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title: "How long to listen to Metallica's discography? about 12 hours "
description: "Metallica's discography takes about 12 hours 22 minutes — 11 studio albums. What that assumes, how it breaks down, and how long at a realistic pace."
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# How long does it take to listen to Metallica's discography?

**How long to listen to Metallica's discography: about 12 hours 22 minutes**

11 studio albums

Metallica's eleven studio albums come to about twelve and a half hours, which is long for that album count because the band writes long songs — several exceed eight minutes and the average album runs over an hour. ...And Justice for All alone is 65 minutes with an average track length approaching seven minutes. The catalogue spans from 1983 to the 2020s with no long breaks. It is one of the few rock discographies where the total listening time exceeds a full working day's worth of albums.

## The numbers

- **Total:** 12 hours 22 minutes
- **In hours:** 12.4 hours
- **Non-stop:** 0.5 days without sleeping
- **Covers:** 11 studio albums
- **At a realistic pace:** an album a day
- **That works out as:** about 12 days

## What this assumes

11 studio albums at their catalogue running times.

## Other music

| What | How long |
| --- | --- |
| The Beatles' discography | about 8 hours 44 minutes |
| Taylor Swift's discography | about 18 hours |
| Pink Floyd's discography | about 12 hours 55 minutes |
| Led Zeppelin's discography | about 6 hours 55 minutes |
| Queen's discography | about 10 hours 47 minutes |
| Radiohead's discography | about 7 hours 7 minutes |
| Nirvana's discography | about 2 hours 1 minute |
| Eminem's discography | about 13 hours 30 minutes |
| Drake's discography | about 13 hours 47 minutes |
| Wagner's Ring cycle | about 15 hours |

## Common questions

### How long does it take to listen to Metallica's discography?

about 12 hours 22 minutes — 11 studio albums.

### What does that assume?

11 studio albums at their catalogue running times.

### How long at a realistic pace?

an album a day — about 12 days.

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## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)