Database statistics

Last updated: 2026-01-31

Basics

Releases with cover art:	3,476,321	66.0%
Pieces of cover art:	6,814,238
Events with event art:	9,097	8.3%
Pieces of event art:	13,789

Releases

By release group type
Releases with cover art:		3,476,321
	Album	1,987,383	57.2%
	Single	1,006,415	29.0%
	EP	397,712	11.4%
	No type	38,404	1.1%
	Other	36,129	1.0%
	Broadcast	10,278	0.3%
By release status
Releases with cover art:		3,476,321
	Official	3,272,097	94.1%
	No status	92,173	2.7%
	Promotion	58,252	1.7%
	Bootleg	43,091	1.2%
	Withdrawn	7,321	0.2%
	Pseudo-Release	2,998	0.1%
	Cancelled	211	0.0%
	Expunged	178	0.0%
By release format
Releases with cover art:		3,476,321
	Digital Media	1,904,404	54.8%
	CD	1,074,334	30.9%
	12" Vinyl	210,487	6.1%
	7" Vinyl	89,263	2.6%
	No format	51,625	1.5%
	Cassette	36,140	1.0%
	CD-R	29,133	0.8%
	10" Shellac	18,302	0.5%
	DVD-Video	17,790	0.5%
	Vinyl	16,693	0.5%
	Enhanced CD	8,623	0.2%
	10" Vinyl	6,057	0.2%
	8cm CD	4,959	0.1%
	DVD	4,937	0.1%
	Blu-ray	4,437	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD	2,907	0.1%
	SHM-CD	2,502	0.1%
	HDCD	2,174	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (CD layer)	1,866	0.1%
	Copy Control CD	1,804	0.1%
	SACD	1,686	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)	1,515	0.0%
	Data CD	1,049	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)	858	0.0%
	Blu-spec CD	731	0.0%
	7" Flexi-disc	644	0.0%
	DVD-Audio	608	0.0%
	VHS	595	0.0%
	Download Card	588	0.0%
	Phonograph record	558	0.0%
	Mixed Mode CD	530	0.0%
	HQCD	463	0.0%
	8-Track Cartridge	383	0.0%
	USB Flash Drive	377	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)	318	0.0%
	Other	310	0.0%
	12" Shellac	244	0.0%
	Reel-to-reel	230	0.0%
	VCD	218	0.0%
	SHM-SACD	213	0.0%
	DAT	213	0.0%
	SACD (2 channels)	213	0.0%
	Shellac	211	0.0%
	CD+G	200	0.0%
	DualDisc (CD side)	180	0.0%
	Flexi-disc	147	0.0%
	MiniDisc	136	0.0%
	CDV	133	0.0%
	DVD-R Video	128	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Video side)	119	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (2 channels)	99	0.0%
	Edison Diamond Disc	95	0.0%
	DTS CD	89	0.0%
	DualDisc	80	0.0%
	LaserDisc	76	0.0%
	SACD (multichannel)	72	0.0%
	8cm CD+G	63	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Audio side)	61	0.0%
	Data DVD	60	0.0%
	12" LaserDisc	60	0.0%
	7" Shellac	51	0.0%
	Wax Cylinder	49	0.0%
	Cartridge	37	0.0%
	3.5" Floppy Disk	37	0.0%
	12" Acetate	32	0.0%
	Betacam SP	31	0.0%
	Minimax CD	31	0.0%
	Acetate	29	0.0%
	10" Acetate	29	0.0%
	KiT Album	29	0.0%
	Microcassette	27	0.0%
	Playbutton	25	0.0%
	Blu-ray-R	24	0.0%
	VinylDisc	22	0.0%
	Data DVD-R	21	0.0%
	Piano Roll	19	0.0%
	Pathé disc	16	0.0%
	8cm CD-R	15	0.0%
	3" Vinyl	14	0.0%
	SD Card	14	0.0%
	7" Acetate	13	0.0%
	Betamax	11	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD side)	11	0.0%
	Floppy Disk	11	0.0%
	DCC	10	0.0%
	ROM cartridge	10	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Video side)	10	0.0%
	CD-i	9	0.0%
	DVDplus (CD side)	9	0.0%
	microSD	7	0.0%
	UMD	6	0.0%
	VinylDisc (CD side)	5	0.0%
	slotMusic	4	0.0%
	VHD	4	0.0%
	VinylDisc (Vinyl side)	4	0.0%
	DVDplus	3	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Audio side)	3	0.0%
	DataPlay	3	0.0%
	5.25" Floppy Disk	2	0.0%
	CED	2	0.0%
	HD-DVD	2	0.0%
	8" LaserDisc	2	0.0%
	PlayTape	2	0.0%
	Tefifon	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	VinylDisc (DVD side)	1	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	SVCD	1	0.0%
	Ultra HD Blu-ray	1	0.0%
	Zip Disk	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD	1	0.0%
	HiPac	0	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (multichannel)	0	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Video	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Video	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD	0	0.0%

Release groups

Release groups with cover art:		2,786,713
	manually selected:	21,040	0.8%
	automatically inferred:	2,765,673	99.2%

Pieces of cover art

By cover art type
Pieces of cover art:		6,814,238
	Front	3,636,320	53.4%
	Booklet	1,200,773	17.6%
	Medium	823,634	12.1%
	Back	786,551	11.5%
	Spine	275,968	4.0%
	Tray	117,683	1.7%
	Other	107,597	1.6%
	Track	75,543	1.1%
	Obi	55,022	0.8%
	Matrix/Runout	48,282	0.7%
	Liner	47,996	0.7%
	Raw/Unedited	40,955	0.6%
	Sticker	30,748	0.5%
	Poster	13,856	0.2%
	Watermark	6,056	0.1%
	Panel	5,616	0.1%
	Top	3,111	0.0%
	Bottom	1,864	0.0%
Per release
Releases with cover art:		3,476,321
	with 1 piece of cover art:	2,611,990	75.1%
	with 2 pieces of cover art:	321,274	9.2%
	with 3 pieces of cover art:	126,765	3.6%
	with 4 pieces of cover art:	139,681	4.0%
	with 5 pieces of cover art:	59,888	1.7%
	with 6 pieces of cover art:	52,308	1.5%
	with 7 pieces of cover art:	33,041	1.0%
	with 8 pieces of cover art:	25,202	0.7%
	with 9 pieces of cover art:	18,201	0.5%
	with 10 pieces of cover art:	16,211	0.5%
	with 11 pieces of cover art:	12,890	0.4%
	with 12 pieces of cover art:	10,595	0.3%
	with 13 pieces of cover art:	8,050	0.2%
	with 14 pieces of cover art:	6,700	0.2%
	with 15 pieces of cover art:	5,427	0.2%
	with 16 pieces of cover art:	4,286	0.1%
	with 17 pieces of cover art:	3,640	0.1%
	with 18 pieces of cover art:	2,996	0.1%
	with 19 pieces of cover art:	2,580	0.1%
	with 20 pieces of cover art:	2,030	0.1%
	with 21 pieces of cover art:	1,660	0.0%
	with 22 pieces of cover art:	1,346	0.0%
	with 23 pieces of cover art:	1,105	0.0%
	with 24 pieces of cover art:	906	0.0%
	with 25 pieces of cover art:	760	0.0%
	with 26 pieces of cover art:	640	0.0%
	with 27 pieces of cover art:	632	0.0%
	with 28 pieces of cover art:	505	0.0%
	with 29 pieces of cover art:	411	0.0%
	with 30 or more pieces of cover art:	4,593	0.1%

Events

By event type
Events with event art:		9,097
	Concert	5,928	65.2%
	Festival	2,725	30.0%
	No type	162	1.8%
	Launch event	103	1.1%
	Competition	83	0.9%
	Stage performance	39	0.4%
	Convention/Expo	27	0.3%
	Award ceremony	26	0.3%
	Masterclass/Clinic	4	0.0%

Pieces of event art

By event art type
Pieces of event art:		13,789
	Poster	9,574	69.4%
	Banner	1,201	8.7%
	Schedule	1,039	7.5%
	Flyer	540	3.9%
	Ticket	407	3.0%
	Merchandise	353	2.6%
	Program	304	2.2%
	Setlist	261	1.9%
	Map	227	1.6%
	Raw/Unedited	109	0.8%
	Watermark	8	0.1%
Per event
Events with event art:		9,097
	with 1 piece of event art:	7,092	78.0%
	with 2 pieces of event art:	1,227	13.5%
	with 3 pieces of event art:	355	3.9%
	with 4 pieces of event art:	158	1.7%
	with 5 pieces of event art:	85	0.9%
	with 6 pieces of event art:	39	0.4%
	with 7 pieces of event art:	24	0.3%
	with 8 pieces of event art:	17	0.2%
	with 9 pieces of event art:	11	0.1%
	with 10 pieces of event art:	14	0.2%
	with 11 pieces of event art:	4	0.0%
	with 12 pieces of event art:	8	0.1%
	with 13 pieces of event art:	11	0.1%
	with 14 pieces of event art:	11	0.1%
	with 15 or more pieces of event art:	41	0.5%