Template:AllMusic/doc

This template provides a convenient way to produce an external link to an entry at AllMusic. The template can be used for any link to AllMusic's website, including the "External links" section or when citing it as a source.

Usage

Unnamed parameters

Valid with these three parameters only:

{{AllMusic|<class>|<id>|<title>}}

Named parameters

{{AllMusic |class= |id= |tab= |title= |last= |first= |author= |access-date= }}

{{AllMusic
| class       = 
| id          = 
| tab         = 
| title       = 
| first       = 
| last        = 
| author      =
| access-date = 
}}

Using Wikidata

{{AllMusic}}

{{AllMusic|title= Text displayed in link}}

Examples

Artist or group (class not specified, defaults to artist)

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}
• Output: Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}
• Output: Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026

Album (class not specified, defaults to album)

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= news-of-the-world-mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
• Output: News of the World at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/news-of-the-world-mw0000191493

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
• Output: News of the World at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191493

Song (class not specified, defaults to song)

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}
• Output: "Dust in the Wind" at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/song/dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}
• Output: "Dust in the Wind" at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0013834783

Composition (class not specified, defaults to composition)

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}
• Output: Clarinet Concerto (Copland) at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}
• Output: Clarinet Concerto (Copland) at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002356981

Using tab parameter

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}
• Output: Led Zeppelin discography at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}
• Output: Discography of Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026/discography

Using tab name with id parameter

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}
• Output: Led Zeppelin discography at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026/discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}
• Output: Discography of Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026/discography

Author name, access date

Full ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | class= album | id= physical-graffiti-mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
• Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Physical Graffiti at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/physical-graffiti-mw0000190771

Short ID:

• Usage: {{AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
• Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Physical Graffiti at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190771

Using pure_url with a citation template

• Usage: {{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|album|mw0000190771|pure_url=yes}} | title = Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[All Media Network]] | first = Stephen Thomas | last = Erlewine | access-date = March 30, 2014}}
• Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review of Physical Graffiti". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
• URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190771

No ID in template or Wikidata and not using pure_url

• Usage: {{AllMusic}}
• Output:

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:AllMusic in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for AllMusic

This template produces an external link to an entry at AllMusic.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
AllMusic class	class 1	Class of information. Value for this parameter corresponds to part of URL following www.allmusic.com/. Examples: artist, album, song, composition. If omitted, the default is based on the "id", where mn=artist, mw=album, mt=song, and mc=composition. Default artist	String	optional
AllMusic ID	id 2	AllMusic identification number or string. Corresponds to part of URL following artist/, album/, song/, or composition/. Can omit the text before the actual ID with name of artist, album, etc. Example: The ID for www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 would be either "led-zeppelin-mn0000139026" or "mn0000139026". Can also use the entire end of URL, such as: "release/stone-temple-pilots-deluxe-edition-mr0002917004".	String	required
Displayed text	title label 3	Text to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used.	String	optional
AllMusic tab	tab	If the link should access directly a specific tab on the AllMusic site you can use this parameter to specify that tab. The value for this parameter corresponds to the suffix of the URL following the identification, after the slash ('/'). Examples (without quotes): "biography", "discography", "songs", "awards", etc. If you are specifying a sub-tab of a tab, the whole suffix has to be used, (e.g. "songs/all").	String	optional
Author's first name	first	The author's first or given name(s).	String	optional
Author's last name	last	The author's surname or last name.	String	optional
Author's full name	author	The author's full name. Do not use when |last= is used.	String	optional
Access date	access-date accessdate	Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wiki-linked.	String	optional
URL only	pure_url	If set to "yes", produces URL only without additional formatting. Typically used in citation templates.	String	optional

Tracking category

• Category:AllMusic template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)

See also

• {{AllMovie title}}
• {{AllMovie name}}
• {{AMG ref}}
• {{AMG text}}