# Automated Music Recommendation Site

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-music-recommendation-site/313409>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 21, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-music-recommendation-site/313409 "2005-07-21T02:27:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-music-recommendation-site/313409/1 "2005-07-21T02:27:15Z")

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Has anyone tried [this program](http://music.cs.uiuc.edu/) yet? It works with iTunes by matching your most played (or highest rated) songs with other users then recommending similar tracks. I’m downloading it now and can’t wait to see if it’s laughable or not. If it is, is there another freeware program that performs the same function?

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**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-music-recommendation-site/313409/2 "2005-07-21T13:51:39Z")

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> [@Cat Fight](#):
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> Has anyone tried [this program](http://music.cs.uiuc.edu/) yet? It works with iTunes by matching your most played (or highest rated) songs with other users then recommending similar tracks. I’m downloading it now and can’t wait to see if it’s laughable or not. If it is, is there another freeware program that performs the same function?

[Thread on Audioscrobbler.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324606&highlight=audioscrobbler) I’m a fan of this service.