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 15,416 tracks from 1,899 albums and 807 artists (not counting artists whose sole contribution to my library is on compilation albums). The total playtime of the music library is 6w 6d 18h 37m 42s, or an average of 4m 33s per track. A total of 451,120 plays are recorded, for a total time spent listening of:

3 years 48 weeks 17 hours 24 minutes 57 seconds

The comparison is based on the past 50w 6d of tracking only. In that time, 38,867 plays were recorded, for 17w 4d 8h 32m 43s 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 Sep 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.

Rotersand

4.

Mind.In.A.Box

5. (+1)

Röyksopp

6. (-1)

Assemblage 23

7.

Stars

8.

Shpongle

9.

Ulrich Schnauss

10. (+1)

Sigur Rós

11. (-1)

Electric Six

12.

Front Line Assembly

13.

Ladytron

14.

M83

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. (+1)

Junior


2009 LP by Röyksopp
5. (-1)

The King Is Dead


2011 LP by Decemberists
6.

Crossroads


2007 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
7.

The Hazards Of Love


2009 LP by Decemberists
8.

Turning The Mind


2009 LP by Maps
9. (+1)

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea


1998 LP by Neutral Milk Hotel
10. (-1)

Set Yourself On Fire


2004 LP by Stars
11. (+1)

Automatic


2011 LP by VNV Nation
12. (-1)

Worlds


2014 LP by Porter Robinson
13.

The Way Out


2010 LP by Books
14. (+1)

Joyland


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

The Big Roar


2011 LP by Joy Formidable

Since Sep 2022

1.

Electric Sun


2023 LP by VNV Nation
2.

Bloodless


2021 LP by Claire Cronin
3.

Let’s Emerge!


2022 LP by Pye Corner Audio
4.

At Fillmore East (Live, March 13, 1971)


1971 Live by Allman Brothers Band
5.

Phantomime


2023 LP by Ghost B.C.
6.

Themes for a Collapsing Empire


2021 LP by unitcode:machine
7.

Satan's Slay


2022 Single by Pye Corner Audio
8.

HOPE LEFT ME (Complete Version)


2022 Soundtrack by Astrophysics
9.

Late Developers


2023 LP by Belle & Sebastian
10.

Heads


2022 LP by Ott
11.

We Will Always Love You


2020 LP by Avalanches
12.

And Nothing Hurt


2018 LP by Spiritualized
13.

Firewalk


2022 Single by Pye Corner Audio
14.

Wilderness of Mirrors


2022 LP by Black Angels
15.

Fantasy


2023 LP by M83

Favorite Tracks

Individual track favoritism is determined purely by playcount.

All-time

1.

Lullaby For Gaia


ESCM 1997 LP by BT
2. (+1)

Happy Up Here


Junior 2009 LP by Röyksopp
3. (+1)

Angels & Demons


Compass 2009 LP by Assemblage 23
4. (-2)

Vision One


Junior 2009 LP by Röyksopp
5.

Certainty


Dreamweb 2005 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
6.

Rubicon


Empires 2000 LP by VNV Nation
7.

Faith


Chiaroscuro 2014 LP by I Break Horses
8.

Medicine Brush


Chiaroscuro 2014 LP by I Break Horses
9.

Amuse Bouche


Entertainment 2009 LP by Fischerspooner
10. (+4)

Legion (Janus)


Burning Empires / Stan… 2000 Remix by VNV Nation
11. (+6)

Control


Automatic 2011 LP by VNV Nation
12.

Monument (The Inevitable End Ver…


The Inevitable End 2014 LP by Röyksopp
13.

The Girl And The Robot


Junior 2009 LP by Röyksopp
14. (-3)

Out Of Time


Dreamweb 2005 LP by Mind.In.A.Box
15. (-5)

Change


Lost Alone 2004 LP by Mind.In.A.Box

Since Sep 2022

1.

Electric Sun


Electric Sun 2023 LP by VNV Nation
2.

Invictus


Electric Sun 2023 LP by VNV Nation
3.

Bloodless


Bloodless 2021 LP by Claire Cronin
4.

In the Temple


Electric Sun 2023 LP by VNV Nation
5.

The Game


Electric Sun 2023 LP by VNV Nation
6.

Before the Rain


Electric Sun 2023 LP by VNV Nation
7.

De-Hibernate


Let’s Emerge! 2022 LP by Pye Corner Audio
8.

I Could Not Let Blood


Bloodless 2021 LP by Claire Cronin
9.

Prophet


Electric Sun 2023 LP by VNV Nation
10.

Through the Walls


Bloodless 2021 LP by Claire Cronin
11.

Phantom Of The Opera


Phantomime 2023 LP by Ghost B.C.
12.

Jesus He Knows Me


Phantomime 2023 LP by Ghost B.C.
13.

Not a Noise


Bloodless 2021 LP by Claire Cronin
14.

To Ferry Across


Bloodless 2021 LP by Claire Cronin
15.

Does It Go Dark?


Let’s Emerge! 2022 LP by Pye Corner Audio

Recent Additions

Sep 2023

The Mountain (Blakkat Dub)


2021 Single by Ladytron
1 tracks
11m 7s long
#1898 (new) alltime
#1547 recently
0 plays

Deadzone - HQFU Remix


2020 Single by Ladytron
1 tracks
4m 36s long
#1899 (new) alltime
#1548 recently
0 plays
Aug 2023

The New Republic


2023 LP by TERMINAL
13 tracks
45m 40s long
#1858 (new) alltime
#355 recently
4 plays

SPELLLING & the Mystery School


2023 LP by SPELLLING
11 tracks
51m 11s long
#1892 (new) alltime
#626 recently
2 plays

Three


2016 LP by Blue Man Group
14 tracks
49m 59s long
#1258 (new) alltime
#39 recently
15 plays

Physical Thrills


2022 LP by Silversun Pickups
14 tracks
52m 43s long
#1704 (new) alltime
#131 recently
8 plays

First Two Pages of Frankenstein


2023 LP by The National
11 tracks
47m 35s long
#1060 (new) alltime
#25 recently
20 plays

Tribute to Aerosmith: Not the Sa…


1999 Compilation by multiple artists
11 tracks
46m 6s long
#1799 (new) alltime
#217 recently
6 plays

Lion and the Cobra


1987 LP by Sinead O'Connor
9 tracks
42m 1s long
#1215 (new) alltime
#32 recently
17 plays

Cold


2023 Single by unitcode:machine
3 tracks
15m 2s long
#1481 (new) alltime
#70 recently
15 plays

Stay


2023 Single by Ghost B.C.
1 tracks
3m 54s long
#1410 (new) alltime
#56 recently
17 plays
Jul 2023

No Vampires Remain in Romania (D…


2016 Single by King Luan
1 tracks
3m 8s long
#1759 (new) alltime
#173 recently
9 plays

Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits


1976 Best Of by Creedence Clearwater R…
20 tracks
1h 7m 46s long
#1685 (new) alltime
#126 recently
7 plays
Jun 2023

Music For Abandoned Monasteries


2023 Compilation by multiple artists
15 tracks
1h 31m 13s long
#1497 (new) alltime
#83 recently
8 plays

Heaving


2023 LP by Lucy Kruger & The Lost…
10 tracks
39m 48s long
#1105 (new) alltime
#27 recently
20 plays

Ton-Ton Macoute!


1974 LP by Johnny Jenkins
11 tracks
48m 6s long
#1056 (new) alltime
#24 recently
20 plays

We Will Always Love You


2020 LP by Avalanches
25 tracks
1h 11m 30s long
#821 (new) alltime
#11 recently
21 plays

At Fillmore East (Live, March 13…


1971 Live by Allman Brothers Band
7 tracks
1h 18m 39s long
#601 (new) alltime
#4 recently
25 plays

Destroy Everything You Touch (Sp…


2023 Single by Ladytron
2 tracks
11m 14s long
#1437 (new) alltime
#61 recently
16 plays

ÁTTA


2023 LP by Sigur Rós
10 tracks
56m 35s long
#917 (new) alltime
#16 recently
22 plays

Fallen


2023 Single by NOIR
6 tracks
24m 21s long
#1735 (new) alltime
#153 recently
9 plays

The Map Is Not The Territory


2023 LP by MYRRHMAN
8 tracks
55m 2s long
#1338 (new) alltime
#51 recently
13 plays

Swallow


2023 Single by Mari Kattman
4 tracks
14m 52s long
#1600 (new) alltime
#93 recently
13 plays

Counter Mixes


2023 Remix by Maps
6 tracks
40m 40s long
#1383 (new) alltime
#59 recently
14 plays

Music for Virtual Malls


2023 EP by Hakita
4 tracks
17m 45s long
#1681 (new) alltime
#114 recently
11 plays

Perish The Thought (version)


2023 Single by genCAB
1 tracks
5m 53s long
#1395 (new) alltime
#54 recently
17 plays

Thoughts Beyond Words


2022 LP by genCAB
10 tracks
48m 7s long
#978 (new) alltime
#18 recently
22 plays

Everything You See Is Mine


2022 EP by genCAB
4 tracks
17m 16s long
#1236 (new) alltime
#31 recently
20 plays

|post-traumatic.stress.disorder|


2017 LP by Controlled Collapse
12 tracks
45m 30s long
#988 (new) alltime
#21 recently
22 plays
May 2023

Last Night


2008 LP by Moby
14 tracks
1h 2m 45s long
#1847 (new) alltime
#298 recently
4 plays

Hotel


2005 LP by Moby
14 tracks
52m 1s long
#1706 (new) alltime
#132 recently
8 plays

Time's Arrow


2023 LP by Ladytron
10 tracks
41m 11s long
#981 (new) alltime
#19 recently
23 plays

IMPERA


2022 LP by Ghost B.C.
13 tracks
49m 31s long
#929 (new) alltime
#17 recently
23 plays

And Nothing Hurt


2018 LP by Spiritualized
9 tracks
48m 7s long
#893 (new) alltime
#12 recently
24 plays

SWITCH


2023 LP by Magic Wands
22 tracks
1h 31m 46s long
#1249 (new) alltime
#41 recently
11 plays

Phantomime


2023 LP by Ghost B.C.
5 tracks
23m 51s long
#654 (new) alltime
#5 recently
37 plays
Apr 2023

Voices of Ecclesianum


2023 LP by Monasterium Imperi
6 tracks
57m 39s long
#1850 (new) alltime
#304 recently
4 plays

Clubmatter


2023 EP by Clouds
4 tracks
21m 55s long
#1893 (new) alltime
#716 recently
2 plays

Nomark Selects, V.1


2023 Compilation by multiple artists
10 tracks
36m 39s long
#1707 (new) alltime
#130 recently
9 plays

Electric Sun


2023 LP by VNV Nation
12 tracks
1h 3m 28s long
#321 (new) alltime
#1 recently
39 plays

Wait


2023 Single by VNV Nation
3 tracks
17m 30s long
#1682 (new) alltime
#116 recently
11 plays

The Second Summoning


2023 EP by Astrophysics
9 tracks
43m 44s long
#1806 (new) alltime
#227 recently
6 plays

Fantasy


2023 LP by M83
13 tracks
1h 6m 18s long
#900 (new) alltime
#15 recently
20 plays

With A Hammer


2023 LP by Yaeji
13 tracks
43m 33s long
#1485 (new) alltime
#77 recently
12 plays

Joy


2023 Single by Magic Wands
3 tracks
16m 35s long
#1683 (new) alltime
#117 recently
11 plays

Illuminate


2020 LP by Magic Wands
10 tracks
28m 54s long
#1653 (new) alltime
#104 recently
11 plays

Stars & Embers


2023 LP by ISON
8 tracks
1h 12m 41s long
#1532 (new) alltime
#89 recently
9 plays

Live to Tell


2023 Single by ego likeness
1 tracks
5m 47s long
#1502 (new) alltime
#75 recently
15 plays

Big Dread Moon


2019 LP by Claire Cronin
8 tracks
29m 46s long
#1595 (new) alltime
#94 recently
12 plays

Forgotten Daydreams


2023 Single by Rotersand
4 tracks
19m 35s long
#1872 (new) alltime
#404 recently
4 plays

Pocket Disco EP PY159


2022 EP by Pye Corner Audio
2 tracks
7m 13s long
#1885 (new) alltime
#542 recently
3 plays

Dirty Window of Opportunity


2022 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
4m 35s long
#1888 (new) alltime
#554 recently
3 plays

Skip Function


2021 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
4m 40s long
#1894 (new) alltime
#761 recently
2 plays

Murk


2021 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
6m 54s long
#1895 (new) alltime
#743 recently
2 plays

Midnite Acid


2021 EP by Pye Corner Audio
4 tracks
20m 27s long
#1871 (new) alltime
#394 recently
4 plays

Interplanetary Acid


2021 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
5m 21s long
#1889 (new) alltime
#555 recently
3 plays

Get Thee Behind Me Santa


2021 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
4m 13s long
#1890 (new) alltime
#565 recently
3 plays

Fictional Drilling


2021 EP by Pye Corner Audio
2 tracks
9m 51s long
#1811 (new) alltime
#233 recently
7 plays

Continue as a Guest


2023 LP by New Pornographers
10 tracks
41m long
#1229 (new) alltime
#34 recently
17 plays
Mar 2023

The Complete Discography


2022 LP by Holo Bass
1 tracks
2m 38s long
#1795 (new) alltime
#209 recently
8 plays

Satan's Slay


2022 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
4m 54s long
#778 (new) alltime
#7 recently
35 plays

Let’s Emerge!


2022 LP by Pye Corner Audio
10 tracks
40m 52s long
#525 (new) alltime
#3 recently
37 plays

Firewalk


2022 Single by Pye Corner Audio
1 tracks
5m 4s long
#935 (new) alltime
#13 recently
30 plays

Cosmos Variations


2022 EP by The House In The Woods
5 tracks
46m 2s long
#1754 (new) alltime
#180 recently
7 plays

Themes for a Collapsing Empire


2021 LP by unitcode:machine
9 tracks
35m 19s long
#661 (new) alltime
#6 recently
34 plays

Lack Of Sleep (Pye Corner Audio…


2023 Single by Maps
1 tracks
4m 44s long
#1272 (new) alltime
#37 recently
20 plays

Hear Me


2023 Single by Hælos
1 tracks
4m 50s long
#1725 (new) alltime
#147 recently
10 plays

Funks Selecionados 17-22


2023 DJ Set by KEST, Astrophysics, DJ…
10 tracks
29m 33s long
#1597 (new) alltime
#95 recently
12 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

50 albums
326 tracks
4,660 track plays
4,660 recently
2w 1d 1h 25m 5s time listened
100% of it recently

2022

60 albums
562 tracks
8,485 track plays
5,739 recently
3w 5d 3h 9m 7s time listened
68% of it recently

2021

67 albums
568 tracks
11,990 track plays
2,684 recently
5w 4d 15h 55m 3s time listened
22% of it recently

2020

33 albums
314 tracks
7,960 track plays
1,436 recently
3w 3d 21h 38m 2s time listened
16% of it recently

2019

46 albums
496 tracks
11,307 track plays
1,409 recently
5w 1d 6h 10s time listened
12% of it recently

2018

51 albums
493 tracks
13,109 track plays
1,675 recently
5w 5d 15h 28m 49s time listened
13% of it recently

2017

57 albums
460 tracks
11,909 track plays
1,480 recently
5w 1d 2h 28m 34s time listened
13% of it recently

2016

51 albums
550 tracks
13,725 track plays
1,448 recently
6w 3d 15h 18m 15s time listened
10% of it recently

2015

47 albums
567 tracks
15,431 track plays
1,304 recently
6w 5d 12h 42m 17s time listened
8% of it recently

2014

59 albums
539 tracks
18,669 track plays
863 recently
8w 1d 20h 7m 14s time listened
5% of it recently

2013

90 albums
914 tracks
26,001 track plays
1,580 recently
12w 3d 20h 21m 46s time listened
6% of it recently

2012

70 albums
705 tracks
19,145 track plays
845 recently
9w 17h 28m 33s time listened
4% of it recently

2011

82 albums
794 tracks
26,088 track plays
1,023 recently
11w 6d 4h 57m time listened
4% of it recently

2010

96 albums
976 tracks
28,756 track plays
1,069 recently
12w 3d 15h 45m 3s time listened
4% of it recently

2009

95 albums
840 tracks
29,297 track plays
1,430 recently
13w 4d 1h 19m 56s time listened
5% of it recently

2008

87 albums
742 tracks
22,748 track plays
885 recently
10w 10h 16m 39s time listened
4% of it recently

2007

120 albums
1,085 tracks
40,949 track plays
1,445 recently
18w 5d 9h 15m 52s time listened
4% of it recently

2006

100 albums
715 tracks
23,987 track plays
950 recently
10w 3d 21h 20m 59s time listened
4% of it recently

2005

85 albums
688 tracks
27,424 track plays
1,289 recently
11w 5d 12h 46m 30s time listened
5% of it recently

2004

64 albums
503 tracks
18,955 track plays
742 recently
8w 2d 20h 56m 29s time listened
4% of it recently

2003

58 albums
461 tracks
15,037 track plays
549 recently
6w 5d 18h 43m 23s time listened
4% of it recently

2002

54 albums
404 tracks
11,253 track plays
586 recently
5w 4d 17h 35m 9s time listened
5% of it recently

2001

56 albums
347 tracks
11,631 track plays
355 recently
5w 2d 22h 7m 30s time listened
3% of it recently

2000

44 albums
204 tracks
5,597 track plays
337 recently
2w 4d 12h 55m 29s time listened
6% 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.

5 artists with 21 albums
11h 40m 4s of playtime
1% of library with 0% of playtime
+5% more popular recently

Alternative Rock

1 artists with 1 albums
1h 11m 30s of playtime
0% of library with 0% of playtime
+1% more popular recently

Ambient

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

Blues

1 artists with 1 albums
4m 35s of playtime
0% of library with 0% of playtime
+0% more popular recently

Dance & DJ

1 artists with 3 albums
5h 1m 15s of playtime
0% of library with 0% of playtime
+1% more popular recently

Futurepop

66 artists with 234 albums
1w 1d 10h 56m 11s of playtime
17% of library with 20% of playtime
-5% more popular recently

Inheritance

151 artists with 207 albums
1d 19h 43m 28s 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
+1% more popular recently

Music

531 artists with 1,323 albums
4w 6d 10h 53m 21s of playtime
71% of library with 71% of playtime
-6% more popular recently

Pop

1 artists with 1 albums
22m 35s of playtime
0% of library with 0% of playtime
+0% more popular recently

R&B

1 artists with 1 albums
48m 6s of playtime
0% of library with 0% of playtime
+1% more popular recently

Rock

3 artists with 4 albums
3h 30m 30s of playtime
0% of library with 0% of playtime
+1% more popular recently

Synthwave

21 artists with 53 albums
1d 4h 30m 30s of playtime
2% of library with 2% of playtime
+0% more popular recently