Last.fm isn’t specifically designed for Spotify, but it can work with Spotify to track your listening habits. Here’s the breakdown:
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Last.fm: It’s a music recommendation and social networking website. It tracks the music you listen to from various platforms (not just Spotify) and builds a profile based on your listening habits. You can see your top artists, songs, genres, and connect with other users who share similar tastes.
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Spotify: It’s a popular music streaming platform. Spotify itself doesn’t have a built-in feature to track your listening history in detail.
How they work together:
Last.fm offers a feature called “Scrobbling.” This allows you to connect your Spotify account to Last.fm. When you listen to music on Spotify, Last.fm “scrobbles” (tracks) your listening activity and adds it to your Last.fm profile.
Alternatives:
- Spotify Wrapped: Spotify offers its own year-end summary called “Spotify Wrapped,” which provides insights into your top artists, songs, and genres for the year.
- Third-party apps: There are other third-party apps that can connect to Spotify and track your listening history. However, it’s important to be cautious when granting access to third-party apps and review their privacy policies before using them.
In essence:
- Last.fm isn’t exclusive to Spotify; it works with various platforms.
- It offers a more detailed music tracking experience than Spotify alone (through scrobbling).
- You can choose to use Last.fm with Spotify or rely on Spotify Wrapped or other options.