Here's an ace thing. Not us finally posting an update to BrokenFM, but rather something mentioned on the BBC's RadioLabs Blog. LastFM profiles have been set up to capture every track played by Radios One, Two, 1xtra and 6music.
This makes it very easy to nab all sorts of data about each station. For example, who are the artists played most often since the LastFM accounts were set up? We shall see.
RADIO ONE
1. Arctic Monkeys (359 Plays)
2. Kaiser Chiefs (331)
3. The Killers (325)
4. The Enemy (312)
5. Fall Out Boy (304)
6. Justin Timberlake (302)
7. Klaxons (293)
8. Mika (285)
9. The Pigeon Detectives (278)
10. My Chemical Romance (275)
11. Hard-Fi (258)
12. Kanye West (254)
13. Razorlight (251)
14. The Fratellis (244)
15. Rihanna (243)
16. The White Stripes (234)
17. Foo Fighters (231)
18. Jack Penate (228)
19. Linkin Park (226)
20. Gym Class Heroes (225)
RADIO TWO
1. KT Tunstall (196 plays)
2. Mika (164)
3. Amy Winehouse( 162)
4. Take That (152)
5. Amy Macdonald (147)
6. Maroon 5 (146)
6. Bruce Springsteen (146)
8. James Blunt (142)
9. Kaiser Chiefs (134)
10. David Bowie (133)
11. Elvis Presley (128)
12. Stevie Wonder (123)
13. Kylie Minogue (121)
13. The Beatles (121)
15. Eagles (120)
16. The Rolling Stones (112)
16. Ben's Brother (112)
16. Madonna (112)
19. Travis (107)
20. U2 (103)
20. Michael Bublé (103)
6MUSIC
1. Bloc Party (293)
2. Editors (282)
3. Manic Street Preachers (258)
4. Kate Nash (254)
5. Arctic Monkeys (245)
6. Kaiser Chiefs (244)
7. Interpol (243)
7. Pigeon Detectives (243)
9. Super Furry Animals (240)
10. Maximo Park (236)
11. Klaxons (232)
12. Amy Winehouse (222)
13. The Go! Team (213)
14. Calvin Harris (210)
14. The White Stripes (210)
16. Reverend and The Makers (209)
17. Kings of Leon (206)
18. Siouxsie Sioux (203)
19. Coral (199)
19. The Cribs (199)
1XTRA
1. Dizzee Rascal (280)
2. Kanye West (258)
3. Ne-Yo (209)
4. Amerie (189)
5. Charlean Dance / Gappy Ranks (169)
6. Beyoncé (168)
7. Collie Buddz (164)
8. Jay-Z (162)
9. Mr. Vegas (155)
10. Lloyd (152)
10. Ny (152)
12. Kano / Craig David (151)
13. Roll Deep (145)
14. Timbaland / Keri Hilson / D.O.E (143)
15. Justin Timberlake (139)
16. Akon (134)
17. T2 / Jodie Aysha (133)
18. Nas (122)
19. Taio Cruz (119)
19. T2 (119)
Using Anthony Liekens' LastFM compatibility script, we're able judge precisely how suitable each station is for our delicate ears. Slightly surprisingly, it's Radio One that comes out on top, even though we only really like one band from their top twenty (we like a total of five from the 6music list):
Radio One - 79.94%
6Music - 73.42%
Radio Two - 51.25%
IXtra - 25.01%
We're assuming the matches between Radio One and ourselves are the records played at night. Which we don't listen to because they've got Zane Lowe and Colin Murray in between them.
All this doesn't really go anywhere, so in lieu of a conclusion, here's a picture of France Gall, and if we've worked out how to do it right, the chance to listen to our Tune Of The Week - the wonderful Dady Da Da. So jolly it could even cheer up the residents of Albert Square.
This makes it very easy to nab all sorts of data about each station. For example, who are the artists played most often since the LastFM accounts were set up? We shall see.
RADIO ONE
1. Arctic Monkeys (359 Plays)
2. Kaiser Chiefs (331)
3. The Killers (325)
4. The Enemy (312)
5. Fall Out Boy (304)
6. Justin Timberlake (302)
7. Klaxons (293)
8. Mika (285)
9. The Pigeon Detectives (278)
10. My Chemical Romance (275)
11. Hard-Fi (258)
12. Kanye West (254)
13. Razorlight (251)
14. The Fratellis (244)
15. Rihanna (243)
16. The White Stripes (234)
17. Foo Fighters (231)
18. Jack Penate (228)
19. Linkin Park (226)
20. Gym Class Heroes (225)
RADIO TWO
1. KT Tunstall (196 plays)
2. Mika (164)
3. Amy Winehouse( 162)
4. Take That (152)
5. Amy Macdonald (147)
6. Maroon 5 (146)
6. Bruce Springsteen (146)
8. James Blunt (142)
9. Kaiser Chiefs (134)
10. David Bowie (133)
11. Elvis Presley (128)
12. Stevie Wonder (123)
13. Kylie Minogue (121)
13. The Beatles (121)
15. Eagles (120)
16. The Rolling Stones (112)
16. Ben's Brother (112)
16. Madonna (112)
19. Travis (107)
20. U2 (103)
20. Michael Bublé (103)
6MUSIC
1. Bloc Party (293)
2. Editors (282)
3. Manic Street Preachers (258)
4. Kate Nash (254)
5. Arctic Monkeys (245)
6. Kaiser Chiefs (244)
7. Interpol (243)
7. Pigeon Detectives (243)
9. Super Furry Animals (240)
10. Maximo Park (236)
11. Klaxons (232)
12. Amy Winehouse (222)
13. The Go! Team (213)
14. Calvin Harris (210)
14. The White Stripes (210)
16. Reverend and The Makers (209)
17. Kings of Leon (206)
18. Siouxsie Sioux (203)
19. Coral (199)
19. The Cribs (199)
1XTRA
1. Dizzee Rascal (280)
2. Kanye West (258)
3. Ne-Yo (209)
4. Amerie (189)
5. Charlean Dance / Gappy Ranks (169)
6. Beyoncé (168)
7. Collie Buddz (164)
8. Jay-Z (162)
9. Mr. Vegas (155)
10. Lloyd (152)
10. Ny (152)
12. Kano / Craig David (151)
13. Roll Deep (145)
14. Timbaland / Keri Hilson / D.O.E (143)
15. Justin Timberlake (139)
16. Akon (134)
17. T2 / Jodie Aysha (133)
18. Nas (122)
19. Taio Cruz (119)
19. T2 (119)
Using Anthony Liekens' LastFM compatibility script, we're able judge precisely how suitable each station is for our delicate ears. Slightly surprisingly, it's Radio One that comes out on top, even though we only really like one band from their top twenty (we like a total of five from the 6music list):
Radio One - 79.94%
6Music - 73.42%
Radio Two - 51.25%
IXtra - 25.01%
We're assuming the matches between Radio One and ourselves are the records played at night. Which we don't listen to because they've got Zane Lowe and Colin Murray in between them.
All this doesn't really go anywhere, so in lieu of a conclusion, here's a picture of France Gall, and if we've worked out how to do it right, the chance to listen to our Tune Of The Week - the wonderful Dady Da Da. So jolly it could even cheer up the residents of Albert Square.
