Best numbers of tracks???
 

How many tracks do you all think would be the optimum amount? It's 12~14 for me and i haven't heard any 'long' albums that i qualify as outstanding. An ablum too long would make it too boring at times and a short one like MM would not be enough. Seriously, i think Ayu should stop after INSPIRE for MS cause it flowed so well. Things was like =X after INSPIRE.

i say 14-16 like RAINBOW.

I say 14. Optimum. Or if the artist is a good one, then 12. The more the tracks, the higher the risk of error. And the worse it is to listen to the whole album in one go.

I'd say the more the better. better value for your money :)

I'm the same, I'd rather have a few extra so-so tracks than only the best ones.

Though, the best album by Ayu is imo Memorial address, I don't think the songs are better than her other, but the whole album just scream quality at you and I like that it's short.

I say, put any amount of tracks on the album, be it few or a lot, as long as it's the artist that choose to put them there. It's what the artist choose to give me that matters to me, not what I want the artist to give me.

Quality over quantity is usually a big thing for me...but hey, some "long" albums could have the best songs too ;) I guess I can go either way.

Definitely no, as that has nothing to do with the quality of the music, just the quantity. I'd rather hear 20 minutes of good music than 40 minutes of mediocre music.

As for my favourite format, I prefer CDs of about 40 minutes, with 60 minutes being what I usually consider max. How many songs an artists will fit into that, I don't care; it's the overall length that's important. Of course, I don't mind different formats occassionally; shorter (EPs) or longer (Merzbow's Houjoue, for example, which is slightly over 5 hours).

i say 12 to 14 tracks excluding instrumentals or interludes

the more the better I say!

I'm not a big fan of albums with only 10 or so tracks (excluding intros/interludes/instrumentals) -- seriously, these artists produce a stackload of tracks (some say up to 40+) - surely there's enough to at least have 12+ good album-worthy tracks?!

EDIT: typo

I think 17.. For some reason. Oo;;

well...I prefer a good 10 song cd hehe

12

and no album should be more than 45 minutes.

That's ideal

:)

i say 10-12, like Duty

14-16 tracks.

as many as possible. i'm very hesitant to buy an album with 10 or 11 songs on it. i think there should be at least 12 songs and the album should be at least 6o minutes long. otherwise...why spend the money on it?

12 or 16

i agree with you there :yes it's not the matter of how long the album is, if the songs itself is good, then that is what makes an album.

I agree with you , but surely everybody would prefer an album with as much of quality content as possible.

but I'm not the type who listens to full albums anyways. I always just listen to a couple of tracks & then change the album. I like making my own compilation albums & play several CD's on suffle on my player. maybe this is way no album can be "too long" for me because I so rarely listen thru a full album completely.

i like when every minute is filled because i can always reburn it with the tracks i dont like, but i am sick of good bsides not ending up on a cd, especially when the final result is 10 songs half of which i usuaully hate,.

12 - 14 but with every track good not some just thrown on the album to fill up space.

^agree. I find quality of songs and the overall feel as a much more importance factor. Wouldn't it be great if we have both quantity and quality ;)

16 Like (M)U, LOVEppears, A Song For XX, Rainbow, and I Am...

About 15 - anything more than that and it ends up with more filler tracks than good tracks.

^agree :yes RAINBOW and MY STORY are classic example

True, true. Over 45 minutes and your attention just wanes. I just recently liked Utada's Distance which I bought two years ago. I never listened to it in full earlier because it was longgg and never liked it because I never listened to all the tracks in one shot. :headache Even Greatest Hits albums should be limited at 15 tracks max.

I'd say 11-13 will make a pretty good number. Anything beyond that could be too much, and bad tracks are more likely to pop up.

...Because you like good, quality music?

What's the point of spending money on an album with 17 mediocre tracks when you can buy one with 12 amazing songs?

Doesn't really matter to me, as long is there is little or no filler. Usually, I prefer longer albums (15-17) to have a lot of variety so it can keep my attention (eg. (miss)undertsood) while I like short albums (10-12) to be more cohesive and less diverse (eg. Duty).

13-15 tracks with no interludes.

Anywhere in Between 11 and 14 is Good for Me

between 11-14. I don't like CDs that have anything less because then I'm looking for more, and to have a lot of tracks would mean theres always the chance that I'm skipping through half of the CD to get to the good ones. Quality over Quantity. I'd rather have 11 of the best songs, then 17 tracks with only 5 really good tracks.
But then again if I'm really into the band then I might enjoy more tracks.

I like them long...I think Xtina's album "Stripped" (sp...) had like 20+ songs & interludes. It's good when the album is a variety like Stripped because it gives you a taste of different KINDS of music. So I think the best number of tracks depends on the actual type of music it is.
One bad example of a 20-track album to me would be Janet Jackson's "Janet" album...I didn't like most of the songs because they were so repetitive...same sound.

Yeah, it depends on if it's a variety. Other than that; 14+ will do the trick for me.

12-16 songs.

But as long as the album is good, that's okay. You can have an album with lots of songs, but that doesn't mean it will be any good. (like "(miss)understood" and "MY STORY") An album with 12 songs can seem short, but if the songs are great. It's worth it. (like "LOVE COOK" or "Duty")

Depends on the type of music, for Ayu i think ~16 songs is good including an intro and maybe 1 interlude.

Generally Pop/Ballads i tend to think 16 songs is optimal because the songs are usually upwards of 4:30 per song

Rock/Hip Hop songs i would expect ~19 songs because usually the songs are upwards of 3:30 per song.

I agree, but I also like smaller albums, they make you like each song more... On an album with 15 songs, there are sure to be some fillers,, that are just there to make the tracklist bigger, songs you really don't notice. So I think an album with 10 songs in some occations are just as good as one with 16. It makes the album seem more complete, and makes me see it moe as a whole:)

Doesn't matter, as long as the tracks are good. If you want a number, anywhere from 10 - 14 is fine for original albums, give or take one or two, 16-18 for best-ofs.

I like 40 minute albums.