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Discogs Makes History with 750 Million Records In Global Collection

David Hicks | Published on 3/21/2024


The Discogs Collector Community just surpassed a new milestone in music collecting. Across a variety of formats, genres, and countries, the global Discogs community, utilizing the Discogs Collection Tool, hit 750 million releases cataloged. In 2021, the global Discogs community reached 500 million records in their collection, equating to 50% growth in just three years. 

That’s a lot of records.

The Discogs Collection Tool allows collectors to categorize, organize, and estimate the value of their music collection. It’s also a unique way to showcase your collection to fellow Discogs collectors. With millions of people using the site’s Collection capabilities, Discogs wanted to dig into how the Community uses this powerful tool.

Discogs found compelling insights into what is being collected and where, as well as further evidence of the Taylor Swift phenomenon that has swept the past several years of record collecting. But first, here are some interesting numbers from the Discogs Database.

Average Collection Size: 200 items
Median Collection Size: 20 items
Largest Discogs Collection: 634,000 items
Smallest Discogs Collection: 1 item
Average Collection Value: $320.25
Most Collected Artist: The Beatles (4,700,000 Collected)
Most Collected Master Release: Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (575,000 Collected)
Most Collected Release: Daft Punk Random Access Memories (2006) (68,000 Collected)
Most Expensive Release in Collection: Prince The Black Album (Average $27,500)

You can Read all about Discogs achievement by clicking HERE
And Read Larry Denniston's recommendation by clicking HERE


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