A top 10 artist list in MeFi Music?

April 24, 2008 2:27 PM

MetaFilter Music request: would it be difficult to implement a top 5 or 10 all time of MeFites with the most uploaded tracks, as well as most playlisted or played selections?

There is a ton of stuff out there, and because I don't keep up as often as I should, it would be nice to be able to identify one or two MeFites that are a bit more prolific than others as a way in.

I don't have a dog in this fight as it's been ages since I've posted anything of my own there, and I don't want to stoke any kind of popularity contest, just thought it might be useful. Not sure what type of behavior it could inspire, perhaps something good might come of it.

posted by psmealey to Feature Requests at 2:27 PM (20 comments total)

Huh? Isn't that what's in the middle section of the Most Playlisted and Most Favorited Tracks page? Doesn't look like it tracks the number of times a track has been played or who has the most tracks uploaded though.
posted by junesix at 3:54 PM on April 24, 2008

Users with the most cumulative favorites:
1) cortex (776)
2) chococat (482)
3) ORthey (213)
4) frenetic (204)
5) ludwig_van (149)
6) drezdn (139)
7) chrismear (124)
8) goodnewsfortheinsane (116)
9) buriednexttoyou (87)
10) snsranch (84)

Users with the most average favorites per song:
1) chrismear (41.3 = 124/3)
2) frenetic (34.0 = 204/6)
3) edgeways (34.0 = 68/2)
4) East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 (33.0 = 33/1)
5) Jofus (24.7 = 74/3)
6) Miko (22.0 = 22/1)
7) gsalad (20.0 = 20/1)
8) jake (19.5 = 78/4)
9) chococat (17.9 = 482/27)
10) cortex (13.6 = 776/57)

(From the most recent infodump, 9 April 2008)
posted by Plutor at 4:01 PM on April 24, 2008 [1 favorite]

Apparently my first script thought everyone is cortex. Good for you, cortex.

Users with the most cumulative favorites (fixed links):
1) cortex (776)
2) chococat (482)
3) ORthey (213)
4) frenetic (204)
5) ludwig_van (149)
6) drezdn (139)
7) chrismear (124)
8) goodnewsfortheinsane (116)
9) buriednexttoyou (87)
10) snsranch (84)
posted by Plutor at 4:02 PM on April 24, 2008 [1 favorite]

Playlists aren't in the infodump, and neither is playcount. Playcount wouldn't be very accurate, anyhow, since it wasn't added until quite recently.

Most songs posted:
1) cortex (57)
2) ageispolis (51)
3) snsranch (43)
4) pyramid termite (43)
5) nicolin (39)
6) tehloki (37)
7) micayetoca (35)
8) The Great Big Mulp (31)
9) chococat (27)
10) TwoWordReview (25)
posted by Plutor at 4:07 PM on April 24, 2008 [1 favorite]

ok. I'm a dumbass. I don't know how I missed that. Thanks, plutor.
posted by psmealey at 4:13 PM on April 24, 2008

There's something odd going on, the "most songs posted" thing has me with 35 songs and my profile says 33, perhaps this means everything is wrong and I am also the most favorited and no one has noticed. (just kidding, that last bit, in case it ain't obvious)

I know, not a huge difference, but perhaps other results are affected as well.
posted by micayetoca at 4:25 PM on April 24, 2008

micayetoca, you had a couple songs deleted at one point because of upload weirdness. Looks like those are just still in the Infodump.

Nice work, Plutor.
posted by cortex (staff) at 4:52 PM on April 24, 2008

Well, if nothing else, this thread reminded me to got through Music and favorite a whole bunch of songs I love but never favorited (I don't really think of favorites when I'm in Music, actually).
posted by Rock Steady at 5:33 PM on April 24, 2008

Hey I made the top ten...who'da thunk it!
posted by TwoWordReview at 5:40 PM on April 24, 2008

*flicks bic, shouts CHRISMEAR, CHRISMEAR, CHRISMEAR!*
posted by terrapin at 6:19 PM on April 24, 2008

Well, I'm totally bummed that I appear in nary a one of Plutor's lists.

sigh...
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:53 PM on April 24, 2008

I think its clear who the MORAL victor is here.
posted by Jofus at 10:54 PM on April 24, 2008

They told me I was special just for participating.
posted by Meatbomb at 11:01 PM on April 24, 2008

/reads list again.
/does a little dance.
Woo! Suck it morals! Mid-table respectability!
posted by Jofus at 11:07 PM on April 24, 2008 [1 favorite]

Quality over quantity, it's always served me well.
posted by chrismear at 2:04 AM on April 25, 2008

Well, if nothing else, this thread reminded me to got through Music and favorite a whole bunch of songs I love but never favorited (I don't really think of favorites when I'm in Music, actually).

There's a method to my moronism, I promise.
posted by psmealey at 3:17 AM on April 25, 2008

I really need to get to posting. Now if I could only find my nose whistle...
posted by uncleozzy at 5:57 AM on April 25, 2008

Man, I'm surprised I even get listens, never mind favorited or playlisted! Next up: the armpit-fart concerto. (I wish.)
posted by not_on_display at 10:49 AM on April 25, 2008

I'm on a list! Yay!
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 11:35 AM on April 25, 2008

Yay! I'm on a list too!
posted by snsranch at 5:59 PM on April 25, 2008