Database Statistics

Last updated: 2023-05-15

Basics

Releases with cover art:2,102,680 57.3%
Pieces of cover art:4,302,139

Releases

By Release Group Type
Releases with cover art:2,102,680
Album1,341,199 63.8%
Single478,701 22.8%
EP231,108 11.0%
No type24,647 1.2%
Other22,023 1.0%
Broadcast5,002 0.2%
By Release Status
Releases with cover art:2,102,680
Official1,968,081 93.6%
No status63,718 3.0%
Promotion38,326 1.8%
Bootleg28,695 1.4%
Pseudo-Release2,292 0.1%
Withdrawn1,492 0.1%
Cancelled76 0.0%
By Release Format
Releases with cover art:2,102,680
Digital Media962,508 45.8%
CD790,867 37.6%
12" Vinyl143,913 6.8%
7" Vinyl58,269 2.8%
No format46,910 2.2%
Cassette21,119 1.0%
CD-R16,921 0.8%
Vinyl16,022 0.8%
10" Shellac14,042 0.7%
DVD-Video11,719 0.6%
Enhanced CD6,161 0.3%
10" Vinyl4,356 0.2%
DVD3,451 0.2%
8cm CD2,854 0.1%
Hybrid SACD2,281 0.1%
Blu-ray2,176 0.1%
SHM-CD1,889 0.1%
HDCD1,677 0.1%
Hybrid SACD (CD layer)1,419 0.1%
SACD1,198 0.1%
Copy Control CD1,186 0.1%
Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)1,111 0.1%
Data CD748 0.0%
Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)612 0.0%
DVD-Audio520 0.0%
Blu-spec CD482 0.0%
7" Flexi-disc462 0.0%
VHS356 0.0%
Mixed Mode CD354 0.0%
HQCD309 0.0%
Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)265 0.0%
USB Flash Drive237 0.0%
Phonograph record203 0.0%
Download Card202 0.0%
SHM-SACD188 0.0%
8-Track Cartridge180 0.0%
12" Shellac170 0.0%
Shellac170 0.0%
VCD152 0.0%
Reel-to-reel148 0.0%
DualDisc (CD side)141 0.0%
SACD (2 channels)135 0.0%
CD+G135 0.0%
Other128 0.0%
CDV110 0.0%
Flexi-disc104 0.0%
MiniDisc98 0.0%
DualDisc (DVD-Video side)92 0.0%
DualDisc81 0.0%
DTS CD75 0.0%
SHM-SACD (2 channels)73 0.0%
LaserDisc57 0.0%
SACD (multichannel)53 0.0%
12" LaserDisc44 0.0%
DualDisc (DVD-Audio side)44 0.0%
8cm CD+G37 0.0%
3.5" Floppy Disk30 0.0%
Wax Cylinder28 0.0%
Playbutton23 0.0%
DVD-R Video20 0.0%
Piano Roll19 0.0%
Cartridge18 0.0%
7" Shellac18 0.0%
VinylDisc14 0.0%
Blu-ray-R14 0.0%
Microcassette13 0.0%
Data DVD13 0.0%
Betamax9 0.0%
DAT9 0.0%
SD Card8 0.0%
DVDplus (DVD-Video side)7 0.0%
KiT Album7 0.0%
Betacam SP7 0.0%
DCC7 0.0%
Floppy Disk6 0.0%
UMD6 0.0%
DVDplus (CD side)5 0.0%
DualDisc (DVD side)4 0.0%
Edison Diamond Disc4 0.0%
DVDplus4 0.0%
VHD4 0.0%
DVDplus (DVD-Audio side)3 0.0%
slotMusic3 0.0%
VinylDisc (Vinyl side)2 0.0%
8" LaserDisc2 0.0%
Data DVD-R2 0.0%
DataPlay2 0.0%
CED2 0.0%
HD-DVD1 0.0%
Zip Disk1 0.0%
VinylDisc (CD side)1 0.0%
Tefifon1 0.0%
5.25" Floppy Disk1 0.0%
SVCD0 0.0%
HiPac0 0.0%
PlayTape0 0.0%
VinylDisc (DVD side)0 0.0%
Pathé disc0 0.0%
SHM-SACD (multichannel)0 0.0%

Release groups

Release groups with cover art:1,694,232
manually selected:13,577 0.8%
automatically inferred:1,680,655 99.2%

Pieces of cover art

By Cover Art Type
Pieces of cover art:4,302,139
Front2,205,092 51.3%
Booklet831,318 19.3%
Medium539,603 12.5%
Back531,252 12.3%
Spine197,110 4.6%
Tray82,051 1.9%
Other74,751 1.7%
Obi37,729 0.9%
Liner34,177 0.8%
Track33,969 0.8%
Raw/Unedited24,156 0.6%
Sticker19,278 0.4%
Matrix/Runout10,750 0.2%
Poster9,154 0.2%
Watermark4,999 0.1%
Top439 0.0%
Bottom355 0.0%
Per release
Releases with cover art:2,102,680
with 1 piece of cover art:1,524,905 72.5%
with 2 pieces of cover art:221,463 10.5%
with 3 pieces of cover art:86,344 4.1%
with 4 pieces of cover art:89,941 4.3%
with 5 pieces of cover art:38,629 1.8%
with 6 pieces of cover art:33,378 1.6%
with 7 pieces of cover art:21,059 1.0%
with 8 pieces of cover art:16,413 0.8%
with 9 pieces of cover art:12,116 0.6%
with 10 pieces of cover art:10,962 0.5%
with 11 pieces of cover art:8,634 0.4%
with 12 pieces of cover art:7,211 0.3%
with 13 pieces of cover art:5,362 0.3%
with 14 pieces of cover art:4,460 0.2%
with 15 pieces of cover art:3,561 0.2%
with 16 pieces of cover art:2,846 0.1%
with 17 pieces of cover art:2,377 0.1%
with 18 pieces of cover art:1,981 0.1%
with 19 pieces of cover art:1,701 0.1%
with 20 pieces of cover art:1,334 0.1%
with 21 pieces of cover art:1,083 0.1%
with 22 pieces of cover art:857 0.0%
with 23 pieces of cover art:698 0.0%
with 24 pieces of cover art:582 0.0%
with 25 pieces of cover art:459 0.0%
with 26 pieces of cover art:408 0.0%
with 27 pieces of cover art:367 0.0%
with 28 pieces of cover art:300 0.0%
with 29 pieces of cover art:239 0.0%
with 30 or more pieces of cover art:3,006 0.1%