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Last updated: 2026-01-09
Basic metadata Core entities Artists: 2,775,744 Release groups: 4,070,273 Releases: 5,216,438 Mediums: 5,749,318 Recordings: 37,476,432 Tracks: 53,754,573 Labels: 325,778 Works: 2,632,927 URLs: 17,672,842 Areas: 119,794 Places: 77,336 Series: 32,934 Instruments: 1,056 Events: 108,496 Genres: 2,110 Other entities Editors (valid / deleted): 1,209,208 / 6,800 Relationships: 58,342,277 Collections: 1,392,725 CD stubs (all time / current): 362,480 / 273,362 Tags (raw / aggregated): 19,197,266 / 230,058 Ratings (raw / aggregated): 1,341,396 / 1,018,036 Identifiers MBIDs: 141,276,516 ISRCs (all / unique): 5,457,783 / 5,312,507 ISWCs (all / unique): 494,361 / 490,662 Disc IDs: 1,167,181 Barcodes: 2,248,864 IPIs: 110,030 ISNIs: 137,268
Artists Artists Artists: 2,775,744 of type Person: 1,492,087 53.8% of type Group: 618,402 22.3% of type Orchestra: 11,233 0.4% of type Choir: 10,188 0.4% of type Character: 16,146 0.6% of type Other: 5,889 0.2% with no type set: 621,799 22.4% with appearances in artist credits: 1,908,009 68.7% with no appearances in artist credits: 867,735 31.3% Non-group artists: 2,135,921 Male: 907,571 42.5% Female: 271,712 12.7% Non-binary: 2,019 0.1% Other gender: 1,671 0.1% Gender not applicable: 2,315 0.1% with no gender set: 950,633 44.5%
Releases, Data Quality, and Disc IDs Releases Releases: 5,216,438 by various artists: 310,304 5.9% by a single artist: 4,906,134 94.1% Release status Releases: 5,216,438 Official 4,717,915 90.4% Promotion 113,257 2.2% Bootleg 94,406 1.8% Pseudo-Release 23,580 0.5% Withdrawn 8,488 0.2% Cancelled 457 0.0% Expunged 232 0.0% No status set 258,106 4.9% Release packaging Releases: 5,216,438 Jewel Case 542,888 10.4% Slim Jewel Case 32,643 0.6% Digipak 116,286 2.2% Cardboard/Paper Sleeve 260,433 5.0% Other 19,362 0.4% Keep Case 5,379 0.1% None 1,856,894 35.6% Cassette Case 29,066 0.6% Book 6,672 0.1% Fatbox 7,855 0.2% Snap Case 1,337 0.0% Gatefold Cover 40,285 0.8% Discbox Slider 1,403 0.0% Super Jewel Box 3,454 0.1% Digibook 3,835 0.1% Plastic Sleeve 3,948 0.1% Box 12,345 0.2% Slidepack 426 0.0% SnapPack 1,678 0.0% Metal Tin 210 0.0% Longbox 184 0.0% Clamshell Case 1,138 0.0% Digifile 2,504 0.0% Slipcase 600 0.0% No packaging set 2,265,616 43.4% Cover art sources Releases: 5,216,438 CAA: 3,381,987 64.8% No front cover art: 1,834,451 35.2% Data quality Releases: 5,216,438 High data quality: 4,991 0.1% Default data quality: 5,204,978 99.8% Normal data quality: 2,579 0.0% Unknown data quality: 5,202,399 100.0% Low data quality: 6,468 0.1% Disc IDs Disc IDs: 1,167,181 Releases: 5,216,438 Releases with no disc IDs: 4,261,859 81.7% Releases with at least one disc ID: 954,579 18.3% with 1 disc ID: 766,934 80.3% with 2 disc IDs: 119,134 12.5% with 3 disc IDs: 30,260 3.2% with 4 disc IDs: 14,593 1.5% with 5 disc IDs: 7,507 0.8% with 6 disc IDs: 4,535 0.5% with 7 disc IDs: 2,522 0.3% with 8 disc IDs: 1,978 0.2% with 9 disc IDs: 1,249 0.1% with 10 or more disc IDs: 5,869 0.6% Mediums: 5,749,318 Mediums with no disc IDs: 4,593,788 79.9% Mediums with at least one disc ID: 1,155,530 20.1% with 1 disc ID: 1,053,026 91.1% with 2 disc IDs: 65,929 5.7% with 3 disc IDs: 17,012 1.5% with 4 disc IDs: 7,111 0.6% with 5 disc IDs: 3,740 0.3% with 6 disc IDs: 2,426 0.2% with 7 disc IDs: 1,723 0.1% with 8 disc IDs: 1,135 0.1% with 9 disc IDs: 788 0.1% with 10 or more disc IDs: 2,642 0.2%
Release groups Primary types Release groups: 4,070,273 Album 2,170,600 53.3% Single 1,202,052 29.5% EP 521,996 12.8% Other 57,987 1.4% Broadcast 24,832 0.6% None 92,808 2.3% Secondary types Release groups: 4,070,273 Audiobook 18,144 0.4% Audio drama 15,436 0.4% Compilation 468,490 11.5% Demo 34,192 0.8% DJ-mix 31,492 0.8% Field recording 764 0.0% Interview 3,430 0.1% Live 147,541 3.6% Mixtape/Street 16,865 0.4% Remix 66,102 1.6% Soundtrack 87,888 2.2% Spokenword 16,753 0.4% None 3,201,913 78.7%
Recordings Recordings Recordings: 37,476,432 Videos: 344,257 0.9% Standalone: 144,125 0.4% With ISRCs: 5,290,247 14.1%
Labels Types Labels: 325,778 Bootleg Production 3,018 0.9% Broadcaster 40 0.0% Creative Agency 167 0.1% Distributor 8,317 2.6% Holding 5,469 1.7% Imprint 10,437 3.2% Manufacturer 1,218 0.4% Original Production 51,530 15.8% Production 20,010 6.1% Publisher 43,094 13.2% Reissue Production 1,995 0.6% Rights Society 156 0.0% None 180,327 55.4%
Works Types Works: 2,632,927 Aria 3,800 0.1% Audio drama 2,378 0.1% Ballet 1,051 0.0% Beijing opera 282 0.0% Cantata 1,953 0.1% Concerto 6,970 0.3% Incidental music 8,229 0.3% Madrigal 983 0.0% Mass 1,432 0.1% Motet 1,879 0.1% Musical 1,012 0.0% Opera 3,258 0.1% Operetta 517 0.0% Oratorio 623 0.0% Overture 1,875 0.1% Partita 254 0.0% Play 664 0.0% Poem 4,432 0.2% Prose 8,905 0.3% Quartet 2,604 0.1% Sonata 7,776 0.3% Song 1,393,094 52.9% Song-cycle 1,793 0.1% Soundtrack 14,525 0.6% Suite 4,524 0.2% Symphonic poem 711 0.0% Symphony 3,831 0.1% Zarzuela 163 0.0% Étude 1,487 0.1% None 1,151,922 43.8% With ISWCs: 460,306 17.5%
Attributes Works: 2,632,927 AACIMH ID 3,871 0.1% ACAM ID 6,786 0.3% ACDAM ID 7,151 0.3% ACUM ID 21,299 0.8% AEI ID 3,867 0.1% AGADU ID 32,689 1.2% AKKA/LAA ID 69 0.0% AKM ID 45,710 1.7% AMRA ID 7,939 0.3% APA ID 24,485 0.9% APDAYC ID 53,948 2.0% APRA ID 68,621 2.6% ARTISJUS ID 9,389 0.4% ASCAP ID 112,894 4.3% AUTODIA ID 11 0.0% BMI ID 97,224 3.7% BUMA/STEMRA ID 72,823 2.8% CASH ID 18,416 0.7% CCLI ID 835 0.0% COMPASS ID 76,612 2.9% COSCAP ID 13 0.0% COTT ID 160 0.0% EAÜ ID 1 0.0% ECAD ID 64,520 2.5% Form (Ottoman, Turkish) 4,048 0.2% GEMA ID 127,130 4.8% GMR ID 165 0.0% HDS-ZAMP ID 7 0.0% HFA ID 17 0.0% ICE ID 654 0.0% IMRO ID 385 0.0% IPRS ID 70 0.0% Identifiers 0 0.0% JACAP ID 72 0.0% JASRAC ID 191,855 7.3% KODA ID 3,994 0.2% KOMCA ID 2,273 0.1% Key 25,308 1.0% LATGA ID 207 0.0% LatinNet ID 992 0.0% MACP ID 4,262 0.2% MCSC ID 23 0.0% MCT ID 21 0.0% MUSICAUTOR ID 3 0.0% Makam (Ottoman, Turkish) 4,063 0.2% MÜST ID 1,062 0.0% NICAUTOR ID 3,845 0.1% NexTone ID 2,918 0.1% OSA ID 8,647 0.3% PRS tune code 108,167 4.1% Rāga (Carnatic) 402 0.0% Rāga (Hindustani) 148 0.0% SABAM ID 76,347 2.9% SACEM ID 74,478 2.8% SACIM ID 3,906 0.1% SACM ID 24,088 0.9% SACVEN ID 29,346 1.1% SADAIC ID 41,464 1.6% SAMRO ID 113 0.0% SAYCE ID 59,203 2.2% SAYCO ID 66,151 2.5% SAZAS ID 367 0.0% SCD ID 7 0.0% SESAC ID 13,320 0.5% SGACEDOM ID 3,884 0.1% SGAE ID 93,668 3.6% SIAE ID 75,835 2.9% SOBODAYCOM ID 3,827 0.1% SOCAN ID 60,763 2.3% SODRAC ID 82 0.0% SOKOJ ID 753 0.0% SPA ID 82,102 3.1% SPAC ID 3,857 0.1% STEF ID 307 0.0% STIM ID 4,549 0.2% SUISA ID 78,524 3.0% Soundreef ID 24 0.0% TEOSTO ID 786 0.0% TONO ID 743 0.0% Tāla (Carnatic) 372 0.0% Tāla (Hindustani) 23 0.0% UACRR ID 1 0.0% Usul (Ottoman, Turkish) 3,923 0.1% VCPMC ID 16 0.0% WAMI ID 23 0.0% ZAiKS ID 439 0.0% None 2,227,233 84.6%
Areas Types Areas: 119,794 City 76,303 63.7% Country 255 0.2% County 3,502 2.9% District 1,689 1.4% Indigenous territory / reserve 13 0.0% Island 145 0.1% Military base 12 0.0% Municipality 32,533 27.2% Subdivision 5,310 4.4% None 32 0.0%
Places Types Places: 77,336 Amphitheatre 249 0.3% Club 1,060 1.4% Concert hall / Theatre 1,263 1.6% Educational institution 2,778 3.6% Festival stage 623 0.8% Indoor arena 1,301 1.7% Other 4,539 5.9% Park 557 0.7% Pressing plant 361 0.5% Religious building 4,024 5.2% Stadium 882 1.1% Studio 34,439 44.5% Venue 18,859 24.4% None 6,401 8.3%
Series Types Series: 32,934 Artist award 1,519 4.6% Artist series 401 1.2% Award ceremony 74 0.2% Catalogue 612 1.9% Event series 992 3.0% Festival 1,745 5.3% Podcast 1,287 3.9% Recording award 118 0.4% Recording series 690 2.1% Release group award 353 1.1% Release group series 16,297 49.5% Release series 5,218 15.8% Residency 45 0.1% Run 235 0.7% Tour 2,425 7.4% Work award 147 0.4% Work series 776 2.4%
Instruments Types Instruments: 1,056 Electronic instrument 51 4.8% Ensemble 20 1.9% Family 16 1.5% Other instrument 17 1.6% Percussion instrument 287 27.2% String instrument 352 33.3% Wind instrument 312 29.5% None 1 0.1%
Events Types Events: 108,496 Award ceremony 564 0.5% Competition 437 0.4% Concert 71,882 66.3% Convention/Expo 1,095 1.0% Festival 28,078 25.9% Launch event 666 0.6% Masterclass/Clinic 56 0.1% Stage performance 651 0.6% None 5,067 4.7% Event art Events: 108,496 With EAA poster art: 7,468 6.9% No poster art: 101,028 93.1%
Collections Collections Collections: 1,392,725 Of releases: 142,932 10.3% Generic: 128,958 90.2% Owned music: 12,973 9.1% Wishlist: 1,001 0.7% Of events: 1,233,234 88.5% Generic: 1,549 0.1% Of type Attending: 615,871 49.9% Of type Maybe attending: 615,814 49.9% Of areas: 254 0.0% Of artists: 6,364 0.5% Of genres: 195 0.0% Of instruments: 164 0.0% Of labels: 736 0.1% Of places: 236 0.0% Of recordings: 2,682 0.2% Of release groups: 2,784 0.2% Of series: 661 0.0% Of works: 2,333 0.2% Public: 1,334,138 95.8% Private: 58,587 4.2% With collaborators: 1,559 0.1%
Editors, Edits, and Votes Editors Editors (valid): 1,209,208 active ever: 313,532 25.9% who edited and/or voted in the last 7 days: 3,148 1.0% who edited in the last 7 days: 3,106 98.7% who voted in the last 7 days: 183 5.8% who edit: 282,121 90.0% who vote: 19,778 6.3% who leave edit notes: 205,925 65.7% who use tags: 50,177 16.0% who use ratings: 47,101 15.0% who use subscriptions: 109,300 34.9% who use collections: 20,678 6.6% who have registered applications: 7,092 2.3% validated email only: 828,961 68.6% inactive: 66,715 5.5% Editors (deleted): 6,800 Edits Edits: 133,426,093 Open: 48,754 0.0% Applied: 132,153,245 99.0% Voted down: 313,105 0.2% Failed (dependency): 162,686 0.1% Failed (prerequisite): 36,641 0.0% Failed (internal error): 6,477 0.0% Cancelled: 704,589 0.5% Edits: 133,426,093 Last 7 days: 404,241 0.3% Yesterday: 55,641 13.8% Votes Votes: 26,634,301 Approve: 933,087 3.5% Yes: 18,441,595 69.2% No: 875,702 3.3% Abstain: 6,383,884 24.0% Admin approval: 27 0.0% Admin rejection: 6 0.0% Votes: 26,634,301 Last 7 days: 27,918 0.1% Yesterday: 3,738 13.4%
