Thomas, master compiler of all things CDMOM, tells me that these acts/songs/albums showed up the most on the October mixes people sent in:

Most popular artist:
1T. Radiohead (14)
1T. U2 (14)
3. Wilco (13)
4. Ryan Adams (12)
5. Beck (11)

Most popular song:
1. The Strokes, “Last Nite” (5)
2. Ryan Adams, “New York, New York” (4)

Most popular album:
1. Ryan Adams, Gold (11)
2. The Strokes, Is This It? (10)
3. Doves, The Last Broadcast (8)
4. Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head (5)
5. Jack Johnson, Brushfire Fairytales (5)
6. Norah Jones, Come Away With Me (5)
7. Jeff Buckley, Grace (5)
8. The Beta Band, Hot Shots II (5)
9. Ani DiFranco, Living in Clip (5)
10. Pete Yorn, Musicforthemorningafter (5)
11. Beck, Sea Change (5)
12. Eels, Souljacker (5)
13. Weezer, Weezer (Green Album) (5)
14. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (5)

10 December 2002

Comments

10 December | 16:36 | d. saint

I find it fascinating how you can have hundreds of people listening to music and still find this much consensus about what is worth sharing on a mix CD. It's not just CDMOM participants. Check out all these playlists I found with google that have similar distribution weights for their top artists.

I wonder how long it is till mix CDs become more important than radio airplay for measuring royalties.

11 December | 3:43 | Alex

I had none of those bands on my mix. Does that make me cool?

No, I didn't think so...

12 December | 22:44 | no Mas

Statistics for the November CDs will include "Number of N'Sync Songs".

16 December | 14:02 | Jim S

Wow... I didn't have ONE of those bands either..... wonder why?

oh, that's right... my tastes are a little more eclectic than that.

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