Last FM: learn how to use and track what you listen to

Have you heard of Last FM? As much as the Spotify Warped is a feature that allows us to know everything that was most listened to in the year, this is only available in mid-November and/or December. One way to always know what you're into is to use Last FM, a platform that tracks everything you listen to on streaming services. But it doesn't stop here.

It is also possible to create a Last FM collage with your account data and share it on your social networks. Have you ever seen a friend sharing a montage with different albums or artists on social media and wondered how it was done? Well, most likely this person is a Last FM user. And the platform also gives you song suggestions based on what you listen to, so you're always listening to new content. Also, you can see the events that your favorite artists will be attending soon.

Thinking about talking more about what Last FM is and how you can experience all its features to the fullest, we developed this special tutorial. We took the opportunity to gather other alternatives that provide a similar service, but know that Last FM is the most complete of them when we talk about tracking what you are listening to.

What is LastFM?

Launched in the year 2002, Last FM is a platform that tracks and reports everything you are listening to on a weekly basis. The service can also analyze what is being listened to and even suggest similar songs and/or what other people are listening to. Despite being free, Last FM also has a subscription that allows you to access more information.

Those who pay around R$17,00 can change users and have access to insights that are not available in the free version. If by any chance you want to change the data of a song you've listened to, you can also do that by paying a month's Last FM Pro. But understand that to use the most important features, you don't have to pay anything. All registration, connection to music reproduction services and access to weekly reports can be accessed in the free version. That way, to create your account, you just need to access the official website of the platform and create an account, which will be accessed via email and password.

How does it work?

Due to being a screening platform, the Last FM it works like a big database about everything you listen to. And it's all done by connecting your music service account to the created access. To do this is very simple:

1. With your account already created, just access the Last FM settings panel and then click on the button called “Applications”;
2. If you use Spotify, then you will find a button to connect your account automatically. We'll talk about other music playback platforms throughout the text;
3. And by logging in and allowing your playback history to be accessed by Last FM, everything you listen to will now be tracked. Important to say that your history cannot be retrieved, which means that Last FM will only record when you make this connection.

Then, just listen to music normally and wait for the reports to be created by the platform itself. Talking about this, understand that to create the tables with what was most successful in your week, Last FM uses a counting system that starts on Friday at 00h and always ends on Thursday of the other week, exactly at 23 :59. Data on what was most listened to in the “previous” week is always available on Friday, in the “Reports” section.

With this, you can follow the releases of the music world, since much of the new international content is made on Thursday to Friday nights. It is important to note that Last FM is able to capture data from the Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Pandora, soundcloud, Pandora and even Bandcamp. Everything you hear/watch on YouTube can also be tracked by Last FM, but it will be necessary use a plugin and this will be done only through a computer.

No platform's own website, you can see more information about what types of playback services Last FM can get data from. The option to follow your friends is also there and you can just ask people to send you their profile link so you can follow and compare the weekly reports.

How to put Last FM on Spotify?

If you are a regular user of Spotify, the good news is that Last FM has a partnership with this music service and the connection can be made without problems. All you need to do is access the platform's website and then connect your Spotify account to Last FM. So, just access the “Applications” section in the website settings page and log in normally, as well as allowing the platform to access the data of what is being listened to. It is important to make the two available connections: one for playing music on a premium account and the other for tracking what you listen to on different devices.

That way, everything you need to do after connecting your Spotify Premium is simply listening to music normally. To make sure everything is being tracked correctly, we recommend that you go to your library and play a song. It is worth remembering that everything will appear on the site as soon as at least half of the song is heard.

How to connect Deezer on Last FM

Talking about using Deezer on Last FM this changes a bit and the connection takes a little more time. First, be aware that you will need to do this directly through the Deezer. Then access the panel where all your account settings are displayed, such as information, notification preferences, etc. Once you are in this section, just click on “More” and then on “Sharing Preference”.

When this new section of the Deezer is reloaded, you just need to click on the Last FM item to associate your account of this music service with the tracking platform. If your Last FM account is connected, then that's it, the songs will be tracked without any problems.

Just to validate that everything is connected correctly, we recommend that you play a song on the Deezer and wait for it to end, following your Last FM library to see if the correct information is being sent. Then, just follow the basics: listen to music normally and come back weekly to check out what else was listened to in the seven-day period. You can check out songs, albums, and even the hottest artists on your headphones.

Understand how to make Last FM Collage

Although Last FM is a great platform, it ends up being used by its users as a way of recording data. The developers did a great job, but the potential of the site is immense. One example is the possibility of making collages with the tracks, albums and artists you listened to most in a specific period. Since Last FM doesn't offer this natively, you have to use other sites that read your profile and develop collages. The best thing is that there is no need to pay. See some options to do Last FM Collage right now.

Tap Music.net

Being a site that allows the creation of Last FM Collage most listened to albums, all you have to do is put your Last FM username as soon as access the website. Next, you will need to choose the period for which you want to see the collage, where the options vary between 7 days and a year. With that done, it's time to choose the amount of images that will appear. In the free version, you can choose between: 3×3, 4×4 and 5×5. You can also check or uncheck so that the album names appear or not in the final collage.

As a premium version, the developer allows you to see 100 album covers in the same photo, but you will need to make a donation of US$ 5,00 or more. Once you make the payment via PayPal, you will be able to select the 10×10 option. However, this is just an improvement so you can see more options. See an example:

As soon as you enter your Last FM username and choose the number of album covers to be shown, the image will appear right away. To share and/or save your Last FM Collage, just press the photo if you are on mobile and then save the image. If you have a computer, just hover the arrow over the photo and right-click.

Musicorum

Another option to generate Last FM collage is the site called Musicorum. Also being free and easy to use, all you have to do is access the address and, soon after, put the username of your Last FM account. Here, we have more options for you to share on social media.

On this site, there are more options for Last FM Collage. In addition to the traditional photo mentioned in the example above, there is also the possibility of creating lists with what was most listened to in the selected period. We still remember that the options are numerous and, in this example here, you can select collages in up to 15×15 without having to pay anything. The option to create list can be done with tracks, albums and artists. It's worth playing around to find an option you like best and share it on social networks.

With Instagram users in mind, it is also possible to ask the site to generate images in Stories so that you just share without having to do any other configuration. Tip: you can share the photo on this social network and put the song of the artist who was at the top of the week, and update every Sunday or day of your choice.

Telegram Bots

One way to also generate collages is to choose to use bots of Telegram to do this and thus share on social networks. The good news is that you end up combining the useful with the pleasant. There are many options, such as Last FM Robot, My Last FM Robot and even the lastgram. We recommend that you create a group with only bots from Telegram and make the appropriate settings. Usage is simplified and all you have to do is connect your Last FM account and start using the benefits.

Last FM App

As an add-on for people to see what is being tracked and even allowing reports to be viewed, Last FM has a smartphone app. But as we said, although the platform has a lot of potential, it ends up delivering only the basics. The application, despite being useful and still allowing you to view your account data in the palm of your hand, ends up being a mirror of the website. The good news is that it can be downloaded for free on both Android and Apple devices.

Attention to one point: when using the Last FM application on your cell phone, it is important that you deselect the option to make records and use this only to know how your account is doing. This is because it can happen that the application ends up duplicating the scrobble, when, in fact, you've only listened to a song once.

To do this, uncheck the option in the app, following this path: click on your profile picture > uncheck all the options to avoid duplication. Remembering that your reproduction service account was connected at the time you created your account, so there is no need for a new registration to be performed. Download now:

What you mean scrobble?

Despite being a bit confusing, a scrobble nothing more than the record of a song you heard. We can say a scrobble equivalent to playing a song and vice versa. Last FM's reports, by the way, show how many scrobbles you did in a week. This is done from when you create your account, so if your scrobbles are not rising over time, make sure the connection to your Spotify, Deezer or another service is not having problems.

Other alternatives to track what you listen to

If you don't want to have a service that tracks your account data on music services, there are sites that do a job similar to Last FM. But remember that there is not such a complete option that allows tracking of everything that is heard in your daily life. Let's cite some options, check it out.

volt.fm

With a proposal similar to Last FM, it can also track everything you listen to, but the minimum period displayed is four weeks. Remembering that the theme site of our article can show, in real time, the songs, albums and artists that are having the most success in their week. to use the volt.fm, simply grant access to your data from the Spotify and then the data will be displayed. Here, the biggest loss is that it is not possible to make collages, other than taking screenshots of what is being displayed on the dashboard. volt.fm.

Another negative point of this option is that, in order to have access to some features, such as personalizing your page, it will be necessary to pay a monthly fee or amount that is valid until your account is deleted. Furthermore, as mentioned above, the volt.fm can capture data that is in the Spotify. If you use some other platform to listen to music, like Deezer, so you'll have to use Last FM to track what you listen to as the days go by.

Stats For Spotify

Also available only to users Spotify, this option is quite similar to the volt.fm. You can also see what else was listened to, like Last FM, but it's worth remembering that you can see data from the last four weeks, six months or since when you created your account. O Stats For Spotify it also lets you know which tracks, albums and artists are being listened to the most, but with that, you can't create collages like Last FM. A really cool feature is that you can check the genre that is most successful in your headphones.

O Stats For Spotify also provides an application for Android e iOS, and here you can see the data in the palm of your hand, as well as check what was last heard on your account. This ends up serving as a mirror of the website available on the internet. It is possible to support the developers so that the ads are permanently removed. The professionals who worked on the app also said that, soon, it will be possible to know which albums were most listened to on a Facebook account. Spotify, directly from the app.

Time to compare your reports with your friends!

Now that you know how to use Last FM in a complete way, it's time to create your account and start to follow in real time, what is most successful in your headphones. As we explained, Last FM serves as an interesting way to share and understand how many times you've listened to a certain song, album or even artist. The collages and websites that use data from this platform make everything even more dynamic, so you can share your musical taste without having to take a screenshot.

Remembering that in case you need to change your username or edit the information of a registration made in your Last FM account, it is possible to do this by subscribing to the Pro version. Paying less than R$ 20,00 just once, you can edit the information you want and there is no need to renew it for the next month. But there's also interesting information in the paid version that you might find cool to see every month, so it's up to you.

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