Discogs
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 3 music databases by recommenders
People recommend Discogs as a large music database and marketplace for buying physical records and CDs, with a freely downloadable database.
People recommend Discogs as a large music database and marketplace for buying physical records and CDs, with a freely downloadable database.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Go-to place for physical media
“buy your own CDs (at your local music store, directly from the band when you attend their concerts, or on Bandcamp/Discogs)”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available” “For physical media, Discogs is the way to go”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Beets: The music geek’s media organizer” Useful music database and marketplace
“Amazing DB of music and used record shop.”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished” “Discogs.org is a very good marketplace”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” Well-liked resource among enthusiasts
“what a great resource discogs is”
Comment from 6 Feb 2026 in “Hackers (1995) Animated Experience” “I am also a huge Discogs fan”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)”
Other music databases people recommend
The two most recommended other music databases, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 | 4 | 86% | 9 | — | Approved |
| DiscogsThis page | 12 | 2 | 86% | 7 | — | Approved |
| RateYourMusic | 8 | 6 | 57% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Amazing DB of music and used record shop.”
“buy your own CDs (at your local music store, directly from the band when you attend their concerts, or on Bandcamp/Discogs)”
“see what it costs on discogs, and buy it there if it's reasonable”
“I've always wanted to build an improved Discogs app”
“it sounds like there's a good reason for that”
“Discogs will not let me login with my own domain (of 30 years) and required one of the big providers.”
“what a great resource discogs is”
“Discogs.org is a very good marketplace”
“Their database is freely available to download!”
“I am also a huge Discogs fan”
“For physical media, Discogs is the way to go”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.