Last.fm 100 Billion

The world according to Last.fm. 100 billion plays and counting.

Top Albums

  1. xx by The XX - 71.9m plays
  2. In Rainbows by Radiohead - 65.5m plays
  3. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys - 61.6m plays

Top Artists

  1. The Beatles - 464m plays
  2. Radiohead - 430m plays
  3. Coldplay - 328m plays
  • San Francisco is capital of Electronic
  • Belo Horizonte is capital of Sexy
  • Istanbul is capital of Romance
  • Mexico is capital of Alternative Music
  • Rio is capital of Rock & Pop
  • Sofia is capital of Metal
  • Tokyo is capital of Techno

Łódź is the capital of Rap music

Hamburg is the capital of Country music

100 billion plays = A stack of records that would reach Saturn

Cult Following

  1. O.S.T.R - 193 plays per listener
  2. Perfume - 142 plays per listener
  3. The Beatles - 137 plays per listener

Top Guilty Pleasure

  1. Pokerface by Lady Gaga - 1.5m deletes
  2. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga - 1.3m deletes
  3. Born this way by Lady Gaga - 1.1m deletes

100 billion plays = 761,034 years of music

Christmas No.1: Seattle

NYC: Grandmasters of Hip Hip

Zagreb is the capital of Stoner music

Oslo is King of New Music

Top Songs

  1. Mr Brightside by The Killers - 15.4m plays
  2. Wonderwall by Oasis - 14.1m plays
  3. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana - 13.9m plays

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