# Album of the Year Scraper - Music Ratings & Reviews (`lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper`) Actor Scrape album ratings and reviews from albumoftheyear.org. Browse highest-rated albums by year, genre, or search. Get critic/user scores, tracklists, genres, labels, and review snippets. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Album of the Year Scraper Scrape album ratings, reviews, and tracklists from [albumoftheyear.org](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/) — the leading music aggregation site with critic and user scores for thousands of albums. ### Features - **Search albums** — find any album or artist by name - **Browse by year** — highest-rated albums for any year (1950-2030) - **Filter by genre** — narrow results to specific genres (alternative rock, synthpop, jazz, etc.) - **Multiple list types** — critic highest rated, user highest rated, most popular, most anticipated - **Album details** — optionally scrape full detail pages for tracklists, labels, producers, and review snippets - **Pagination** — handles multi-page result sets automatically - **PPE monetization** — pay-per-event billing for each result ### Output Example ```json { "rank": 1, "albumTitle": "OK Computer", "artist": "Radiohead", "criticScore": 94, "userScore": 93, "criticReviewCount": 14, "userRatingCount": 36426, "releaseDate": "May 21, 1997", "format": "LP", "genres": "Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Space Rock Revival, Post-Britpop", "label": "Parlophone, Capitol, EMI", "producer": "Nigel Godrich", "trackCount": 12, "tracks": [ { "number": 1, "name": "Airbag", "length": "4:47", "rating": 93, "ratingCount": 6427 } ], "reviewSnippets": [ { "publication": "Pitchfork", "score": 100, "text": "The record is brimming with genuine emotion..." } ], "coverUrl": "https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/375x0/album/ok-computer-1.jpg", "url": "https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/362-radiohead-ok-computer.php", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `searchQuery` | string | | Album or artist name to search for | | `year` | integer | current year | Filter albums by release year | | `listType` | string | `critic-highest` | List type: `critic-highest`, `user-highest`, `most-popular`, `most-anticipated` | | `genre` | string | | Genre slug filter (e.g. `2-alternative-rock`, `38-synthpop`) | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | `false` | Fetch album detail pages for full tracklists, labels, and review snippets | | `maxResults` | integer | 50 | Maximum number of albums to return (1-1000) | | `maxPages` | integer | 0 | Maximum listing pages to scrape (0 = auto from maxResults) | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | | Optional proxy configuration | ### Usage #### Browse top-rated albums of 2024 ```json { "year": 2024, "listType": "critic-highest", "maxResults": 50 } ``` #### Search for an artist with full details ```json { "searchQuery": "Radiohead", "scrapeDetails": true, "maxResults": 10 } ``` #### Browse user-rated hip-hop albums ```json { "year": 2024, "listType": "user-highest", "genre": "8-hip-hop", "maxResults": 25 } ``` #### Quick list without detail pages (faster) ```json { "year": 2023, "listType": "critic-highest", "scrapeDetails": false, "maxResults": 100 } ``` ### Rate Limiting The scraper is configured to be respectful: - Maximum 3 concurrent requests - Maximum 20 requests per minute - Proper User-Agent and Referer headers ### Cost This actor uses Pay-Per-Event pricing. You are charged per album result returned to the dataset. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search for albums or artists (e.g. "Radiohead", "OK Computer"). Leave empty to browse by year. ## `year` (type: `integer`): Filter albums by release year (e.g. 2024). Used for browsing top-rated lists. ## `listType` (type: `string`): Which rating list to browse when using year filter. ## `genre` (type: `string`): Filter by genre slug (e.g. "2-alternative-rock", "38-synthpop", "155-neo-psychedelia"). Find slugs on albumoftheyear.org/genre/. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch each album's detail page for full tracklists, labels, producers, and review snippets. Slower but more data. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of albums to return (1-1000). Each page has 25 albums. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listing pages to scrape (25 albums per page). 0 means auto-calculate from maxResults. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy configuration for requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "year": 2024, "listType": "critic-highest", "scrapeDetails": false, "maxResults": 50, "maxPages": 0 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "", "year": 2024, "genre": "" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "", "year": 2024, "genre": "", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQuery": "", "year": 2024, "genre": "" }' | apify call lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Album of the Year Scraper - Music Ratings & Reviews", "description": "Scrape album ratings and reviews from albumoftheyear.org. Browse highest-rated albums by year, genre, or search. Get critic/user scores, tracklists, genres, labels, and review snippets.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "CEej2MkeE0JPgRY7r" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~albumoftheyear-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-albumoftheyear-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~albumoftheyear-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-albumoftheyear-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~albumoftheyear-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-albumoftheyear-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search for albums or artists (e.g. \"Radiohead\", \"OK Computer\"). Leave empty to browse by year." }, "year": { "title": "Year", "minimum": 1950, "maximum": 2030, "type": "integer", "description": "Filter albums by release year (e.g. 2024). Used for browsing top-rated lists." }, "listType": { "title": "List Type", "enum": [ "critic-highest", "user-highest", "most-popular", "most-anticipated" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which rating list to browse when using year filter.", "default": "critic-highest" }, "genre": { "title": "Genre Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by genre slug (e.g. \"2-alternative-rock\", \"38-synthpop\", \"155-neo-psychedelia\"). Find slugs on albumoftheyear.org/genre/." }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Album Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch each album's detail page for full tracklists, labels, producers, and review snippets. Slower but more data.", "default": false }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of albums to return (1-1000). Each page has 25 albums.", "default": 50 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listing pages to scrape (25 albums per page). 0 means auto-calculate from maxResults.", "default": 0 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy configuration for requests." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```