I should have thought to do this at the very beginning of the year, so it would be accurate for the entire year 2009. But we're only 3 weeks into 2010, so close enough. Here are my top played artists of the last 12 months, which more or less represents 2009.
1 Plaid 365
2 Kelpe 350
3 Clark 348
4 The Kinks 332
5 Autechre 309
6 The Beatles 297
7 Fugazi 296
8 Swingin' Utters 288
9 Melvins 287
10 Prefuse 73 277
10 Squarepusher 277
12 Download 241
13 Built to Spill 223
14 ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 213
15 Pavement 208
16 Nirvana 206
17 Venetian Snares 202
18 Tortoise 200
19 Genesis 196
20 Spirit 193
The nurabers may seem a little low for a full 12-month period...but that's because I listen to so many different artists. In a given week I typically listen to 100 different ones, more or less.