Perhaps this is sort of cheating, but one of the websites that stuck out to me was last.fm.
I’ve had an account for years, and I don’t even use the site to full potential but I love it. I like knowing useless facts like how many songs I’ve listened to in the past 2 years, how many times I’ve listened to an artist or song, etc. One of the useful things too is it will recommend you other artists that aren’t already in your library, based on your top listens, and you can also see users who listen to artists, and friend them and talk to them. You can comment on songs, rate songs, etc.
Basically, last.fm is like a goodreads or librarything, but for music. It also incorporates some wiki-like functions, as each artist’s page can contain information about the artist and pictures, uploaded by users, and you can see the artists’ discography and songs, and some artists even offer free downloads on the site.
I’m not sure how last.fm could really be applied to libraries, because similar things do exist for books, but I just think that last.fm is a great tool that has introduced me to many new artists, and fulfills my need to know useless statistics. :)
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