I recently have fell in love with Pandora again! The features to create an eclectic mix of the various diverse artists I listen to and then tweak it to my mood for upbeat songs, deep cuts or relaxing songs is CHEFS KISS. I was even thinking of going premium but what’s holding me back from fully coming back to being a dedicated user is the lack of listening history. I track all of my listening on streaming platforms through third-party apps like last.fm to see my all time/past month/past week listening records for the artists, albums and songs I listen to but Pandora not only doesn’t support the app— it supports no app of this support. If the apps were able to be integrated and connect, I would comeback to Pandora in HEARTBEAT forever! This is seriously holding me back, as I am an avid music listener of my favorite artists and music and I need to keep track of my records… kind of bummed. Hopefully, something can happen soon!
Moderator Edit: Changing title for clarity
Hi @elphieforlife , welcome to the Pandora community!
I checked the account linked to our community profile and it seems like it doesn't has much content, however, if you'd like, if you had an account before that may have more stations I'll be happy to create a case for you with our support team so they can help you find your original account so you don't have to start from zero.
That said, this suggestion sounds a bit like an idea another community member shared with us, so you may want to check it out and upvote with a ❤️ if you are interested on seeing it implemented: Import/export music from or to other platforms.
If this is not quite what you are looking for, you can also create a brand new idea so other Community members can check out your idea and upvote it.
Let me know if you'd like us to search for your original account!
Hi! I used to work at Pandora and was just searching for solutions because I'm having a similar issue with connecting to Last.fm. Wanted to jump in here for a few reasons: To clarify what I think OP wanted, to offer up my current hack if they want to try it, and to reiterate that this is a feature I also would love and have seen other requests for (mostly on Reddit).
That other thread isn't quite the same request, though any public API might be a step in the right direction. While importing and exporting playlists between services is a common request, there are some 3rd party tools that accomplish that fairly well. What's different about the Last.fm request is their concept of 'scrobbles'. It records every track you listen to with precise timestamps. That's what they're talking about with listening history. There's direct connectivity to Spotify and other apps through their APIs to get accurate data, and also a ton of fan-made scrobblers e.g. a shazam-like one to listen to music playing near you. But they have their limitations and I've found it pretty hard to get my Pandora spins to count so far, especially on iOS and the Mac desktop app. So it would be great if there was support to connect your Pandora account directly to Last.fm and send each song to them as it spins. Or even just bring it up as a hackathon idea to get a better scrobbler for Pandora specifically.
If OP or anyone else sees this, my current solution when I can play Pandora through speakers instead of headphones is to use Finale (iOS app) in 'listen continuously' mode. It picks up sounds every minute or so and attempts to match it to a track. You can also scrobble manually (e.g. if it misses something or you're using headphones).