Database statistics

Last updated: 2025-03-15

Basics

Releases with cover art:	2,930,597	63.1%
Pieces of cover art:	5,880,816
Events with event art:	4,925	5.1%
Pieces of event art:	7,224

Releases

By release group type
Releases with cover art:		2,930,597
	Album	1,750,153	59.7%
	Single	781,531	26.7%
	EP	329,005	11.2%
	No type	32,739	1.1%
	Other	30,214	1.0%
	Broadcast	6,955	0.2%
By release status
Releases with cover art:		2,930,597
	Official	2,755,076	94.0%
	No status	80,282	2.7%
	Promotion	50,928	1.7%
	Bootleg	37,454	1.3%
	Withdrawn	3,882	0.1%
	Pseudo-Release	2,728	0.1%
	Cancelled	152	0.0%
	Expunged	95	0.0%
By release format
Releases with cover art:		2,930,597
	Digital Media	1,506,773	51.4%
	CD	978,262	33.4%
	12" Vinyl	188,242	6.4%
	7" Vinyl	78,779	2.7%
	No format	49,537	1.7%
	Cassette	30,140	1.0%
	CD-R	24,533	0.8%
	10" Shellac	17,227	0.6%
	Vinyl	16,114	0.5%
	DVD-Video	15,863	0.5%
	Enhanced CD	7,822	0.3%
	10" Vinyl	5,476	0.2%
	DVD	4,495	0.2%
	8cm CD	3,813	0.1%
	Blu-ray	3,751	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD	2,707	0.1%
	SHM-CD	2,393	0.1%
	HDCD	2,024	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (CD layer)	1,712	0.1%
	SACD	1,548	0.1%
	Copy Control CD	1,547	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)	1,397	0.0%
	Data CD	955	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)	793	0.0%
	Blu-spec CD	640	0.0%
	7" Flexi-disc	599	0.0%
	DVD-Audio	590	0.0%
	VHS	513	0.0%
	Mixed Mode CD	455	0.0%
	HQCD	429	0.0%
	Download Card	417	0.0%
	Phonograph record	410	0.0%
	8-Track Cartridge	349	0.0%
	USB Flash Drive	339	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)	289	0.0%
	Other	250	0.0%
	12" Shellac	219	0.0%
	SHM-SACD	205	0.0%
	Reel-to-reel	205	0.0%
	Shellac	198	0.0%
	SACD (2 channels)	194	0.0%
	VCD	189	0.0%
	CD+G	175	0.0%
	DualDisc (CD side)	164	0.0%
	Flexi-disc	130	0.0%
	MiniDisc	126	0.0%
	CDV	125	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Video side)	104	0.0%
	DAT	97	0.0%
	Edison Diamond Disc	94	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (2 channels)	93	0.0%
	DualDisc	86	0.0%
	DTS CD	86	0.0%
	DVD-R Video	78	0.0%
	SACD (multichannel)	68	0.0%
	LaserDisc	65	0.0%
	12" LaserDisc	58	0.0%
	8cm CD+G	57	0.0%
	Data DVD	49	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Audio side)	49	0.0%
	7" Shellac	46	0.0%
	Wax Cylinder	36	0.0%
	3.5" Floppy Disk	32	0.0%
	Cartridge	28	0.0%
	KiT Album	25	0.0%
	Betacam SP	25	0.0%
	Playbutton	23	0.0%
	Microcassette	22	0.0%
	Blu-ray-R	20	0.0%
	Piano Roll	19	0.0%
	VinylDisc	15	0.0%
	12" Acetate	14	0.0%
	3" Vinyl	13	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD side)	12	0.0%
	SD Card	11	0.0%
	Data DVD-R	10	0.0%
	Floppy Disk	10	0.0%
	7" Acetate	10	0.0%
	10" Acetate	10	0.0%
	DCC	9	0.0%
	Minimax CD	9	0.0%
	Betamax	9	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Video side)	9	0.0%
	DVDplus (CD side)	8	0.0%
	UMD	7	0.0%
	ROM cartridge	7	0.0%
	Acetate	5	0.0%
	slotMusic	4	0.0%
	VHD	4	0.0%
	microSD	4	0.0%
	DVDplus	3	0.0%
	DataPlay	3	0.0%
	HD-DVD	3	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Audio side)	3	0.0%
	VinylDisc (Vinyl side)	3	0.0%
	VinylDisc (CD side)	3	0.0%
	8cm CD-R	2	0.0%
	8" LaserDisc	2	0.0%
	CED	2	0.0%
	PlayTape	2	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	5.25" Floppy Disk	1	0.0%
	SVCD	1	0.0%
	Zip Disk	1	0.0%
	CD-i	1	0.0%
	Tefifon	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD	1	0.0%
	VinylDisc (DVD side)	1	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	Pathé disc	0	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Video	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Video	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD	0	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (multichannel)	0	0.0%
	HiPac	0	0.0%

Release groups

Release groups with cover art:		2,350,744
	manually selected:	17,985	0.8%
	automatically inferred:	2,332,759	99.2%

Pieces of cover art

By cover art type
Pieces of cover art:		5,880,816
	Front	3,071,077	52.2%
	Booklet	1,076,534	18.3%
	Medium	729,850	12.4%
	Back	701,596	11.9%
	Spine	249,134	4.2%
	Tray	106,627	1.8%
	Other	97,122	1.7%
	Track	58,605	1.0%
	Obi	50,039	0.9%
	Liner	43,374	0.7%
	Raw/Unedited	33,634	0.6%
	Matrix/Runout	33,477	0.6%
	Sticker	26,780	0.5%
	Poster	11,907	0.2%
	Watermark	5,733	0.1%
	Top	2,201	0.0%
	Bottom	1,325	0.0%
	Panel	1,039	0.0%
Per release
Releases with cover art:		2,930,597
	with 1 piece of cover art:	2,164,429	73.9%
	with 2 pieces of cover art:	287,180	9.8%
	with 3 pieces of cover art:	112,550	3.8%
	with 4 pieces of cover art:	122,856	4.2%
	with 5 pieces of cover art:	52,547	1.8%
	with 6 pieces of cover art:	45,679	1.6%
	with 7 pieces of cover art:	28,829	1.0%
	with 8 pieces of cover art:	22,282	0.8%
	with 9 pieces of cover art:	16,197	0.6%
	with 10 pieces of cover art:	14,444	0.5%
	with 11 pieces of cover art:	11,462	0.4%
	with 12 pieces of cover art:	9,522	0.3%
	with 13 pieces of cover art:	7,130	0.2%
	with 14 pieces of cover art:	5,963	0.2%
	with 15 pieces of cover art:	4,812	0.2%
	with 16 pieces of cover art:	3,796	0.1%
	with 17 pieces of cover art:	3,239	0.1%
	with 18 pieces of cover art:	2,613	0.1%
	with 19 pieces of cover art:	2,292	0.1%
	with 20 pieces of cover art:	1,792	0.1%
	with 21 pieces of cover art:	1,468	0.1%
	with 22 pieces of cover art:	1,181	0.0%
	with 23 pieces of cover art:	960	0.0%
	with 24 pieces of cover art:	799	0.0%
	with 25 pieces of cover art:	645	0.0%
	with 26 pieces of cover art:	549	0.0%
	with 27 pieces of cover art:	550	0.0%
	with 28 pieces of cover art:	418	0.0%
	with 29 pieces of cover art:	345	0.0%
	with 30 or more pieces of cover art:	4,066	0.1%

Events

By event type
Events with event art:		4,925
	Concert	3,009	61.1%
	Festival	1,625	33.0%
	No type	102	2.1%
	Competition	75	1.5%
	Launch event	71	1.4%
	Award ceremony	17	0.3%
	Stage performance	16	0.3%
	Convention/Expo	9	0.2%
	Masterclass/Clinic	1	0.0%

Pieces of event art

By event art type
Pieces of event art:		7,224
	Poster	4,934	68.3%
	Schedule	647	9.0%
	Banner	512	7.1%
	Merchandise	257	3.6%
	Ticket	249	3.4%
	Flyer	167	2.3%
	Setlist	124	1.7%
	Map	106	1.5%
	Raw/Unedited	74	1.0%
	Program	7	0.1%
	Watermark	1	0.0%
Per event
Events with event art:		4,925
	with 1 piece of event art:	3,987	81.0%
	with 2 pieces of event art:	587	11.9%
	with 3 pieces of event art:	169	3.4%
	with 4 pieces of event art:	61	1.2%
	with 5 pieces of event art:	36	0.7%
	with 6 pieces of event art:	11	0.2%
	with 7 pieces of event art:	16	0.3%
	with 8 pieces of event art:	5	0.1%
	with 9 pieces of event art:	3	0.1%
	with 10 pieces of event art:	8	0.2%
	with 11 pieces of event art:	2	0.0%
	with 12 pieces of event art:	3	0.1%
	with 13 pieces of event art:	7	0.1%
	with 14 pieces of event art:	8	0.2%
	with 15 or more pieces of event art:	22	0.4%