with Gummo".
  
• Korova - My Vietnam - "What the hell is he so angry about?"
  
• Municipal Waste - Set to Destruct - "They can't really play that fast. That's not real."
  
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song - "This song would be good if it wasn't so depressing that it made me want to kill myself."
  
• PJ Harvey - Down By The Water - "I'd like this song if it didn't make me feel like I was going to Hell."
  
• Rabies - Disease Core - "That sounds like a crazy man is getting beat with a blunt object."
  
• Reversal of Man - "That sounds like a woman screaming bloody murder running from an ax wielding maniac."
  
• Sleep - Dragonaut - "This is one of the best songs ever written. It makes me want to cruise around on my bike and pick off stray cats."
  

My 60 Favourite Records of the 2000s are:

Air – The Virgin Suicides [Original Motion Picture Score] (2000)
PJ Harvey – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age – Rated (2000)
Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
Radiohead – Amnesiac (2001)
Low – Things We Lost in the Fire (2001)
Millionaire – Outside the Simian Flock (2001)
The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (2001)
The Strokes – Is This It (2001)
Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World (2001)
The White Stripes – White Blood Cells (2001)
Zita Swoon – Life = A Sexy Sanctuary (2001)
2 Many DJ's – As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Pt. 2 (2002)
Beck – Sea Change (2002)
Blackalicious – Blazing Arrow (2002)
Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
The Chemical Brothers – Come With Us (2002)
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster – Hörse of the dög (2002)
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)
Milwaukee Wildmen – Psychosomatic (2002)
Queens of the Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Stuurbaard Bakkebaard – Chuck (2002)
Supergrass – Life on Other Planets (2002)
Tom Waits – Alice (2002)
Tom Waits – Blood Money (2002)
Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
Blur – Think Tank (2003)
Calexico – Feast of Wire (2003)
Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (2003)
The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
Tindersticks – Waiting for the Moon (2003)
Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South (2004)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (2004)
Kings of Convenience – Riot On An Empty Street (2004)
Tom Waits – Real Gone (2004)
Antony & The Johnsons –I Am a Bird Now (2005)
The Arcade Fire – Funeral (2005*)
Iron & Wine and Calexico – In the Reins (2005)
dEUS – Pocket Revolution (2005)
Eels - Blinking Lights And Other Revelations (2005)
My Morning Jacket – Z (2005)
Ian Siegal – Meat & Potatoes (2005)
Sufjan Stevens – Come Feel The Illinoise! (2005)
Belle & Sebastian – The Life Persuit (2006)
The Knife – Silent Shout (2006)
Mastodon – Blood Mountain (2006)
The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (2007)
LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver (2007)
M.I.A. – Kala (2007)
The National – Boxer (2007)
Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)
Radiohead – In Rainbows (2007)
Feist – The Reminder (2007)
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago (2008^)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008)
Hercules and Love Affair – Hercules And Love Affair (2008)
TV on the Radio – Dear Science (2008)
The Flaming Lips – Embryonic (2009)

*) 2004 in Canada & U.S.
^) 2007 in U.S.

I've made a lot of decadelists, like most musicnerds. Top 10 follows in december! Yeah!