WP:ALBUM

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The following is a list of some websites with reviews or links to reviews that can be used to source critical reception sections in album articles, and to add ratings to the {{Album ratings}} template. Additional sites and sources may also be used, provided they meet the criteria at Wikipedia:Reliable sources and WP:ALBUMS#Reception. Specifically, reviews should be written by professional music journalists or DJs, or found within any online or print publication having a (paid or volunteer) editorial and writing staff (which excludes personal blogs), and must be from a source that is independent of the artist, record company, etc.


Professional review sources[edit | edit source]

Review site URL Rating system Format Remark
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Do not indicate the "Album Pick" designation
Alternative Press http://www.altpress.com 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
Artistdirect http://www.artistdirect.com 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Contains mirror reviews from Allmusic. If the review is a mirror, use the original instead.
The A.V. Club http://www.avclub.com/reviews/music/ A/B/C/D/E/F scale A+, B, or C-
Billboard http://www.billboard.com/#/new-releases/ No formal scale favorable
Blender http://www.blender.com/index.aspx 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
Canoe.ca http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/AlbumReviews 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Portal for Sun Media newspapers in Canada
Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/ 4-star scale 3/4 stars
Consequence of Sound http://consequenceofsound.net/ 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
Crawdaddy! http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com No formal scale favorable
Drowned in Sound http://drownedinsound.com/records 10-point scale 7/10
Entertainment Weekly http://www.ew.com/ew/music/reviews/0,,,00.html A/B/C/D/E/F scale A+, B, or C-
Exclaim! http://www.exclaim.ca No formal scale favorable
Kerrang! http://www.kerrang.com 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Do not use the Ks
Los Angeles Times http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/album_review 4-star scale 3/4 stars
Metal Storm http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/reviews.php 10-point scale or

no formal scale

7.6/10, or

favorable

Do not use guest reviews, recognizable by a tag, or staff reviews from before 2009
Metal Hammer http://www.metalhammer.co.uk 10-point scale 7/10
Mojo http://www.mojo4music.com/blog 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Few reviews available online, Disc of the Day Archive (unrated) can be used for older albums
MusicOMH http://www.musicomh.com/albums 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
NME http://www.nme.com/reviews 10-point scale 7/10 Rating at bottom of review
Pitchfork http://www.pitchfork.com 10-point scale 8.7/10.0 Precision to a tenth of a point
PopMatters http://www.popmatters.com 10-point scale 7/10 No formal rating for reviews published before 2005
Punknews.org http://www.punknews.org/reviews 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Use staff reviews only, recognizable by a tag
Q http://www.qthemusic.com 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars Reviews unavailable online
Robert Christgau http://www.robertchristgau.com {{Rating-Christgau}} C+, (2-star Honorable Mention)11px or (dud) Has his own specific rating system
Rock Sound http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews 10-point scale 7/10
Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/ 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
Slant Magazine http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/ 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
Spin http://www.spin.com 10-point scale 7/10
Sputnikmusic http://www.sputnikmusic.com 5-point scale 3.5/5 Use staff and emeritus reviews only
Stylus Magazine http://www.stylusmagazine.com A/B/C/D/E/F scale A+, B, or C-
Uncut http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/reviews 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars
USA Today http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/topic.aspx?req=ssts&tag=reviews^music^life 4-star scale 3/4 stars
Vibe http://www.vibe.com/news/reviews 5-star scale 3.5/5 stars

Metacritic[edit | edit source]

Metacritic can be used to give an aggregate score of an album's reception. However, avoid citing the review excerpts listed below the aggregate score; Instead, seek out the reviews in full and cite them individually. {{Album ratings}} has a |MC= parameter that can be used to display Metacritic's aggregate score for an album. When describing the score in prose, be sure to note that the score is an aggregate and how many reviews it is based on. For example:

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 48/100
Review scores
Source Rating

Non-professional reviews[edit | edit source]

As a matter of policy, reviews from these sources are not considered professional and should not be included, either in {{Album ratings}} or in the article's prose:

Reviews and ratings which only summarize other reviews and ratings should not be included either: