Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums
This is a WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!
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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 ~~~~}}
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:
To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums:
Collaboration task[edit]
Maintenance[edit]
Priority 1 (top)
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Articles[edit]
Article alerts[edit]
Today's featured article requests
- 09 Jun 2024 – The Ecstatic (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jun 2024 – Darkness on the Edge of Town (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Zmbro (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 10 Apr 2024 – In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 15 Apr 2024 – Awesome Mix Tape vol. 6 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Allan Nonymous (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 13 Apr 2024 – List of Shakira tribute albums (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hinnk (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 12 Apr 2024 – Dokgo Rewind (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hkm5420 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 10 Apr 2024 – Flying (Cody Fry album) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Broc (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 08 Apr 2024 – Banger for Breakfast (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by JMWt (t · c) was closed as redirect by Liz (t · c) on 15 Apr 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 05 Apr 2024 – One Step Beyond (Chocolate Watchband album) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Broc (t · c) was closed as redirect by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 12 Apr 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 05 Apr 2024 – Order Divine (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Broc (t · c) was closed as redirect by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 12 Apr 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
- 31 Mar 2024 – Vaamana (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by CNMall41 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 14 Apr 2024; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 27 Mar 2024 – Muse (Valery Leontiev album) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Анатолий Росдашин (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 15 Apr 2024; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 19 Apr 2024 – England: The Album (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by DandelionAndBurdock (t · c): concern
- 16 Apr 2024 – Seconds Out Round One (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Boleyn (t · c): concern
- 16 Apr 2024 – Symptomatic (album) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by InDimensional (t · c): concern
- 09 Apr 2024 – JCS (group) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Greenish Pickle! (t · c) was deleted
- 08 Apr 2024 – List of Shakira tribute albums (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Hinnk (t · c) and endorsed by StreetcarEnjoyer (t · c) on 13 Apr 2024 was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 13 Apr 2024
Categories for discussion
- 16 Apr 2024 – Category:Orange Twin albums (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Category:Rocky (film series) soundtracks (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Charles Essie (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Category:Rocky (film series) music (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Charles Essie (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Category:2020s jazz album stubs (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Category:1940s jazz album stubs (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Category:Fraggle Rock albums (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – Category:Šako Polumenta albums (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Fall Out Boy's fourth full-length album (talk · edit · hist) →Infinity on High was RfDed by Cherrell410 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Apr 2024 – Kannagi (upcoming film) (talk · edit · hist) →Kannagi (2023 film) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Mar 2024 – Flying Theme (talk · edit · hist) →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (soundtrack) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
Files for discussion
- 16 Apr 2024 – File:Please Myself pink cover.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Please Myself) was FfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2024 – File:Lois & Clark (cast members) -1.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) was FfDed by Tbhotch (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2024 – File:Lois & Clark (cast members) -2.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3, 4) was FfDed by Tbhotch (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Apr 2024 – File:LTBCYB.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Let the Beat Control Your Body) FfDed by George Ho (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 10 Apr 2024 – Worlds (Porter Robinson album) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Apr 2024 – Castle in the Sky (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Mar 2024 – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Kyle Peake (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 01 Apr 2024 – List of Billboard Latin Pop Albums number ones from the 1980s (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Magiciandude (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 17 Apr 2024 – Basie & Zoot (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AstonishingTunesAdmirer (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Yellow (Brymo album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Versace1608 (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Midnight Train (album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Versace1608 (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Funeral for Yesterday (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chchcheckit (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Until the End (Kittie album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chchcheckit (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Apr 2024 – Reveal (R.E.M. album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Elephantranges (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Apr 2024 – My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by QuietHere (t · c); start discussion
- 10 Apr 2024 – In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); start discussion
- 09 Apr 2024 – Theta (album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Versace1608 (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Apr 2024 – Selected Ambient Works Volume II (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Davest3r08 (t · c); see discussion
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Good topic candidates
- 14 Apr 2024 – Midnights (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – 1989 (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
Featured article reviews
- 28 May 2023 – Doolittle (album) (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by SandyGeorgia (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 13 Apr 2024 – I've Failed You (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Chchcheckit (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Mar 2024 – Eternal Blue (album) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by DannyMusicEditor (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Feb 2024 – Nurture (album) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – Born to Run (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Zmbro (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 17 Apr 2024 – Parodius! From Myth to Laughter (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai e by 80.103.136.146 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Apr 2024 – Password (2019 Bengali film) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Password (2019 Indian film) by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Apr 2024 – 17-sai (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 17-sai (song) by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – K.O.D. (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to K.O.D. (Tech N9ne album) by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Yes, Virginia... (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Yes, Virginia... (album) by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys by Revirvlkodlaku (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Dora the Explorer (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dora the Explorer by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Apr 2024 – When the Pawn... (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to When the Pawn ... by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Apr 2024 – Anesthetize (album) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Anesthetize by Peter James (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 10 Feb 2024 – The King's Man (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The King's Man by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – The Foul Play Mixtape (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Diabolic#Mixtapes by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 22 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 21 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 20 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 19 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 18 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Oct 2023 – Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 16 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Highs in the Mid-Sixties by Siroxo (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 23 Mar 2024 – Sable (video game) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2024 – List of best-selling albums (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Magiciandude (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Nov 2023 – Rattle and Hum (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dream out loud (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Nov 2023 – Top Album Sales (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Koavf (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
- 04 Jul 2023 – ImMature (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 103.173.241.4 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Feb 2023 – Westworld season 4 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CastJared (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2022 – Maattrraan (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 18 Apr 2024 – Draft:Who Knew It Would Be So Hard To Be Myself (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Broc (t · c)
- 16 Apr 2024 – Draft:Jock Jams: The All-Star Jock Jams (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ChemicalBear (t · c)
- 14 Apr 2024 – Draft:Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Samchristie05 (t · c)
- 09 Apr 2024 – Draft:Along Came Joyner (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 96.230.148.20 (t · c)
- 09 Apr 2024 – Draft:Laughing Buddha (2024 Film) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kebru Maga (t · c)
- 08 Apr 2024 – Draft:Butterflies Don't Go Away (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by OurAfternoonMalady (t · c)
- 07 Apr 2024 – Draft:Freddie Cowan (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Vaccinesbandlover (t · c)
- 06 Apr 2024 – Draft:Ooh La La (Guster album) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 70.105.244.122 (t · c)
- 05 Apr 2024 – Draft:Adventures in Lo-Fi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hoovemaster (t · c)
- 05 Apr 2024 – Draft:The Paper Bears (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hoovemaster (t · c)
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New articles[edit]
Review and assessment[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Album articles by quality and importance | ||||||||
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Quality | Importance | |||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | Other | ??? | Total | |
FA | 16 | 36 | 60 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 166 | |
FL | 2 | 25 | 46 | 73 | ||||
GA | 41 | 164 | 447 | 836 | 29 | 1 | 1,518 | |
B | 16 | 124 | 401 | 923 | 100 | 8 | 1,572 | |
C | 44 | 337 | 1,475 | 6,447 | 24 | 701 | 121 | 9,149 |
Start | 13 | 289 | 1,966 | 41,325 | 116 | 3,810 | 11,732 | 59,251 |
Stub | 496 | 52,175 | 48 | 1,536 | 24,020 | 78,275 | ||
List | 1 | 18 | 63 | 1,341 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 1,505 |
Category | 6 | 44,914 | 2,835 | 47,755 | ||||
Disambig | 2 | 205 | 16 | 12 | 235 | |||
File | 2 | 160,524 | 20,020 | 180,546 | ||||
Project | 1 | 171 | 13 | 185 | ||||
Redirect | 4 | 64 | 5,145 | 20,519 | 1,690 | 500 | 27,922 | |
Template | 674 | 37 | 711 | |||||
Draft | 208 | 208 | ||||||
Assessed | 131 | 974 | 4,997 | 108,300 | 227,197 | 31,076 | 36,396 | 409,071 |
Unassessed | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 131 | 974 | 4,997 | 108,300 | 227,197 | 31,078 | 36,396 | 409,073 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 810,253 | Ω = 5.40 |