By the Numbers

Genre tags overlap — a song can wear more than one hat

6,329 song entries, 6,317 unique tracks, 539 hours of music across all33 status reports — roughly 22.5 days straight. Everything below is computed from the archive; the how is on the method page.

Top genres across all 33

jazz fusion738
jazz732
progressive rock632
free jazz592
avant-garde567
art rock525
experimental jazz398
psychedelic rock380
jazz funk353
hard bop292
classic rock263
experimental259
noise rock245
rock228
metal213

A track can wear several tags, so these overlap.

Most-featured artists

Frank Zappa123
King Crimson49
Kanye West25
Rush25
Robert Fripp23
Yes23
Bill Frisell22
Lana Del Rey21
Miles Davis21
Genesis19
Jack DeJohnette19
Bob Dylan18
Charlie Hunter18
Nine Inch Nails18
The Smashing Pumpkins18
The Rolling Stones17
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band16
Chick Corea16
Ministry16
Prince16

Each artist counted separately on collaborations. Frank Zappa is in a league of his own — more than double the runner-up.

The extremes

329

songs — PS31 Iran So Far Away, ~27 hrs, the longest

106

songs — PS2 Are We Having Phun Yet, ~8.5 hrs, the shortest

Same two playlists at each end, whether by song count or duration.

Songs per report, 2021–2026

The reports got longer. Issue 2 was 106 songs; issue 31 ran to 329. Pick a column to open that report.

Table view

Issue	Songs	Share
#1	130	2.1%
#2	106	1.7%
#3	135	2.1%
#4	125	2.0%
#5	145	2.3%
#6	139	2.2%
#7	149	2.4%
#8	160	2.5%
#9	141	2.2%
#10	145	2.3%
#11	153	2.4%
#12	144	2.3%
#13	145	2.3%
#14	164	2.6%
#15	149	2.4%
#16	148	2.3%
#17	161	2.5%
#18	155	2.4%
#19	161	2.5%
#20	167	2.6%
#21	179	2.8%
#22	205	3.2%
#23	208	3.3%
#24	201	3.2%
#25	238	3.8%
#26	245	3.9%
#27	275	4.3%
#28	274	4.3%
#29	302	4.8%
#30	328	5.2%
#31	329	5.2%
#32	299	4.7%
#33	324	5.1%

When the music was made

1940s · 1 tracks1940s’40
1950s · 24 tracks1950s’50
1960s · 229 tracks1960s’60
1970s · 951 tracks1970s’70
1980s · 754 tracks1980s’80
1990s · 994 tracks1990s’90
2000s · 722 tracks2000s’00
2010s · 701 tracks2010s’10
2020s · 1,941 tracks1,9412020s’20

Release decade of all 6,317 unique tracks. The 2020s lead with 31% — new music, caught as it came out — and the 1990s are the deepest back catalogue at 994.

Table view

Decade	Tracks	Share
1940s	1	0.0%
1950s	24	0.4%
1960s	229	3.6%
1970s	951	15.1%
1980s	754	11.9%
1990s	994	15.7%
2000s	722	11.4%
2010s	701	11.1%
2020s	1,941	30.7%

How long the songs run

under 2 min · 272 tracksunder 2<2
2–4 min · 2,605 tracks2,6052–4
4–6 min · 1,982 tracks4–6
6–8 min · 713 tracks6–8
8–10 min · 324 tracks8–10
10–15 min · 265 tracks10–15
15–20 min · 99 tracks15–20
20+ min · 57 tracks20+

Most of the archive is a normal song length, but 421 tracks — 7% — run ten minutes or longer. That is the prog and free jazz showing up in the numbers.

Table view

Length (minutes)	Tracks	Share
under 2	272	4.3%
2–4	2,605	41.2%
4–6	1,982	31.4%
6–8	713	11.3%
8–10	324	5.1%
10–15	265	4.2%
15–20	99	1.6%
20+	57	0.9%