Your Spotify 2022 review
Your Spotify 2022 review
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marky911

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4,427 posts

235 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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So just had my top listened to songs and artists of ‘22 pop up on Spotify.
Couple of surprises but the number one for both song and artist aren’t a surprise as I love that song and his music in general. Oh and he’s a fellow Geordie. wink

I listened to 25,713 minutes of music. Podcasts extra.

Top 5 artists of 2022 -

1) Sam Fender
2) U2
3) Gerry Cinnamon
4) Travelling Wilburys.
5) The Cure.


Top 10 songs of 2022 -

1) Sam Fender - 17 going under (played 54 times).
2) Sam Fender - Hypersonic missiles.
3) Travelling Willburys - End of the line.
4) Sam Fender - Poundshop Kardashians.
5) Sundara Karma - Explore.
6) Editors - An end has a start.
7) The Heavy - Short change hero.
8) Sam Fender - You’re not the only one.
9) Wilco - Jesus, Etc.
10) Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat, sleep, wake.



Number 3 is a surprise as I didn’t think I’d played it loads but I do (did) love Tom Petty and also the TW’s.
Number 5 too isn’t a song I think of as playing loads and not a band I’m hugely into.

So come on, what’s yours?
Give me some inspiration. I’m an indie kid at heart plus old school hip hop. I love A tribe called quest.

Post as many or as few as you like….


Edited by marky911 on Thursday 1st December 09:59

Pebbles167

4,135 posts

168 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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From your time listened you must listen whilst working or driving a lot? From the list, I know only two names, U2 and the Cure. I know some old U2 songs which I like, and new songs which I don't. The three songs I've heard by the Cure I thought were cool, and Robert Smith seems a cool enough old dude. I'm guessing it's a generational thing, I'm 33.

31,483 minutes listened for me, split 70/30 - music/podcasts. The retro bug hit me bigger this year, and Synthwave has Knocked Metal off the top. But tens of genres, hundreds of artists, and somehow Backstreet boys made it into my top 5, which is surprising hehe



Edited by Pebbles167 on Thursday 1st December 05:52

sociopath

3,433 posts

82 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Mine has been heavily affected by the music we were adding to the set list in our band, and things I was learning on the geetar
Since I left in July I suspect the last 6 months were very different from the first.


the-norseman

14,390 posts

187 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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My top 5 this year have been Blink 182, Slipknot, Liam Gallagher, Gerry Cinnamon & Oasis apparently.

wibble cb

3,910 posts

223 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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34,000 minutes listened to.... 77 genres apparently.






Top artist (just saw them in concert last week!







not bad seeing I only listen on my commute and the weekend in the kitchen.

TCEvo

14,139 posts

218 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Standard stuff & got to see four of the bands live this year (only missed Ignite as I was on holiday):


E63eeeeee...

5,192 posts

65 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Not for the first time, I'm not convinced by mine. There was a year when Spotify told me that Yes by Mcalmont and Butler was my favourite song, even though I'd never specifically played it. Not even once. It was on the playlist I listened to every morning on shuffle though.

The algorithm's gonna get you.

I listened to 38,000 minutes, but a significant proportion of that was my big playlists on shuffle, song radio or Spotify generated playlists.

This year it's even less accurate. My supposed top two songs this year - Default by Django Django and (ironically) Shuffle by Bombay Bicycle Club, I didn't ever specifically choose to listen to. They're both on my main playlist, but I didn't add them this year. My top artist was apparently Deacon Blue. Now, I went through a week of being mildly obsessed by Raintown, but apparently my top Deacon Blue song was Dignity, which I don't like that much and is certainly overplayed - again I doubt I ever clicked on that once.

So I think Spotify is basically telling me which songs it decided I would like best this year, which is much less interesting. You'd think they'd be able to tell the difference between songs you actually chose and songs they chose for you.

Fwiw

1. Deacon Blue
2. Lorde
3. James
4. Warren Zevon
5. Robyn

1. Default
2. Shuffle
3. Malibu - Miley Cyrus
4. Call your girlfriend - Robyn
5. Green light - Lorde

marky911

Original Poster:

4,427 posts

235 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Screenshots, why didn’t I think of that? bangheadhehe

Great mix of bands there so far. Plenty I’ve heard of and a few I haven’t, so some new stuff for me to check out.
Gotta love that Back Street Boys entry. hehe

Funny seeing Radiohead as they don’t register at all on my lists yet they’re probably my favourite band of all time. I’ve seen them live 5 times, everywhere from Oxford (their homecoming gig) to Porto in Portugal.

Good to see Warren Zevon pop up. He popped up on a playlist of mine after listening to The Faces and Tom Petty. I’d never heard of him before that.
I like Lawyers, Guns and Money.

As for podcasts I’ll check out some of the above as I often sicken myself of the same old stuff, even though my top two are hilarious. biggrin




Favourite songs for me this week -

Tom Petty - Time to move on.
Badly Drawn Boy - All Possibilities. (I loved Once around the block when it was out too).

marky911

Original Poster:

4,427 posts

235 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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E63eeeeee... said:
So I think Spotify is basically telling me which songs it decided I would like best this year, which is much less interesting. You'd think they'd be able to tell the difference between songs you actually chose and songs they chose for you.
That’s a good point. A few songs pop up a lot for me that I pretty much always skip.
I also often select a band and then “radio” as it’s a good way of finding new similar stuff.

To be fair to Spotify in my case, most of the songs on my top songs list, I have clicked “like” on and played a lot. So this year it is pretty accurate for me.

mw88

1,457 posts

127 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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87,886 minutes listening

Top Artists

egor110

17,510 posts

219 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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1 underoath
2 Silverstein
3 alexisonfire
4 pup
5 the used

knotweed

1,988 posts

192 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Interesting.





129 different genres and 2,399 artists. 51, 014 minutes! - I spent a lot of time working my myself this year which accounts for it.

Portofino

4,772 posts

207 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Here’s mine.


wibble cb

3,910 posts

223 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Portofino said:
Here’s mine.

A lot of Blur….

QuartzDad

2,587 posts

138 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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Anyone listened less?


E63eeeeee...

5,192 posts

65 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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QuartzDad said:
Anyone listened less?

Crikey. I hope you're on the free version.

QuartzDad

2,587 posts

138 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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E63eeeeee... said:
Crikey. I hope you're on the free version.
Family. I hope my sons are getting their money's worth.

Pebbles167

4,135 posts

168 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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egor110 said:
1 underoath
2 Silverstein
3 alexisonfire
4 pup
5 the used
Used to love the used when I was an angsty teen at secondary school. Haven't listened to them much since, might throw some stuff on for the drive tomorrow

JulianHJ

8,848 posts

278 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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49,471 minutes of listening
98 genres
3,340 songs
2,253 artists


Always looking for new stuff to listen to...

E63eeeeee...

5,192 posts

65 months

Thursday 1st December 2022
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wibble cb said:
Portofino said:
Here’s mine.

A lot of Blur….
This deserved a clap