If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.... If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.
The resulting number of unique artists is your [b]eclectic score[/b]. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.
Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your [b]eclectic score[/b]. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php
My eclectic score is currently
91/100
The 91 related artists for my profile are Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Aphex Twin, Beck, Billy Idol, Boards of Canada, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bush, Butthole Surfers, Can, Chris Rea, Commercial Song, Counting Crows, DJ Food, DangerDoom, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Donovan, Duran Duran (2), Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra Part II, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emotion 98.3, Enigma, Era, Flanger, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Funki Porcini, INXS, Jean-Michel Jarre (2), Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Jon & Vangelis (2), King Geedorah, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed (2), Madvillain, Meret Becker, Mike Oldfield, Modest Mouse, Moonspell, My Dying Bride, Neil Young, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Office Space Soundtrack, Paradise Lost, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Procol Harum, Quasimoto, R.E.M., Randy Newman, Red Snapper, Roxy Music, Scumbo, Simple Minds, Soundgarden, Spoonie Gee, Sting, Supertramp (2), Talking Heads, Tangerine Dream (2), Tears for Fears (2), Temple of the Dog, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beach Boys, The Cure, The DEAD BROTHERS, The Flaming Lips, The Irish Rovers, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Orb, The Rolling Stones (2), The Smashing Pumpkins, The Tiger Lillies & Alexander Hacke, The Tiger Lillies with Kronos Quartet, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Theatre of Tragedy, Tiamat, U2 (2), Up, Bustle and Out, Vangelis, Viktor Vaughn, Yes, tiger lillies & kronos quartet