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Just out of curiosity, are there any criteria to split a discography article into "Albums discography" and "Singles discography"? I've been wondering about this for a while and don't know where else to ask. GustavoCza (talk • contribs) 03:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed! Why do some artists have both their albums and singles discographies listed, while other artists, like Celine Dion, only have their singles discography listed and not their albums discography? WikiWizard457 (talk) 13:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I guess I’m more referring to the “Pop Discographies” page. WikiWizard457 (talk) 13:12, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As with most split discussions, it typically comes down to size of the page. Celine Dion's albums and singles discographies are both very long, so it makes sense to separate them. Meanwhile, other artists have discographies small enough that they can reasonably fit in a single page, or even a section of the artist's article. If a section gets too long, then consider splitting, so long as there is enough reliable coverage to justify the page. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 15:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response, but I’m sorry, I wasn’t very clear. On the list of Pop Discographies page that lists all the discographies of pop artists, why do some artists who have split discographies have both their albums and singles discographies listed, but others, like Celine Dion, only have their singles discography listed? Shouldn’t her album discography be listed too? I didn’t see a way to edit the page and add it. WikiWizard457 (talk) 16:23, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiWizard457: If you're referring to Category:Pop music discographies, I just added it. If you want to understand how, give WP:PAGECAT a read. Might be worth checking out the rest of that page and WP:CAT while you're at it just to be sure you understand how they work. And if somehow that wasn't what you were referring to, then please link the page you had in mind, because I couldn't find it. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 17:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! That was what I was referring to. I appreciate your help and information! 🙂 WikiWizard457 (talk) 17:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see that the artist K-391 does not have a discography, is he notable enough to have one? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 11:33, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Project may be interested in WT:NOT#Creation of product catalog under a new article. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 01:16, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What are criteria for order of certifications? Such order doesn't make sense - alphabetical order with RIAA on top because it's American band? Also, what are criteria for sales order? Number of units sold or alphabetical? Eurohunter (talk) 08:43, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it's ABC order exactly as you described, and I don't see why that doesn't make sense. The artist's home country going first in the list is consistent with every charts table I've ever seen. I imagine the sales figures should follow the same pattern but with worldwide sales going first, the home country second, and the rest in ABC order. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 04:33, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]