Template:Infobox album

Template documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox album/doc. (edit | history)

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{cover}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
{{{type}}} {{{longtype}}} by {{{artist}}}
Released	{{{released}}}
Recorded	{{{recorded}}}
Venue	{{{venue}}}
Studio	{{{studio}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Length	{{{length}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Label	{{{label}}}
Director	{{{director}}}
Producer	{{{producer}}}
Compiler	{{{compiler}}}
{{{chronology}}} chronology
{{{prev_title}}} ({{{prev_year}}}) {{{name}}} ({{{year}}}) {{{next_title}}} ({{{next_year}}})
{{{misc}}}

The standard infobox for album articles is the {{Infobox album}} template. The box to the right is an example. You can look at the wikitext of this documentation page and copy-and-paste the markup to an article, replacing the information within the copy with info on the album you choose to write about.

The infobox code should be placed at the top of the article.

Code

Nirvana
Greatest hits album by Nirvana
Released	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)
Recorded	1988–1994
Genre	Grunge
Length	49:38
Label	DGC
Producer	Steve Albini Jack Endino Steve Fisk Scott Litt Butch Vig
Nirvana chronology
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996) Nirvana (2002) With the Lights Out (2004)

Most articles should only need the following fields (for the full list of fields go to w:Template:Infobox album/doc#Advanced_usage). Do not remove fields from this list when the value is unknown; in that case the values should be left blank. Please note that the field names are case-sensitive.

{{subst:Infobox album
| name       = 
| type       = 
| artist     = 
| cover      = 
| alt        = 
| released   = <!-- {{start date|||}} -->
| recorded   = <!-- Do not add unsourced recording dates/years -->
| venue      = 
| studio     = 
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     = 
| label      = 
| producer   = 
| prev_title = 
| prev_year  = 
| next_title = 
| next_year  = 
}}

Details

Try to fill in as many of the details as you can. If some details are unknown, leave the section blank. Wikilink wherever appropriate, but make sure you check your links and disambiguate accordingly.

name

The album's title should be specified using text (not a logo), which will be automatically italicized.

type

The |type= field refers to the general type of album. Enter a code from the following chart. The type will appear with the appropriate color. If the type is unknown, leave the field blank.

Code	Display
studio	Studio album by artist
demo	Demo album by artist
EP	EP by artist
single album	Single album by artist
live	Live album by artist
greatest	Greatest hits album by artist
remix	Remix album by artist
box	Box set by artist
compilation	Compilation album by artist
mixtape	Mixtape by artist
soundtrack	Soundtrack album by artist
film	Film score by artist
cast	Cast recording by artist
video	Video by artist
other	other by artist

See also

• {{Infobox song}}