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To date, this is the best widget / blog bling that I've seen. It's as simple and elegant as the Last.FM music service itself, and says something unique about you, without you actually having to do anything.

Here's how it works: if you join Last.FM, you get a little download that they call the iscrobbler. What this download does is send back to Last.FM every music track that you listen to on your computer. The core service of Last.FM makes music recommendations, or creates a streaming radio station, or introduces you to "musical neighbors" based on your listening habits.

The widget aspect of all of this is that Last.FM creates charts of all the music that you listen to - by week, or all time. Charts of the what bands you listen to the most, or what tracks.

You can then paste these widgets on your blog or MySpace profile. The other cool thing is that Last.FM offers hundreds of designs for your widget... so you can find a design that is uniquely you, and show off what music you're listening to.

I think the beauty of this widget is that music snobs tend to wear their music listening habits like a badge of honor. It's something that you want to show off to others, making it the perfect widget fodder.