eras · 14 eras · 3 breaks

plays per month · coloured by era

across eras

era	plays	per day	days on	new	top 10	night	weekend	vs prev	peak
1 · Bright Eyes · The Beatles Aug 2006 – May 2007	13,971	46.0	85%	—	32%	23%	36%	—	17:00
2 · Radiohead · Elliott Smith Jun 2007 – Feb 2008	12,119	44.2	95%	17%	31%	25%	28%	76%	16:00
3 · Sunny Day Real Estate · The National Mar 2008 – Oct 2008	7,849	32.0	87%	14%	27%	23%	29%	83%	17:00
4 · The Olivia Tremor Control · The Love Language Nov 2008 – Aug 2009	4,925	16.2	61%	16%	27%	43%	40%	78%	23:00
5 · Regina Spektor · Modest Mouse Sep 2009 – Apr 2010	3,768	15.6	65%	20%	24%	41%	35%	71%	23:00
6 · Arcade Fire · Crystal Castles May 2010 – Oct 2010	5,113	27.8	77%	33%	30%	33%	27%	59%	22:00
7 · Radiohead · Boy And Bear Nov 2010 – Apr 2011	2,873	15.9	65%	22%	34%	33%	25%	57%	22:00
8 · Band of Horses · Bon Iver May 2011 – Sep 2012	7,170	13.8	45%	15%	32%	22%	18%	58%	16:00
9 · Fruit Bats · Unknown Mortal Orchestra Apr 2016 – Dec 2016	2,683	9.8	46%	41%	28%	11%	8.6%	45%	18:00
10 · Red Hot Chili Peppers · The xx Jan 2017 – Sep 2017	3,606	13.2	42%	34%	17%	17%	28%	50%	20:00
11 · Fleetwood Mac · Sylvan Esso Oct 2018 – Mar 2019	4,796	26.4	96%	41%	8.0%	46%	37%	56%	23:00
12 · The Decemberists · Deftones Apr 2024 – Mar 2025	8,090	22.2	67%	29%	30%	7.7%	15%	35%	15:00
13 · Mogwai · Sun Kil Moon Apr 2025 – Apr 2026	16,462	41.7	62%	31%	19%	3.8%	21%	66%	13:00
14 · Deftones · Radiohead May 2026 – Nov 2026	2,036	9.5	26%	14%	26%	2.9%	13%	63%	16:00

1 · Bright Eyes · The Beatles

Aug 2006 – May 2007 · 10 mo

plays: 13,971
per day: 46.0
days on: 85%
artists: 510
new artists: —
top 10 share: 32%
night: 23%
peak hour: 17:00

defining

Bright Eyes	6.6%
The Beatles	3.6%
Death Cab for Cutie	2.9%
Blur	2.0%
The Velvet Underground	1.9%

tracks

Hallelujah · Jeff Buckley	17
At the Bottom of Everything · Bright Eyes	17
Oh Yoko! · John Lennon	17

albums

Set Yourself on Fire · Stars	124
The Velvet Underground & Nico · The Velvet Underground	120
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah · Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	119

phases

Aug 2006 – Dec 2006	Sufjan Stevens · Death Cab for Cutie · Belle and Sebastian	6,061
Jan 2007 – May 2007	Doves · The Beatles · Kasabian	7,910

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2 · Radiohead · Elliott Smith

Jun 2007 – Feb 2008 · 9 mo

plays: 12,119
per day: 44.2
days on: 95%
artists: 415
new artists: 159
top 10 share: 31%
night: 25%
peak hour: 16:00

defining

Radiohead	7.0%
Elliott Smith	3.9%
Muse	2.4%
Brand New	2.0%
Fall Out Boy	1.7%

tracks

Golden · Fall Out Boy	22
Nude · Radiohead	22
Bodysnatchers · Radiohead	20

albums

XO · Elliott Smith	146
Infinity on High · Fall Out Boy	135
Kid A · Radiohead	128

phases

Jun 2007 – Aug 2007	Fall Out Boy · The Cure · Bob Dylan	4,646
Sep 2007 – Feb 2008	Bright Eyes · Radiohead · Basia Bulat	7,473

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3 · Sunny Day Real Estate · The National

Mar 2008 – Oct 2008 · 8 mo

plays: 7,849
per day: 32.0
days on: 87%
artists: 404
new artists: 97
top 10 share: 27%
night: 23%
peak hour: 17:00

defining

Sunny Day Real Estate	2.2%
The National	2.5%
Against Me!	2.1%
Bright Eyes	3.9%
Deerhoof	1.7%

tracks

Nyc-Gone, Gone · Conor Oberst	16
Ágætis byrjun · Sigur Rós	14
Believe E.S.P. · Deerhoof	13

albums

Friend Opportunity · Deerhoof	113
Kid A · Radiohead	94
Jagged Little Pill · Alanis Morissette	94

phases

Mar 2008 – Jun 2008	Sunny Day Real Estate · Vampire Weekend · Nine Inch Nails	5,504
Jul 2008 – Oct 2008	Sufjan Stevens · Conor Oberst · Alexi Murdoch	2,345

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4 · The Olivia Tremor Control · The Love Language

Nov 2008 – Aug 2009 · 10 mo

plays: 4,925
per day: 16.2
days on: 61%
artists: 340
new artists: 49
top 10 share: 27%
night: 43%
peak hour: 23:00

defining

The Olivia Tremor Control	2.6%
The Love Language	2.2%
Carter Burwell	1.7%
Nine Inch Nails	2.5%
The Welcome Wagon	1.5%

tracks

Green Typewriters · The Olivia Tremor Control	27
Lalita · The Love Language	19
Stars · The Love Language	14

albums

Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle · The Olivia Tremor Control	114
The Love Language · The Love Language	107
Twilight (The Score) · Carter Burwell	82

phases

Nov 2008 – May 2009	The Olivia Tremor Control · Death Cab for Cutie · Carter Burwell	3,248
Jun 2009 – Aug 2009	The Love Language · Kaki King · La Roux	1,677

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5 · Regina Spektor · Modest Mouse

Sep 2009 – Apr 2010 · 8 mo

plays: 3,768
per day: 15.6
days on: 65%
artists: 343
new artists: 56
top 10 share: 24%
night: 41%
peak hour: 23:00

defining

Regina Spektor	3.1%
Modest Mouse	4.3%
Grizzly Bear	2.3%
Florence and The Machine	1.8%
Passion Pit	1.7%

tracks

Berlin Chair · Holly Throsby	17
The Calculation · Regina Spektor	13
Lump Sum · Bon Iver	12

albums

Far · Regina Spektor	116
For Emma, Forever Ago · Bon Iver	69
Lungs · Florence and The Machine	67

phases

Sep 2009 – Nov 2009	Sufjan Stevens · Regina Spektor · Radiohead	1,080
Dec 2009 – Apr 2010	Florence and The Machine · Passion Pit · Yeasayer	2,688

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6 · Arcade Fire · Crystal Castles

May 2010 – Oct 2010 · 6 mo

plays: 5,113
per day: 27.8
days on: 77%
artists: 326
new artists: 56
top 10 share: 30%
night: 33%
peak hour: 22:00

defining

Arcade Fire	6.3%
Crystal Castles	3.2%
Bear in Heaven	2.5%
The Avett Brothers	2.4%
The Tallest Man on Earth	2.7%

tracks

Ready to Start · Arcade Fire	28
The Suburbs · Arcade Fire	26
Empty Room · Arcade Fire	24

albums

The Suburbs · Arcade Fire	296
Crystal Castles · Crystal Castles	165
All Delighted People EP · Sufjan Stevens	136

phases

May 2010 – Jul 2010	Soundtrack · Nine Inch Nails · JJ	2,038
Aug 2010 – Oct 2010	Arcade Fire · Sufjan Stevens · The Tallest Man on Earth	3,075

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7 · Radiohead · Boy And Bear

Nov 2010 – Apr 2011 · 6 mo

plays: 2,873
per day: 15.9
days on: 65%
artists: 227
new artists: 32
top 10 share: 34%
night: 33%
peak hour: 22:00

defining

Radiohead	8.6%
Boy And Bear	2.8%
Beach House	2.9%
The Go! Team	2.6%
Jeremy Messersmith	2.5%

tracks

Mexican Mavis · Boy And Bear	19
Rabbit Song · Boy And Bear	18
The Storm · Boy And Bear	18

albums

The King of Limbs · Radiohead	99
Teen Dream · Beach House	84
With Emperor Antarctica · Boy And Bear	81

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8 · Band of Horses · Bon Iver

May 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 y 5 mo

plays: 7,170
per day: 13.8
days on: 45%
artists: 401
new artists: 50
top 10 share: 32%
night: 22%
peak hour: 16:00

defining

Band of Horses	5.2%
Bon Iver	4.4%
Sufjan Stevens	7.1%
Arcade Fire	4.2%
Grizzly Bear	2.2%

tracks

Ode to LRC · Band of Horses	61
Heirloom · Sufjan Stevens	56
Ready to Start · Arcade Fire	55

albums

All Delighted People EP · Sufjan Stevens	280
Bon Iver · Bon Iver	279
The Suburbs · Arcade Fire	277

phases

May 2011 – Jul 2011	Band of Horses · James Blake · Beastie Boys	1,515
Aug 2011 – Sep 2012	Grizzly Bear · Arcade Fire · The Tallest Man on Earth	5,655

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break · Oct 2012 – Mar 2016 · 3 y 6 mo · 281 plays

brief returns: Jul 2013 (77), Nov 2013 – Dec 2013 (156)

back with Sufjan Stevens 76 · Fruit Bats 61 · Queens of the Stone Age 44 · 59% familiar

9 · Fruit Bats · Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Apr 2016 – Dec 2016 · 9 mo

plays: 2,683
per day: 9.8
days on: 46%
artists: 548
new artists: 372
top 10 share: 28%
night: 11%
peak hour: 18:00

defining

Fruit Bats	3.5%
Unknown Mortal Orchestra	2.7%
The Tallest Man on Earth	3.1%
Sufjan Stevens	6.0%
Queens of the Stone Age	3.4%

tracks

Humbug Mountain Song · Fruit Bats	29
So Good at Being in Trouble · Unknown Mortal Orchestra	23
From A Soon-to-Be Ghost Town · Fruit Bats	20

albums

Absolute Loser · Fruit Bats	93
Illinois · Sufjan Stevens	68
II · Unknown Mortal Orchestra	59

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10 · Red Hot Chili Peppers · The xx

Jan 2017 – Sep 2017 · 9 mo

plays: 3,606
per day: 13.2
days on: 42%
artists: 820
new artists: 477
top 10 share: 17%
night: 17%
peak hour: 20:00

defining

Red Hot Chili Peppers	3.8%
The xx	1.6%
alt-J	1.4%
Tame Impala	1.4%
Glass Animals	1.2%

tracks

I Feel It Coming · The Weeknd	22
Song 2 - 2012 Remastered Version · Blur	20
Under the Bridge · Red Hot Chili Peppers	19

albums

By The Way (Deluxe Version) · Red Hot Chili Peppers	51
Californication (Deluxe Version) · Red Hot Chili Peppers	39
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Deluxe Version) · Red Hot Chili Peppers	34

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break · Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 y · 296 plays

brief returns: Dec 2017 – Jan 2018 (103), Apr 2018 – May 2018 (166)

back with Fleetwood Mac 20 · The Chats 19 · Sufjan Stevens 16 · 81% familiar

11 · Fleetwood Mac · Sylvan Esso

Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · 6 mo

plays: 4,796
per day: 26.4
days on: 96%
artists: 1,287
new artists: 801
top 10 share: 8.0%
night: 46%
peak hour: 23:00

defining

Fleetwood Mac	1.1%
Sylvan Esso	0.6%
The Chats	0.6%
alt-J	0.6%
Odie	0.5%

tracks

Pretty Pimpin · Kurt Vile	16
I Summon You · Spoon	15
Coffee · Sylvan Esso	13

albums

Sylvan Esso · Sylvan Esso	23
Get This In Ya · The Chats	23
xx · The xx	21

phases

Oct 2018 – Dec 2018	The Chats · Fleetwood Mac · Red Hot Chili Peppers	858
Jan 2019 – Mar 2019	Arcade Fire · Odie · Vampire Weekend	3,938

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break · Apr 2019 – Mar 2024 · 5 y · 0 plays

back with The Decemberists 139 · Sufjan Stevens 116 · Radiohead 78 · 72% familiar

12 · The Decemberists · Deftones

Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 · 1 y

plays: 8,090
per day: 22.2
days on: 67%
artists: 948
new artists: 609
top 10 share: 30%
night: 7.7%
peak hour: 15:00

defining

The Decemberists	6.2%
Deftones	3.7%
Shakey Graves	2.1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	2.6%
Chris Stapleton	1.4%

tracks

Leslie Anne Levine · The Decemberists	26
The Day the World Went Away · Nine Inch Nails	24
Will Anybody Ever Love Me? · Sufjan Stevens	23

albums

Castaways and Cutouts · The Decemberists	101
Javelin · Sufjan Stevens	81
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 · Radiohead	69

phases

Apr 2024 – Jul 2024	The Decemberists · Shakey Graves · The Bones of J.R. Jones	2,650
Aug 2024 – Nov 2024	Deftones · Radiohead · The Smashing Pumpkins	2,403
Dec 2024 – Mar 2025	The SteelDrivers · Angelo De Augustine · Joanna Newsom	3,037

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13 · Mogwai · Sun Kil Moon

Apr 2025 – Apr 2026 · 1 y 1 mo

plays: 16,462
per day: 41.7
days on: 62%
artists: 3,659
new artists: 2,700
top 10 share: 19%
night: 3.8%
peak hour: 13:00

defining

Mogwai	2.5%
Sun Kil Moon	2.3%
Big Thief	1.2%
Waxahatchee	1.1%
Kings of Convenience	1.0%

tracks

May Ninth · Khruangbin	27
Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman) · Waxahatchee	25
Carry Me Ohio · Sun Kil Moon	24

albums

Tigers Blood · Waxahatchee	116
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) · The Smashing Pumpkins	115
Ghosts of the Great Highway · Sun Kil Moon	115

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14 · Deftones · Radiohead

May 2026 – Nov 2026 · 7 mo

plays: 2,036
per day: 9.5
days on: 26%
artists: 692
new artists: 238
top 10 share: 26%
night: 2.9%
peak hour: 16:00

defining

Deftones	3.2%
Radiohead	6.6%
Cocteau Twins	2.2%
Queens of the Stone Age	3.1%
Air	1.8%

tracks

Black Star · Radiohead	7
I'll Try Anything Once ("You Only Live Once" demo) (Heart In a Cage B-Side) · The Strokes	6
Spectre · Radiohead	6

albums

Her (Original Score) · Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett	23
Heaven or Las Vegas · Cocteau Twins	23
The Bends · Radiohead	20

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