user.getTopArtists

Get the top artists listened to by a user. You can stipulate a time period. Sends the overall chart by default.

Example URLs

To get an example URL for this API call you'll first need to join Last.fm and then get an API account.

Params

user (Required) : The user name to fetch top artists for.
period (Optional) : overall | 7day | 1month | 3month | 6month | 12month - The time period over which to retrieve top artists for.
limit (Optional) : The number of results to fetch per page. Defaults to 50.
page (Optional) : The page number to fetch. Defaults to first page.
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.

Auth

This service does not require authentication.

Sample Response

<topartists user="RJ" type="overall">
  <artist rank="1">
    <name>Dream Theater</name>
    <playcount>1337</playcount>
    <mbid>28503ab7-8bf2-4666-a7bd-2644bfc7cb1d</mbid>
    <url>http://www.last.fm/music/Dream+Theater</url>
    <streamable>1</streamable>
    <image size="small">...</image>
    <image size="medium">...</image>
    <image size="large">...</image>
  </artist>
  ...
</topartists>

Errors

2 : Invalid service - This service does not exist
3 : Invalid Method - No method with that name in this package
4 : Authentication Failed - You do not have permissions to access the service
5 : Invalid format - This service doesn't exist in that format
6 : Invalid parameters - Your request is missing a required parameter
7 : Invalid resource specified
8 : Operation failed - Something else went wrong
9 : Invalid session key - Please re-authenticate
10 : Invalid API key - You must be granted a valid key by last.fm
11 : Service Offline - This service is temporarily offline. Try again later.
13 : Invalid method signature supplied
16 : There was a temporary error processing your request. Please try again
26 : Suspended API key - Access for your account has been suspended, please contact Last.fm
29 : Rate limit exceeded - Your IP has made too many requests in a short period