Database statistics

Last updated: 2025-11-13

Basics

Releases with cover art:	3,320,056	65.2%
Pieces of cover art:	6,567,381
Events with event art:	7,411	7.0%
Pieces of event art:	11,440

Releases

By release group type
Releases with cover art:		3,320,056
	Album	1,923,523	57.9%
	Single	937,336	28.2%
	EP	379,104	11.4%
	No type	36,520	1.1%
	Other	34,360	1.0%
	Broadcast	9,213	0.3%
By release status
Releases with cover art:		3,320,056
	Official	3,123,677	94.1%
	No status	88,684	2.7%
	Promotion	56,039	1.7%
	Bootleg	42,064	1.3%
	Withdrawn	6,393	0.2%
	Pseudo-Release	2,854	0.1%
	Cancelled	195	0.0%
	Expunged	150	0.0%
By release format
Releases with cover art:		3,320,056
	Digital Media	1,787,210	53.8%
	CD	1,048,547	31.6%
	12" Vinyl	205,154	6.2%
	7" Vinyl	86,498	2.6%
	No format	50,936	1.5%
	Cassette	34,653	1.0%
	CD-R	27,994	0.8%
	10" Shellac	17,781	0.5%
	DVD-Video	17,089	0.5%
	Vinyl	16,561	0.5%
	Enhanced CD	8,413	0.3%
	10" Vinyl	5,912	0.2%
	DVD	4,806	0.1%
	8cm CD	4,714	0.1%
	Blu-ray	4,273	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD	2,870	0.1%
	SHM-CD	2,472	0.1%
	HDCD	2,133	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (CD layer)	1,829	0.1%
	Copy Control CD	1,700	0.1%
	SACD	1,668	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)	1,478	0.0%
	Data CD	1,028	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)	838	0.0%
	Blu-spec CD	712	0.0%
	7" Flexi-disc	634	0.0%
	DVD-Audio	605	0.0%
	VHS	566	0.0%
	Download Card	564	0.0%
	Phonograph record	538	0.0%
	Mixed Mode CD	522	0.0%
	HQCD	451	0.0%
	8-Track Cartridge	381	0.0%
	USB Flash Drive	365	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)	320	0.0%
	Other	291	0.0%
	12" Shellac	233	0.0%
	Reel-to-reel	225	0.0%
	DAT	213	0.0%
	SHM-SACD	212	0.0%
	VCD	211	0.0%
	SACD (2 channels)	208	0.0%
	Shellac	206	0.0%
	CD+G	198	0.0%
	DualDisc (CD side)	168	0.0%
	Flexi-disc	144	0.0%
	MiniDisc	133	0.0%
	CDV	132	0.0%
	DVD-R Video	121	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Video side)	106	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (2 channels)	98	0.0%
	Edison Diamond Disc	95	0.0%
	DTS CD	88	0.0%
	DualDisc	84	0.0%
	LaserDisc	75	0.0%
	SACD (multichannel)	69	0.0%
	8cm CD+G	63	0.0%
	12" LaserDisc	59	0.0%
	Data DVD	57	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Audio side)	50	0.0%
	7" Shellac	48	0.0%
	Wax Cylinder	38	0.0%
	3.5" Floppy Disk	35	0.0%
	Cartridge	32	0.0%
	12" Acetate	31	0.0%
	10" Acetate	29	0.0%
	Acetate	29	0.0%
	KiT Album	28	0.0%
	Betacam SP	27	0.0%
	Microcassette	27	0.0%
	Playbutton	25	0.0%
	Blu-ray-R	23	0.0%
	Piano Roll	19	0.0%
	Data DVD-R	19	0.0%
	VinylDisc	18	0.0%
	8cm CD-R	15	0.0%
	3" Vinyl	14	0.0%
	Minimax CD	14	0.0%
	7" Acetate	13	0.0%
	SD Card	13	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD side)	12	0.0%
	Floppy Disk	11	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Video side)	10	0.0%
	Betamax	10	0.0%
	DCC	9	0.0%
	DVDplus (CD side)	9	0.0%
	ROM cartridge	8	0.0%
	UMD	6	0.0%
	microSD	6	0.0%
	VinylDisc (CD side)	4	0.0%
	CD-i	4	0.0%
	VHD	4	0.0%
	slotMusic	4	0.0%
	VinylDisc (Vinyl side)	3	0.0%
	DVDplus	3	0.0%
	DataPlay	3	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Audio side)	3	0.0%
	CED	2	0.0%
	PlayTape	2	0.0%
	HD-DVD	2	0.0%
	8" LaserDisc	2	0.0%
	5.25" Floppy Disk	2	0.0%
	SVCD	1	0.0%
	Zip Disk	1	0.0%
	Tefifon	1	0.0%
	VinylDisc (DVD side)	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD	1	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Video	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Video	0	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (multichannel)	0	0.0%
	Ultra HD Blu-ray	0	0.0%
	HiPac	0	0.0%
	Pathé disc	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD	0	0.0%

Release groups

Release groups with cover art:		2,661,318
	manually selected:	20,132	0.8%
	automatically inferred:	2,641,186	99.2%

Pieces of cover art

By cover art type
Pieces of cover art:		6,567,381
	Front	3,476,345	52.9%
	Booklet	1,171,339	17.8%
	Medium	802,128	12.2%
	Back	767,187	11.7%
	Spine	270,056	4.1%
	Tray	115,175	1.8%
	Other	104,762	1.6%
	Track	71,077	1.1%
	Obi	53,697	0.8%
	Liner	47,080	0.7%
	Matrix/Runout	44,576	0.7%
	Raw/Unedited	39,145	0.6%
	Sticker	29,855	0.5%
	Poster	13,267	0.2%
	Watermark	5,980	0.1%
	Panel	4,337	0.1%
	Top	2,801	0.0%
	Bottom	1,676	0.0%
Per release
Releases with cover art:		3,320,056
	with 1 piece of cover art:	2,478,798	74.7%
	with 2 pieces of cover art:	312,740	9.4%
	with 3 pieces of cover art:	123,535	3.7%
	with 4 pieces of cover art:	135,943	4.1%
	with 5 pieces of cover art:	58,301	1.8%
	with 6 pieces of cover art:	50,824	1.5%
	with 7 pieces of cover art:	32,072	1.0%
	with 8 pieces of cover art:	24,486	0.7%
	with 9 pieces of cover art:	17,774	0.5%
	with 10 pieces of cover art:	15,808	0.5%
	with 11 pieces of cover art:	12,540	0.4%
	with 12 pieces of cover art:	10,319	0.3%
	with 13 pieces of cover art:	7,839	0.2%
	with 14 pieces of cover art:	6,515	0.2%
	with 15 pieces of cover art:	5,276	0.2%
	with 16 pieces of cover art:	4,151	0.1%
	with 17 pieces of cover art:	3,540	0.1%
	with 18 pieces of cover art:	2,913	0.1%
	with 19 pieces of cover art:	2,520	0.1%
	with 20 pieces of cover art:	1,968	0.1%
	with 21 pieces of cover art:	1,620	0.0%
	with 22 pieces of cover art:	1,308	0.0%
	with 23 pieces of cover art:	1,070	0.0%
	with 24 pieces of cover art:	878	0.0%
	with 25 pieces of cover art:	732	0.0%
	with 26 pieces of cover art:	628	0.0%
	with 27 pieces of cover art:	604	0.0%
	with 28 pieces of cover art:	487	0.0%
	with 29 pieces of cover art:	390	0.0%
	with 30 or more pieces of cover art:	4,466	0.1%

Events

By event type
Events with event art:		7,411
	Concert	4,540	61.3%
	Festival	2,467	33.3%
	No type	144	1.9%
	Launch event	91	1.2%
	Competition	79	1.1%
	Stage performance	38	0.5%
	Award ceremony	24	0.3%
	Convention/Expo	24	0.3%
	Masterclass/Clinic	4	0.1%

Pieces of event art

By event art type
Pieces of event art:		11,440
	Poster	7,742	67.7%
	Banner	1,052	9.2%
	Schedule	972	8.5%
	Flyer	414	3.6%
	Ticket	382	3.3%
	Merchandise	352	3.1%
	Program	243	2.1%
	Map	221	1.9%
	Setlist	219	1.9%
	Raw/Unedited	105	0.9%
	Watermark	7	0.1%
Per event
Events with event art:		7,411
	with 1 piece of event art:	5,751	77.6%
	with 2 pieces of event art:	1,007	13.6%
	with 3 pieces of event art:	297	4.0%
	with 4 pieces of event art:	130	1.8%
	with 5 pieces of event art:	75	1.0%
	with 6 pieces of event art:	24	0.3%
	with 7 pieces of event art:	23	0.3%
	with 8 pieces of event art:	13	0.2%
	with 9 pieces of event art:	7	0.1%
	with 10 pieces of event art:	13	0.2%
	with 11 pieces of event art:	4	0.1%
	with 12 pieces of event art:	6	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:	39	0.5%