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Last.fm API: List similar artists

Finds artists similar to a named artist on Last.fm, ordered by similarity. Similarity percentages are null because public pages do not show them.

last.fm (opens in a new tab)Version 1ReadNo sign-inVerified Nov 2, 2026

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.

Artist, requiredartist

Artist or band name, for example Radiohead.

Daft Punk

Max Results optionalmax_results

Most similar artists to return, for example 20.

4

Whole number from 1 to 100. Default 20.

Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "artists": [    {      "genre_tags": [        "electronic",        "french",        "electro"      ],      "image_link": "https://lastfm-img.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/300x300/c6b7f7341be1a9e2ae68a76b0b70e66d.jpg",      "artist_name": "Justice",      "last_fm_link": "https://www.last.fm/music/Justice",      "listener_count": 2888080,      "similarity_percent": null    },    {      "genre_tags": [        "house",        "electronic",        "dance"      ],      "image_link": "https://lastfm-img.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/300x300/b1cb5257d113cf2f62031c3dc2c76f98.jpg",      "artist_name": "Modjo",      "last_fm_link": "https://www.last.fm/music/Modjo",      "listener_count": 1726073,      "similarity_percent": null    },    {      "genre_tags": [        "house",        "electronic",        "dance"      ],      "image_link": "https://lastfm-img.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/300x300/983b09e46b5cfee7184bf164a808f5e2.jpg",      "artist_name": "Stardust",      "last_fm_link": "https://www.last.fm/music/Stardust",      "listener_count": 1251635,      "similarity_percent": null    }  ],  "matched_artist": "Daft Punk"}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
last.fm/list_similar_artists
Returns
matched artist, similar artists with listener counts, genre tags, image and Last.fm link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method last.fm/list_similar_artists with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

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    genius.com/list_artist_songs
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    open.spotify.com/get_artist
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