Soul
61,839works
394,233pressings
1953first year
Works per year
Pressed in
Formats
Format by decade
| Format | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 91% | 98% | 92% | 76% | 19% | 13% | 31% | 65% |
| CD | · | · | · | 9% | 58% | 68% | 48% | 20% |
| Cassette | · | · | 5% | 14% | 21% | 4% | · | 1% |
| File | · | · | · | · | · | 2% | 11% | 9% |
| 8-Track Cartridge | · | · | 3% | · | · | · | · | · |
Sounds like
FunkRhythm & BluesDiscoBoogieContemporary R&BBalladPop RockGospelJazz-FunkSoul-JazzNeo SoulVocalPsychedelicSoft Rock
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1982 | 845 |
| Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) | Various | 1977 | 462 |
| Pearl | Janis Joplin | 1971 | 383 |
| Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | 1972 | 341 |
| What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | 1971 | 319 |
| Songs In The Key Of Life | Stevie Wonder | 1976 | 313 |
| Innervisions | Stevie Wonder | 1973 | 305 |
| Diamond Life | Sade | 1984 | 304 |
| Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 | George Michael | 1990 | 301 |
| Make It Big | Wham! | 1984 | 260 |
| Promise | Sade | 1985 | 247 |
| Hotter Than July | Stevie Wonder | 1980 | 234 |
| Young Americans | David Bowie | 1975 | 218 |
| Station To Station | David Bowie | 1976 | 216 |
| The Blues Brothers (Original Soundtrack Recording) | The Blues Brothers | 1980 | 216 |
| Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey | 1990 | 215 |
| Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder | 1984 | 210 |
| Foreign Affair | Tina Turner | 1989 | 209 |
| Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 2003 | 205 |
| Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | 1973 | 202 |
| The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1978 | 200 |
| Simply The Best | Tina Turner | 1991 | 200 |
| Back To Black | Amy Winehouse | 2006 | 200 |
| Barry White's Greatest Hits | Barry White | 1975 | 198 |
| Killing Me Softly | Roberta Flack | 1973 | 191 |
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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.