Yahoo! Music Unlimited Charts Widget

While the Yahoo! Widgets Team (formerly Konfabulator) was slaving away on the 3.0 release of the Widget Engine a few months ago, they carved out some time to create a nifty little Widget for viewing and sampling Yahoo! Music Unlimited charts. This is a great music discovery tool that works seamlessly with the Yahoo! Music Engine.

The Yahoo! Music Unlimited Charts Widget displays top-10 song, album or artist charts (your choice) based on popularity among Yahoo! Music listeners. The UI displays album cover art for five songs/albums/artist at a time and scroll buttons let you easily view the top-10. Clicking on an album cover reveals the rank order of the music selected along with song, album and artist info. A headphone icon also links you directly to the selected item within the Yahoo! Music Engine for effortless previewing and listening.

One of the coolest things about the Charts Widget is the depth of genre selection. All major genres in the Yahoo! Music Unlimited catalog are clearly represented, and you can also do a deep dive into the sub-genre of your choice. Simply right click on the Widget UI, select a top-level genre, then drill down to your favorite niche.

You’ll need Yahoo! Widget Engine 3.0 to get started, then grab the Charts Widget and you’re set. Discovering music has never been so easy. Have fun!

Gary Brotman
Yahoo! Music