Database statistics

Last updated: 2025-10-25

Basics

Releases with cover art:	3,283,933	65.1%
Pieces of cover art:	6,511,103
Events with event art:	7,050	6.7%
Pieces of event art:	10,955

Releases

By release group type
Releases with cover art:		3,283,933
	Album	1,908,108	58.1%
	Single	922,043	28.1%
	EP	374,588	11.4%
	No type	36,137	1.1%
	Other	34,019	1.0%
	Broadcast	9,038	0.3%
By release status
Releases with cover art:		3,283,933
	Official	3,089,074	94.1%
	No status	87,962	2.7%
	Promotion	55,749	1.7%
	Bootleg	41,775	1.3%
	Withdrawn	6,217	0.2%
	Pseudo-Release	2,822	0.1%
	Cancelled	189	0.0%
	Expunged	145	0.0%
By release format
Releases with cover art:		3,283,933
	Digital Media	1,758,878	53.6%
	CD	1,043,298	31.8%
	12" Vinyl	204,063	6.2%
	7" Vinyl	86,004	2.6%
	No format	50,803	1.5%
	Cassette	34,422	1.0%
	CD-R	27,776	0.8%
	10" Shellac	17,726	0.5%
	DVD-Video	17,003	0.5%
	Vinyl	16,491	0.5%
	Enhanced CD	8,379	0.3%
	10" Vinyl	5,857	0.2%
	DVD	4,786	0.1%
	8cm CD	4,696	0.1%
	Blu-ray	4,201	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD	2,853	0.1%
	SHM-CD	2,464	0.1%
	HDCD	2,121	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (CD layer)	1,826	0.1%
	Copy Control CD	1,691	0.1%
	SACD	1,652	0.1%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)	1,477	0.0%
	Data CD	1,018	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)	836	0.0%
	Blu-spec CD	708	0.0%
	7" Flexi-disc	630	0.0%
	DVD-Audio	605	0.0%
	VHS	562	0.0%
	Download Card	555	0.0%
	Mixed Mode CD	521	0.0%
	Phonograph record	517	0.0%
	HQCD	449	0.0%
	8-Track Cartridge	381	0.0%
	USB Flash Drive	365	0.0%
	Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)	320	0.0%
	Other	288	0.0%
	12" Shellac	233	0.0%
	Reel-to-reel	223	0.0%
	DAT	213	0.0%
	SHM-SACD	212	0.0%
	VCD	211	0.0%
	SACD (2 channels)	207	0.0%
	Shellac	206	0.0%
	CD+G	197	0.0%
	DualDisc (CD side)	168	0.0%
	Flexi-disc	137	0.0%
	MiniDisc	133	0.0%
	CDV	131	0.0%
	DVD-R Video	120	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD-Video side)	106	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (2 channels)	97	0.0%
	Edison Diamond Disc	95	0.0%
	DTS CD	88	0.0%
	DualDisc	84	0.0%
	LaserDisc	74	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	26	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%
	3" Vinyl	14	0.0%
	8cm CD-R	14	0.0%
	SD Card	13	0.0%
	7" Acetate	13	0.0%
	DualDisc (DVD side)	12	0.0%
	Minimax CD	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%
	CD-i	4	0.0%
	VHD	4	0.0%
	VinylDisc (CD side)	4	0.0%
	slotMusic	4	0.0%
	VinylDisc (Vinyl side)	3	0.0%
	DVDplus (DVD-Audio side)	3	0.0%
	DVDplus	3	0.0%
	DataPlay	3	0.0%
	HD-DVD	2	0.0%
	CED	2	0.0%
	8" LaserDisc	2	0.0%
	PlayTape	2	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	MiniDVD	1	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Audio	1	0.0%
	VinylDisc (DVD side)	1	0.0%
	5.25" Floppy Disk	1	0.0%
	Zip Disk	1	0.0%
	SVCD	1	0.0%
	Tefifon	1	0.0%
	SHM-SACD (multichannel)	0	0.0%
	HiPac	0	0.0%
	MiniDVD-Video	0	0.0%
	Ultra HD Blu-ray	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD	0	0.0%
	Pathé disc	0	0.0%
	Minimax DVD-Video	0	0.0%

Release groups

Release groups with cover art:		2,631,972
	manually selected:	19,907	0.8%
	automatically inferred:	2,612,065	99.2%

Pieces of cover art

By cover art type
Pieces of cover art:		6,511,103
	Front	3,438,938	52.8%
	Booklet	1,164,710	17.9%
	Medium	797,715	12.3%
	Back	762,749	11.7%
	Spine	268,853	4.1%
	Tray	114,477	1.8%
	Other	104,050	1.6%
	Track	70,125	1.1%
	Obi	53,452	0.8%
	Liner	46,836	0.7%
	Matrix/Runout	43,784	0.7%
	Raw/Unedited	38,690	0.6%
	Sticker	29,653	0.5%
	Poster	13,183	0.2%
	Watermark	5,959	0.1%
	Panel	4,036	0.1%
	Top	2,735	0.0%
	Bottom	1,637	0.0%
Per release
Releases with cover art:		3,283,933
	with 1 piece of cover art:	2,448,004	74.5%
	with 2 pieces of cover art:	310,796	9.5%
	with 3 pieces of cover art:	122,728	3.7%
	with 4 pieces of cover art:	135,103	4.1%
	with 5 pieces of cover art:	57,920	1.8%
	with 6 pieces of cover art:	50,477	1.5%
	with 7 pieces of cover art:	31,863	1.0%
	with 8 pieces of cover art:	24,348	0.7%
	with 9 pieces of cover art:	17,677	0.5%
	with 10 pieces of cover art:	15,700	0.5%
	with 11 pieces of cover art:	12,464	0.4%
	with 12 pieces of cover art:	10,261	0.3%
	with 13 pieces of cover art:	7,778	0.2%
	with 14 pieces of cover art:	6,473	0.2%
	with 15 pieces of cover art:	5,247	0.2%
	with 16 pieces of cover art:	4,115	0.1%
	with 17 pieces of cover art:	3,516	0.1%
	with 18 pieces of cover art:	2,887	0.1%
	with 19 pieces of cover art:	2,500	0.1%
	with 20 pieces of cover art:	1,960	0.1%
	with 21 pieces of cover art:	1,602	0.0%
	with 22 pieces of cover art:	1,298	0.0%
	with 23 pieces of cover art:	1,066	0.0%
	with 24 pieces of cover art:	876	0.0%
	with 25 pieces of cover art:	724	0.0%
	with 26 pieces of cover art:	624	0.0%
	with 27 pieces of cover art:	597	0.0%
	with 28 pieces of cover art:	483	0.0%
	with 29 pieces of cover art:	391	0.0%
	with 30 or more pieces of cover art:	4,454	0.1%

Events

By event type
Events with event art:		7,050
	Concert	4,323	61.3%
	Festival	2,338	33.2%
	No type	135	1.9%
	Launch event	88	1.2%
	Competition	79	1.1%
	Stage performance	37	0.5%
	Award ceremony	24	0.3%
	Convention/Expo	22	0.3%
	Masterclass/Clinic	4	0.1%

Pieces of event art

By event art type
Pieces of event art:		10,955
	Poster	7,358	67.2%
	Banner	1,014	9.3%
	Schedule	934	8.5%
	Flyer	400	3.7%
	Ticket	378	3.5%
	Merchandise	350	3.2%
	Program	239	2.2%
	Setlist	218	2.0%
	Map	207	1.9%
	Raw/Unedited	105	1.0%
	Watermark	7	0.1%
Per event
Events with event art:		7,050
	with 1 piece of event art:	5,460	77.4%
	with 2 pieces of event art:	955	13.5%
	with 3 pieces of event art:	289	4.1%
	with 4 pieces of event art:	126	1.8%
	with 5 pieces of event art:	75	1.1%
	with 6 pieces of event art:	23	0.3%
	with 7 pieces of event art:	21	0.3%
	with 8 pieces of event art:	12	0.2%
	with 9 pieces of event art:	7	0.1%
	with 10 pieces of event art:	12	0.2%
	with 11 pieces of event art:	4	0.1%
	with 12 pieces of event art:	5	0.1%
	with 13 pieces of event art:	11	0.2%
	with 14 pieces of event art:	11	0.2%
	with 15 or more pieces of event art:	39	0.6%