Let your library speak for you

TotalHenshin · 11-10-2009, 11:04 PM

A lot of people are bashing the 2000's, but I ask your library to speak for itself. I looked it up and 50.037% of my 4049 songs are from the 2000s, 64 of which come from Outkast (though I'd say Arcade Fire has been my favourite act of the last decade with an average of 30 plays per song from Funeral and Neon Bible). It seems likely that judging by my list my favourite decade has been the 2000's... and that's possible, but not extremely likely.

Regardless, my question is a simple one: How much of your library is made up of songs from the 2000s? If many, which artist or band has the most songs from the decade and is this your favourite act in the last ten years?

music_phantom13 · 11-10-2009, 11:12 PM

Well, I have no idea how to figure out percentage. But a big amount of my music comes from the 00s. Animal Collective, Mice Parade, Kimya Dawson, Beck, and MF Doom all have very big showings in my library, though only Kimya Dawson and AC have exclusively released stuff in this decade. These are most certainly some of my favorites, though I don't know what my favorite act of the decade would be.

NumberNineDream · 11-10-2009, 11:14 PM

I already have my library separated into playlists, tho I never thought your playlist was the ultimate judging tool.
But here goes [excluding the previous decades, cause I have less than 10 albums in all of them]:

60s >>>> 34 Artists - 88 Albums - 1156 songs
70s >>>> 34 Artists - 98 Albums - 1048 songs
80s >>>> 19 Artists - 48 Albums - 517 songs
90s >>>> 24 Artists - 48 Albums - 768 songs
00s >>>> 41 Artists - 67 Albums - 805 songs

Sorry to disappoint you, 00s are third in my list, and only are 18,3% of my Library.

My Library has Spoken !

captaincaptain · 11-10-2009, 11:17 PM

Good idea, but the flaw of it is a lot of my "90s" songs are from greatest hits or reissues/remastered albums. The percentage of albums of new material originally released in the 90's will have a much lower percentage.

48% or 3,285 songs

I do own the Kings of Leon's entire discography to include two live EPs (72 songs or 2%)

CanwllCorfe · 11-10-2009, 11:20 PM

Almost all my stuff is from the last decade. I listen to almost all Hardstyle, Trance, and Electro. All of which are relatively new genres. I didn't know the 00s were bad

NumberNineDream · 11-10-2009, 11:25 PM

( meant to CaptainCaptain)^ I just remembered that!

241 songs (5 albums) from the 90s in my Library are actually The Beatles Anthology I - II - III, plus some other Beatles releases. Still don't influence the 00s in any way, but only shows how much I don't listen to 90s music (which I'm feeling now that it's much of a flaw)

PLUS: We all had much more songs from the previous decades, but who had any computer to save all his songs then. If I want to count the scattered CDs and K7s, I think I should add more than a thousand to my library.

The 00s are the decade we are living in, everything is easier to have if it is from this specific decade. And all artists, if known for a month or a year, are going to be heard.

It's not like I'm searching for a pop star who only got a single hit in the 80s.

noise · 11-10-2009, 11:25 PM

newer is better?

50s - .1 gb
60s - 2 gb
70s - 3 gb
80s - 7 gb
90s - 32 gb
00s - 53 gb

TotalHenshin · 11-10-2009, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captaincaptain

Good idea, but the flaw of it is a lot of my "90s" songs are from greatest hits or reissues/remastered albums. The percentage of albums of new material originally released in the 90's will have a much lower percentage.

48% or 3,285 songs

I do own the Kings of Leon's entire discography to include two live EPs (72 songs or 2%)

Well it's bound to happen. Over half the songs from Orphans (Tom Waits) should really be spread over the 70s and 80s, but I still have them listed as 2006. There are a couple more similar instances. It's just supposed to give a rough estimate; and it certainly made me realize I need more early albums.

captaincaptain · 11-10-2009, 11:32 PM

Here's my breakdown of decades past.

20s: 1 song - .01%
30s: 33 songs - .4%
40s: 42 songs - .6%
50s: 99 songs - 1.4%
60s: 429 songs - 6.3%
70s: 685 songs - 10.1%
80s: 358 songs - 5.2%
90s: 1,097 songs - 16.2%
00s: 3,285 songs - 48.5%

No year Posted: 771 songs - 11.3% (I wonder if there's a way of changing the year without doing it manually?)

Total # songs from 1928 - 2009: 6,765

TotalHenshin · 11-10-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captaincaptain

Here's my breakdown of decades past.

20s: 1 song - .01%
30s: 33 songs - .4%
40s: 42 songs - .6%
50s: 99 songs - 1.4%
60s: 429 songs - 6.3%
70s: 685 songs - 10.1%
80s: 358 songs - 5.2%
90s: 1,097 songs - 16.2%
00s: 3,285 songs - 48.5%

No year Posted: 771 songs - 11.3% (I wonder if there's a way of changing the year without doing it manually?)

Total # songs from 1928 - 2009: 6,765

I can't help but wonder what the one 20s song is. The earliest stuff I own is from the 40s and that's Woody Guthrie songs (unless you count my classical to modern compilation double-disc, which includes original performances done from the 20s and 30s... but all are listed as 2007). So would Kings of Leon be your favourite 2000s act?

11-10-2009, 11:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
TotalHenshin Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 52	Let your library speak for you A lot of people are bashing the 2000's, but I ask your library to speak for itself. I looked it up and 50.037% of my 4049 songs are from the 2000s, 64 of which come from Outkast (though I'd say Arcade Fire has been my favourite act of the last decade with an average of 30 plays per song from Funeral and Neon Bible). It seems likely that judging by my list my favourite decade has been the 2000's... and that's possible, but not extremely likely. Regardless, my question is a simple one: How much of your library is made up of songs from the 2000s? If many, which artist or band has the most songs from the decade and is this your favourite act in the last ten years? __________________ Last.fm

11-10-2009, 11:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	I already have my library separated into playlists, tho I never thought your playlist was the ultimate judging tool. But here goes [excluding the previous decades, cause I have less than 10 albums in all of them]: 60s >>>> 34 Artists - 88 Albums - 1156 songs 70s >>>> 34 Artists - 98 Albums - 1048 songs 80s >>>> 19 Artists - 48 Albums - 517 songs 90s >>>> 24 Artists - 48 Albums - 768 songs 00s >>>> 41 Artists - 67 Albums - 805 songs Sorry to disappoint you, 00s are third in my list, and only are 18,3% of my Library. My Library has Spoken ! __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

11-10-2009, 11:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
captaincaptain I Am Become Death Metal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stankonia Posts: 695	Good idea, but the flaw of it is a lot of my "90s" songs are from greatest hits or reissues/remastered albums. The percentage of albums of new material originally released in the 90's will have a much lower percentage. 48% or 3,285 songs I do own the Kings of Leon's entire discography to include two live EPs (72 songs or 2%) __________________ LAST.FM RYM

11-10-2009, 11:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Almost all my stuff is from the last decade. I listen to almost all Hardstyle, Trance, and Electro. All of which are relatively new genres. I didn't know the 00s were bad __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

11-10-2009, 11:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	( meant to CaptainCaptain)^ I just remembered that! 241 songs (5 albums) from the 90s in my Library are actually The Beatles Anthology I - II - III, plus some other Beatles releases. Still don't influence the 00s in any way, but only shows how much I don't listen to 90s music (which I'm feeling now that it's much of a flaw) PLUS: We all had much more songs from the previous decades, but who had any computer to save all his songs then. If I want to count the scattered CDs and K7s, I think I should add more than a thousand to my library. The 00s are the decade we are living in, everything is easier to have if it is from this specific decade. And all artists, if known for a month or a year, are going to be heard. It's not like I'm searching for a pop star who only got a single hit in the 80s. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

11-10-2009, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Well, I have no idea how to figure out percentage. But a big amount of my music comes from the 00s. Animal Collective, Mice Parade, Kimya Dawson, Beck, and MF Doom all have very big showings in my library, though only Kimya Dawson and AC have exclusively released stuff in this decade. These are most certainly some of my favorites, though I don't know what my favorite act of the decade would be.

11-10-2009, 11:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	newer is better? 50s - .1 gb 60s - 2 gb 70s - 3 gb 80s - 7 gb 90s - 32 gb 00s - 53 gb __________________ my flac collection

11-10-2009, 11:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
captaincaptain I Am Become Death Metal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stankonia Posts: 695	Here's my breakdown of decades past. 20s: 1 song - .01% 30s: 33 songs - .4% 40s: 42 songs - .6% 50s: 99 songs - 1.4% 60s: 429 songs - 6.3% 70s: 685 songs - 10.1% 80s: 358 songs - 5.2% 90s: 1,097 songs - 16.2% 00s: 3,285 songs - 48.5% No year Posted: 771 songs - 11.3% (I wonder if there's a way of changing the year without doing it manually?) Total # songs from 1928 - 2009: 6,765 __________________ LAST.FM RYM