# \#last-fm

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## [Last.fm Imports Not Working (also how to avoid duplicates)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-imports-not-working-also-how-to-avoid-duplicates/815978)

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**Author:** [@thedumbobsessive](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/thedumbobsessive)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-imports-not-working-also-how-to-avoid-duplicates/815978 "2026-11-09T05:06:36Z")

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Hello, I am trying to import my last.fm listens into ListenBrainz but it does not seem to work This is what the import status says: Import status Listens Imported: 0 Last imported listen date: 12/31/1969, 4:00:00 PM …

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## [Not sure if lastfm plays are importing](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/not-sure-if-lastfm-plays-are-importing/815429)

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**Author:** [@TheKatr](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/TheKatr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/not-sure-if-lastfm-plays-are-importing/815429 "2026-08-10T06:25:33Z")

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Hello! New to ListenBrainz, not sure if with new accounts it takes a little bit of time for old scrobbles to import in but I thought I’d ask anyways :slight\_smile: I also don’t have any new scrobbles being imported but I…

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## [Last.fm scrobbles not being added to my ListenBrainz account](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-scrobbles-not-being-added-to-my-listenbrainz-account/815109)

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**Author:** [@StarWarsK](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/StarWarsK)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-scrobbles-not-being-added-to-my-listenbrainz-account/815109 "2026-07-07T15:35:06Z")

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Hello. I recently made a ListenBrainz account and wanted to import my Last.fm scrobbles. Whenever I input my username and click “Connected to Last.fm”, it tells me that 0 scrobbles have been imported. Does it usually say…

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## [0 scrobbles import from Last-fm](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/0-scrobbles-import-from-last-fm/814714)

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**Author:** [@MFonWEB](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/MFonWEB)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/0-scrobbles-import-from-last-fm/814714 "2026-04-30T17:19:01Z")

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when connecting last.fm to listenbrainz I get a notification that it succesfuly imported 0 scrobbles but I have over 2000 scrobbles on last.fm. also the last import date in the import status is set on 1/1/1970. The weird…

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## [Export data from "listenbrainz" to last.fm](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/export-data-from-listenbrainz-to-last-fm/814593)

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**Author:** [@taypink](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/taypink)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/export-data-from-listenbrainz-to-last-fm/814593 "2026-04-01T06:37:17Z")

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I am sending data from the work PC to Listenbrainz, because Last.fm is blocked in the proxy. in this case, I would be able to export the data to Last.fm later? because I saw that it already has the opposite (Last.fm to L…

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## [LFM stats at LB](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/lfm-stats-at-lb/814533)

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**Author:** [@f3n1but](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/f3n1but)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/lfm-stats-at-lb/814533 "2026-03-23T20:57:34Z")

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Hi everyone. My last.fm scrobbles finally loaded, but the charts still haven’t been generated. Is this normal? Should I expect charts to be generated based on last.fm data? Or are they only generated based on plays made …

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## [Last.fm import conundrum \[RESOLVED\]](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-import-conundrum-resolved/813986)

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**Author:** [@Routhwick](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Routhwick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-import-conundrum-resolved/813986 "2026-01-05T10:34:01Z")

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Newcomer on ListenBrainz, after 16 years as a Last.fm user–long story. Since yesterday, I’ve been trying to get an extra tune into my inaugural LB log from my Last.fm feed. Already selected “Add listens” → “Connect musi…

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## [Scrobbles to Last.fm and ListenBrainz: what is the best solution?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/scrobbles-to-last-fm-and-listenbrainz-what-is-the-best-solution/805532)

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**Author:** [@carpler](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/carpler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/scrobbles-to-last-fm-and-listenbrainz-what-is-the-best-solution/805532 "2025-10-02T09:24:07Z")

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I am a new ListenBrainz user, but I have been using Last.fm for a few months. After registering, I linked my Last.fm account to ListenBrainz and successfully imported my old scrobbles. I would like to keep both my profi…

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## [Last.fm Import Issues](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-import-issues/554875)

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**Author:** [@IAmTheBlackMetal](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/IAmTheBlackMetal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-import-issues/554875 "2025-09-01T14:09:23Z")

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I consistently get the 500 Errors when importing from last.fm. I have quite a few scrobbles on last.fm since it’s tracking almost 20 years of extensive listening. I honestly wouldn’t mind telling it to retry the import a…

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## [Rearranging artist social links for Last.fm (and friends) for those with multiple profiles in same platform](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/rearranging-artist-social-links-for-last-fm-and-friends-for-those-with-multiple-profiles-in-same-platform/781437)

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**Author:** [@ajhalili2006](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ajhalili2006)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/rearranging-artist-social-links-for-last-fm-and-friends-for-those-with-multiple-profiles-in-same-platform/781437 "2025-08-08T19:31:41Z")

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I added MANEDBENTO!’s both main and art Instagram accounts on MusicBrainz as I added BRING THE NOISE EP to the MusicBrainz database last month, but Last.fm pointed to the latter, hence the (now rejected) removal edit. Sh…

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## [\[feature request/discussion\] Song obsessions/Pinned songs feature improvements](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/feature-request-discussion-song-obsessions-pinned-songs-feature-improvements/779231)

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**Author:** [@ajhalili2006](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ajhalili2006)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/feature-request-discussion-song-obsessions-pinned-songs-feature-improvements/779231 "2025-08-05T10:39:08Z")

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I use Last.fm’s song obsessions feature to track what I listen to on the loop for the week, but it would be nice if there’s a way to do that on ListenBrainz (alongside adding support for importing them from Last.fm and h…

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## [Feature Request: Plugin to Load Album Data from a Last.fm URL](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/feature-request-plugin-to-load-album-data-from-a-last-fm-url/779564)

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**Author:** [@jwsmm](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jwsmm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/feature-request-plugin-to-load-album-data-from-a-last-fm-url/779564 "2025-08-03T16:36:35Z")

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Hi everyone, I would like to propose a new plugin feature that I believe would be a very useful addition to Picard’s capabilities. The Core Idea: To have a plugin that allows a user to load an album’s basic metadata a…

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## [Problem with the new last.fm connect](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problem-with-the-new-last-fm-connect/723537)

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**Author:** [@crimeschneck](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/crimeschneck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problem-with-the-new-last-fm-connect/723537 "2024-11-18T16:00:10Z")

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I previously regularly imported my last.fm data manually. But as I’ve heard about the new possibily to connect with your last.fm account, I purged all my listens and used this function instead. But there is one problem:…

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## [Importing 20 years of last.fm data](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/importing-20-years-of-last-fm-data/724022)

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**Author:** [@bvanwesten](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/bvanwesten)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/importing-20-years-of-last-fm-data/724022 "2024-11-12T16:33:38Z")

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All of my last.fm scrobbles appear to be transferred over and new scrobbles are showing up in my account as listens. But I don’t have any statistics nor any suggestions under “Created For You.” Is there a period of time…

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## [How do I do a partial import?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-do-i-do-a-partial-import/688623)

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**Author:** [@earthcrossing](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/earthcrossing)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-do-i-do-a-partial-import/688623 "2024-05-22T00:39:29Z")

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Hi all I’m new to ListenBrainz, and a longtime Last.fm user. I’ve managed to do the bulk of my import yesterday, but today’s scrobbles are not coming through, so I figure I need to do a partial import, but there only se…

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## [Doubled listens after importing from last.fm](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/doubled-listens-after-importing-from-last-fm/691442)

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**Author:** [@suvend](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/suvend)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/doubled-listens-after-importing-from-last-fm/691442 "2024-04-17T16:38:49Z")

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After using the full last.fm importer every album, artist etc. I have listened to has almost exactly double the plays from last.fm. My yearly listen counts are almost exactly doubled too but I don’t see any duplicates go…

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## [Manual Submissions from Android/mobile?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/manual-submissions-from-android-mobile/674265)

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**Author:** [@yano1798](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/yano1798)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/manual-submissions-from-android-mobile/674265 "2024-01-11T13:11:13Z")

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Hi, I’ve seen a few solutions for looking up albums/songs via MusicBrainz or Last.fm so you can send your listens manually to Last.fm via a mobile site, like: https://vinylscrobbler.com/ https://universalscrobbler.com…

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## [How is Genre Field Populated Considering Multiple Plugins and Default MusicBrainz Genre Option?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-is-genre-field-populated-considering-multiple-plugins-and-default-musicbrainz-genre-option/669341)

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**Author:** [@glitchdemon](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/glitchdemon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-is-genre-field-populated-considering-multiple-plugins-and-default-musicbrainz-genre-option/669341 "2023-12-11T09:58:35Z")

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Newbie here and I want to have multiple genres, at least 5 and want options to come from as many sources possible. I’m confused as to how list of genres are determined based on what options you have selected and combina…

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## [If an edit is made to a song title, will it show on lastfm?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/if-an-edit-is-made-to-a-song-title-will-it-show-on-lastfm/657464)

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**Author:** [@trucktruckgoose](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/trucktruckgoose)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/if-an-edit-is-made-to-a-song-title-will-it-show-on-lastfm/657464 "2023-09-28T23:39:01Z")

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I’m new to this so forgive me if this is a silly question or the wrong place to ask. If you’ve made an edit to a song title and it goes through on MusicBrainz, will lastfm update the new song title? Thank you!

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## [Why is nothing being done about multiple users creating accounts just to add fake or incorrect releases for the sole purpose of having them imported to Last.fm?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-is-nothing-being-done-about-multiple-users-creating-accounts-just-to-add-fake-or-incorrect-releases-for-the-sole-purpose-of-having-them-imported-to-last-fm/649652)

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**Author:** [@wtfislibrious](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/wtfislibrious)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-is-nothing-being-done-about-multiple-users-creating-accounts-just-to-add-fake-or-incorrect-releases-for-the-sole-purpose-of-having-them-imported-to-last-fm/649652 "2023-08-10T08:14:30Z")

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This has been an issue for at least over a year and it seems like no one is doing anything. I’ve reported many of these accounts and never heard back from the support. It’s getting really tiresome having to clean up thei…

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## [Stats page shows deleted listens](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/stats-page-shows-deleted-listens/637184)

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**Author:** [@RVMWSN](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/RVMWSN)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/stats-page-shows-deleted-listens/637184 "2023-05-25T08:46:34Z")

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Hello, I stumbled upon a problem, here’s what happened: I imported my last.fm listens but it failed the first time; it missed around 50k listens for some reason. This is months ago. Recently I figured I’d give it anothe…

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## [Import from lastfm does not work](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/import-from-lastfm-does-not-work/636639)

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**Author:** [@newBonfire](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/newBonfire)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/import-from-lastfm-does-not-work/636639 "2023-05-13T23:15:22Z")

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this happens when I try to import listens from last.fm on brave browser, linux. There’s no error on libre.fm import option.

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## [Last.fm import makes the White Album split into half](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-import-makes-the-white-album-split-into-half/632701)

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**Author:** [@ulkigpulkig](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ulkigpulkig)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/last-fm-import-makes-the-white-album-split-into-half/632701 "2023-04-13T10:26:21Z")

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A curiosity I had when importing my last.fm history (https://www.last.fm/user/Tuxman/library/albums) into ListenBrainz (ulkigpulkig's Stats - ListenBrainz): The Beatles’s “White Album” - of which I never had more than on…

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## [Import of Last.fm won't pull latest listens](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/import-of-last-fm-wont-pull-latest-listens/631979)

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**Author:** [@fonewearl](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/fonewearl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/import-of-last-fm-wont-pull-latest-listens/631979 "2023-04-12T20:41:32Z")

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Hi all With the recent beta, I logged into ListenBrainz and imported my Last.fm data (https://www.last.fm/user/fonewearl88). It’s very strange, it won’t pull in anything beyond 4th April except for one song from 6 Apr 3…

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## [A new set of genre tags for MusicBrainz recordings](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/a-new-set-of-genre-tags-for-musicbrainz-recordings/569378)

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**Author:** [@alastairp](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/alastairp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/a-new-set-of-genre-tags-for-musicbrainz-recordings/569378 "2022-10-18T16:15:45Z")

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Hi everyone, Late last year I spent some time adding some more genres and tags to recordings in MusicBrainz. A quick overview of what we did: Added 6 Million individual tags to over 1.3 million recordings Data aggreg…

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## [Suitability of last.fm links for ambiguous artist names](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/suitability-of-last-fm-links-for-ambiguous-artist-names/585795)

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**Author:** [@dludwig](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dludwig)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/suitability-of-last-fm-links-for-ambiguous-artist-names/585795 "2022-05-20T14:06:40Z")

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Hi - I’m a Plex user, and I’m here because my media server picked up Musicbrainz data, specifically related to the Boston-based alt-rock band Belly. You may be aware there is another popular artist named Belly, who is a…

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## [Problem with scrobbling import from Last.fm](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problem-with-scrobbling-import-from-last-fm/432741)

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**Author:** [@Fabe56](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Fabe56)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problem-with-scrobbling-import-from-last-fm/432741 "2022-04-17T03:44:37Z")

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Hi, Since 5 days I cannot import my scrobbling from Last.fm, it’s stuck on working endlessly. I try with different devices and connection but nothing change. Anyone else have the problem?

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## ["Delete your listens" option](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/delete-your-listens-option/577729)

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**Author:** [@mythmakersoffice](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mythmakersoffice)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/delete-your-listens-option/577729 "2022-03-24T17:16:21Z")

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Hi. I have imported all of the listening / scrobbling history from my last.fm account to my Listenbrainz account before I started scrobbling directly to Listenbrainz. On the Listenbrainz Settings page there’s the option…

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## [LB-431 Last.fm api returns track mbid instead of recording mbid for new scrobbles](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/lb-431-last-fm-api-returns-track-mbid-instead-of-recording-mbid-for-new-scrobbles/431016)

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**Author:** [@Fabe56](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Fabe56)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/lb-431-last-fm-api-returns-track-mbid-instead-of-recording-mbid-for-new-scrobbles/431016 "2020-08-14T19:41:46Z")

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Hi, Since around 4 or 5 months, scrobbles import from Last.fm into LB are track MBID instead of recording MBID. Maybe I’m alarmist but isn’t a bug that should be corrected quickly to avoid more data error? Because corre…

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## [Import of 'timestamp 0' scrobbles from last.fm](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/import-of-timestamp-0-scrobbles-from-last-fm/489538)

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**Author:** [@houseofwater](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/houseofwater)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/import-of-timestamp-0-scrobbles-from-last-fm/489538 "2020-08-10T10:03:21Z")

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I noticed recently that I had lost about 20,000 listens and found this recent post on the listenbrainz blog regarding moving to a new database: We also got rid of some bad data (timestamp 0 listens) that were pretty mu…

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