Music Top 10 from 2011

Since 2006, I’ve been scrobbling all the music I listen to on last.fm. So this year, for the first time, I’ve gone back at the list of music I’ve scrobbed and pulled out the Top 10s — songs, and artists. This isn’t an explicit “my favorite music from 2011”, but more of an implicit one as ranked by how I’ve listened across iTunes, iPhone/iPod, Hype Machine, and Spotify.

So, without further ado, the Top 10:

Top Artists

1. Tinie Tempah – 210 listens
2. Kanye West – 201 listens
3. Pretty Lights – 173 listens
4. Film School – 163 listens
5. Lupe Fiasco – 151 listens
6. The Temper Trap – 146 listens
7. Blip Blip Beep – 143 listens
8. Adele – 141 listens
9. Two Door Cinema Club – 141 listens
10. The Glitch Mob – 105 listens

1. Tinie Tempah – Wonderman (f. Ellie Goulding) – 38 listens
2. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition – 27 listens
3. Mimosa – I Put A Spell On You – 27 listens
4. Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn – 26 listens
5. Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – 25 listens
6. Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza (f Swedish House Mafia) – 25 listens
7. Skream & Example – Shot Yourself In The Foot Again – 25 listens
8. Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (Switch Fusion remix) – 24 listens
9. Theophilus London – I Stand Alone – 24 listens
10. Blip Blip Beep – Freak You Out – 23 listens

Interesting observations:

• Three acts whose music I bought after seeing a live show without ever known the band prior: Film School, Blip Blip Beep, and The Glitch Mob
• Dubstep shows up a lot in the individual tracks, but not in my top artists
• Lupe shows up, which I was surprised about since he hasn’t had a new album (a noteworthy album at least) in quite some time