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

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Unnamed parameters

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Valid with these three parameters only:

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

Named parameters

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

Using Wikidata

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{{AllMusic}}

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

Examples

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

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Album (class not specified, defaults to album)

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Song (class not specified, defaults to song)

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Composition (class not specified, defaults to composition)

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Using tab parameter

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Using tab name with id parameter

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Author name, access date

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Full ID:

Short ID:

Using pure_url with a citation template

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  • 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

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  • Usage: {{AllMusic}}
  • Output: {{AllMusic}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

TemplateData

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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

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
AllMusic classclass 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
Stringoptional
AllMusic IDid 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".

Stringrequired
Displayed texttitle label 3

Text to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used.

Stringoptional
AllMusic tabtab

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").

Stringoptional
Author's first namefirst

The author's first or given name(s).

Stringoptional
Author's last namelast

The author's surname or last name.

Stringoptional
Author's full nameauthor

The author's full name. Do not use when |last= is used.

Stringoptional
Access dateaccess-date accessdate

Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wiki-linked.

Stringoptional
URL onlypure_url

If set to "yes", produces URL only without additional formatting. Typically used in citation templates.

Stringoptional

Tracking category

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See also

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