Introducing the AMG Population Report

The data is finally live. For the first time, collectors can explore the full scope of what AMG has graded — across artists, albums, formats, and conditions — all in one place.


Search. Filter. Compare. Open, sealed, or autographed. Vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and 8-tracks. "No hype, just transparency," as AMG put it in the announcement — and this is only the start.

 


What You Can Do With It

Search any artist or album and see exactly how many copies AMG has graded, broken out by format and by grade — from AMG 1 through AMG 10, plus open, sealed, and signature categories. It's the first tool of its kind for physical media collectibles: a transparent, searchable record of population data across everything AMG has authenticated.


See It In Action

Here's what a real search looks like. Pull up the Population Report and type in an artist — Taylor Swift, in this case — for an instant breakdown of every grade AMG has issued.

AMG Population Report search homepage with search bar prompting users to try an artist, album, or year

AMG Population Report search results for Taylor Swift showing 349 graded copies broken out by album and by grade AMG 1 through AMG 10

Click into any album and the table expands to break the count down by format — vinyl, CD, cassette — right down to the exact grade.

AMG Population Report expanded row showing Compact Disc and Vinyl Record grade breakdowns for Taylor Swift 1989

Go a level deeper and click into a specific format — vinyl, in this case — to see it broken out by variant: pressing, edition, and release details, each with its own grade count.

AMG Population Report variant-level detail for Taylor Swift 1989 vinyl, showing individual pressings and limited editions with their own grade counts


Why It Matters

Population data has long been standard in trading cards and other collectibles — buyers and sellers can see exactly how rare a given grade actually is. AMG is bringing that same transparency to vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and 8-tracks for the first time, giving collectors real data to back up value and rarity instead of guesswork.


Explore the Population Report

The AMG Population Report is live now — search any artist or album at popreport.audiomediagrading.com →

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