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First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 .represents an extremely varied one.

Taken from atreides54798

Final score: 144

1. The Clash
* Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
* Joe Strummer
* The 101'ers
* Ramones
* Stiff Little Fingers
* Sex Pistols
* Buzzcocks
* Rancid

2. The Beatles
* Paul McCartney
* George Harrison
* John Lennon
* Ringo Starr
* Paul McCartney & Wings
* Wings
* Paul & Linda McCartney
* The Who

3. Cake
* The Presidents of the United States of America
* Weezer
* Beck
* Soul Coughing
* Harvey Danger
* Ben Folds Five
* Modest Mouse
* Violent Femmes

4. Tears for Fears
* Duran Duran
* Simple Minds
* Howard Jones
* Thompson Twins
* Talk Talk
* Thomas Dolby
* Level 42
* Frankie Goes to Hollywood

5. Idlewild
* Roddy Woomble
* Ash
* Malcolm Middleton
* The Twilight Sad
* Hope of the States
* Seafood
* Frightened Rabbit
* Biffy Clyro

6. Franz Ferdinand
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Arctic Monkeys
* Kasabian
* The Fratellis
* The Killers
* The Strokes
* The Last Shadow Puppets
* Muse

7. The Queers
* Screeching Weasel
* The Lillingtons
* Riverdales
* The Mr. T Experience
* The Methadones
* Groovie Ghoulies
* Teenage Bottlerocket
* The Apers

8. The Cure
* The Glove
* Siouxsie and the Banshees
* Bauhaus
* Joy Division
* The Sisters of Mercy
* Echo & the Bunnymen
* New Order
* The Smiths

9. The Smiths
* Morrissey
* Joy Division
* The Cure
* New Order
* Echo & The Bunnymen
* Pulp
* The Libertines
* Belle and Sebastian

10. The Police
* Sting
* The Cars
* Strontium 90
* Men at Work
* Supertramp
* The Pretenders
* INXS
* Tears for Fears

11. Duran Duran
* Arcadia
* The Power Station
* Thompson Twins
* Kajagoogoo
* Tears for Fears
* Spandau Ballet
* a-ha
* The Human League

12. Arctic Monkeys
* The Last Shadow Puppets
* The Rascals
* The Strokes
* The Kooks
* Milburn
* Franz Ferdinand
* Kasabian
* The Fratellis

13. Nirvana
* Mudhoney
* Alice in Chains
* Hole
* Green River
* Soundgarden
* Pagoda
* Mad Season
* Mother Love Bone

14. Green Day
* Foxboro Hot Tubs
* Pinhead Gunpowder
* The Network
* Sum 41
* The Offspring
* blink-182
* Billy Talent
* Good Charlotte

15. The Smashing Pumpkins
* Zwan
* Billy Corgan
* James Iha
* Silverchair
* Stone Temple Pilots
* Jane's Addiction
* Auf Der Maur
* Bush

16. Kaiser Chiefs
* Franz Ferdinand
* The Fratellis
* Kasabian
* The Pigeon Detectives
* Arctic Monkeys
* Razorlight
* Dirty Pretty Things
* The Killers

17. Manges
* The Manges
* Mcrackins
* The Queers
* The Apers
* Sonic Dolls
* Retarded
* The Methadones
* Huntingtons

18. The Libertines
* Babyshambles
* Peter Doherty
* Dirty Pretty Things
* Yeti
* The Paddingtons
* The Strokes
* The Cribs
* The View

19. Morrissey
* The Smiths
* Pulp
* Gene
* Jarvis Cocker
* Suede
* The Cure
* The Stone Roses
* Brett Anderson

20. Ramones
* Joey Ramone
* Dee Dee Ramone
* Sex Pistols
* The Clash
* Misfits
* Dead Boys
* Buzzcocks
* New York Dolls