I got hooked on Last.fm last summer. Since then, I've scrobbled over 6,800 tracks.. not bad! (I've been a music junkie my entire life).
I submit my played tracks from all of my music players (Foobar2000, Winamp, iTunes, Squeezebox/SlimServer). It populates fantastic statistics and charts of my listening habits and lets me listen to streams from people with similar tastes.
Here are my top 10 artists since I started using it:
Once you scrobble enough tracks, you can start streaming custom stations based on your listening habits. Something new they just added is the ability to embed a Last.fm player widget into your own site. I just knocked up a quick web page with the embedded player so I can listen to my own station from anywhere that has a browser (requires Flash). Check it out and have a listen.
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