Branden's Music Stats

I love listening to music. I also love statistics. So I created this website, which quantifies exactly how much I love music.

These statistics are compiled from a database of 14,889 tracks from 1,831 albums and 788 artists (not counting artists whose sole contribution to my library is on compilation albums). The total playtime of the music library is 6w 5d 2h 27m 56s, or an average of 4m 33s per track. A total of 430,522 plays are recorded, for a total time spent listening of:

3 years 38 weeks 4 days 19 hours 5 minutes 40 seconds

The comparison is based on the past 52w 1d of tracking only. In that time, 37,961 plays were recorded, for 17w 1d 6h 37m 50s of playtime. In the "All Time" statistics, the number in parenthesis is the change in rank over the duration of this comparins.

Collection of these playcount statistics began at least by February 2006, but may have begun prior to then. The data is collected from my iTunes Library, which counts a "play" as when a track plays through its complete end. I do not leave my music playing unattended, and I primarily listen to music through iTunes or devices which synchronize with its library. I take great care to keep this data as clean as possible. These statistics were last updated on 1 Mar 2023.

Favorite Artists

Artist favoritism is based purely on total time spent listening to music by that artist, irrespective of playcounts.

All-time

1.

VNV Nation

2.

Decemberists

3. (+1)

Rotersand

4. (-1)

Mind.In.A.Box

5. (+1)

Röyksopp

6. (-1)

Assemblage 23

7.

Stars

8.

Shpongle

9.

Ulrich Schnauss

10.

Electric Six

11.

Sigur Rós

12.

Front Line Assembly

13.

Ladytron

14. (+1)

Besnard Lakes

15. (+1)

Maps

Favorite Albums

Albums are ranked by their hypotenuse of total playcount and total time spent listening to the album.

All-time

1.

Dreamweb


2005 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
2.

Lost Alone


2004 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
3.

And The Glass Handed Kites


2005 LP by Mew
4. (+3)

The King Is Dead


2011 LP by Decemberists
5. (-1)

Junior


2009 LP by Röyksopp
6.

The Hazards Of Love


2009 LP by Decemberists
7. (-2)

Crossroads


2007 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
8.

Turning The Mind


2009 LP by Maps
9.

Set Yourself On Fire


2004 LP by Stars
10.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea


1998 LP by Neutral Milk Hotel
11.

Worlds


2014 LP by Porter Robinson
12.

Automatic


2011 LP by VNV Nation
13.

The Way Out


2010 LP by Books
14. (+2)

Joyland


2014 LP by TR/ST
15. (-1)

The Big Roar


2011 LP by Joy Formidable

Since Mar 2022

1.

Suddenly


2020 LP by Caribou
2.

G.O.T.H.


2021 LP by Clicks
3.

Continuum Ride


2010 LP by Project Pitchfork
4.

World Wide Pop


2022 LP by Superorganism
5.

WE


2022 LP by Arcade Fire
6.

Crosby, Stills & Nash


1969 LP by Crosby, Stills & Nash
7.

Chronologic


2019 LP by Caravan Palace
8.

Bloodless


2021 LP by Claire Cronin
9.

Wilderness of Mirrors


2022 LP by Black Angels
10.

HOPE LEFT ME (Complete Version)


2022 Soundtrack by Astrophysics
11.

The Museum of Human Happiness


2022 LP by Legendary Pink Dots
12.

Strange Words and Weird Wars


2017 LP by Marnie
13.

From Capelton Hill


2022 LP by Stars
14.

When The Wolves Return


2015 LP by ego likeness
15.

Hidden Path


2022 LP by Plankton Wat

Favorite Tracks

Individual track favoritism is determined purely by playcount.

All-time

1.

Lullaby For Gaia


ESCM 1997 LP by BT
2.

Happy Up Here


Junior 2009 LP by Röyksopp
3.

Angels & Demons


Compass 2009 LP by Assemblage 23
4.

Vision One


Junior 2009 LP by Röyksopp
5. (+1)

Certainty


Dreamweb 2005 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
6. (+3)

Amuse Bouche


Entertainment 2009 LP by Fischerspooner
7. (-2)

Rubicon


Empires 2000 LP by VNV Nation
8. (-1)

Faith


Chiaroscuro 2014 LP by I Break Horses
9. (-1)

Medicine Brush


Chiaroscuro 2014 LP by I Break Horses
10. (+1)

Out Of Time


Dreamweb 2005 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
11. (-1)

Monument (The Inevitable End Ver…


The Inevitable End 2014 LP by Röyksopp
12. (+1)

The Girl And The Robot


Junior 2009 LP by Röyksopp
13. (+1)

Change


Lost Alone 2004 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
14. (-2)

Legion (Janus)


Burning Empires / Stan… 2000 Remix by VNV Nation
15. (+5)

Losing Touch


Losing Touch EP 2014 EP by Empathy Test

Since Mar 2022

1.

Sunny's Time


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
2.

You and I


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
3.

Sister


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
4.

Cloud Song


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
5.

Ravi


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
6.

Lime


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
7.

Home


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
8.

New Jade


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
9.

Magpie


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
10.

Like I Loved You


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
11.

Filtered Grand Piano


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
12.

Never Come Back


Suddenly 2020 LP by Caribou
13.

It's All About You


G.O.T.H. 2021 LP by Clicks
14.

First World Problems


G.O.T.H. 2021 LP by Clicks
15.

Teenager


World Wide Pop 2022 LP by Superorganism

Recent Additions

Feb 2023

Pretenders


2023 Single by Stars
1 tracks
3m 33s long
#1803 (new) alltime
#477 recently
4 plays

Hopeful


2023 Single by ODESZA
1 tracks
4m 8s long
#1827 (new) alltime
#782 recently
2 plays

Land Locked Heart


2023 Single by The Midnight
1 tracks
3m 23s long
#1828 (new) alltime
#807 recently
2 plays

Collider


2023 LP by Warmth
8 tracks
37m long
#1826 (new) alltime
#674 recently
2 plays

Wake Up (Arcade Fire Cover)


2020 Single by Spotlights
1 tracks
5m 7s long
#1823 (new) alltime
#571 recently
3 plays

Life in Cartoon Motion


2007 LP by MIKA
1 tracks
3m 55s long
#1807 (new) alltime
#478 recently
4 plays

Counter Melodies


2023 LP by Maps
10 tracks
49m 7s long
#1521 (new) alltime
#72 recently
10 plays

Love Will Come (Maps' Brave New…


2021 Single by Maps
1 tracks
5m 4s long
#1793 (new) alltime
#393 recently
5 plays

Sleep Today


2020 Single by Maps
4 tracks
17m 15s long
#1800 (new) alltime
#449 recently
4 plays

The Enigma of Heaven and Other D…


2023 EP by Hakita
6 tracks
16m 59s long
#1786 (new) alltime
#372 recently
5 plays

Anthem of Fun


2023 Single by Somatoast
1 tracks
3m 8s long
#1804 (new) alltime
#481 recently
4 plays

Collapsing Empires (SGLP12)


2022 LP by Rhys Fulber
9 tracks
53m 37s long
#1617 (new) alltime
#105 recently
8 plays

Heads


2022 LP by Ott
9 tracks
55m 24s long
#1127 (new) alltime
#19 recently
16 plays

Heroes


2022 LP by The Midnight
13 tracks
56m 47s long
#1641 (new) alltime
#115 recently
7 plays

Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)


2019 Single by The Midnight
1 tracks
5m 33s long
#1742 (new) alltime
#263 recently
7 plays

Mystic Mirror


2022 LP by White Sun
9 tracks
29m 7s long
#1402 (new) alltime
#52 recently
14 plays

The Sick, Tired and Ill


2021 LP by TRAITRS
6 tracks
27m 9s long
#1727 (new) alltime
#210 recently
7 plays

Rites And Ritual


2016 LP by TRAITRS
7 tracks
29m 27s long
#1722 (new) alltime
#205 recently
7 plays

Snowy Owl


2023 Single by Stars
1 tracks
3m 35s long
#1629 (new) alltime
#130 recently
11 plays

Together


2023 EP by Panic Lift
4 tracks
16m 9s long
#1734 (new) alltime
#245 recently
7 plays

This is Goodbye


2023 Remix by Panic Lift
11 tracks
55m 17s long
#1661 (new) alltime
#139 recently
7 plays

Stitched


2022 EP by Panic Lift
4 tracks
16m 22s long
#1695 (new) alltime
#194 recently
8 plays

Split


2021 EP by Panic Lift
4 tracks
16m 17s long
#1696 (new) alltime
#196 recently
8 plays

Black Anima (Bonus Tracks Version)


2019 LP by Lacuna Coil
14 tracks
58m 39s long
#1603 (new) alltime
#94 recently
8 plays

Last Days


2023 Single by Hælos
1 tracks
5m 9s long
#1743 (new) alltime
#265 recently
7 plays

You


2022 Single by Hælos
1 tracks
4m 11s long
#1747 (new) alltime
#268 recently
7 plays

Somnum


2021 EP by Hælos
4 tracks
33m 8s long
#1700 (new) alltime
#192 recently
7 plays

Under Your Spell


2017 LP by The Birthday Massacre
11 tracks
41m 16s long
#1499 (new) alltime
#69 recently
11 plays

Imagica


2016 LP by The Birthday Massacre
11 tracks
44m 13s long
#1425 (new) alltime
#54 recently
12 plays
Jan 2023

Tree of Light


2019 LP by RIOPY
10 tracks
39m 32s long
#1612 (new) alltime
#107 recently
9 plays

Profound Mysteries III


2022 LP by Röyksopp
10 tracks
1h 35s long
#1365 (new) alltime
#36 recently
11 plays

For Bill


2023 Single by Helix
1 tracks
3m 45s long
#1653 (new) alltime
#152 recently
10 plays

Horses in the Abattoir


2021 LP by TRAITRS
11 tracks
44m 29s long
#1645 (new) alltime
#133 recently
8 plays

Kids


2018 LP by The Midnight
9 tracks
33m 51s long
#1559 (new) alltime
#84 recently
11 plays

Late Developers


2023 LP by Belle & Sebastian
11 tracks
42m 1s long
#1138 (new) alltime
#20 recently
18 plays

Pressure Gamut


2023 LP by Jade Cicada
10 tracks
35m 26s long
#1466 (new) alltime
#66 recently
12 plays

Higher Ground


2023 Single by Rotersand
3 tracks
13m 36s long
#1577 (new) alltime
#100 recently
12 plays

Subscribers EP


2023 EP by James Yuill
6 tracks
23m long
#1662 (new) alltime
#153 recently
9 plays

Into The Blue


2022 LP by Broken Bells
9 tracks
41m 15s long
#1454 (new) alltime
#59 recently
12 plays
Dec 2022

Pure Acid Hell


2022 LP by Grimbeard
12 tracks
42m 25s long
#1784 (new) alltime
#346 recently
4 plays

LSA


2017 Remix by Sophie Barker
12 tracks
1h 16m 3s long
#1754 (new) alltime
#233 recently
4 plays

Velocity N20


2022 Single by Neuroticfish
7 tracks
36m 26s long
#1815 (new) alltime
#500 recently
3 plays

Tenebre Rosso Sangue


2022 Single by KEYGEN CHURCH
1 tracks
3m 53s long
#1808 (new) alltime
#479 recently
4 plays

Pain


2022 Single by Astrophysics
1 tracks
5m 7s long
#1771 (new) alltime
#328 recently
6 plays

Mazy Fly


2019 LP by SPELLLING
12 tracks
42m 36s long
#1644 (new) alltime
#128 recently
8 plays

Rewritten Histories, Vol. 5: 201…


2022 Remix by Banco De Gaia
18 tracks
1h 56m 6s long
#1637 (new) alltime
#101 recently
4 plays
Nov 2022

Greensongs


2022 LP by Darken Wood
6 tracks
33m 22s long
#1816 (new) alltime
#506 recently
3 plays

HOPE LEFT ME (Complete Version)


2022 Soundtrack by Astrophysics
21 tracks
1h 34m 33s long
#1017 (new) alltime
#10 recently
13 plays

Bloodless


2021 LP by Claire Cronin
9 tracks
39m 58s long
#911 (new) alltime
#8 recently
24 plays

Beat


2016 LP by Bowery Electric
11 tracks
1h 10m 52s long
#1324 (new) alltime
#33 recently
11 plays

Siamese Dream (Deluxe Edition)


1993 LP by Smashing Pumpkins
31 tracks
2h 17m 1s long
#1760 (new) alltime
#250 recently
2 plays

Will Of The People


2022 LP by Muse
10 tracks
37m 36s long
#1735 (new) alltime
#230 recently
6 plays

Low


1977 LP by David Bowie
11 tracks
39m long
#1814 (new) alltime
#496 recently
3 plays

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stard…


1972 LP by David Bowie
11 tracks
38m 35s long
#1797 (new) alltime
#379 recently
4 plays

Heroes


1977 LP by David Bowie
10 tracks
40m 39s long
#1618 (new) alltime
#109 recently
9 plays

Reprise


2021 Remix by Moby
14 tracks
1h 10m 32s long
#1608 (new) alltime
#95 recently
7 plays

11•11•11


2022 Live by MGMT
11 tracks
42m 25s long
#1511 (new) alltime
#71 recently
11 plays

The Golden Lion


2015 EP by Besnard Lakes
3 tracks
14m 11s long
#1609 (new) alltime
#117 recently
11 plays

The Last Goodbye


2022 LP by ODESZA
13 tracks
50m 28s long
#1458 (new) alltime
#56 recently
11 plays

Double Negative


2018 LP by Low
11 tracks
48m 50s long
#1378 (new) alltime
#41 recently
12 plays

Ghost


2022 Single by Gunship
1 tracks
4m 22s long
#1651 (new) alltime
#150 recently
10 plays

The Besnard Lakes Are The Prayer…


2022 EP by Besnard Lakes
3 tracks
27m 56s long
#1615 (new) alltime
#113 recently
10 plays

Superego


2021 Single by Besnard Lakes
1 tracks
3m 52s long
#1596 (new) alltime
#108 recently
12 plays

The Besnard Lakes Are the Last o…


2021 LP by Besnard Lakes
9 tracks
1h 11m 12s long
#1263 (new) alltime
#26 recently
12 plays
Oct 2022

Wink Together


2022 EP by CHAI
6 tracks
21m 18s long
#1782 (new) alltime
#359 recently
5 plays

My Dream


2022 Single by CHAI
1 tracks
3m 35s long
#1749 (new) alltime
#269 recently
7 plays

Hero Journey


2021 Single by CHAI
1 tracks
1m 54s long
#1717 (new) alltime
#218 recently
8 plays

LUNO


2021 LP by Blood Cultures
8 tracks
31m 50s long
#1643 (new) alltime
#134 recently
9 plays

Good Music to Ensure Safe Aborti…


2022 Compilation by multiple artists
49 tracks
3h 13m 6s long
#1729 (new) alltime
#178 recently
2 plays

Phantoms EP


2015 EP by Freezepop
7 tracks
25m 5s long
#1819 (new) alltime
#523 recently
3 plays

Doppelgänger EP


2012 EP by Freezepop
9 tracks
41m long
#1813 (new) alltime
#458 recently
3 plays

Secret Companion


2010 LP by Freezepop
12 tracks
48m 1s long
#1811 (new) alltime
#442 recently
3 plays

Imaginary Friends


2010 LP by Freezepop
15 tracks
1h 1m 38s long
#1756 (new) alltime
#261 recently
4 plays
Sep 2022

Dirt


2022 Single by Perc
3 tracks
17m 12s long
#1757 (new) alltime
#308 recently
6 plays

Some Days Are Better Than Others


2011 LP by Matthew Robert Cooper
13 tracks
35m 28s long
#1666 (new) alltime
#154 recently
8 plays

Time To Be Alive


2022 Live by Empathy Test
12 tracks
49m 5s long
#1437 (new) alltime
#53 recently
11 plays

Wilderness of Mirrors


2022 LP by Black Angels
15 tracks
57m 49s long
#983 (new) alltime
#9 recently
19 plays

Dimensional Bleed


2022 LP by HOLY FAWN
10 tracks
49m 15s long
#1282 (new) alltime
#29 recently
14 plays

Always The Bridesmaid (Vol. 3)


2008 EP by Decemberists
2 tracks
6m 49s long
#1587 (new) alltime
#106 recently
12 plays

Enchantment of the Ring


1999 LP by Secret Stairways
10 tracks
30m 42s long
#1718 (new) alltime
#202 recently
7 plays

Turning Point


1999 LP by Secret Stairways
10 tracks
35m 9s long
#1698 (new) alltime
#184 recently
7 plays

Ultrakill: Imperfect Hatred


2022 LP by Heaven Pierce Her
16 tracks
1h 1m 16s long
#1186 (new) alltime
#21 recently
14 plays

Profound Mysteries II


2022 LP by Röyksopp
10 tracks
51m 27s long
#1497 (new) alltime
#65 recently
10 plays

More catalog additions by year

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Albums By Year of Release

2023

16 albums
76 tracks
712 track plays
712 recently
2d 15m 29s time listened
100% of it recently

2022

49 albums
500 tracks
6,010 track plays
5,671 recently
2w 4d 12h 26m 25s time listened
94% of it recently

2021

59 albums
548 tracks
10,899 track plays
3,831 recently
5w 1d 5h 31m 22s time listened
35% of it recently

2020

30 albums
278 tracks
7,116 track plays
1,587 recently
3w 2d 15m 46s time listened
22% of it recently

2019

45 albums
488 tracks
10,712 track plays
1,858 recently
4w 6d 9h 33m 48s time listened
17% of it recently

2018

50 albums
484 tracks
12,166 track plays
1,642 recently
5w 2d 14h 4m 45s time listened
13% of it recently

2017

56 albums
448 tracks
11,107 track plays
1,352 recently
4w 5d 15h 37m 49s time listened
12% of it recently

2016

49 albums
535 tracks
12,979 track plays
1,425 recently
6w 1d 10h 45m 39s time listened
11% of it recently

2015

47 albums
567 tracks
15,082 track plays
1,833 recently
6w 4d 9h 22m 34s time listened
12% of it recently

2014

59 albums
539 tracks
18,239 track plays
967 recently
8w 11h 14m 33s time listened
5% of it recently

2013

90 albums
914 tracks
25,142 track plays
1,801 recently
12w 1d 1h 41m 53s time listened
7% of it recently

2012

70 albums
705 tracks
18,775 track plays
886 recently
8w 6d 11h 39m 16s time listened
5% of it recently

2011

83 albums
804 tracks
25,735 track plays
1,368 recently
11w 5d 5h 35m 55s time listened
5% of it recently

2010

96 albums
976 tracks
28,340 track plays
1,638 recently
12w 2d 2h 7m 36s time listened
6% of it recently

2009

94 albums
830 tracks
28,456 track plays
1,174 recently
13w 1d 5h 59m 41s time listened
4% of it recently

2008

86 albums
728 tracks
22,307 track plays
918 recently
9w 5d 23h 41m 36s time listened
4% of it recently

2007

120 albums
1,085 tracks
40,287 track plays
1,730 recently
18w 3d 4h 38m 13s time listened
4% of it recently

2006

100 albums
715 tracks
23,553 track plays
975 recently
10w 2d 12h 17m 22s time listened
4% of it recently

2005

84 albums
674 tracks
26,720 track plays
1,309 recently
11w 3d 10h 31m 57s time listened
5% of it recently

2004

64 albums
503 tracks
18,643 track plays
851 recently
8w 1d 22h 10m 45s time listened
5% of it recently

2003

58 albums
461 tracks
14,779 track plays
634 recently
6w 4d 22h 44m 14s time listened
4% of it recently

2002

54 albums
374 tracks
10,836 track plays
493 recently
5w 3d 4h 53m 9s time listened
4% of it recently

2001

56 albums
347 tracks
11,525 track plays
613 recently
5w 2d 13h 41m 16s time listened
5% of it recently

2000

44 albums
204 tracks
5,334 track plays
241 recently
2w 3d 16h 20m 13s time listened
4% of it recently

Music by Genre

Understand that the "genre" of music is completely subjective and not clearly defineable. Many times music falls into multiple possible genres, or different albums by one musician are in different genres, or sometimes even tracks on an album. Futher, a genre-defining artist for one person may be known only peripherally to another fan of similar types of music. Genre labels also change alongside trends and fads, and can have significant overlap within one another. So, that said, these are the genres I use to categorize the music I listen to, with the goal being to group similar musicians. In my library, every artist has one and only one genre applied to all music they've released. I also try to standardize on a small number of labels, with some "catch-all" genres used to facilitate this.

Ambient

23 artists with 39 albums
1d 9h 1m 6s of playtime
3% of library with 2% of playtime
+1% more popular recently

Futurepop

65 artists with 229 albums
1w 1d 8h 34m 32s of playtime
18% of library with 21% of playtime
-2% more popular recently

Inheritance

151 artists with 207 albums
1d 19h 46m 58s of playtime
4% of library with 3% of playtime
+2% more popular recently

Metal

12 artists with 14 albums
12h 49m 55s of playtime
1% of library with 1% of playtime
+2% more popular recently

Music

523 artists with 1,291 albums
4w 5d 19h 38m 20s of playtime
72% of library with 72% of playtime
-4% more popular recently

Synthwave

21 artists with 53 albums
1d 4h 30m 30s of playtime
3% of library with 2% of playtime
+3% more popular recently