Yes. Last.fm is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Last.fm take?

Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — twenty years of listening data, turned into neighbours.

Does Last.fm work on a phone?

Yes. Last.fm works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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Last.fm

Twenty years of listening data, turned into neighbours

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last.fm

Coffee break · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2002

What Last.fm actually is

Last.fm has been logging what people play since 2002, and those scrobbles power its similar-artist pages, tag radio and charts reaching back two decades. Any artist page shows which acts their listeners also play, ranked by genuine overlap rather than by label promotion.

Why it is worth your time

Similar-artist lists are built from what real listeners queued up next, which is why they include the unfashionable neighbour a curated playlist would drop.

Common questions

Is Last.fm free?: Yes. Last.fm is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Last.fm take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — twenty years of listening data, turned into neighbours.
Does Last.fm work on a phone?: Yes. Last.fm works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Last.fm?: We list it under Sound & Signal — music discovery that beats the algorithm. Similar-artist lists are built from what real listeners queued up next, which is why they include the unfashionable neighbour a curated playlist would drop.

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