# What website gives recommendations of albums based on ratings of other albums

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**Created:** [June 1, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-gives-recommendations-of-albums-based-on-ratings-of-other-albums/541561 "2010-06-01T22:09:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-gives-recommendations-of-albums-based-on-ratings-of-other-albums/541561/1 "2010-06-01T22:09:33Z")

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I have rated over 400 movies on netflix, and due to my ratings netflix has recommended some really good movies I’ve never heard of. Several of my favorite movies of all time are movies I’d never heard of until netflix recommended them.

So is there a website that does the same with albums, you rate the albums you’ve heard and the website tailors different albums or artists recommendations for you based on that?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-gives-recommendations-of-albums-based-on-ratings-of-other-albums/541561/2 "2010-06-01T22:23:01Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> So is there a website that does the same with albums, you rate the albums you’ve heard and the website tailors different albums or artists recommendations for you based on that?

Amazon does that.

So does Last.fm

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-gives-recommendations-of-albums-based-on-ratings-of-other-albums/541561/3 "2010-06-02T13:39:47Z")

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[Pandora.com](http://Pandora.com) does something like this. It even plays the music for you!

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**Author:** ![jordanr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@jordanr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jordanr2)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-website-gives-recommendations-of-albums-based-on-ratings-of-other-albums/541561/4 "2010-06-02T14:11:19Z")

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> **[Rate Your Music - RYM/Sonemic](https://rateyourmusic.com/)**
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> Rate Your Music is an online community of people who love music. Catalog, rate, tag, and review your music. List and review the concerts you've attended, and track upcoming shows. When you rate your music, the site's music/social recommender can...