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title: "How long to get through — music"
description: "11 music ranked by how long they take, with what each figure assumes about reading or viewing rate."
url: https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/music/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Music

11 music, longest first.

| What | How long | Covers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taylor Swift's discography | about 18 hours | 12 studio albums and 4 re-recordings, to 2026 |
| Wagner's Ring cycle | about 15 hours | 4 operas: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung |
| Drake's discography | about 13 hours 47 minutes | 12 studio albums, to 2026 |
| Eminem's discography | about 13 hours 30 minutes | 12 studio albums |
| Pink Floyd's discography | about 12 hours 55 minutes | 15 studio albums |
| Metallica's discography | about 12 hours 22 minutes | 11 studio albums |
| Queen's discography | about 10 hours 47 minutes | 15 studio albums |
| The Beatles' discography | about 8 hours 44 minutes | 13 UK studio albums |
| Radiohead's discography | about 7 hours 7 minutes | 9 studio albums |
| Led Zeppelin's discography | about 6 hours 55 minutes | 9 studio albums |
| Nirvana's discography | about 2 hours 1 minute | 3 studio albums |

- [Taylor Swift's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/taylor-swift-discography/) — about 18 hours
- [Wagner's Ring cycle](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/wagner-ring-cycle/) — about 15 hours
- [Drake's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/drake-discography/) — about 13 hours 47 minutes
- [Eminem's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/eminem-discography/) — about 13 hours 30 minutes
- [Pink Floyd's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/pink-floyd-discography/) — about 12 hours 55 minutes
- [Metallica's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/metallica-discography/) — about 12 hours 22 minutes
- [Queen's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/queen-discography/) — about 10 hours 47 minutes
- [The Beatles' discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/the-beatles-discography/) — about 8 hours 44 minutes
- [Radiohead's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/radiohead-discography/) — about 7 hours 7 minutes
- [Led Zeppelin's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/led-zeppelin-discography/) — about 6 hours 55 minutes
- [Nirvana's discography](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/nirvana-discography/) — about 2 hours 1 minute