Light Music
3,058works
11,052pressings
1900first year
Works per year
Pressed in
Formats
Format by decade
| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 10% | 77% | 96% | 81% | 53% | 8% | 1% | 17% | 42% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 19% | 65% | 77% | 53% | 34% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 11% | 24% | 25% | 9% | 2% | 1% |
| Shellac | 90% | 21% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Box Set | · | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | · | · |
Sounds like
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Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Journey Into Stereo Sound | Various | 1958 | 61 |
| Favorites In Hi-Fi | Jeanette MacDonald | 1965 | 52 |
| Noël | Gheorghe Zamfir | 1984 | 44 |
| Hammond À Gogo Vol. II | James Last & His Hammond Bar Combo | 1966 | 43 |
| Mantovani Continental Encores | Mantovani And His Orchestra | 1959 | 42 |
| Blue Midnight (The Smooth Sound Of Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra) | Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra | 1964 | 39 |
| Rides Again | Baja Marimba Band | 1965 | 39 |
| Maria Elena | Los Indios Tabajaras | 1963 | 37 |
| The Rolling Stones Songbook | Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra | 1965 | 36 |
| Harmony | Gheorghe Zamfir | 1986 | 35 |
| The Soul Of Spain Volume II | 101 Strings | 1958 | 33 |
| Original Sound Tracks And Hit Music From Great Motion Picture Themes | Various | 1960 | 32 |
| Music For Dining | The Melachrino Strings | 1952 | 31 |
| Space Experience | John Keating | 1972 | 30 |
| Serenade | Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra | 1961 | 29 |
| The Look Of Love | Claudine Longet | 1967 | 29 |
| Oh, Mein Papa | Eddie Calvert | 1953 | 27 |
| Introspection 2 | Thijs van Leer | 1975 | 26 |
| Organo Hammond "De Todos Los Tiempos" | Miguel Ramos | 1975 | 26 |
| Zarzuela | Luis Cobos | 1982 | 26 |
| Mario Lanza Sings Caruso Favorites | Mario Lanza | 1960 | 25 |
| Chansons D'Amour | Richard Clayderman | 1985 | 25 |
| I Love Paris | 101 Strings | 1960 | 24 |
| Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup / The Sand And The Sea | Nat King Cole | 1955 | 23 |
| Great Themes To Remember | Ronnie Aldrich | 1972 | 23 |
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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.