http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Strength in Numbers en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:22 +0000 http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/tracking-music-play-statistics-via-itunes#post-1271 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:24:20 +0000 artik 1271@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>I'm looking to analyze the music I listen to over a period of time. Not so much stats on artists, genres, ratings or song-lengths, but more as an exercise to discern a pattern in my listening preferences over time (say beginning of week vs end of week, particular times of the day, music to accompany my daily commute).</p> <p>I did find an article that had a few promising links (<a href="http://www.tunequest.org/a-look-at-itunes-statistics-options/20060904/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tunequest.org/a-look-at-itunes-statistics-options/20060904/</a>). </p> <p>The problem with most of the software linked to in the article was that it did not give me statistics or analysis over time. This could be a problem with the depth of data available in the iTunes XML file, but I'd be willing to sync my iPhone/iPod every day for a month or two, if that's what is needed. </p> <p>I considered using yfd, but I'm concerned that given the amount of time I listen to music at work, it might cause severe disruptions in my work day if I had to tweet every time I make a conscious song/artist/genre choice.</p> <p>Your thoughts? </p>