This script takes your top 20 artists on Last.FM. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your eclectic score. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at:

My eclectic score is currently:

The 77 related artists for my profile are Aimee Mann (2), Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco, Beulah, Bleeding Hearts, Bloc Party, Bob Dylan (2), Bob Mould, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Bruce Springsteen (3), Cat Power (2), Cat Stevens, Cream (2), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Emmylou Harris, Fiona Apple, Guided by Voices, Interpol, Iris DeMent, Iron & Wine, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, John Vanderslice, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Martha Wainwright, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Modest Mouse (2), My Morning Jacket, Neil Young (3), Neutral Milk Hotel, Nick Drake, Okkervil River (2), Paul Simon, Pavement, Pete Yorn, Phish, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rachael Yamagata, Regina Spektor, Rev Hammer, Ryan Adams, Show of Hands, Simon & Garfunkel (2), Spoon, Steeleye Span, Sufjan Stevens (2), Talking Heads, Tegan and Sara, The Albion Band, The Allman Brothers Band, The Arcade Fire, The Band, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Decemberists (5), The Dismemberment Plan, The Doors (2), The Mountain Goats, The New Pornographers, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones (2), The Shins (4), The Who, Tori Amos, Van Morrison (3), Warren Zevon, Yo La Tengo.

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