Comments on: 21.21% Mainstream

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:30:59 +0000

My mainstreamness is shrinking: 17.21%

By: Broz

Broz — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:52:52 +0000

How hardcore I am: adding Hanson’s “Mmm Bop” to my 5 star playlist. I love the way those girls sing!

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:35:46 +0000

So yeah…

Brit: 35%, Madonna: 59% and Kylie Minogue doesn’t even rate.

I would definitely say the last.fm crowd is not exactly “mainstream”…

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:21:51 +0000

Rod: Or just find a user with Britney in their top 30.

Matt: Yeah, you’re all hardcore & shit.

By: Broz

Broz — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:33:06 +0000

I am only 16.60% mainstream. You = sellout.

By: Rod

Rod — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:01:09 +0000

Wow, I’m way less mainstream than I expected (30%). However, all of my fave bands ARE apparently incredibly mainstream.

However, I think last.fm users would tend toward the more technical crowd (since it’s kind of a pain to get set up, plus its a social site, plus you have to care enough about id3 tags for it to work correctly), so I’m not surprised that Nine Inch Nails and Tool score so high, as they are popular with tech types.

I’d be interested to see how mainstreamy something like Britney Spears is, since I imagine she would be underrepresented with a tech crowd. However, to find out, I would need to download Britney Spears and listen to her enough to make an impact on my last.fm :/