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Release

  • LP 15,541
  • EP 882
  • Single 510
  • Other 7

Elevation

  • Summit 4,310
  • Alpine 16,940
  • Treeline 33,243
  • Foothills 36,781
  • Lowland 6,578

Decade

  • 2020s 1,000
  • 2010s 3,988
  • 2000s 4,244
  • 1990s 2,908
  • 1980s 1,507
  • 1970s 1,622
  • 1960s 930
  • 1950s 387
  • 1940s 9
  • 1930s 1
  • 1900s 1
  • 10s 1

Genre

  • Jazz 2,586
  • Alternative Rock 1,352
  • Electronic Music 677
  • Blues 652
  • Progressive Rock 477
  • Indie Rock 437
  • Hip-Hop 421
  • Pop Music 366
  • Contemporary R&B 353
  • Black Metal 352
  • Progressive Metal 308
  • Country Music 304
  • Funk 300
  • Rock Music 289
  • Electronica 225
  • Folk Music 221
  • New Wave 219
  • Classical Music 211
  • Death Metal 210
  • Hard Rock 210
  • Indie Pop 191
  • Folk Rock 178
  • Post-Rock 172
  • Heavy Metal 169
  • Punk Rock 163
  • Psychedelic Rock 138
  • Doom Metal 134
  • J-Pop 121
  • Techno 118
  • Synth-Pop 118
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