African
12,079works
36,782pressings
1937first year
Works per year
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Formats
Format by decade
| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 14% | 86% | 98% | 97% | 71% | 16% | 4% | 33% | 51% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 10% | 59% | 76% | 43% | 21% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 2% | 19% | 22% | 7% | 2% | 2% |
| File | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1% | 15% | 22% |
| CDr | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4% | 4% | 2% |
Sounds like
SoukousHighlifeRumbaGriotMornaFunanáAfrobeatMbalaxDesert BluesAfro-CubanKizombaGnawaCape JazzTaarab
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland | Paul Simon | 1986 | 297 |
| We Are The World United | UMFELD | 2026 | 72 |
| Soul Makossa / Lily | Manu Dibango | 1973 | 66 |
| Duck Rock | Malcolm McLaren | 1983 | 58 |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | 57 |
| Akwaba Beach | Mory Kanté | 1987 | 54 |
| Jingo | Santana | 1969 | 50 |
| Soul Makossa | Manu Dibango | 1973 | 50 |
| An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba | Harry Belafonte | 1965 | 49 |
| The Guide (Wommat) | Youssou N'Dour | 1994 | 47 |
| Drums Of Passion | Babatunde Olatunji | 1960 | 46 |
| Missa Luba | Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin | 1963 | 45 |
| Soro | Salif Keita | 1987 | 44 |
| The Visitor | Mick Fleetwood | 1981 | 42 |
| The Rhythmatist | Stewart Copeland | 1985 | 42 |
| Scatterlings | Juluka | 1982 | 40 |
| Burundi Black | Burundi Black | 1971 | 39 |
| Shaka Zulu | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | 1987 | 39 |
| Done By The Forces Of Nature | Jungle Brothers | 1989 | 37 |
| Live Paris-Ziguinchor | Touré Kunda | 1984 | 33 |
| Talking Timbuktu | Ali Farka Touré | 1994 | 33 |
| The Lion | Youssou N'Dour | 1989 | 32 |
| Wakafrika | Manu Dibango | 1994 | 32 |
| Cesaria | Cesaria Evora | 1995 | 32 |
| Dance The Body Music | Osibisa | 1976 | 31 |
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Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.