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MusicAlbum Schema for Webflow Websites
MusicAlbum schema describes a music album release. It connects the album to its artist, tracks, genre, and release details. MusicAlbum inherits from MusicPlaylist, which is why track-related properties like numTracks are available. Music streaming platforms, artist websites, and review sites use this type.
Google does not maintain dedicated structured data documentation for MusicAlbum.
Fields in This Glossary
Not mentioned by Google
- numTracks — Total number of tracks on the album
Common fields (shared across types)
These fields are documented under their primary types but apply to MusicAlbum:
- name — Album title
- image — Album cover art
- datePublished — Release date
- description — Album description
- url — Album page URL
Additional MusicAlbum properties (not in glossary)
byArtist— The performing artist (Person or MusicGroup)track— Individual track listings (MusicRecording)genre— Music genrealbumProductionType— Studio album, live, compilation, etc.albumReleaseType— Single, EP, album
JSON-LD Example
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "MusicAlbum",
"name": "King of Limbs",
"byArtist": {
"@type": "MusicGroup",
"name": "Radiohead"
},
"genre": "Alt/Punk",
"image": "https://example.com/king-of-limbs.jpg",
"numTracks": "8",
"datePublished": "2011-02-18",
"track": [
{
"@type": "MusicRecording",
"name": "Bloom",
"duration": "PT5M14S"
},
{
"@type": "MusicRecording",
"name": "Morning Mr Magpie",
"duration": "PT4M41S"
}
]
}
When to Use MusicAlbum Schema
Use MusicAlbum on pages dedicated to a single album: album landing pages, review pages, or CMS template pages for an album collection. For individual songs, use MusicRecording. For playlists that are not albums, use MusicPlaylist.
Ask AI about this property
I just read https://www.karpi.studio/schema-glossary-types/music-album about MusicAlbum schema for Webflow websites. Help me apply this to my own music streaming / artist site:
- Which MusicAlbum fields are core (`name`, `image`, `datePublished`, `description`, `url`, `numTracks`) vs nice-to-have (`byArtist`, `track`, `genre`, `albumProductionType`, `albumReleaseType`)
- A complete JSON-LD example using the @graph format combining MusicAlbum, the `byArtist` MusicGroup, and nested `track` MusicRecording entries
- Exactly how to implement it on a Webflow CMS template page for an album collection, mapping `numTracks` and `datePublished` from fields
- How to validate it with the Schema.org Validator, since Google does not maintain dedicated structured data documentation for MusicAlbum (no dedicated Google rich result)
- The most common mistakes, like using MusicAlbum for a single song (use MusicRecording) or for a non-album playlist (use MusicPlaylist), or an inaccurate `numTracks`