The world according to LastFM. 2018: >110 billion plays; 2016: 100 billion plays and counting...

In 2018, lastFM users have scrobbled >110 billion plays...


In 2016:

(2016)

• Top albums
• Top artists
• Top songs
• Top guilty pleasure
• Cult following
• Cities

Top albums:

1. The XX - xx (71.9 million plays)
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows (65.5 million plays)
3. ArcticMonkeys - Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not (61.6 million plays)

Top artists:

• 1st: The Beatles (464 million plays)

Top songs:

• 1st: The Killers - Mr Brightside (15.4 million plays)

Top guilty pleasure:

• Lady Gaga - Pokerface (1.5 million deletes)

Cult following:

• 1st: O.S.T.R (193 plays per listener)

Cities:

• San Francisco is the capital of Electronic
• Istanbul is capitalof romance
• Sofia is capital of metal
• Tokyo is capital of Techno
• Rio is capital of Rock + Pop
• Mexico is capital of alternative music
• Belo Horizonte is capital of sexy
• Hamburg is the capital of country music
• Lodz is the capital of rap music
• Zagreb is the capital of stoner music
• Oslo is King of new music

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