Million Song Dataset
Also known as MSD
The Million Song Dataset is a freely-available collection of audio features and metadata for a million contemporary popular music tracks. The core of the dataset is the feature analysis and metadata for one million songs, provided by The Echo Nest. The dataset does not include any audio, only the derived features. Note, however, that sample audio can be fetched from services like 7digital, using code we provide.
Getting access
Open access Open
- How to apply
- Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
About this database
| Website | http://millionsongdataset.com/ |
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| Subjects | Humanities and Social Sciences · Humanities · Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Media Studies · Musicology |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 |