Last.fm Scraper

Scrape music data from Last.fm — weekly top charts, artist info, top tracks, and genre-based artist discovery. No API key required.

What you can scrape

• Weekly Top Artists — ranked list of most-listened artists globally
• Weekly Top Tracks — ranked list of most-played tracks globally
• Search — find artists, tracks, or albums by keyword
• Artist Info — bio, listener count, scrobbles, tags, similar artists
• Artist Top Tracks — ranked tracks for a specific artist with listener counts
• Artists by Tag/Genre — browse artists by music genre (rock, pop, electronic, etc.)

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	select	What to scrape (see modes below)
searchQuery	string	Search term (mode=search)
searchType	select	artist, track, or album (mode=search)
artistNames	array	Artist names for artistInfo/artistTracks modes
tag	select	Genre tag for tagArtists mode (rock, pop, electronic, …)
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (1–500, default 50)

Modes

Mode	Description	Required fields
topArtists	Weekly top artists chart	—
topTracks	Weekly top tracks chart	—
search	Search artists, tracks, or albums	searchQuery
artistInfo	Full artist profile	artistNames
artistTracks	Top tracks for artist(s)	artistNames
tagArtists	Artists in a genre	tag

Output

Artist records

{
  "name": "Radiohead",
  "slug": "Radiohead",
  "listeners": 8277292,
  "playCount": 1386711855,
  "biographyText": "Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire...",
  "biographyUrl": "https://www.last.fm/music/Radiohead",
  "tags": ["alternative", "rock", "alternative rock", "indie", "electronic"],
  "similarArtists": ["Thom Yorke", "Atoms for Peace", "Jeff Buckley"],
  "imageUrl": "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/...",
  "lastfmUrl": "https://www.last.fm/music/Radiohead",
  "recordType": "artist",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Track records

{
  "trackName": "Creep",
  "artistName": "Radiohead",
  "albumName": "Pablo Honey",
  "listeners": 4107163,
  "coverUrl": "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/...",
  "lastfmUrl": "https://www.last.fm/music/Radiohead/_/Creep",
  "rank": 1,
  "recordType": "track",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Album records

{
  "albumTitle": "OK Computer",
  "artistName": "Radiohead",
  "coverUrl": "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/...",
  "lastfmUrl": "https://www.last.fm/music/Radiohead/OK+Computer",
  "recordType": "album",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Supported Tags / Genres

rock, pop, electronic, hip-hop, jazz, classical, metal, indie, alternative, folk, soul, r-and-b, country, dance, punk, reggae, blues, experimental, ambient, soundtrack

Limits & Notes

• Weekly chart data updates every 7 days on Last.fm
• Artist tracks pages show up to 50 tracks per page (paginated)
• Search results show up to 20 items per page
• Tag pages show approximately 23 artists per page
• No API key or login required
• Works without proxy on datacenter IPs

FAQs

Q: Do I need a Last.fm API key?
A: No. This scraper uses Last.fm's public website pages, not their official API. Zero configuration required.

Q: How often does chart data update?
A: Last.fm's weekly charts refresh every 7 days (Sunday midnight UTC).

Q: Can I scrape multiple artists at once?
A: Yes — use the artistNames array to provide multiple artist names in modes artistInfo and artistTracks.

Q: Why are some listener counts different from what I see on the site?
A: The listeners count shown in tracks/albums context may be for that specific track, not the artist overall.