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Last updated: 2026-01-08
Basic metadata Core entities Artists: 2,774,781 Release groups: 4,068,501 Releases: 5,214,315 Mediums: 5,747,142 Recordings: 37,466,241 Tracks: 53,738,822 Labels: 325,673 Works: 2,632,070 URLs: 17,658,504 Areas: 119,794 Places: 77,307 Series: 32,879 Instruments: 1,056 Events: 108,453 Genres: 2,110 Other entities Editors (valid / deleted): 1,208,790 / 6,796 Relationships: 58,313,282 Collections: 1,392,705 CD stubs (all time / current): 362,480 / 273,368 Tags (raw / aggregated): 19,191,096 / 230,039 Ratings (raw / aggregated): 1,341,114 / 1,017,790 Identifiers MBIDs: 141,223,818 ISRCs (all / unique): 5,452,223 / 5,307,094 ISWCs (all / unique): 494,022 / 490,319 Disc IDs: 1,166,967 Barcodes: 2,247,407 IPIs: 109,984 ISNIs: 137,237
Artists Artists Artists: 2,774,781 of type Person: 1,491,670 53.8% of type Group: 618,243 22.3% of type Orchestra: 11,227 0.4% of type Choir: 10,177 0.4% of type Character: 16,141 0.6% of type Other: 5,889 0.2% with no type set: 621,435 22.4% with appearances in artist credits: 1,907,298 68.7% with no appearances in artist credits: 867,483 31.3% Non-group artists: 2,135,135 Male: 907,344 42.5% Female: 271,634 12.7% Non-binary: 2,018 0.1% Other gender: 1,671 0.1% Gender not applicable: 2,316 0.1% with no gender set: 950,152 44.5%
Releases, Data Quality, and Disc IDs Releases Releases: 5,214,315 by various artists: 310,218 5.9% by a single artist: 4,904,097 94.1% Release status Releases: 5,214,315 Official 4,715,937 90.4% Promotion 113,223 2.2% Bootleg 94,376 1.8% Pseudo-Release 23,579 0.5% Withdrawn 8,483 0.2% Cancelled 456 0.0% Expunged 232 0.0% No status set 258,029 4.9% Release packaging Releases: 5,214,315 Jewel Case 542,750 10.4% Slim Jewel Case 32,635 0.6% Digipak 116,262 2.2% Cardboard/Paper Sleeve 260,367 5.0% Other 19,363 0.4% Keep Case 5,374 0.1% None 1,855,379 35.6% Cassette Case 29,061 0.6% Book 6,672 0.1% Fatbox 7,852 0.2% Snap Case 1,337 0.0% Gatefold Cover 40,275 0.8% Discbox Slider 1,403 0.0% Super Jewel Box 3,454 0.1% Digibook 3,835 0.1% Plastic Sleeve 3,944 0.1% Box 12,343 0.2% Slidepack 426 0.0% SnapPack 1,678 0.0% Metal Tin 210 0.0% Longbox 184 0.0% Clamshell Case 1,137 0.0% Digifile 2,501 0.0% Slipcase 584 0.0% No packaging set 2,265,289 43.4% Cover art sources Releases: 5,214,315 CAA: 3,379,901 64.8% No front cover art: 1,834,414 35.2% Data quality Releases: 5,214,315 High data quality: 4,988 0.1% Default data quality: 5,202,852 99.8% Normal data quality: 2,578 0.0% Unknown data quality: 5,200,274 100.0% Low data quality: 6,470 0.1% Disc IDs Disc IDs: 1,166,967 Releases: 5,214,315 Releases with no disc IDs: 4,259,922 81.7% Releases with at least one disc ID: 954,393 18.3% with 1 disc ID: 766,770 80.3% with 2 disc IDs: 119,119 12.5% with 3 disc IDs: 30,257 3.2% with 4 disc IDs: 14,594 1.5% with 5 disc IDs: 7,502 0.8% with 6 disc IDs: 4,535 0.5% with 7 disc IDs: 2,522 0.3% with 8 disc IDs: 1,977 0.2% with 9 disc IDs: 1,249 0.1% with 10 or more disc IDs: 5,868 0.6% Mediums: 5,747,142 Mediums with no disc IDs: 4,591,844 79.9% Mediums with at least one disc ID: 1,155,298 20.1% with 1 disc ID: 1,052,801 91.1% with 2 disc IDs: 65,922 5.7% with 3 disc IDs: 17,010 1.5% with 4 disc IDs: 7,112 0.6% with 5 disc IDs: 3,739 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: 4,068,501 Album 2,170,029 53.3% Single 1,201,136 29.5% EP 521,765 12.8% Other 57,969 1.4% Broadcast 24,825 0.6% None 92,782 2.3% Secondary types Release groups: 4,068,501 Audiobook 18,143 0.4% Audio drama 15,436 0.4% Compilation 468,410 11.5% Demo 34,175 0.8% DJ-mix 31,483 0.8% Field recording 764 0.0% Interview 3,429 0.1% Live 147,493 3.6% Mixtape/Street 16,852 0.4% Remix 66,017 1.6% Soundtrack 87,859 2.2% Spokenword 16,750 0.4% None 3,200,425 78.7%
Recordings Recordings Recordings: 37,466,241 Videos: 344,232 0.9% Standalone: 144,004 0.4% With ISRCs: 5,284,976 14.1%
Labels Types Labels: 325,673 Bootleg Production 3,017 0.9% Broadcaster 40 0.0% Creative Agency 167 0.1% Distributor 8,315 2.6% Holding 5,467 1.7% Imprint 10,433 3.2% Manufacturer 1,218 0.4% Original Production 51,521 15.8% Production 20,001 6.1% Publisher 43,086 13.2% Reissue Production 1,995 0.6% Rights Society 156 0.0% None 180,257 55.3%
Works Types Works: 2,632,070 Aria 3,799 0.1% Audio drama 2,378 0.1% Ballet 1,051 0.0% Beijing opera 282 0.0% Cantata 1,953 0.1% Concerto 6,968 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 1,874 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 7,775 0.3% Song 1,392,517 52.9% Song-cycle 1,793 0.1% Soundtrack 14,524 0.6% Suite 4,523 0.2% Symphonic poem 711 0.0% Symphony 3,830 0.1% Zarzuela 163 0.0% Étude 1,487 0.1% None 1,151,650 43.8% With ISWCs: 460,112 17.5%
Attributes Works: 2,632,070 AACIMH ID 3,871 0.1% ACAM ID 6,786 0.3% ACDAM ID 7,151 0.3% ACUM ID 21,235 0.8% AEI ID 3,867 0.1% AGADU ID 32,683 1.2% AKKA/LAA ID 69 0.0% AKM ID 45,707 1.7% AMRA ID 7,933 0.3% APA ID 24,482 0.9% APDAYC ID 53,938 2.0% APRA ID 68,612 2.6% ARTISJUS ID 9,389 0.4% ASCAP ID 112,858 4.3% AUTODIA ID 11 0.0% BMI ID 97,149 3.7% BUMA/STEMRA ID 72,795 2.8% CASH ID 18,416 0.7% CCLI ID 835 0.0% COMPASS ID 76,607 2.9% COSCAP ID 13 0.0% COTT ID 160 0.0% EAÜ ID 1 0.0% ECAD ID 64,509 2.5% Form (Ottoman, Turkish) 4,048 0.2% GEMA ID 127,104 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 191,844 7.3% KODA ID 3,993 0.2% KOMCA ID 2,273 0.1% Key 25,305 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 108,130 4.1% Rāga (Carnatic) 402 0.0% Rāga (Hindustani) 148 0.0% SABAM ID 76,320 2.9% SACEM ID 74,444 2.8% SACIM ID 3,906 0.1% SACM ID 24,088 0.9% SACVEN ID 29,346 1.1% SADAIC ID 41,449 1.6% SAMRO ID 113 0.0% SAYCE ID 59,197 2.2% SAYCO ID 66,140 2.5% SAZAS ID 367 0.0% SCD ID 7 0.0% SESAC ID 13,315 0.5% SGACEDOM ID 3,884 0.1% SGAE ID 93,632 3.6% SIAE ID 75,803 2.9% SOBODAYCOM ID 3,827 0.1% SOCAN ID 60,749 2.3% SODRAC ID 82 0.0% SOKOJ ID 753 0.0% SPA ID 82,072 3.1% SPAC ID 3,857 0.1% STEF ID 307 0.0% STIM ID 4,534 0.2% SUISA ID 78,512 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 2,226,542 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: 77,307 Amphitheatre 249 0.3% Club 1,059 1.4% Concert hall / Theatre 1,260 1.6% Educational institution 2,777 3.6% Festival stage 623 0.8% Indoor arena 1,301 1.7% Other 4,536 5.9% Park 555 0.7% Pressing plant 361 0.5% Religious building 4,023 5.2% Stadium 882 1.1% Studio 34,426 44.5% Venue 18,853 24.4% None 6,402 8.3%
Series Types Series: 32,879 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 1,744 5.3% Podcast 1,288 3.9% Recording award 118 0.4% Recording series 645 2.0% Release group award 353 1.1% Release group series 16,288 49.5% Release series 5,218 15.9% Residency 45 0.1% Run 235 0.7% Tour 2,424 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: 108,453 Award ceremony 564 0.5% Competition 437 0.4% Concert 71,851 66.3% Convention/Expo 1,094 1.0% Festival 28,069 25.9% Launch event 666 0.6% Masterclass/Clinic 56 0.1% Stage performance 651 0.6% None 5,065 4.7% Event art Events: 108,453 With EAA poster art: 7,438 6.9% No poster art: 101,015 93.1%
Collections Collections Collections: 1,392,705 Of releases: 142,918 10.3% Generic: 128,953 90.2% Owned music: 12,964 9.1% Wishlist: 1,001 0.7% Of events: 1,233,236 88.5% Generic: 1,549 0.1% Of type Attending: 615,872 49.9% Of type Maybe attending: 615,815 49.9% Of areas: 254 0.0% Of artists: 6,359 0.5% Of genres: 195 0.0% Of instruments: 164 0.0% Of labels: 735 0.1% Of places: 236 0.0% Of recordings: 2,681 0.2% Of release groups: 2,783 0.2% Of series: 661 0.0% Of works: 2,333 0.2% Public: 1,334,134 95.8% Private: 58,571 4.2% With collaborators: 1,558 0.1%
Editors, Edits, and Votes Editors Editors (valid): 1,208,790 active ever: 313,446 25.9% who edited and/or voted in the last 7 days: 3,109 1.0% who edited in the last 7 days: 3,070 98.7% who voted in the last 7 days: 173 5.6% who edit: 282,054 90.0% who vote: 19,776 6.3% who leave edit notes: 205,862 65.7% who use tags: 50,152 16.0% who use ratings: 47,085 15.0% who use subscriptions: 109,272 34.9% who use collections: 20,670 6.6% who have registered applications: 7,078 2.3% validated email only: 828,777 68.6% inactive: 66,567 5.5% Editors (deleted): 6,796 Edits Edits: 133,370,387 Open: 47,785 0.0% Applied: 132,098,724 99.0% Voted down: 313,085 0.2% Failed (dependency): 162,666 0.1% Failed (prerequisite): 36,641 0.0% Failed (internal error): 6,477 0.0% Cancelled: 704,413 0.5% Edits: 133,370,387 Last 7 days: 399,062 0.3% Yesterday: 55,196 13.8% Votes Votes: 26,630,123 Approve: 933,028 3.5% Yes: 18,438,151 69.2% No: 875,467 3.3% Abstain: 6,383,444 24.0% Admin approval: 27 0.0% Admin rejection: 6 0.0% Votes: 26,630,123 Last 7 days: 25,676 0.1% Yesterday: 4,081 15.9%
