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iTunes Analyzer

Love it or hate it, iTunes has become the de facto king of music library managers. (Thanks, Steve!) One of the neat things about iTunes is that it keeps some very detailed records of what you listen to. This data is stored in the iTunes library files and is used for things like smart playlists and Genius recommendations.

Some clever coders over at Nosleep Software produced an iTunes analyzer that lets you peer into your own music habits. Super Analyzer is a java app (Win + Mac friendly) that does some neat things with your data.

Here’s an overview of my listening habits over the past five years:

Here’s the real answer to the question “what are your favorite bands?”

This chart proves that the 1980s were a dry spell in music:

Very cool. Go check it out!

Filed under Music, hack : Comments (2) : Jan 16th, 2010