btlzu2's Journal: i think there's a pattern here... :) top 150 songs

It's been a while since I had my first iPod, so I decided to reflect on my favorite songs since my first iPod. Of course, this isn't representative of my entire life nor necessarily all my favorite songs. I probably listened to Achtung Baby by U2 in college about 5000 times. :) Anyway, I pretty much love this playlist though. I could easily enjoy any of these songs, "guilty pleasure" or not.

She Bangs The Drums: The Stone Roses Playcount: 139
Elephant Stone: The Stone Roses Playcount: 138
Mr. Brightside: The Killers Playcount: 124
Chocolate: Snow Patrol Playcount: 122
Go To Sleep: Radiohead Playcount: 111
I Wanna Be Adored: The Stone Roses Playcount: 111
Fools Gold: The Stone Roses Playcount: 100
Waterfall: The Stone Roses Playcount: 98
Love Is the Law: The Seahorses Playcount: 95
Bye Bye Bad Man: The Stone Roses Playcount: 91
Elizabeth My Dear: The Stone Roses Playcount: 89
Ten Storey Love Song: The Stone Roses Playcount: 86
Vapour Trail: Ride Playcount: 83
Vertigo: U2 Playcount: 83
(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister: The Stone Roses Playcount: 82
Speed of Sound: Coldplay Playcount: 80
She Bangs the Drums: The Stone Roses Playcount: 80
All These Things That I've Done: The Killers Playcount: 79
I Am The Resurrection: The Stone Roses Playcount: 79
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2: Pink Floyd Playcount: 77
Don't Stop: The Stone Roses Playcount: 75
Somebody Told Me: The Killers Playcount: 73
Paranoid Android: Radiohead Playcount: 73
Mother: Pink Floyd Playcount: 72
Airbag: Radiohead Playcount: 72
Exit Music (For A Film): Radiohead Playcount: 69
One Love: The Stone Roses Playcount: 69
Made Of Stone: The Stone Roses Playcount: 68
Shoot You Down: The Stone Roses Playcount: 68
Fix You: Coldplay Playcount: 65
Subterranean Homesick Alien: Radiohead Playcount: 65
Daybreak: The Stone Roses Playcount: 65
Club Foot: Kasabian Playcount: 64
In the Flesh?: Pink Floyd Playcount: 64
Young Lust: Pink Floyd Playcount: 63
Njósnavélin: Sigur Rós Playcount: 63
This Is The One: The Stone Roses Playcount: 63
The Happiest Days of Our Lives: Pink Floyd Playcount: 61
Breaking Into Heaven: The Stone Roses Playcount: 61
Moving: Supergrass Playcount: 60
Lyla: Oasis Playcount: 59
Sally Cinnamon: The Stone Roses Playcount: 60
The Thin Ice: Pink Floyd Playcount: 58
Elephant Stone (12" Mix): The Stone Roses Playcount: 58
Standing Here: The Stone Roses Playcount: 58
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1: Pink Floyd Playcount: 57
Comfortably Numb: Pink Floyd Playcount: 57
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Soundtrack Version): U2 Playcount: 57
Weirdo: The Charlatans Playcount: 56
It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix Version): Depeche Mode Playcount: 56
L.S.F.: Kasabian Playcount: 56
Let Down: Radiohead Playcount: 56
Vaka: Sigur Rós Playcount: 56
Cold Hard Bitch: Jet Playcount: 55
The Only One I Know: The Charlatans Playcount: 54
Freakin' Out: Graham Coxon Playcount: 53
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own: U2 Playcount: 53
Goodbye Blue Sky: Pink Floyd Playcount: 52
Karma Police: Radiohead Playcount: 52
Run: Snow Patrol Playcount: 52
My Own Worst Enemy: Lit Playcount: 51
Empty Spaces: Pink Floyd Playcount: 51
How to Be Dead: Snow Patrol Playcount: 51
Driving South: The Stone Roses Playcount: 51
London Calling: The Clash Playcount: 49
Enjoy The Silence: Depeche Mode Playcount: 49
Jump Around: House Of Pain Playcount: 48
Elephant Stone: The Stone Roses Playcount: 48
So What'cha Want: The Beastie Boys Playcount: 47
One of My Turns: Pink Floyd Playcount: 47
Everything In Its Right Place: Radiohead Playcount: 47
The Hardest Thing in the World: The Stone Roses Playcount: 47
Get Free: The Vines Playcount: 47
Ch-Check It Out: The Beastie Boys Playcount: 46
Wish You Were Here: Pink Floyd Playcount: 46
Tears: The Stone Roses Playcount: 46
Mersey Paradise: The Stone Roses Playcount: 46
Swallowed In the Sea: Coldplay Playcount: 45
Rollover D.J.: Jet Playcount: 45
Fitter Happier: Radiohead Playcount: 45
Miracle Drug: U2 Playcount: 45
Don't Leave Me Now: Pink Floyd Playcount: 44
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3: Pink Floyd Playcount: 44
Synchronicity II: The Police Playcount: 44
Fyrsta: Sigur Rós Playcount: 44
Starálfur: Sigur Rós Playcount: 44
Love Spreads: The Stone Roses Playcount: 44
Waterfall: The Stone Roses Playcount: 44
Blue Monday: New Order Playcount: 43
Going Down: The Stone Roses Playcount: 43
Beautiful Day: U2 Playcount: 43
What If: Coldplay Playcount: 42
American Idiot: Green Day Playcount: 42
2 + 2 = 5: Radiohead Playcount: 42
Sure Shot: The Beastie Boys Playcount: 41
Brand New Cadillac: The Clash Playcount: 41
Rudie Can't Fail: The Clash Playcount: 41
Square One: Coldplay Playcount: 41
Dream On (Edit): Depeche Mode Playcount: 41
Shimmer: Fuel Playcount: 41
Starlight: Muse Playcount: 41
Samskeyti: Sigur Rós Playcount: 41
Straight to the Man: The Stone Roses Playcount: 41
I Wanna Be Adored: The Stone Roses Playcount: 41
Talk: Coldplay Playcount: 40
Laid: James Playcount: 40
The Dolphin's Cry: Live Playcount: 40
Goodbye Cruel World: Pink Floyd Playcount: 40
Blurry: Puddle of Mudd Playcount: 40
No Surprises: Radiohead Playcount: 40
Muzzle: Smashing Pumpkins Playcount: 40
Begging You: The Stone Roses Playcount: 40
I Am the Resurrection: The Stone Roses Playcount: 40
Drive: Incubus Playcount: 39
Speak To Me/Breathe: Pink Floyd Playcount: 39
One: U2 Playcount: 39
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine: The Killers Playcount: 38
The Show Must Go On: Pink Floyd Playcount: 38
Electioneering: Radiohead Playcount: 38
Burden In My Hand: Soundgarden Playcount: 38
Your Star Will Shine: The Stone Roses Playcount: 38
Where Angels Play: The Stone Roses Playcount: 38
Where the Streets Have No Name: U2 Playcount: 38
White Shadows: Coldplay Playcount: 37
Longsight M13: Ian Brown Playcount: 37
Are You Gonna Be My Girl: Jet Playcount: 37
On The Run: Pink Floyd Playcount: 37
Fake Plastic Trees: Radiohead Playcount: 37
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo Version): The Beach Boys Playcount: 36
X & Y: Coldplay Playcount: 36
Smile Like You Mean It: The Killers Playcount: 36
Breathe In: Paloalto Playcount: 36
Is There Anybody Out There?: Pink Floyd Playcount: 36
Lucky: Radiohead Playcount: 36
Good Times: The Stone Roses Playcount: 36
What the World Is Waiting For: The Stone Roses Playcount: 36
Calling All Angels: Train Playcount: 36
Voices Carry (Single Mix): 'Til Tuesday Playcount: 35
Jimmy Jazz: The Clash Playcount: 35
Train in Vain (Stand by Me): The Clash Playcount: 35
This is Radio Clash: The Clash Playcount: 35
Stop: Pink Floyd Playcount: 35
Sail To The Moon: Radiohead Playcount: 35
There There: Radiohead Playcount: 35
Climbing Up The Walls: Radiohead Playcount: 35
Spitting Games: Snow Patrol Playcount: 35
Run Like Hell: Pink Floyd Playcount: 34
Hoppípolla: Sigur Rós Playcount: 34
Made of Stone: The Stone Roses Playcount: 34
Hate To Say I Told You So: The Hives Playcount: 33

Patterns, patterns, everywhere

[janeowit]

In my top 150, there are 29 artists, and I'm pleasantly surprised there are so many. I was really expecting a lot less diversity.

The five with the most songs:
28 of the songs are by Sufjan Stevens (19%)
22 of the songs are by Mason Jennings (15%)
20 of the songs are by The New Amsterdams (13%)
15 of the songs are by Rocky Votolato (10%)
11 of the songs are by Kid Dakota (7%)

13 of the 29 artists only have one song in the top 150. Of those 13, 4 of those songs also happen to be the only songs I have by those artis

Ooooh, statistical analysis too... :)

[btlzu2]

so, would you say, then, that your tastes come from a) simply liking less maintstream musicians b) a distaste for a perceived "selling out" c) ???

just curious because i think the average person wouldn't know 80% of the people on my list, but it's definitely mainstream compared to you. i sometimes have a guilty pleasure or two like "lit" or whatever who probably just make songs to "score chicks and make da numbah one", but i tend to think the groups i like are artists and have/had integrity to be honest in

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[janeowit]

Looking at my list, there are artists that I think are pretty recognizable. I've got Bright Eyes, Counting Crows, Death Cab For Cutie, Pete Yorn (With 8 songs he's definitely my favorite "popular" musician), Tori Amos, and Snow Patrol. but that only makes up 17 songs.

Honestly, I'm becoming less of an indie snob that I once was. For example, let's talk about how I heard about Sufjan Stevens, since I can't seem to shut up about him. After about a month on last.fm, he popped up on my recommendations. And I saw

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