1. Getting started
Some essential tips to get started:
- At least artist or album or identifier have to be provided to search.
- Try both original and transliterated names.
- Avoid using "Various Artists" as the artist.
- Clicking on an input field icon will toggle between search and lookup mode.
- Rip logs can be dropped onto the site for fast search or lookup.
- Sources unsupported in the selected country will be blurred.
- Toggle sources by clicking their chip.
- Reorder sources by dragging their chip.
- The counter shows the processed releases and the total count of releases reported by the source.
X+
– There are at least X results, may be more.~X
– There are about X results, may be less/more.
- Hover over a cover to see details about the release.
- Click a cover to open the full-sized image.
- Click the text below a cover to go to the album.
2. Source reference
Sources marked with an asterisk are considered specialty and will most likely not provide good results unless you know what you are doing.
Source | Type | Access | Provider | Resolution | Quality | Content |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon | marketplace | public | seller | any | JPG, scans | varied, physical |
Amazon Music | streaming | public | distributor | ~1448px | JPG | varied |
Apple Music | streaming | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG, PNG, TIF | varied |
Bandcamp * | store | public | artist | any | JPG, PNG | indie, western |
Beatport * | streaming | public | artist | ≤1400px | JPG | electronic, western |
Bugs | streaming | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG | varied, korean |
BOOTH * | store | public | artist | any | JPG, PNG | japanese, indie |
Deezer | streaming | public | distributor | ~1400px | JPG | varied, western |
Discogs * | database | public | user | ~600px | JPG | varied, western |
Fanart.tv * | database | public | user | 1000px | JPG | western |
FLO | streaming | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG | varied, korean |
Gaana * | streaming | public | distributor | ≤1200px | JPG | indian |
Gracenote | database | private | distributor | ≤1080px | JPG, scans, distorted colors | varied, pre/non-streaming |
iTunes | store | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG, PNG, TIF | varied |
KKBOX | streaming | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG | varied |
KuGou | streaming | public, vpn | artist | any | JPG | indie, chinese |
Last.fm * | database | public | user | ~1000px | JPG | varied |
LINE MUSIC | streaming | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG | varied, japanese |
Melon | streaming | public | distributor | ~1500px | JPG | varied, korean |
Metal Archives * | database | public | user | ~500px | JPG | metal |
MusicBrainz | database | public | user | any | JPG, PNG, scans | varied |
NetEase * | streaming | public | distributor, artist | any | JPG | varied, chinese, indie |
OTOTOY | store | public | distributor | any | JPG | japanese |
Qobuz | streaming, store | public | distributor | ~1500px | JPG | varied, western |
RecoChoku | store | public | distributor | ≤1400px | JPG | japanese |
Soulseek * | sharing | public, p2p | user | any | JPG, PNG, TIF | varied |
SoundCloud * | streaming | public | artist | any | JPG | indie, western |
Spotify * | streaming | public | distributor | ≤2000px | JPG | varied |
THBWiki * | database | public | user | ~1000px | JPG, PNG | touhou, doujin, japanese |
TIDAL | streaming | public | distributor | ~3000px | JPG | varied, western |
VGMdb * | database | public | user | any | JPG, scans | video game, japanese, asian |