Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums
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WikiProject Albums is an organization of Wikipedians dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of all kinds of audio recording albums. We seek ways of simplifying album pages so users can get the basic information fast, creating high-quality new pages, ensuring a standardized format and making articles as informative as possible.
Feel free to ask questions on the talk page. Below is a basic guide to writing an article on a specific album; this is only a guide and you should feel free to personalize an article as you see fit, though others may change it to fit our standards.
Departments
[edit]- /Assessment
- /Popular pages (Watchlist of popular pages)
- /Sources
- /Stub templates and categories
- List of all subpages of this page
Album article style advice
[edit]All editors are encouraged to consult the style guide, which has many guidelines, suggestions, and tips for creating and improving album articles.
Project templates
[edit]Participate
[edit]Everyone is welcome to join the project and contribute. Lists of members can be found in Category:WikiProject Albums participants and this list.
To join the project, please add: {{User WikiProject Albums}} to your user page. After you save (publish) that userbox to your user page, you will automatically be added to the members category.
Welcome new member
[edit]If you'd like to welcome new users with a message that is tailored to the project, please use the code {{subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Welcome}}
which will leave this message on their talk page.
Album articles
[edit]When you create or find a new album article, please use the {{WikiProject Albums}} template to include the article in the scope of this project by adding at the top of the talk page:
{{WikiProject Albums | class = | attention = | needs-infobox = }}
{{WikiProject Albums |class= |attention= |needs-infobox= }}
Either form is acceptable.
The parameters are used as follows:
- The parameter class adds the article to categories based on its quality assessment. Use ratings
stub
,start
,C
,B
,GA
orFA
according to the quality scale. If you are unsure about which rating applies, please leave the parameter without a value. - If the page does not have an infobox, set needs-infobox to
yes
. Otherwise remove this parameter. - If the page needs immediate attention, set it to
yes
. Otherwise remove this parameter.
Note that for several years, there was an importance parameter, but this was removed per consensus in 2023.
Barnstar
[edit]To recognize a fellow editor for their work on album articles, feel free to use the Project's barnstar. Add the following code to their talk page. Type your own personal message in place of "message".
{{subst:WikiProject Albums Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
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The WikiProject Albums Barnstar | |
{{{1}}} |
Notability
[edit]While members of this project like to see new articles about albums, not all albums should have articles at Wikipedia. Many consider any original studio album by a notable artist to be important enough to deserve an article; other editors follow stricter guidelines. See the following policies and policy proposals:
- Wikipedia:Notability (albums)
- Wikipedia:Notability (comedy) (historical, inactive as of February 2007)
- Wikipedia:Notability (music)
- Wikipedia:Notability
Discography
[edit]There are no explicit guidelines on how to incorporate an album article in a discography. Of course, there are several ways it can be done. In all cases, please keep the following hints in mind:
- sort the albums, e.g. ascending by date (since a discography is in some sense a chronology),
- if you use tables, use wikicode, to make the list easier to maintain.
A simple way to list albums could be:
- first album (year of release)
- second album (year of release)
Note that album titles should be in italics and only albums, not release years, should be linked.
A different way using a table could be:
Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
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Firstname | 1999-01-01 | first studio album | Label name |
Secondname | 2000-01-01 | another note | Label name |
Most album covers are non-free images, and are not permitted in discographies (or any other gallery or list). See Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria #8 and Wikipedia:Non-free content#Acceptable_images for clarification of this policy.
500 greatest albums
[edit]One of our project goals is to bring as many albums as possible that are listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time to at least GA (Good Article) status.
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The full list is located here.
Open tasks
[edit]Are you looking for Project-related work to do? Here is a list of work that may need to be done:
Collaboration task[edit]
Maintenance[edit]
Priority 1 (top)
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Articles
[edit]Article alerts
[edit]Today's featured article requests
- 25 Aug 2025 – Born to Run (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Zmbro (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 24 May 2025 – Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SL93 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 21 Jun 2025 – Yaz (EP) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Frost (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 16 Jun 2025 – Simply Yours (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Timtrent (t · c); see discussion (12 participants)
- 16 Jun 2025 – Gift to the World (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 10 Jun 2025 – The Calm Before the Storm (Tech N9ne album) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UnregisteredBiohazard (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 10 Jun 2025 – The Worst (Tech N9ne album) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UnregisteredBiohazard (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 31 May 2025 – To Listen Is to Understand (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vanderwaalforces (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 21 Jun 2025 – Lavirint (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): Tagged as Unreferenced and unimproved for over 15 years. No hits on Google news, newspapers, or books.
- 18 Jun 2025 – Kyu Sakamoto Memorial Best (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bearian (t · c) was redirected to Kyu Sakamoto (talk · edit · hist)
- 10 Jun 2025 – A-Sides, B-Sides & Suicides (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Pxldnky77 (t · c) was redirected to Charon (band)#Compilation albums (talk · edit · hist)
Categories for discussion
- 19 Jun 2025 – Category:Rachael MacFarlane albums (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Star Mississippi (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 06 Jun 2025 – Earl Sweatshirt's third studio album (talk · edit · hist) →Some Rap Songs was RfDed by Guerreroast (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2025 – Earl Sweatshirt's 2nd studio album (talk · edit · hist) →I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside was RfDed by Guerreroast (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2025 – Jay-Z's twelfth studio album (talk · edit · hist) →Magna Carta Holy Grail was RfDed by Guerreroast (t · c); see discussion
Files for discussion
- 20 Jun 2025 – File:Limited Edition Cover Beyonce.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Cowboy Carter) was FfDed by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jun 2025 – File:DRossJackson5.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5) FfDed by George Ho (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 18 Jun 2025 – Nebraska (album) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Zmbro (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 21 Jun 2025 – U Made Me a St4r (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chchcheckit (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Jun 2025 – Stratosphere (Duster album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Cathodography (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Jun 2025 – Reload (Metallica album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Zmbro (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Jun 2025 – Beyond Magnetic (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by NegativeMP1 (t · c); start discussion
- 29 May 2025 – The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by NegativeMP1 (t · c); start discussion
- 28 May 2025 – Conventional Weapons (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by NegativeMP1 (t · c); start discussion
- 26 May 2025 – Winter Spring Summer or Fall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by M.Billoo2000 (t · c); start discussion
- 25 May 2025 – On the Echoing Green (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Roc0ast3r (t · c); start discussion
- 25 May 2025 – Load (album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Zmbro (t · c); start discussion
- 21 May 2025 – Comic Book Whore (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chchcheckit (t · c); start discussion
- (37 more...)
Good topic candidates
- 10 Jun 2025 – 1989 (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2025 – Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2025 – Red (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2025 – Fearless (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 24 May 2025 – Antichrist Superstar (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 28 May 2025 – Hard Candy (Madonna album) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Chrishm21 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 May 2025 – The Queen Is Dead (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Cathodography (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Dec 2024 – Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by LunaEclipse (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 22 Jun 2025 – Billy Hoffman (singer) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Billy Hoffman by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jun 2025 – The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Right Combination/Burning the Midnight Oil by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jun 2025 – Word•Flesh•Stone (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Word Flesh Stone by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2025 – I Loved Her First (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to I Loved Her First (album) by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2025 – Erotica (Madonna album) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Erotica (album) by PHShanghai (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2025 – Tilde Tilde Tilde (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to ~ ~ ~ by JohnCWiesenthal (t · c); see discussion
- 05 May 2025 – Incarnation (album) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Incarnation (In Hearts Wake album) by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2025 – Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild (talk · edit · hist) move request to Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild by 162 etc. (t · c) was moved to Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild (talk · edit · hist) by Bobby Cohn (t · c) on 16 Jun 2025; see discussion
- 09 Jun 2025 – Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild: The Video Album (talk · edit · hist) move request to Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild: The Video Album by 162 etc. (t · c) was moved to Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild: The Video Album (talk · edit · hist) by Bobby Cohn (t · c) on 16 Jun 2025; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 21 Jun 2025 – Bootleg (Bad News album) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Bad News (band) by Bearian (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2025 – Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Album by Dieguettee (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2025 – Kaadhalan (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Kaadhalan by Kailash29792 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 May 2025 – The Longest Yard (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Longest Yard (2005 film)#Music by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Dec 2024 – House in the Woods (album) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Low Roar by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 27 Oct 2024 – Judas and the Black Messiah (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Oct 2024 – Taiyo (Locomía album) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Altenmann (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2024 – ImMature (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Diannaa (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Sable (video game) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Nov 2023 – Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 22 Jun 2025 – Draft:10,000 Volts (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by HARowland (t · c)
- 22 Jun 2025 – Draft:Father Figure (album) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SerotoninAdrenaline (t · c)
- 21 Jun 2025 – Draft:Voz e Suor (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mtvdanilo (t · c)
- 20 Jun 2025 – Draft:Pabar (film) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Aditya anu (t · c)
- 20 Jun 2025 – Draft:Remelexo Bom (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mtvdanilo (t · c)
- 18 Jun 2025 – Draft:Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by UnregisteredBiohazard (t · c)
- 17 Jun 2025 – Draft:As Canções Que Você Fez Pra Mim (Maria Bethânia album) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mtvdanilo (t · c)
- 17 Jun 2025 – Draft:Eternal Returns (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Viljowf (t · c)
- 01 Jun 2025 – Draft:I Still Believe (Hayden Panettiere song) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2601:401:4300:3720:E500:EE20:A796:9C50 (t · c)
- 28 May 2025 – Draft:Don't Click Play (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Camilasdandelions (t · c)
- (4 more...)
New articles
[edit]Review and assessment
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Album pages by quality | |||||||
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Quality | |||||||
Total | |||||||
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176 | ||||||
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78 | ||||||
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1,652 | ||||||
B | 1,875 | ||||||
C | 10,202 | ||||||
Start | 62,919 | ||||||
Stub | 74,246 | ||||||
List | 1,592 | ||||||
Category | 48,566 | ||||||
Disambig | 260 | ||||||
File | 161,524 | ||||||
Project | 203 | ||||||
Redirect | 32,087 | ||||||
Template | 713 | ||||||
Assessed | 396,093 | ||||||
Total | 396,093 | ||||||
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 809,808 | Ω = 5.36 |