Since 2006, I have made use of a service that keeps track of all of the songs I listen to on my devices (computers, tablets, phone). I am guessing this captures 95% or so of everything I hear. The year by year summary chart offers an interesting way of understanding my life. You see a fairly large decrease in songs heard in 2014 and then a reversal this year.
When I was working, I would start my computer in the office in the morning and turn on the music. I would turn off the computer when I went home and then turn it back on when I read or wrote in the evening. I retired in 2014. I have continued to spend time reading on a device and writing, but not at the same level. I traveled more and I spent time doing other things. You can see that 2020 was a year not like the others. We did go to Hawaii, but then came home two weeks early and were far less mobile from that time until now.
What will this chart look like next year at this time. A couple more month of the same and then hopefully life will change.
For anyone who is interested in the data generated by your musical tastes, check out last.fm. It is interesting to track changing trends in your musical tastes, your all-time favorites, and comparisons to the others who use the service.