Happy New Year, everyone! Time for the most fun Stats post of the year, with December’s wacky results and a look back at both 2017 and my all-time listening habits, courtesy of Last.fm.

Keep in mind these are songs I have listened to only on a Mac, iPad, iPhone that has been connected to Last.fm. So in reality the high-end artists usually have a lot more total listens that came in the car. And I’m not always confident Last.fm pulls in everything I listen to on a connected device. But these do give you a general picture of what I listen to, month-to-month.

December 2017

  • Bing Crosby – 87
  • Frank Sinatra – 79
  • The War on Drugs – 37
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – 35
  • Traditional – 34

Always good when “Traditional” makes the list.

2017

  • The War on Drugs – 597
  • Ryan Adams – 546
  • Frightened Rabbit – 243
  • The Beatles – 216
  • Japandroids – 200
  • Pearl Jam – 177
  • Waxahatchee – 148
  • The National – 138
  • Middle Kids – 129
  • Prince – 126

Each year when I review my list I’m surprised by a couple results. I feel like I don’t listen to Pearl Jam that much any more, but clearly I do. And surprised the Beatles are so high, too.

All Time

  • Frightened Rabbit – 3026
  • Pearl Jam – 2738
  • The War on Drugs – 1956
  • Ryan Adams – 1928
  • The Beatles – 1890
  • The Clash – 1708
  • Radiohead – 1504
  • Crowded House – 1239
  • The White Stripes – 1150
  • The Hold Steady – 925

These results go back to February 14, 2005. Interesting how the list is dominated by artists I came to love in the age of streaming music, when it is easier to play an artist’s entire catalog. Ryan Adams is a perfect example. I know I only had 3–4 of his songs in my iTunes catalog before I really dove into his music three years ago. Spotify has allowed me to stream the hell of out his deep catalog so he’s climbed the list quickly.

Complete stats available at my Last.fm page