Venerdì 27 Apr 2007, 17:18

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one (DO NOT count your top 20 artists, only the similar artists).

Coldplay
Regina Spektor
Jeff Buckley
John Michael Talbot
Libera
Emiliana Torrini
David Gray
Aimee Mann
Eisley
Rich Mullins
Enya
Rilo Kiley
Dashboard Confessional
Little Red Car Wreck
Moby
John Debney
Matt Maher
Damien Rice
Vienna Teng
Beat Happening

Related Artists:
Radiohead
Oasis
The Killers
U2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Death Cab for Cutie
Snow Patrol
Franz Ferdinand
8
Sufjan Stevens
Rilo Kiley
Cat Power
The Shins
Bright Eyes
The Decemberists
Belle and Sebastian
15
Elliot Smith
Nick Drake
Damien Rice
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
The Arcade Fire
21
Bob Bennett
Michael Card
Randy Stonehill
Twila Paris
Larry Norman
Rich Mullins
Fernando Ortega
John Michael Talbot-The Lord's Supper
29
Libera (boys choir)
Boys Air Choir
The St. Philips Boy's Choir
Joseph McManners
Adiemus
Hawes
Sarah Brightman
Hayley Westenra
37
Bjork
AIR
Goldfrapp
Zero 7
Tori Amos
Portishead
Feist
44
Coldplay
Counting Crows
Jack Johnson
Keane
Dave Matthews Band
49
Fiona Apple
Rufus Wainwright
Belle and Sebastian
Beck
53
Tegan and Sara
Copeland
Mae
Straylight Run
The Postal Service
58
Caedmon's Call
Michael W. Smith
Steven Curtis Chapman
Third Day
Chris Rice
Newsboys
4Him
65
Enigma
Dido
Madonna
Moby
The Cranberries
Loreena McKennitt
Sarah McLachlan
Alanis Morissette
73
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
74
Taking Back Sunday
Something Corporate
Brand New
Fall Out Boy
Jimmy Eat World
The All-American Rejects
The Starting Line
Yellowcard
82
Nikki McClure
Dennis Driscoll
Lois
The Boyish Charms
Rizzo
Kicking Giant
The Need
The Bright Lights
90
Fatboy Slim
The Chemical Brothers
Massive Attack
The Prodigy
Gorillaz
Depeche Mode
96
Graeme Revell
James Newton Howard
James Horner
Hans Zimmer
Alan Silvestri
Jerry Goldsmith
John Williams
Harry Gregson-Williams
104
Steve Angrisano
Tom Booth
Servant Singers
Fr. Stan Fortuna
Chris Padgett
Joia Farmer
Kelly Pease
Sean Forrest
112
Iron & Wine
113
Charlotte Martin
Dar Williams
Sarah Slean
Poe
Rachael Yamagata
Thea Gilmore
119
Talulah Gosh
The Pastels
The Vaselines
The Halo Benders
Television Personalities
The Microphones
The Magnetic Fields
The Field Mice
127/160

Well, my mother always said I had eclectic taste. I had to see if this would tell me if it were true. I figured by the time I got to Rilo Kiley and Damien Rice that there wouldn't be artists that were new, but they both had one. Rilo Kiley was on a lot of the lists, so was Damien Rice, but the one that was on the most isn't a part of my top 20: Cat Power whom I've listened to over the past 10 years, but have never been a favorite.