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RateYourMusic

www.rateyourmusic.com

Methodology

RateYourMusic allows users to rate albums on a 0-5 scale, then connect to other users via a similar listener network to compare ratings, as well as receive recommendations from a personalized music recommendation engine.

Pros and Cons

RateYourMusic is a nifty, small service that revolves around the central role of albums in the music listening experience. Although it isn't very easy to rate each album you know and the service's recommendations are typically far from accurate, the social network the service generates is first-rate, as well as the meta-ratings for albums, which are used to generate a top albums list for each year. Overall, the site contains many interesting elements that could be refined, expanded, and incorporated into a future recommendation site.