- Listener
- Rater
- Critic
- Curator
- Badges
- 32
- Rarest
- Singer-Songwriter Listener (held by <1%)
- Taste
- ±0.8★ from the room over 115 shared albums
How rustcore listens
3 of 24Read off the last few months rather than awarded once. Each one is measured against everyone else here, so they move as the site does, and any of them can drop off again.
When you turn up
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Night Owl
Most of your rating happens after midnight, your time.
Needs 20 ratings and a timezone from your browser. Fires once 35% of your ratings land between midnight and 5am.
Early Riser
You are rating records before most people are awake.
Needs 20 ratings and a timezone from your browser. Fires once 35% of your ratings land between 5am and 9am.
Weekender
Your listening week starts on Saturday.
Needs 20 ratings and a timezone from your browser. Fires once half of them land on a Saturday or Sunday.
Rapid Fire
When you sit down to rate, you get through a stack of it.
Needs 30 ratings across at least 3 days. Goes to the 10% with the most ratings per active day.
Regular
You turn up often, rather than in bursts.
Needs 20 ratings and a month on the site. Goes to the 15% active on the biggest share of days since joining.
How you write
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In the Margins
You spend more time replying under other people's reviews.
8 replies written
Silent Type
The score is the whole review.
Needs 150 ratings. Fires while you have written on 1% of them or fewer.
One-Liner
You write, but you are not going to pad it out.
Needs 8 reviews. Fires while they run 80 characters or shorter on average.
Essayist
Your reviews take a while to read, in a good way.
Needs 8 reviews. Goes to the 10% with the longest reviews on average.
Always Has Words
Almost nothing gets a bare score from you.
Needs 25 ratings. Fires once you have written something on 60% of them.
How you land
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Generous
You hand out more likes than you collect.
13 likes given
Crowd Favourite
Your reviews get liked more than almost anyone's here.
Needs 5 reviews. Goes to the 10% with the most likes per review.
Quotable
People keep coming back to what you wrote.
Needs 3 reviews. Goes to the 10% with the most likes across all their reviews.
Starts Something
Your reviews get argued with, which is the point.
Needs 3 reviews. Goes to the 10% whose reviews draw the most replies.
Well-Thumbed
Your lists are the ones people save.
Needs 2 public lists. Goes to the 10% whose lists collect the most likes.
How you score
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Harsh Marker
Four stars from you means something.
Needs 30 ratings. Goes to the 10% with the lowest average score.
Soft Touch
You would rather find the good in it.
Needs 30 ratings. Goes to the 10% with the highest average score.
Uses the Whole Scale
One star and five stars both mean something to you.
Needs 30 ratings. Goes to the 10% whose scores spread widest across the scale.
Narrow Band
Your scores cluster. You know what you like.
Needs 30 ratings. Goes to the 10% whose scores cluster tightest.
What you reach for
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Day One
You are on it the week it drops.
6% rated within a month of release
Crate Digger
Most of what you rate was out before you got there.
Needs 25 ratings. Fires once half of them are on records that were already 20 years old when you rated them.
All Over the Map
No two records in your log sit in the same corner.
Needs 25 ratings. Goes to the 10% covering the most genres.
Gig Goer
You were actually in the room.
Needs 2 shows you marked as went. Goes to the 15% with the most.
In the Room
You keep the artist boards alive.
Needs 3 posts or comments on an artist board. Goes to the 15% who post most.
On the shelf
10 songs rated
Rate 10 songs.
Held by 33% · Earned Sep 2026
10 likes received
Collect 10 likes on your reviews.
Held by 5% · Earned Sep 2026
Founding member
Joined in the first year, before June 2027.
Held by 98% · Earned Sep 2026
10 albums rated
Rate 10 albums.
Held by 49% · Earned Aug 2026
50 albums rated
Rate 50 albums.
Held by 16% · Earned Aug 2026
First review
Write your first review.
Held by 18% · Earned Aug 2026
First list
Publish your first list.
Held by 24% · Earned Aug 2026
Genre Explorer
Rate albums spanning 10 different genres.
Held by 30% · Earned Aug 2026
Rock Professor
Every rung earned. 24 albums rated.
Held by 3% · Earned Aug 2026
Punk Rock Listener
Rate 15 Punk Rock albums to make Specialist.
Held by 2% · Earned Aug 2026
Metal Listener
Rate 15 Metal albums to make Specialist.
Held by 12% · Earned Aug 2026
Alternative Specialist
Rate 40 Alternative albums to make Professor.
Held by 2% · Earned Aug 2026
2010s Listener
Rate 20 albums from the 2010s to make Specialist.
Held by 43% · Earned Aug 2026
2000s Listener
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Held by 27% · Earned Aug 2026
1990s Listener
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Held by 20% · Earned Aug 2026
1980s Listener
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Held by 11% · Earned Aug 2026
1970s Listener
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Held by 8% · Earned Aug 2026
100 albums rated
Rate 100 albums.
Held by 9%
50 songs rated
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Held by 13%
100 songs rated
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Held by 7%
Omnivore
Rate albums spanning 25 different genres.
Held by 5%
Pop Listener
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Held by 20%
Alternative Rock Specialist
Rate 40 Alternative Rock albums to make Professor.
Held by 3%
Indie Specialist
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Held by 1%
Hard Rock Specialist
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Held by 3%
Singer-Songwriter Listener
Rate 15 Singer-Songwriter albums to make Specialist.
Held by <1%
Classic Rock Listener
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Held by <1%
Indie Pop Listener
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Held by 2%
Indie Rock Specialist
Rate 40 Indie Rock albums to make Professor.
Held by <1%
Post-Punk Listener
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Held by <1%
Speed Metal Listener
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2020s Professor
Every rung earned. 82 albums rated.
Held by 4%
Every badge
Collection
3 of 6
Rate albums to grow your collection. Every score counts.
10 albums rated
Rate 10 albums.
Held by 49%Aug 2026
50 albums rated
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Held by 16%Aug 2026
100 albums rated
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Held by 9%
250 albums rated
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Locked
500 albums rated
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1000 albums rated
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Songs
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Rate songs, not only the records they sit on. Every song score counts.
10 songs rated
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Held by 33%Sep 2026
50 songs rated
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Held by 13%
100 songs rated
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Held by 7%
250 songs rated
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Locked
500 songs rated
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1000 songs rated
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Critic
1 of 3
Back your scores with words. Album and song reviews both count.
First review
Write your first review.
Held by 18%Aug 2026
25 reviews
Write 25 reviews.
Locked
100 reviews
Write 100 reviews.
Locked
Read
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Likes other people left on your reviews. Album and song reviews both count.
10 likes received
Collect 10 likes on your reviews.
Held by 5%Sep 2026
100 likes received
Collect 100 likes on your reviews.
Locked
500 likes received
Collect 500 likes on your reviews.
Locked
Curator
1 of 3
Curate lists: ranked rundowns or tier boards.
First list
Publish your first list.
Held by 24%Aug 2026
5 lists
Publish 5 lists.
Locked
10 lists
Publish 10 lists.
Locked
Live
0 of 3
Log the shows you've been to. Mark "I was there" on past concerts.
First show logged
Log your first show.
Locked
10 shows logged
Log 10 shows you attended.
Locked
50 shows logged
Log 50 shows you attended.
Locked
Diary
0 of 3
Albums you played all the way through, picked up from a connected Last.fm or Spotify.
10 albums finished
Finish 10 albums front to back.
Locked
100 albums finished
Finish 100 albums front to back.
Locked
500 albums finished
Finish 500 albums front to back.
Locked
Conversation
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Replies under other people's reviews, and posts on the artist boards.
10 replies
Write 10 replies under reviews or posts on artist boards.
Locked
50 replies
Write 50 replies under reviews or posts on artist boards.
Locked
200 replies
Write 200 replies under reviews or posts on artist boards.
Locked
Archivist
0 of 3
Catalog fixes you suggested that were approved: a wrong artist, a missing credit, a better photo.
First fix approved
Suggest a catalog fix and have it approved.
Locked
10 fixes approved
Have 10 catalog fixes approved.
Locked
50 fixes approved
Have 50 catalog fixes approved.
Locked
Explorer
2 of 2
Range across genres. Counts the distinct genres in your rated albums.
Genre Explorer
Rate albums spanning 10 different genres.
Held by 30%Aug 2026
Omnivore
Rate albums spanning 25 different genres.
Held by 5%
Tenure
0 of 3
Time on the site. Nothing to do except stay.
One year here
Keep your account for 1 year.
Locked
Three years here
Keep your account for 3 years.
Locked
Five years here
Keep your account for 5 years.
Locked
Founding member
1 earned
Here in the first year, when the shelves were still half empty.
Founding member
Joined in the first year, before June 2027.
Held by 98%Sep 2026
Superfan
0 earned
Rate at least 80% of an artist's albums (artists with 5+ albums). One badge per artist, so only the ones you are closest to are listed.
Inspiral Carpets Superfan
Rate 33 of Inspiral Carpets's 41 albums.
Locked
Mötley Crüe Superfan
Rate 52 of Mötley Crüe's 65 albums.
Locked
The Temper Trap Superfan
Rate 38 of The Temper Trap's 47 albums.
Locked
Motörhead Superfan
Rate 102 of Motörhead's 127 albums.
Locked
Nirvana Superfan
Rate 48 of Nirvana's 59 albums.
Locked
Flipper Superfan
Rate 76 of Flipper's 94 albums.
Locked
Genres
14 earned
Three rungs per genre: Listener at 5, Specialist at 15, Professor at 40 rated albums.
Rock Professor
Every rung earned. 24 albums rated.
Held by 3%Aug 2026
Punk Rock Listener
Rate 15 Punk Rock albums to make Specialist.
Held by 2%Aug 2026
Metal Listener
Rate 15 Metal albums to make Specialist.
Held by 12%Aug 2026
Alternative Specialist
Rate 40 Alternative albums to make Professor.
Held by 2%Aug 2026
Pop Listener
Rate 15 Pop albums to make Specialist.
Held by 20%
Alternative Rock Specialist
Rate 40 Alternative Rock albums to make Professor.
Held by 3%
Indie Specialist
Rate 40 Indie albums to make Professor.
Held by 1%
Hard Rock Specialist
Rate 40 Hard Rock albums to make Professor.
Held by 3%
Singer-Songwriter Listener
Rate 15 Singer-Songwriter albums to make Specialist.
Held by <1%
Classic Rock Listener
Rate 15 Classic Rock albums to make Specialist.
Held by <1%
Indie Pop Listener
Rate 15 Indie Pop albums to make Specialist.
Held by 2%
Indie Rock Specialist
Rate 40 Indie Rock albums to make Professor.
Held by <1%
Post-Punk Listener
Rate 15 Post-Punk albums to make Specialist.
Held by <1%
Speed Metal Listener
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Earned
Soul Listener
Rate 5 Soul albums to make Listener.
Locked
Pop Rock Listener
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Screamo Listener
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Electronic Listener
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Folk Listener
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Emo Listener
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Experimental Listener
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Glam Metal Listener
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Grunge Listener
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Metalcore Listener
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R&B Listener
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Blues Rock Listener
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Heavy Metal Listener
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Lo-Fi Listener
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Psychedelic Listener
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Progressive Rock Listener
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Blues Listener
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Reggae Listener
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Alternative Metal Listener
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Art Punk Listener
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Dub Listener
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Electropop Listener
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Gabber Listener
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Indie Folk Listener
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Jam Band Listener
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Math Rock Listener
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Nu Metal Listener
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Post-Rock Listener
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Power Metal Listener
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Progressive Metal Listener
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Psychedelic Rock Listener
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Shoegaze Listener
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Sleaze Rock Listener
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Soft Rock Listener
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Thrash Metal Listener
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Hip-Hop Listener
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Trap Listener
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House Listener
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Synthpop Listener
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Funk Listener
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Jazz Listener
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Country Listener
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Classical Listener
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Latin Listener
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Ambient Listener
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Decades
6 earned
Three rungs per decade: Listener at 5, Specialist at 20, Professor at 50 rated albums.
2010s Listener
Rate 20 albums from the 2010s to make Specialist.
Held by 43%Aug 2026
2000s Listener
Rate 20 albums from the 2000s to make Specialist.
Held by 27%Aug 2026
1990s Listener
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Held by 20%Aug 2026
1980s Listener
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Held by 11%Aug 2026
1970s Listener
Rate 20 albums from the 1970s to make Specialist.
Held by 8%Aug 2026
2020s Professor
Every rung earned. 82 albums rated.
Held by 4%
1960s Listener
Rate 5 albums from the 1960s to make Listener.
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1950s Listener
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