Albums

README.md

This script helps you construct your albums per year list, using Last.fm top albums list.

You need Python, pylast and musicbrainzng.

Initialize your parameters like in the env.example file and 'source' it.

albums_per_year.md

2003

2002

2001

The Microphones - The Glow Pt2

https://play.spotify.com/album/6QYoRO2sXThCORAifrP4Bl

Röyksopp - Melody A.M.

https://play.spotify.com/album/4WOZU9evfEO7eI6ICsoGN0

Sparklehorse - It's a wonderful life

https://play.spotify.com/album/1akX7d4n8BJWFumQUMnf4x

Air - 10 000 Hz Legend

https://play.spotify.com/album/2WNI378JH55k63eXBHbjbI

Kings of convenience - Quiet the new loud

https://play.spotify.com/album/7MjceL6iPFM86qxxeWCVEz

Gillian Welch - Tim the revelator

https://play.spotify.com/album/55FP2ypQcghszSqylyBRbp

Mercury Rev - All is dream

https://play.spotify.com/album/4uF6vRvePC5498VtY8WZmA

Daft Punk - Discovery

https://play.spotify.com/album/2noRn2Aes5aoNVsU6iWThc

2000

Radiohead - Kid A

https://play.spotify.com/album/19RUXBFyM4PpmrLRdtqWbp

The White Stripes - De stijl

https://play.spotify.com/album/0vkb15L7oNuvVcznJRE7xc

God Speed You Black Emperor - Lift your...

https://play.spotify.com/album/2rT82YYlV9UoxBYLIezkRq

PJ Harvey - Stories from the city, stories from the sea

https://play.spotify.com/album/1juaKifFulnYa2ygjvlAUU

Coldplay - Parachutes

https://play.spotify.com/artist/4gzpq5DPGxSnKTe4SA8HAU

Modest Mouse - Building nothing out of something

https://play.spotify.com/album/737pByztRdxfeP77wFrxCC

Idlewild - 100 broken windows

https://play.spotify.com/album/2USo2GmIfOLo7q25IKLjeZ

Elliott Smith - Figure 8

https://play.spotify.com/album/1zcOyLZRT2TyxReQ55AEbM

Grandaddy - The sophtware slump

https://play.spotify.com/album/0xKo3a0K76BLh2LZD3MnWn

Goldfrapp - Felt mountain

https://play.spotify.com/album/7Ce9F1Eof9r7u9tr702H5C

Primal Scream - Xtrmntr

https://play.spotify.com/album/1QXU6VxsD9aIMuPlw1TSXN

Doves - Lost souls

https://play.spotify.com/album/33nyNThvBKPzS4NGdnWACf

Yo La Tengo - And then nothing turned itself inside-out

https://play.spotify.com/album/5egsoXU4SPbj38cP9sBlXk

Eels - Daisies of the galaxy

https://play.spotify.com/album/3Zd6PJH2M1UnundwZEVwv8

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http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5844-top-20-albums-of-2001/ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/lesrock_p2.html#2001 http://www.albumoftheyear.org/genre/1-indie-rock/2001/ http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=2001

http://www.albumoftheyear.org/genre/1-indie-rock/2000/ http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=2000

env.example

export LASTFM_USERNAME="user"
export LASTFM_PASSWORD="password"

export API_KEY="your-key"
export API_SECRET="your-secret"

# default values
#export OUTPUT_FILE="albums.txt"
export LIMIT=100
export PERIOD="overall"

get_albums.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os
import pylast
import musicbrainzngs

# last.fm API
API_KEY = os.environ.get('API_KEY')
API_SECRET = os.environ.get('API_SECRET')

username = os.environ.get('LASTFM_USERNAME')
password = os.environ.get('LASTFM_PASSWORD')

limit = os.environ.get('LIMIT') or 100
period = os.environ.get('PERIOD') or 'overall'

output_file = os.environ.get('OUTPUT_FILE') or ('albums-%s.txt' % period)

# logging
import logging
logging.basicConfig(filename='debug.log',level=logging.DEBUG)

# musicbrainz access
musicbrainzngs.set_useragent(
    "python-lastfm",
    "0.1",
)


class Album:
    name = ""
    artist = ""
    year = ""

    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name


    def __str__(self):
        output = u"%s - %s - %s" % (self.artist, self.name, self.year)
        return output.encode('utf-8')

    def __repr__(self):
        output = u"%s - %s - %s" % (self.artist, self.name, self.year)
        return output.encode('utf-8')


def init_connection():
    password_hash = pylast.md5(password)
    network = pylast.LastFMNetwork(api_key = API_KEY, api_secret = API_SECRET,
                                   username = username, password_hash = password_hash)
    return network

def output_to_text(filename):
    with open(filename,'w+') as f:
        ordered_list_per_year = sorted(albums_list_per_year.keys(), reverse=True)
        for year in ordered_list_per_year:
            output = '\nYear %s\n' % year
            f.write(output.encode('utf-8'))
            albums_list = albums_list_per_year[year]
            for album in albums_list:
                output = '  %s by %s\n' % (album.name, album.artist)
                f.write(output.encode('utf-8'))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print ""
    print "Running script with:"
    print "  lastfm username    :           %s" % username
    print "  period             :           %s" % period
    print "  number of albums   :           %s" % limit
    print "  output             :           %s" % output_file
    print ""
    print "available periods are: overall, 7day, 1month, 3month, 6month, 12month"
    print ""
    logging.info('initializing last.fm connection')
    network = init_connection()

    user = network.get_authenticated_user()
    logging.info('retrieving %s top albums from period %s' % (limit, period))
    top_albums = user.get_top_albums(period=period, limit=limit)

    albums_list_per_year = {}

    logging.debug('looping over %s top albums' % limit)
    for album in top_albums:
        artist = album.item.get_artist().get_name()
        album = album.item.get_name()
        logging.debug(album)
        # print album.item.get_release_date() # BROKEN
        release = musicbrainzngs.search_releases(artist=artist,release=album,limit=1)
        #print release
        if release.get('release-list', None):
            #print release['release-list'][0]
            date = release['release-list'][0].get('date', None)
            if date:
                date = date.decode('utf-8')
            else:
                date = None

        album = Album(album)
        album.artist = artist
        year = date[:4] if date is not None else u"Unknown"
        album.year = year

        if not year in albums_list_per_year:
            albums_list_per_year[year] = [album]
        else:
            albums_list_per_year[year].append(album)

    output_to_text(output_file)