I’ve always loved stats, especially of things that I’m very interested in. While many people dislike Spotify for reasons, I still use it. When I find an artist or album I really like, I’ll always try to find it on vinyl to add it to my collection. Unfortunately, the last year I’ve not been able to get many records. First the expenses for the move and then Arwen started needing more expensive meds. And she is worth it, so I have to be a “bad music fan”, until I can find a good deal on a vinyl I really want and order that. I used to get the CD’s 💿, but now vinyl is more popular again… Unfortunately, it’s also more expensive than a CD.

I’ve not been able to explore all the settings yet, as (when I start writing this) I just got the app. They did have a sale on a lifetime pro, so let’s hope it’s really a lifetime, and not till the next big overhaul… 🤔 I requested my Spotify stats from Spotify, and I just got them and I imported them to the app. Now, let’s explore some! 😉

More info on Stats.FM can be found here: stats.fm/. My personal page on the site is here: https://stats.fm/CynniPixy.

When Spotify sent me the zip file with all my stats (they did this within about 24 hours), I imported it into the app. The first thing I checked were the “all time stats”. 😊

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And then, I was rather curious towards the top ten songs, although after several years of Spotify Wrapped, I did have an idea… 😉

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Unfortunately, I could not easily get a longer list of, say, my top 25, so for now, it’s the top ten. 😉

Then, I got very curious about my albums! And I found a way to get the top 100 of them. Some album covers will be duplicates. This happens when there are several editions of the same album, and I played the different editions due to different songs being available. And, some albums got a re-release, with remasters, extra songs, and all that, and then the old albums would be replaced. So that’s how there will be some of the same albums in this long list. 😊

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A more detailed alt text for this image was made by ChatGPT, so I’ll share that here as well:

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A screenshot of a music streaming application displaying the “Top aller tijden” (Top of all time) albums in the “Albums” category. The interface is dark-themed with a grid of album covers, their ranking, number of streams, and an average rating.

Top Albums List:

1. Room Service – 3,297 streams, 11.5 rating
   
   • Cover: Roxette’s “Room Service” album featuring Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle in a red-toned design.

   
   

2. Have A Nice Day – 1,344 streams, 4.8 rating
   
   • Cover: Roxette’s “Have A Nice Day” album, featuring a bright yellow and pink aesthetic with Marie smiling.

   
   

3. Mind Control – 1,319 streams, 4.4 rating
   
   • Cover: Mono Mind’s “Mind Control” with a futuristic band aesthetic.

   
   

4. Joyride 30th Anniversary – 1,167 streams, 4.34 rating
   
   • Cover: Roxette’s “Joyride” album with Marie and Per in a retro aesthetic.

   
   

5. The Dark Delight – 1,089 streams, 4.3 rating
   
   • Cover: Dynazty’s “The Dark Delight,” featuring a dark and mystical theme.

   
   

6. Pearls of Passion – 1,293 streams
   
   • Cover: Roxette’s debut album in black and white.

   
   

7. PG Roxette – Pop-Up Dynamo! – 1,181 streams, 3.92 rating
   
   • Cover: A minimalistic black-and-white design.

   
   

8. Charm School – 1,046 streams, 3.4 rating
   
   • Cover: A collage-style design for Roxette’s “Charm School.”

   
   

9. Travelling – 947 streams, 3.27 rating
   
   • Cover: A red plane flying on Roxette’s “Travelling” album.

   
   

10. Good Karma – 959 streams, 2.98 rating

• Cover: A colorful butterfly on Roxette’s “Good Karma” album.

1. Crash! Boom! Bang! – 710 streams, 2.76 rating

• Cover: A fiery design from Roxette’s classic album.

1. Tourism 30th Anniversary – 711 streams, 2.75 rating

• Cover: A tribute to Roxette’s iconic “Tourism” album.

1. PG Roxette – Pop-Up Dynamo! (Duplicate) – 785 streams, 2.67 rating

• Cover: Same as entry #7.

1. Look Sharp! – 727 streams, 2.51 rating

• Cover: Roxette’s famous newspaper-style album art.

1. Rarities – 562 streams, 2.19 rating

• Cover: Roxette’s compilation album.

1. Firesign – 523 streams, 2.11 rating

• Cover: A fiery-themed album.

1. The Catalyst – 667 streams, 2.08 rating

• Cover: Amaranthe’s futuristic, blue-toned album.

1. PG Roxette – Pop-Up Dynamo! (Another Duplicate) – 620 streams, 2.08 rating

• Cover: Repeating album from previous rankings.

1. The World According to Gessle – 562 streams, 2.05 rating

• Cover: Per Gessle’s solo work.

1. Crash! Boom! Bang! (Duplicate) – 580 streams, 2.04 rating

• Cover: Same as entry #11.

1. Joyride (Original 2001 Edition) – 369 streams, 1.39 rating

• Cover: Roxette’s original “Joyride” artwork.

1. Universum – 315 streams, 1.35 rating

• Cover: A sci-fi-themed album.

1. Divisive – 366 streams, 1.34 rating

• Cover: Disturbed’s intense, fiery album.

1. Look Sharp! (Duplicate) – 336 streams, 1.32 rating

• Cover: Same as entry #14.

1. Don’t Bore Us – Get to the Chorus! – 289 streams, 1.32 rating

• Cover: Roxette’s greatest hits compilation.

The green highlight under “Albums” indicates that this tab is selected. The layout is structured, and the user interface includes options for sorting by “Nummers” (Songs), “Artiesten” (Artists), and “Genres.” The share icon is visible in the top right corner.

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And after the first 25, come the next 75 😉, in three images of 25 covers each.

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Well, to be honest, I could never have had these alt texts if there was no AI to help me…

I saw that the app also showed me the “all time” listening stats, some still in bèta, and I took some screen grabs from that to share as well. Of course I asked AI to help me again to make the best alt texts for them.

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It’s really fun, for me at least, a person that likes numbers and all that, to find out how popular my favorite songs are. 😊 I don’t know if the numbers that the app show are from all Spotify users, or just the people that use the stats app to track their listening behavior. But still, it’s pretty cool to see that you’re one of the “top listeners” of a favorite band. 😇

Aaah I just found a wee bit of info that answers the question I just asked. So let’s share the image, and hopefully I’ll be able to get a decent alt text for it as well.

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So, that’s the answer to that. But I guess it will be fun to compare the stats the app gives me at the end of the year with the stats that Spotify Wrapped give at the end of the year.

Anywhoo… I love stats, I love comparing, and I do enjoy Spotify, with all the pros and cons it comes with… I try to support the artists, when funds allow, by buying the vinyls of their music (when available). 😊

I hope I didn’t bore you too much with my silly music numbers. And yeah, after all these years, I still love Roxette to bits… 💜

Come on join the joyride everybody! 🎈

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2022-12-04 06:00:47

Spotify Wrapped

With #SpotifyWrapped trending, they also gave me my top songs and artists from this year. There were no real surprises, even though I had thought some artists to be featured more prominent.

Some people love Spotify, some hate it. Reasons for loving it: many songs and artists available to you when you have an internet connection. Reasons to hate it: they don’t pay much to artists and some say they don’t keep your data safe. I feel mixed about it, and since my funds are low, I will keep using it. But… There is a but…

I try to support all artists that I really enjoy! So when I discover an album I really love, I’ll use Google to find a cheap cd or vinyl version of it. I used to be able to buy more to support more, but since the divorce my funds are low and unfortunately, cd’s and vinyls are still rather expensive here… I do import some when it’s cheaper. But still, it costs quite a bit compared to some other countries.

I’ll give an example of the latest Disturbed album, Divisive. I search Dutch online stores for both the CD and the Vinyl (searched on December 2nd 2022 while writing this post). Cheapest CD version is €21,99. Or €18,99 with €2,95 shipping costs for another store… Cheapest (black) vinyl I could find was €36,99 with an added €2,95 for shipping.

So then €15 a month (I share my account) for Spotify seems like a good deal. I would love to pay a few euros more every month is it meant more money for the artists. I try to save up for cd’s or vinyls of the albums I really love. Latest vinyls I got were Pop-up Dynamo! by PG Roxette (2022 release) , Zeit by Rammstein (2022 release) , Mind Control by Mono Mind (2019 release) and Divisive by Disturbed (2022 release). So I really try to support the artists I enjoy. And I also love collecting. I have quite a few CDs, at least I think so… 😊

My CD collection, includes albums and several singles as well.

So, 2022 had some nice new releases for us. The ones I enjoyed most, I bought the vinyls of 😉 although Mind Control is from 2019… But according to Spotify, I really played a lot of PG Roxette, as his songs are high, very high, in my music list… I made a small video of my top songs of 2022, I’ll share it here. 😊

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I really thought Rammstein and Disturbed would have been more present but I guess I played them less than I thought? 🤔

55.461 minutes. How long is that in hours? Or days? Let’s calculate 😉. 60 minutes in an hour, meaning 924,35 hours. A day has 24 hours, so meaning 38,5 days. I get that’s not a lot, but still… Compared to last year, I listened a lot more! Guess not having many lockdowns meant more gym time which also means more Spotify time… Let’s see what my small list looked like last year.

So Roxette stayed, even got higher due to the new album… But I did listen to all the bands I listened to last year, just less 😉.

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My favorite PG Roxette/Roxette song was The Loneliest Girl in the World. I played that song a whole lot when it was just released and the list shows that… Still, my favorite song from the new album ended up on number 2. Probably because the Loneliest Girl was an earlier single and I played it on repeat at the gym when it had just been released. 😊

My first non Rox favorite was this song:

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Dynazty with Presence of Mind

I played it a lot when I first discovered it. It was a great song for the gym. I also loved the whole album, The Dark Delight. I found a not too expensive copy of the album, just very low funds so I’ll order later when I can.

My favorite songs back in 2020. As you see, some bands stay with me and others have slight variations, often depending on releasing new material or me wanting to hear the olden goodies again.

While I totally understand people not using Spotify, I hope no one will hold it against me that I do use it a lot. As said, I always try to buy the music I’m enjoying on physical release. Bevause I want to support the artist(s), because I love collecting. But the costs are high here, unfortunately, so sometimes it takes a while before I can purchase a new (or old) release.

I had no saves from the 2019 Wrapped. It was the first year with my new account (made a new one after the divorce, I shared one with the ex and needed a fresh start). So I made a screen grab from the playlist of that year.

First year with a fresh account. I was battling a bad depression for many months of that year, so the playlist will reflect that, I’m afraid.

Today I combined all 4 of my Wrapped playlists into one big one. I had about 30 double songs, as it’s usually around 100 songs in a playlist and the mix is 370 songs long (24:55 hours:minutes).

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When put on shuffle you get a good idea of some of my faves during the last 4 years. You know there’s Roxette there 😉.

Do you enjoy music? I always like the Wrapped. I made a “Cynnifest” through an app site a while ago, based on my all time music listening on Spotify. This is the “poster” of my 3 day festival:

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