The site's lists of albums, each with its records and a few words about it: the canons, the rankings and prizes, the work of artists, the instruments and the music of many countries.
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What won: the Grammy, the Mercury Prize, the Echo, the Jazzpreis, the Eurovision Song Contest.
34 albums · 1991–2025
Since 1992 a jury has picked one album of the year from Britain and Ireland, no matter how well it sold: Screamadelica was the first, then Dummy, Different Class, Boy in da Corner, xx and Psychodrama among the rest, up to Sam Fender's People Watching.
19 albums · 2006–2018
The Echo was the award of Germany's record industry, given from 1992 until the Kollegah and Farid Bang scandal ended it in 2018.
27 albums · 2019–2025
Since 2021 the Deutscher Jazzpreis, the federal prize that took the place of the Echo Jazz, has honoured the albums of the year, instrumental and vocal, from Germany and abroad, and the best debuts: Julia Hülsmann, Carla Bley, Nils Wogram, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Meshell Ndegeocello and ØKSE among them.
73 songs · 1956–2026
Every song that has won the Eurovision Song Contest, from Lys Assia's Refrain in Lugano in 1956 to Dara's Bangaranga for Bulgaria in 2026, ABBA's Waterloo, Céline Dion, Loreen twice and the four winners of the tied 1969 contest among them: 73 songs from 1956 to 2026.
68 albums · 1959–2025
Since 1959 the Recording Academy has given one album a year its highest award, from Henry Mancini's music for Peter Gunn to Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos, by way of Sgt.
Every studio album of an artist, from the first to the last.
11 albums · 1983–2023
All 11 studio albums of Metallica in order, from Kill 'Em All (1983) to 72 Seasons (2023): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
6 albums · 2011–2024
All 6 studio albums of Kendrick Lamar in order, from Section.80 (2011) to GNX (2024): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
12 albums · 1963–1970
All 12 studio albums of The Beatles in order, from Please Please Me (1963) to Let It Be (1970): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
9 albums · 1969–1982
All 9 studio albums of Led Zeppelin in order, from Led Zeppelin (1969) to Coda (1982): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
9 albums · 1978–2011
All 9 studio albums of Kate Bush in order, from The Kick Inside (1978) to 50 Words for Snow (2011): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
14 albums · 1973–1995
All 14 studio albums of Queen in order, from Queen (1973) to Made in Heaven (1995): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
11 albums · 1971–1983
All 11 studio albums of Bob Marley and the Wailers in order, from The Best of the Wailers (1971) to Confrontation (1983): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
19 albums · 1968–2007
All 19 studio albums of Joni Mitchell in order, from Song to a Seagull (1968) to Shine (2007): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
15 albums · 1967–2014
All 15 studio albums of Pink Floyd in order, from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) to The Endless River (2014): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
4 albums · 1997–2013
All 4 studio albums of Daft Punk in order, from Homework (1997) to Random Access Memories (2013): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
9 albums · 1973–2021
All 9 studio albums of ABBA in order, from Ring Ring (1973) to Voyage (2021): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
9 albums · 1993–2016
All 9 studio albums of Radiohead in order, from Pablo Honey (1993) to A Moon Shaped Pool (2016): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
7 albums · 1974–2003
All 7 studio albums of Kraftwerk in order, from Autobahn (1974) to Tour de France Soundtracks (2003): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
10 albums · 1993–2022
All 10 studio albums of Björk in order, from Debut (1993) to Fossora (2022): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
16 albums · 1969–1992
All 16 studio albums of Camarón de la Isla in order, from Al verte las flores lloran (1969) to Potro de rabia y miel (1992): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
16 albums · 1958–1987
All 16 studio albums of Serge Gainsbourg in order, from Du chant à la une !… (1958) to You're Under Arrest (1987): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
13 albums · 1967–1996
All 13 studio albums of Fabrizio De André in order, from Volume 1 (1967) to Anime salve (1996): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
10 albums · 1997–2024
All 10 studio albums of Nightwish in order, from Angels Fall First (1997) to Yesterwynde (2024): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
11 albums · 1985–2022
All 11 studio albums of a-ha in order, from Hunting High and Low (1985) to True North (2022): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
14 albums · 1980–2017
All 14 studio albums of U2 in order, from Boy (1980) to Songs of Experience (2017): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
25 albums · 1964–2026
All 25 studio albums of The Rolling Stones in order, from The Rolling Stones (1964) to Foreign Tongues (2026): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
26 albums · 1967–2016
All 26 studio albums of David Bowie in order, from David Bowie (1967) to Blackstar (2016): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
32 albums · 1966–1994
All 32 studio albums of Frank Zappa in order, from Freak Out! (1966) to Civilization Phaze III (1994): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
44 albums · 1968–2025
All 44 studio albums of Neil Young in order, from Neil Young (1968) to Talkin to the Trees (2025): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
39 albums · 1962–2020
All 39 studio albums of Bob Dylan in order, from Bob Dylan (1962) to Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
32 albums · 1961–2014
All 32 studio albums of Aretha Franklin in order, from Aretha (1961) to Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
60 albums · 1959–1998
All 60 studio albums of James Brown in order, from Please Please Please (1959) to I'm Back (1998): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
26 albums · 1962–2005
All 26 studio albums of Stevie Wonder in order, from The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962) to A Time to Love (2005): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
35 albums · 1978–2015
All 35 studio albums of Prince in order, from For You (1978) to HITnRUN Phase Two (2015): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
20 albums · 1974–2012
All 20 studio albums of Kiss in order, from Hotter than Hell (1974) to Monster (2012): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
23 albums · 1977–2015
All 23 studio albums of Motörhead in order, from Motörhead (1977) to Bad Magic (2015): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
27 albums · 1979–2024
All 27 studio albums of Saxon in order, from Saxon (1979) to Hell, Fire and Damnation (2024): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
33 albums · 1968–2019
All 33 studio albums of Status Quo in order, from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968) to Backbone (2019): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
20 albums · 2005–2025
All 20 studio albums of Gucci Mane in order, from Trap House (2005) to Episodes (2025): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
28 albums · 1993–2026
All 28 studio albums of E-40 in order, from Federal (1993) to Turning My Money Over (2026): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
22 albums · 1993–2026
All 22 studio albums of Snoop Dogg in order, from Doggystyle (1993) to 10 Til Midnight (2026): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
38 albums · 1957–2008
All 38 studio albums of B.B. King in order, from Singin' the Blues (1957) to One Kind Favor (2008): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
31 albums · 1959–2003
All 31 studio albums of John Lee Hooker in order, from The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959) to Face to Face (2003): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
35 albums · 1969–2025
All 35 studio albums of Elton John in order, from Empty Sky (1969) to Who Believes in Angels? (2025): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
22 albums · 1965–2023
All 22 studio albums of Cher in order, from All I Really Want to Do (1965) to Christmas (2023): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
37 albums · 1963–2025
All 37 studio albums of Barbra Streisand in order, from The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) to The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two (2025): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
17 albums · 1988–2024
All 17 studio albums of Kylie Minogue in order, from Kylie (1988) to Tension II (2024): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.
The records of a stage or a series.
27 albums · 1967
The Monterey International Pop Festival took place on the county fairgrounds in Monterey, California, from 16 to 18 June 1967.
33 albums · 1969
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, from 15 to 18 August 1969.
34 albums · 1985
Live Aid was a concert for the famine in Ethiopia, held on 13 July 1985 at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.
44 albums · 1977–2024
Austin City Limits is a music programme on PBS, made by the Austin station KLRU. All 44 albums, 1977–2024, in full.
49 albums · 1989–2026
John Peel presented programmes on BBC Radio 1 from its start in 1967 until his death in 2004. All 49 albums, 1989–2026, in full.
42 albums · 1987–2026
For decades the BBC could play only a few hours of records a day on the radio, so artists came into its studios to record songs for programmes such as Saturday Club and Top Gear.
100 albums · 1968–2026
Claude Nobs started the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967 in the Swiss town of Montreux, on Lake Geneva. All 100 albums, 1968–2026, in full.
41 albums · 1956–2023
George Wein started the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Newport Folk Festival with others in 1959.
55 albums · 1967–2024
Bill Graham put on concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco from the mid-sixties. All 55 albums, 1967–2024, in full.
17 albums · 1963–2021
The Apollo Theater stands on West 125th Street in Harlem, New York. All 17 albums, 1963–2021, in full.
47 albums · 1991–2020
From 1989 MTV sat musicians down with acoustic instruments in front of a small audience, and the best of the sessions came out on record: Eric Clapton's Layla slowed down, Nirvana in New York a few months before the end, Lauryn Hill alone with a guitar, and the Latin American series with Soda Stereo, Maná, Shakira and Café Tacvba.
304 albums · 2014
The headliners and stage hosts of Tomorrowland 2014, in Boom in July, released a lot that year: Avicii's True, Tiësto's A Town Called Paradise, Skrillex's Recess, Martin Garrix's Gold Skies and hundreds of singles, EPs and mixes.
A way into one instrument: some of its players and records, chosen from what the catalogues hold, never all of them.
43 albums · 1936–2022
The cello is the bass of the violin family, played seated, the instrument between the knees on its endpin, its four strings tuned C, G, D and A and bowed or plucked.
46 albums · 1925–2023
The trumpet is a brass tube bent into a loop, sounded by the player's lips buzzing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece.
39 albums · 1925–2015
The clarinet is a wooden tube with a single reed on its mouthpiece. All 39 albums, 1925–2015, in full.
42 albums · 1956–2024
The flute has no reed: the player blows across a hole or against an edge, and the air in the tube sounds. All 42 albums, 1956–2024, in full.
47 albums · 1955–2019
The double bass is the largest and lowest of the bowed strings, about as tall as a person, with four strings tuned in fourths.
48 albums · 1955–2018
The Hammond organ was first sold in 1935 by Laurens Hammond's company in Chicago. All 48 albums, 1955–2018, in full.
46 albums · 1965–2019
A bagpipe is a bag of air, filled by the player's breath or by bellows under the arm, that feeds a chanter, the pipe the melody is fingered on, and drones that hold one note beneath it.
47 albums · 1949–2025
The guitar has six strings, plucked with the fingers or a pick, over a fretted neck. All 47 albums, 1949–2025, in full.
39 albums · 1924–2021
The banjo is a drum with a neck: its strings run over a skin or plastic head stretched across a round frame, and its notes ring bright and die away fast.
40 albums · 1924–2017
The ukulele is a small guitar with four nylon strings, most often tuned G, C, E and A with the G string high, so it sounds light and bright.
39 albums · 1949–2023
The mandolin is a small lute with four pairs of metal strings, tuned like a violin and played with a plectrum.
42 albums · 1927–2021
The harmonica is a small free-reed instrument: metal reeds over a comb of channels, sounding as the player blows and draws.
39 albums · 1956–2024
The sitar is the long-necked lute of Hindustani music, the classical music of northern India and Pakistan: a gourd body, curved movable frets, six or seven playing strings plucked with a wire plectrum, and a dozen or more sympathetic strings beneath that ring with the notes.
47 albums · 1958–2021
The oud is the short-necked lute of the music from Morocco to Iraq, and of Turkey and Armenia: a deep pear-shaped body, a neck without frets and five or six courses of strings plucked with a long plectrum.
44 albums · 1945–2023
The harp has many forms. All 44 albums, 1945–2023, in full.
28 albums · 1957–2023
The steelpan was made in Trinidad in the late 1930s and the 1940s. All 28 albums, 1957–2023, in full.
36 albums · 1975–2025
The guembri, or sintir, is the three-stringed bass lute of Gnawa music, a Moroccan tradition with roots in West Africa.
29 albums · 1976–2024
The kora is the harp-lute of the jeli, the griots of Mali, Guinea, Senegal and the Gambia: 21 strings over a large calabash covered in cowhide, played with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands.
51 albums · 1936–2020
The Spanish guitar, six nylon strings on a light wooden body, is two instruments. All 51 albums, 1936–2020, in full.
46 albums · 1979–2023
The accordion was patented in Vienna in 1829, but its sound became France's. All 46 albums, 1979–2023, in full.
34 albums · 1961–2026
The alphorn is a straight wooden horn three to four metres long, its bell resting on the ground. All 34 albums, 1961–2026, in full.
35 albums · 1967–2024
The guitarra portuguesa is a cittern with a pear-shaped body and six courses of double strings, tuned by a fan of screws at its head.
27 albums · 1949–2021
The zither is a flat wooden box with thirty to forty strings: a few melody strings over a fretboard, plucked with a thumb pick, and the rest open for chords and bass.
48 albums · 1950–2026
The saxophone was invented around 1840 by Adolphe Sax of Dinant, in Belgium, and patented in Paris in 1846: a brass body with a single-reed mouthpiece.
35 albums · 1932–2024
The violin took its modern form in northern Italy in the sixteenth century, and Cremona became the home of its great makers: Andrea Amati, Antonio Stradivari and the Guarneri family.
37 albums · 1952–2024
The piano was invented around 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence: a harpsichord that could play soft and loud, because hammers struck its strings instead of plucking them.
40 albums · 1936–2025
The bouzouki is a long-necked lute with a pear-shaped body and metal strings, three courses in the old days and four since Manolis Chiotis added one in the 1950s.
41 albums · 1963–2021
The mandole is a large flat-backed mandolin made in Algiers in the 1930s for El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka. All 41 albums, 1963–2021, in full.
Some of a country's music as the catalogues have it, its singers and bands, far from the whole.
55 albums · 1959–2024
Ireland's music, from the Clancys, Ó Riada and Planxty to Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, U2, Sinéad O'Connor, Enya, Lankum and Kneecap.
55 albums · 1961–2024
Portugal's music, from the fado of Marceneiro and Amália and Carlos Paredes's guitar to Zeca Afonso, Madredeus, Mariza, kuduro, rap and Ana Moura.
55 albums · 1930–2023
Cuba's music, from the son of Trío Matamoros and Beny Moré's mambo to the rumba of Matanzas, nueva trova, timba and Buena Vista Social Club.
55 albums · 1938–2022
Greece's music, from rebetiko and Tsitsanis to Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, the Cretan lyra, laïko, Vangelis, the rock and rap of Athens and Marina Satti.
55 albums · 1961–2024
Nigeria's music, from apala, highlife and jùjú to Fela's Afrobeat, fuji, King Sunny Adé and the Afrobeats of Wizkid, Burna Boy and Tems.
55 albums · 1935–2021
Argentina's popular music, from Gardel and Piazzolla to Mercedes Sosa, rock nacional, Soda Stereo, cuarteto, cumbia and the trap of today.
55 albums · 1958–2023
Chile's popular music, from the cueca and Violeta Parra to the Nueva Canción, Los Jaivas, Los Prisioneros, Ana Tijoux and Mon Laferte.
55 albums · 1959–2023
Brazil's popular music, from Pixinguinha and João Gilberto to Tropicália, Clube da Esquina, mangue beat, the rap of Racionais and Anitta.
55 albums · 1935–2017
Uruguay's popular music, from Gardel and Zitarrosa to candombe, Los Shakers, Jaime Roos, murga, Jorge Drexler and the bands of today.
40 albums · 1945–2025
Paraguay's popular music, from the harp of Félix Pérez Cardozo and Los Paraguayos to Berta Rojas's guitar, Flou, Kchiporros and Purahéi Soul.
55 albums · 1954–2025
Colombia's popular music, from Lucho Bermúdez's cumbia and the vallenato of Valledupar to salsa, Aterciopelados, Shakira and Bomba Estéreo.
45 albums · 1961–2025
Bolivia's popular music, from the charango of Cavour and Los Jairas to Los Kjarkas, Luzmila Carpio, the morenadas of Oruro and the rock of La Paz.
48 albums · 1963–2024
Ecuador's popular music, from Julio Jaramillo and the pasillo to the sanjuanito, the marimba of Esmeraldas, tecnocumbia, the rock of Quito and Nicola Cruz.
55 albums · 1955–2023
Venezuela's popular music, from Simón Díaz and the joropo to the gaita, Oscar D'León, Franco De Vita, Los Amigos Invisibles and Rawayana.
55 albums · 1950–2021
Peru's popular music, from Chabuca Granda and the huayno to chicha, the garage rock of Los Saicos, Susana Baca and the bands of Lima today.
55 albums · 1956–2023
Canada's popular music, from Félix Leclerc and Leonard Cohen to the chanson of Québec, Rush, Céline Dion, Arcade Fire and Drake.
44 albums · 1966–2020
Panama's popular music, from the típico of Azuero and the combos nacionales to Rubén Blades, El General's reggae en español, Danilo Pérez and Sech.
55 albums · 1925–2015
The United States' popular music, from the Delta blues and Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives to Nashville, Motown, Detroit techno, the Bronx and Kendrick Lamar.
55 albums · 1953–2023
Mexico's popular music, from Pedro Infante and the bolero to Los Tigres del Norte, Café Tacvba, Natalia Lafourcade and the corridos tumbados.
39 albums · 1960–2025
Costa Rica's popular music, from the marimba of Guanacaste and the calypso of Limón to Malpaís, Editus, Debi Nova and the bands of today.
53 albums · 1972–2022
Senegal's popular music, from the Star Band and Orchestra Baobab to the mbalax of Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal, the sabar drums and Daara J's rap.
30 albums · 1969–2025
The Gambia's popular music, from the kora of Alhaji Bai Konte and Jali Nyama Suso to the Super Eagles, Ifang Bondi, Sona Jobarteh and Jizzle.
44 albums · 1964–2025
Guatemala's popular music, from the marimba orchestras and Alux Nahual to Ricardo Arjona, Gaby Moreno, the drums of Livingston and Rebeca Lane.
25 albums · 1970–2022
Honduras's popular music, from the paranda and the punta of the north coast to Guillermo Anderson, Aurelio Martínez, Polache and reggaeton.
38 albums · 1968–2025
Nicaragua's popular music, from Camilo Zapata and the marimba of Masaya to the Mejía Godoy brothers, Luis Enrique and La Cuneta Son Machín.
55 albums · 1960–2025
Israel's popular music, from Shoshana Damari and Arik Einstein to Kaveret, the Mizrahi song of Zohar Argov and Ofra Haza, Idan Raichel and A-WA.
47 albums · 1940–2025
Iraq's music, from the maqam of Baghdad and the oud of Munir Bashir and Naseer Shamma to Kadim Al Sahir and the pop and hip hop of today.
43 albums · 1970–2025
Afghanistan's music, from the ustads of the Kharabat and Radio Kabul to Ahmad Zahir, Mahwash, the rubab of Homayun Sakhi and the singers abroad.
25 albums · 1980–2025
Turkmenistan's music, from the bagshy singers and the dutar to the composer Halmammedov, the band Gunesh, Ashkhabad and the singers of today.
55 albums · 1955–2023
Iran's music, from the radif of Shajarian, Lotfi and Kalhor to Googoosh, Kourosh Yaghmaei, the pop of Los Angeles, Mohsen Namjoo and rap.
53 albums · 1958–2021
Italy's popular music, from Modugno and Mina to the cantautori, the prog of the seventies, rock, rap and Måneskin.
53 albums · 1942–2024
Spain's popular music, from Concha Piquer and Serrat to the Movida, Camarón, Héroes del Silencio, Los Planetas and Rosalía.
54 albums · 1946–2023
France's popular music, from Charles Trenet and Édith Piaf to chanson, yé-yé, rock, the French touch of the nineties and rap.
50 albums · 1974–2023
Serbia's popular music, from the Belgrade new wave of the Yugoslav years and the brass bands of Guča to pop-folk, dub, hip hop and the bands of today.
55 albums · 1963–2022
Austria's popular music, from Austropop and Falco to the Wienerlied, the songs of the Alps, the electronica of Vienna and the bands of today.
49 albums · 1956–2025
Croatia's popular music, from Ivo Robić and the Split festival to klapa singing, the new wave of Zagreb, Gibonni, Severina and Baby Lasagna.
53 albums · 1960–2019
Russia's popular music, from the bards and Alla Pugacheva to the Leningrad rock club, Kino, Zemfira, Oxxxymiron and the electronic scene of today.
55 albums · 1966–2021
Poland's popular music, from Niemen and Komeda to the new wave of Jarocin, Kult, Myslovitz, hip hop, Brodka and Dawid Podsiadło.
55 albums · 1949–2021
Finland's popular music, from Olavi Virta's tango and the Suomirock of Eppu Normaali to Nightwish, HIM, Darude and Käärijä.
50 albums · 1977–2026
Lithuania's popular music, from Kernagis, Antis and Foje to the folk revival, the jazz of Vilnius, Alina Orlova, The Roop and Monika Liu.
54 albums · 1972–2022
Ukraine's popular music, from Volodymyr Ivasyuk's songs and Okean Elzy to DakhaBrakha, Jamala, Kalush and the indie of today.
55 albums · 1946–2021
Norway's popular music, from Prøysen and Jan Garbarek to a-ha, the black metal of the nineties, Röyksopp, Mari Boine and the pop of today.
55 albums · 1962–2022
Sweden's popular music, from Evert Taube and Jazz på svenska to ABBA, Kent, the indie of Gothenburg, metal, Robyn and Avicii.
50 albums · 1958–2023
Iceland's popular music, from Haukur Morthens and Megas to the Sugarcubes, Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men and Laufey.
55 albums · 1967–2022
Denmark's popular music, from Steppeulvene and Gasolin' to Kim Larsen, the metal of Mercyful Fate, hip hop, Mew, Volbeat and MØ.
34 albums · 1973–2025
Greenland's popular music, from Sumé and Rasmus Lyberth through the ULO years to Nanook, the choirs of Nuuk, the kalattuut dances and rap.
55 albums · 1960–2023
Australia's popular music, from Slim Dusty and the Easybeats to AC/DC, pub rock, the Go-Betweens, Nick Cave, Kylie and Tame Impala.
54 albums · 1971–2022
Japan's popular music, from Hibari Misora and Happy End to Yellow Magic Orchestra, city pop, Shibuya-kei, J-pop, noise and the hits of today.
55 albums · 1956–2025
India's music, from Ravi Shankar's sitar and the film songs of Lata Mangeshkar to A. R. Rahman, the Indipop of the nineties, Sufi pop, indie and rap.
55 albums · 1969–2025
South Korea's popular music, from Shin Joong-hyun and Cho Yong-pil to the ballad singers, Seo Taiji, hip hop, K-pop and the indie of Hongdae.
55 albums · 1979–2020
Taiwan's popular music, from Teresa Teng and the campus folk songs to Jay Chou, Sodagreen, the bands of the Megaport festival and the singers of Taitung.
55 albums · 1962–2021
New Zealand's popular music, from the Howard Morrison Quartet and Split Enz to the Dunedin sound, Poi E, Fat Freddy's Drop, Lorde and Aldous Harding.
45 albums · 1986–2025
Nepal's popular music, from Narayan Gopal and the songs of Radio Nepal to 1974 AD, Nepathya, Kutumba, Ani Choying Drolma and hip hop.
49 albums · 1962–2024
Haiti's popular music, from Nemours Jean-Baptiste's konpa and Tabou Combo's mini-jazz to Boukman Eksperyans, the rara and vodou drums and Emeline Michel.
50 albums · 1964–2025
Singapore's popular music, from the Quests and Sweet Charity to Dick Lee, xinyao, Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin and the indie and rap of today.
55 albums · 1937–2020
China's popular music, from Zhou Xuan and the Shanghai songs to Cui Jian, Cantopop, the Beijing rock of the nineties, folk, indie and hip hop.
44 albums · 1944–2026
Syria's popular music, from the muwashshah and qudud of Aleppo, Sabah Fakhri and Asmahan to George Wassouf, Omar Souleyman's dabke and Kinan Azmeh.
55 albums · 1965–2019
Lebanon's popular music, from Fairuz and the Rahbani brothers to Ziad Rahbani, Marcel Khalife, Nancy Ajram, Mashrou' Leila and Yasmine Hamdan.
38 albums · 2001–2026
Jordan's popular music, from Omar Al-Abdallat and the songs of the desert to Diana Karazon, Jadal, Autostrad, El Morabba3 and 47Soul.
55 albums · 1970–2017
Turkey's popular music, from Zeki Müren and Aşık Veysel to Anadolu rock, arabesk, Sezen Aksu, Tarkan, Mor ve Ötesi and Ezhel.
55 albums · 1957–2022
Bulgaria's popular music, from the choirs and Ivo Papasov's wedding music to estrada, the rock of Shturcite, chalga and hip hop.
35 albums · 1985–2019
Myanmar's popular music, from the saung harp and the hsaing waing ensemble to the stereo singers, Lay Phyu, Big Bag, Sai Sai and today's pop.
53 albums · 1968–2026
Vietnam's popular music, from the ca trù of Quách Thị Hồ and the Saigon songs of Khánh Ly to bolero, V-pop, rock, hip hop and Sơn Tùng M-TP.
55 albums · 1962–2022
Thailand's popular music, from luk thung and morlam to Carabao, Bird Thongchai, Moderndog, Bodyslam, the indie of Bakery Music and hip hop.
55 albums · 1962–2022
The Philippines' popular music, from the kundiman and Pilita Corrales to Pinoy rock, the Manila sound, the Eraserheads, OPM, rap and SB19.
27 albums · 1962–2025
Laos's music, from the khene and the lam singing of the south to the court music of Luang Prabang, the Lao song and the pop of Vientiane.
The blog's own pages: the directory of the countries, and more to come.
30 countries
The covers of the records on 1001 Albums' lists by the country their artist is from, each in the colour of its cover, sorted by hue, the same number of covers for each country.
1827 covers
The covers of the rock albums on 1001 Albums' lists, each in the colour of its cover, by hue and by decade, and beside them the covers of jazz, pop, soul, hip hop, classical and other genres.
66 countries
The countries whose music has a list on 1001 Albums, continent by continent, each with a few words on what its list walks through, from the singers of the fifties to the bands of today.