This article is about the book series. For other uses, see 33 1/3 (disambiguation).

33 1⁄3 (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a series of books with its first installation in 2003, and is published by Bloomsbury Publishing since 2010. The books are about albums from various musical genres. As of 2025, 196 books have been published in the main series. Six additional series have been published, all of them specific to a region except for one about music genres.

History and overview

Each book of 33 1⁄3 is about a single album.[1] The series title refers to the rotation speed of a vinyl LP, 33 1⁄3 revolutions per minute.[2]

Originally published by Continuum,[3] the series was founded by editor David Barker in 2003.[1] At the time, Continuum published a series of short books on literature called Continuum Contemporaries. One-time series editor Ally-Jane Grossan described Barker as "an obsessive music fan who thought, 'This is a really cool idea, why don't we apply this to albums.[3] PopMatters wrote that the range consists of "obscure classics to more usual suspects by the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones".[1]

In 2010, Continuum was bought out by Bloomsbury Publishing, which continues to publish the series.[3] Following a leave, Barker was replaced by Grossan in January 2013.[2] Leah Babb-Rosenfeld has been the editor of the series since 2016.[4]

Several independent books have been spun off of the series. The first, Carl Wilson's 2007 entry on Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love, was expanded for a 2014 Bloomsbury reissue with material not specifically pertaining to the Dion album and retitled Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste. Joe Bonomo, at the invitation of Barker, expanded his 33 1⁄3 proposal on Jerry Lee Lewis's Live at the Star Club, Hamburg album into a full-length book about Lewis, the album, and his career titled Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found, published by Continuum in 2009. A rejected proposal from writer Brett Milano for an entry on Game Theory's 1987 album Lolita Nation was instead expanded by Milano into a biography on the band's leader Scott Miller; that project, titled Don't All Thank Me at Once: The Lost Genius of Scott Miller, was released by 125 Books in 2015.[5]

In August 2017, Bloomsbury announced the launch of 33 1⁄3 Global,[6] an extension of the 33 1⁄3 series to popular music from around the world. The first two sub-series launched were 33 1⁄3 Brazil, edited by Jason Stanyek, and 33 1⁄3 Japan, edited by Noriko Manabe.[7] The first book for 33 1⁄3 Brazil was Caetano Veloso's A Foreign Sound by Barbara Browning.[8] The first books for 33 1⁄3 Japan were Supercell ft. Hatsune Miku by Keisuke Yamada and Yoko Kanno's Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack by Rose Bridges.[9]

Published titles

As of November 2025, 198 books have been published in the main series.

Main series

AlbumArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1Dusty in MemphisDusty Springfield19692003Warren ZanesISBN 978-0-8264-1492-2
2Forever ChangesLove19672003Andrew HultkransISBN 978-0-8264-1493-9
3HarvestNeil Young19722003Sam InglisISBN 978-0-8264-1495-3
4The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation SocietyThe Kinks19682003Andy MillerISBN 978-0-8264-1498-4
5Meat Is MurderThe Smiths19852003Joe PerniceISBN 978-0-8264-1494-6
6The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd19672003John CavanaghISBN 978-0-8264-1497-7
7ABBA Gold: Greatest HitsABBA19922004Elisabeth VincentelliISBN 978-0-8264-1546-2
8Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience19682004John PerryISBN 978-0-8264-1571-4
9Unknown PleasuresJoy Division19792004Chris OttISBN 978-0-8264-1549-3
10Sign o' the TimesPrince19872004Michaelangelo MatosISBN 978-0-8264-1547-9
11The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground19672004Joe HarvardISBN 978-0-8264-1550-9
12Let It BeThe Beatles19702004Steve MatteoISBN 978-0-8264-1634-6
13Live at the ApolloJames Brown19632004Douglas WolkISBN 978-0-8264-1572-1
14AqualungJethro Tull19712004Allan MooreISBN 978-0-8264-1619-3
15OK ComputerRadiohead19972004Dai GriffithsISBN 978-0-8264-1663-6
16Let It BeThe Replacements19842004Colin MeloyISBN 978-0-8264-1633-9
17Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin19712005Erik DavisISBN 978-0-8264-1658-2
18Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones19722005Bill JanovitzISBN 978-0-8264-1673-5
19Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys19662005Jim FusilliISBN 978-0-8264-1670-4
20RamonesRamones19762005Nicholas RombesISBN 978-0-8264-1671-1
21Armed ForcesElvis Costello19792005Franklin BrunoISBN 978-0-8264-1674-2
22MurmurR.E.M.19832005J. NiimiISBN 978-0-8264-1672-8
23GraceJeff Buckley19942005Daphne BrooksISBN 978-0-8264-1635-3
24Endtroducing.....DJ Shadow19962005Eliot WilderISBN 978-0-8264-1682-7
25Kick Out the JamsMC519692005Don McLeeseISBN 978-0-8264-1660-5
26LowDavid Bowie19772005Hugo WilckenISBN 978-0-8264-1684-1
27Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen19842005Geoffrey HimesISBN 978-0-8264-1661-2
28Music from Big PinkThe Band19682005John NivenISBN 978-0-8264-1771-8
29In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNeutral Milk Hotel19982005Kim CooperISBN 978-0-8264-1690-2
30Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys19892006Dan Le RoyISBN 978-0-8264-1741-1
31DoolittlePixies19892006Ben SisarioISBN 978-0-8264-1774-9
32There's a Riot Goin' OnSly and the Family Stone19712006Miles Marshall LewisISBN 978-0-8264-1744-2
33The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses19892006Alex GreenISBN 978-0-8264-1742-8
34In UteroNirvana19932006Gillian G. GaarISBN 978-0-8264-1776-3
35Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan19652006Mark PolizzottiISBN 978-0-8264-1775-6
36LovelessMy Bloody Valentine19912006Mike McGonigalISBN 978-0-8264-1548-6
37The Who Sell OutThe Who19672006John DouganISBN 978-0-8264-1743-5
38Bee ThousandGuided by Voices19942006Marc WoodworthISBN 978-0-8264-1748-0
39Daydream NationSonic Youth19882006Matthew StearnsISBN 978-0-8264-1740-4
40Court and SparkJoni Mitchell19742006Sean NelsonISBN 978-0-8264-1773-2
41Use Your Illusion I and IIGuns N' Roses19912006Eric WeisbardISBN 978-0-8264-1924-8
69[i]69 Love SongsThe Magnetic Fields19992006LD BeghtolISBN 978-0-8264-1925-5
42Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder19762007Zeth LundyISBN 978-0-8264-1926-2
43The Notorious Byrd BrothersThe Byrds19682007Ric MenckISBN 978-0-8264-1717-6
44Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart19692007Kevin CourrierISBN 978-0-8264-2781-6
45Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemen19842007Michael T. FournierISBN 978-0-8264-2787-8
46AjaSteely Dan19772007Don BreithauptISBN 978-0-8264-2783-0
47People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of RhythmA Tribe Called Quest19902007Shawn TaylorISBN 978-0-8264-1923-1
48Rid of MePJ Harvey19932007Kate SchatzISBN 978-0-8264-2778-6
49Achtung BabyU219912007Stephen CatanzariteISBN 978-0-8264-2784-7
50If You're Feeling SinisterBelle & Sebastian19962007Scott PlagenhoefISBN 978-0-8264-2818-9
51Pink MoonNick Drake19722007Amanda PetrusichISBN 978-0-8264-2790-8
52Let's Talk About LoveCeline Dion19972007Carl WilsonISBN 978-0-8264-2788-5
53SwordfishtrombonesTom Waits19832007David SmayISBN 978-0-8264-2782-3
5420 Jazz Funk GreatsThrobbing Gristle19792008Drew DanielISBN 978-0-8264-2793-9
55HorsesPatti Smith19752008Philip ShawISBN 978-0-8264-2792-2
56Master of RealityBlack Sabbath19712008John DarnielleISBN 978-0-8264-2899-8
57Reign in BloodSlayer19862008D.X. FerrisISBN 978-0-8264-2909-4
58Shoot Out the LightsRichard and Linda Thompson19822008Hayden ChildsISBN 978-0-8264-2791-5
59GentlemenThe Afghan Whigs19932008Bob GendronISBN 978-0-8264-2910-0
60Rum, Sodomy, and the LashThe Pogues19852008Jeffrey T. RoesgenISBN 978-0-8264-2916-2
61The Gilded Palace of SinThe Flying Burrito Brothers19692008Bob ProehlISBN 978-0-8264-2903-2
62Pink FlagWire19772009Wilson NeateISBN 978-0-8264-2914-8
63XOElliott Smith19982009Mathew LemayISBN 978-0-8264-2900-1
64IllmaticNas19942009Matthew GasteierISBN 978-0-8264-2907-0
65Radio CityBig Star19742009Bruce EatonISBN 978-0-8264-2898-1
66One Step Beyond...Madness19792009Terry EdwardsISBN 978-0-8264-2906-3
67Another Green WorldBrian Eno19752009Geeta DayalISBN 978-0-8264-2786-1
68ZaireekaThe Flaming Lips19972009Mark RichardsonISBN 978-0-8264-2901-8
70Facing FutureIsrael Kamakawiwoʻole19932009Dan KoisISBN 978-0-8264-2905-6
71It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy19882010Christopher R. WeingartenISBN 978-0-8264-2913-1
72Wowee ZoweePavement19952010Bryan CharlesISBN 978-0-8264-2957-5
73Highway to HellAC/DC19792010Joe BonomoISBN 978-1-4411-9028-4
74Song CycleVan Dyke Parks19682010Richard HendersonISBN 978-0-8264-2917-9
75SpiderlandSlint19912010Scott TennentISBN 978-1-4411-7026-2
76Kid ARadiohead20002010Marvin LinISBN 978-0-8264-2343-6
77TuskFleetwood Mac19792011Rob TrucksISBN 978-0-8264-2902-5
78Pretty Hate MachineNine Inch Nails19892011Daphne CarrISBN 978-0-8264-2789-2
79Chocolate and CheeseWeen19942011Hank ShteamerISBN 978-0-8264-3117-2
80American RecordingsJohnny Cash19942011Tony TostISBN 978-1-4411-7461-1
81Some GirlsThe Rolling Stones19782011Cyrus PatellISBN 978-1-4411-9280-6
82You're Living All Over MeDinosaur Jr.19872011Nick AttfieldISBN 978-1-4411-8778-9
83Marquee MoonTelevision19772011Bryan WatermanISBN 978-1-4411-8605-8
84Amazing GraceAretha Franklin19722011Aaron CohenISBN 978-1-4411-4888-9
85DummyPortishead19942011RJ WheatonISBN 978-1-4411-9449-7
86Fear of MusicTalking Heads19792012Jonathan LethemISBN 978-1-4411-2100-4
87Histoire de Melody NelsonSerge Gainsbourg19712013Darran AndersonISBN 978-1-62356-287-8
88FloodThey Might Be Giants19902013S. Alexander Reed; Elizabeth SandiferISBN 978-1-62356-915-0
89I Get WetAndrew W.K.20012014Phillip CrandallISBN 978-1-62356-714-9
90Selected Ambient Works Volume IIAphex Twin19942014Marc WeidenbaumISBN 978-1-62356-890-0
91Entertainment!Gang of Four19792014Kevin DettmarISBN 978-1-62356-065-2
92Blank GenerationRichard Hell and the Voidoids19772014Pete AstorISBN 978-1-62356-122-2
93DonutsJ Dilla20062014Jordan FergusonISBN 978-1-62356-183-3
94SmileThe Beach BoysN/A[ii]2014Luis SanchezISBN 978-1-62356-258-8
95Definitely MaybeOasis19942014Alex NivenISBN 978-1-62356-423-0
96Exile in GuyvilleLiz Phair19932014Gina ArnoldISBN 978-1-4411-6257-1
97My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West20102014Kirk Walker GravesISBN 978-1-62356-542-8
98The Grey AlbumDanger Mouse20042014Charles FairchildISBN 978-1-62356-660-9
99( )Sigur Rós20022014Ethan HaydenISBN 978-1-62356-892-4
100DangerousMichael Jackson19912014Susan FastISBN 978-1-62356-631-9
101Tago MagoCan19712014Alan WarnerISBN 978-1-62892-108-3
102Ode to Billie JoeBobbie Gentry19672014Tara MurthaISBN 978-1-62356-964-8
103Live Through ThisHole19942014Anwen CrawfordISBN 978-1-6235-6762-0
104Freedom of ChoiceDevo19802015Evie NagyISBN 978-1-6235-6344-8
105Fresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesDead Kennedys19802015Michael StewartISBN 978-1-6235-6730-9
106Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. SoundtrackKoji Kondo19852015Andrew SchartmannISBN 978-1-6289-2853-2
107Beat HappeningBeat Happening19852015Bryan C. ParkerISBN 978-1-62892-927-0
108MetallicaMetallica19912015David MasciotraISBN 978-1-62892-930-0
109A Live OnePhish19952015Walter HollandISBN 978-1-62892-938-6
110Bitches BrewMiles Davis19702015George GrellaISBN 978-1-62892-943-0
111Parallel LinesBlondie19782016Kembrew McLeodISBN 978-1-5013-0237-4
112Workingman's DeadGrateful Dead19702016Buzz PooleISBN 978-1-62892-924-9
113Hangin' ToughNew Kids on the Block19882016Rebecca WallworkISBN 978-1-62892-973-7
114The Geto BoysThe Geto Boys19902016Rolf PottsISBN 978-1-62892-946-1
115Dig Me OutSleater-Kinney19972016Jovana BabovicISBN 978-1-62892-976-8
116Sound of SilverLCD Soundsystem20072016Ryan LeasISBN 978-1-5013-2559-5
117LiveDonny Hathaway19722016Emily LordiISBN 978-1-62892-980-5
118PsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain19852016Paula MejiaISBN 978-1-62892-950-8
119The Modern LoversThe Modern Lovers19762017Sean MaloneyISBN 978-1-5013-2218-1
120Soundtrack from Twin PeaksAngelo Badalamenti19902017Clare Nina NorelliISBN 978-1-5013-2301-0
121Colossal YouthYoung Marble Giants19802017Michael Blair; Joe BuccieroISBN 978-1-5013-2114-6
122Bizarre Ride II the PharcydeThe Pharcyde19922017Andrew BarkerISBN 978-1-5013-2127-6
123The SuburbsArcade Fire20102017Eric EidelsteinISBN 978-1-5013-3646-1
124WorkbookBob Mould19892017Walter Biggins; Daniel CouchISBN 978-1-5013-2135-1
125Uptown Saturday NightCamp Lo19972017Patrick Rivers; Will FultonISBN 978-1-5013-2272-3
126The RaincoatsThe Raincoats19792017Jenn PellyISBN 978-1-5013-0240-4
127HomogenicBjörk19972017Emily MackayISBN 978-1-5013-2274-7
128Okie from MuskogeeMerle Haggard19692018Rachel RubinISBN 978-1-5013-2143-6
129In on the Kill TakerFugazi19932018Joe GrossISBN 978-1-5013-2139-9
13024 Hour Revenge TherapyJawbreaker19942018Ronen GivonyISBN 978-1-5013-2309-6
131TransformerLou Reed19722018Ezra FurmanISBN 978-1-5013-2305-8
132PeepshowSiouxsie and the Banshees19882018Samantha BennettISBN 978-1-5013-2186-3
133Southern Rock OperaDrive-By Truckers20012018Rien FertelISBN 978-1-5013-3178-7
134Jesus FreakDC Talk19952018Will Stockton; D. GilsonISBN 978-1-5013-3166-4
135Boys for PeleTori Amos19962018Amy GentryISBN 978-1-5013-2131-3
136One Grain of SandOdetta19632019Matthew FryeISBN 978-1-5013-3332-3
137The Holy BibleManic Street Preachers19942019David EvansISBN 978-1-5013-3170-1
138Golden Hits of the Shangri-LasThe Shangri-Las19662019Ada WolinISBN 978-1-5013-3174-9
139Southern AccentsTom Petty and the Heartbreakers19852019Michael WashburnISBN 978-1-5013-3344-6
140Blue LinesMassive Attack19912019Ian BourlandISBN 978-1-5013-3969-1
141Switched-On BachWendy Carlos19682019Roshanak KheshtiISBN 978-1-5013-2028-6
142The Wild TchoupitoulasThe Wild Tchoupitoulas19762019Bryan WagnerISBN 978-1-5013-3336-1
143Diamond DogsDavid Bowie19742020Glenn HendlerISBN 978-1-5013-3658-4
144VoodooD'Angelo20002020Faith A. PennickISBN 978-1-5013-3650-8
145Judy at Carnegie HallJudy Garland19612020Manuel BetancourtISBN 978-1-5013-5510-3
146Blue MovesElton John19762020Matthew RestallISBN 978-1-5013-5542-4
147I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard CohenVarious artists19912020Ray PadgettISBN 978-1-5013-5506-6
148The Velvet RopeJanet Jackson19972020Ayanna DozierISBN 978-1-5013-5502-8
149SuicideSuicide19772020Andi CoulterISBN 978-1-5013-5566-0
150From Elvis in MemphisElvis Presley19692020Eric WolfsonISBN 978-1-5013-5538-7
151Murder BalladsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds19962020Santi Elijah HolleyISBN 978-1-5013-5514-1
152Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth24-Carat Black19732020Zach SchonfeldISBN 978-1-5013-5550-9
153TapestryCarole King19712021Loren GlassISBN 978-1-5013-5562-2
154Vs.Pearl Jam19932021Clint BrownleeISBN 978-1-5013-5530-1
155AvalonRoxy Music19822021Simon A. MorrisonISBN 978-1-5013-5534-9
156RioDuran Duran19822021Annie ZaleskiISBN 978-1-5013-5518-9
157Once Upon a TimeDonna Summer19772021Alex JefferyISBN 978-1-5013-5546-2
158Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963Sam Cooke19852021Colin FlemingISBN 978-1-5013-5554-7
159The ArchAndroidJanelle Monáe20102021Alyssa FavreauISBN 978-1-5013-5570-7
160John Prine[10]John Prine19712021Erin OsmonISBN 978-1-5013-7923-9
161Lyric & Coloratura Arias[11]Maria Callas19542021Ginger DellenbaughISBN 978-1-5013-7902-4
162Boxer[12]The National20072022Ryan PinkardISBN 978-1-5013-7803-4
163Computer World[13]Kraftwerk19812022Steve Tupai FrancisISBN 978-1-5013-7898-0
164Moon Pix[14]Cat Power19982022Donna KozloskieISBN 978-1-5013-7793-8
165Faith[15]George Michael19872022Matthew HortonISBN 978-1-5013-7797-6
166To Pimp a Butterfly[16]Kendrick Lamar20152022Sequoia L. ManerISBN 978-1-5013-7747-1
167BlackoutBritney Spears20072022Natasha LaskyISBN 978-1-5013-7759-4
168That's the Way of the WorldEarth, Wind & Fire19752022Dwight E. BrooksISBN 978-1-5013-7805-8
169Come to My GardenMinnie Riperton19702022Brittnay L. ProctorISBN 978-1-5013-7915-4
170FontanelleBabes in Toyland19922022Selena ChambersISBN 978-1-5013-7755-6
171MadvillainyMadvillain20042023Will HagleISBN 978-1-5013-8923-8
172Come Away with ESGESG19832023Cheri PercyISBN 978-1-5013-7919-2
173BBC Radiophonic Workshop – A RetrospectiveBBC Radiophonic Workshop20082023William WeirISBN 978-1-5013-8915-3
174Time's UpLiving Colour19902023Kimberly MackISBN 978-1-5013-7751-8
175Beauty and the BeatThe Go-Go's19812023Lisa Whittington-HillISBN 978-1-5013-9028-9
176EroticaMadonna19922023Michael DangoISBN 978-1-5013-8899-6
177Body CountBody Count19922023Ben ApatoffISBN 978-1-5013-8907-8
178Ingénuek.d. lang19922023Joanna McNaney SteinISBN 978-1-5013-8919-1
179Here's Little RichardLittle Richard19572023Jordan BassettISBN 978-1-5013-8911-5
180Invasion of PrivacyCardi B20182024Ma’Chell M. DumaISBN 978-1-5013-8927-6
181This Is HardcorePulp19982024Jane SavidgeISBN 979-8-7651-0695-2
182Sandinista!The Clash19802024Micajah HenleyISBN 978-1-5013-9036-4
183101Depeche Mode19892024Mary ValleISBN 978-1-5013-9032-6
1843 + 3The Isley Brothers19732024Darell M. McNeillISBN 979-8-7651-0671-6
185Red Hot + BlueVarious artists19902024John GarrisonISBN 979-8-7651-0663-1
186White LimozeenDolly Parton19892024Steacy EastonISBN 978-1-5013-9040-1
187Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris GainesGarth Brooks/Chris Gaines19992024Stephen DeusnerISBN 979-8-7651-0687-7
188Hounds of LoveKate Bush19852024Leah KardosISBN 979-8-7651-0699-0
189The Moon & AntarcticaModest Mouse20002024Zachary PetitISBN 979-8-7651-0675-4
190Paris 1919John Cale19732025Mark DoyleISBN 979-8-7651-0679-2
191Universal MotherSinead O'Connor19942025Adele BerteiISBN 979-8-7651-0691-4
192And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-OutYo La Tengo20002025Elliott SimpsonISBN 979-8-7651-0667-9
193The Land of Rape and HoneyMinistry19882025Jason PettigrewISBN 979-8-7651-0683-9
194Blue Bell KnollCocteau Twins19882025Chris TapleyISBN 978-1-5013-9044-9
195New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)Erykah Badu20102025Kameryn Alexa CarterISBN 979-8-7651-0646-4
196Cosmic ThingThe B-52s19892025Pete CrightonISBN 979-8-7651-3312-5
197ReCafé Tacvba19942025Carmelo EsterrichISBN 979-8-7651-0655-6
198Carrie & LowellSufjan Stevens20152025Joel MaywardISBN 979-8-7651-3276-0
TBCBelieveCher19982026Lior PhillipsTBC
TBCDisintegrationThe Cure19892026Andi HarrimanTBC
TBCBlondeFrank Ocean20162026Yousef SrourTBC
TBCPlastic BeachGorillaz20102026Ihor JunykTBC
TBCAnticsInterpol20042026Gabriel Saxton-RuizISBN 979-8-7651-3270-8
TBCWhat’s the 411?Mary J. Blige19922026Ricky TuckerTBC
TBCSo Tonight That I Might SeeMazzy Star19932026Anthony Gomez IIIISBN 979-8-7651-3357-6
TBCLyburnum Wits End Liberation FlyMoss Icon19932026Zak FuscielloTBC
TBCInflammable MaterialStiff Little Fingers19792026Kevin DunnISBN 979-8-7651-3326-2
TBCViolent FemmesViolent Femmes19832026Nic BrownISBN 979-8-7651-3351-4
TBC“Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D“Weird Al” Yankovic19842026Justin RemerTBC
TBCI'm Your Baby TonightWhitney Houston19902026Brandon TensleyTBC
TBCDust Bowl BalladsWoody Guthrie19402026Allison MeierTBC
  1. ^ Intentionally mis-numbered
  2. ^ The original Smile album remains unfinished; not to be confused with The Smile Sessions (2011) box set

33⅓ Japan

WorkArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1SupercellSupercell20092017Keisuke YamadaISBN 978-1-5013-2597-7
2Cowboy Bebop SoundtrackYoko Kanno19982017Rose BridgesISBN 978-1-5013-2585-4
3GamePerfume20082018Patrick St. MichelISBN 978-1-5013-2590-8
4AKB48AKB48N/A2019Patrick W. Galbraith; Jason G. KarlinISBN 978-1-5013-4111-3
5FantasmaCornelius19972019Martin RobertsISBN 978-1-5013-3017-9
6Joe Hisaishi's Soundtrack for My Neighbor TotoroJoe Hisaishi19882020Kunio HaraISBN 978-1-5013-4512-8
7Happy HourShonen Knife19982021Brooke McCorkle OkazakiISBN 978-1-5013-4795-5
8Koza DabasaNenes19942021Henry JohnsonISBN 978-1-5013-5124-2
9The 14th Moon (14番目の月)Yuming19762022Lasse LehtonenISBN 978-1-5013-4571-5
10KogunToshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band19742024E. Taylor AtkinsISBN 979-8-7651-0901-4
11Don't Be SwindleS.O.B.19872025Mahon Murphy; Ran ZwigenbergISBN 979-8-7651-0896-3

33⅓ Brazil

WorkArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1A Foreign SoundCaetano Veloso20042017Barbara BrowningISBN 978-1-5013-1923-5
2Getz/GilbertoStan Getz and João Gilberto19642018Bryan DanielISBN 978-1-5013-2395-9
3Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2Tim Maia19742018Allen ThayerISBN 978-1-5013-2153-5
4Sorriso NegroDona Ivone Lara19812019Mila BurnsISBN 978-1-5013-2449-9
5RefazendaGilberto Gil19752020Marc A. HertzmanISBN 978-1-5013-3040-7
6Clube da EsquinaMilton Nascimento and Lô Borges19722020Jonathon GrasseISBN 978-1-5013-4682-8
7Sobrevivendo no InfernoRacionais MC's19972021Derek PardueISBN 978-1-5013-3887-8
8SaudadesNaná Vasconcelos19792021Daniel B. SharpISBN 978-1-5013-4570-8
9Chico BuarqueChico Buarque19782022Charles A. PerroneISBN 978-1-5013-7978-9

33⅓ Europe

WorkArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1A Blaze in the Northern SkyDarkthrone19922020Ross HagenISBN 978-1-5013-4630-9
2BalkanologyIvo Papazov19912021Carol SilvermanISBN 978-1-5013-4630-9
3Wolokolamsker ChausseeHeiner Müller and Heiner Goebbels19892021Philip V. BohlmanISBN 978-1-5013-4615-6
4Don't Break the OathMercyful Fate19842022Henrik MarstalISBN 978-1-5013-5437-3
5Niemen EnigmaticCzesław Niemen19702022Ewa Mazierska; Mariusz GradowskiISBN 978-1-5013-7266-7
6DJs Do GuettoVarious artists20062022Richard ElliottISBN 978-1-5013-5785-5
7Happy Birthday!Modeselektor20072022Sean NyeISBN 978-1-5013-4624-8
8I'll Be Your PlaythingBea Palya20102022Anna Szemere; András RónaiISBN 978-1-5013-5444-1
9Sin DocumentosLos Rodríguez19932022Héctor Fouce; Fernán del ValISBN 978-1-5013-5788-6
10AstaganagaMassada19782022Lutgard MutsaersISBN 978-1-5013-7257-5
11Bella CiaoIl Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano19762023Jacopo TomatisISBN 978-1-5013-7261-2
12Récital 1961Édith Piaf19612023David L. LooseleyISBN 978-1-5013-6210-1
13PersepolisIannis Xenakis19712023Aram YardumianISBN 978-1-5013-8150-8
14TantsiVopli Vidopliassova19892023Maria SonevytskyISBN 978-1-5013-6311-5
15Amália at the OlympiaAmália Rodrigues19572023Lila Ellen Gray
16Projekt JonArdit Gjebrea19972024Nicholas TochkaISBN 978-1-5013-6306-1
17Aquarium Aqua19972024C.C. McKeeISBN 978-1-5013-8418-9
18KollapsEinstürzende Neubauten19812024Melle Jan Kromhout; Jan NieuwenhuisISBN 978-1-5013-8750-0
19To the Cold LandJ.M.K.E.19892025Brigitta DavidjantsISBN 979-8-7651-0311-1
20JarmarkTaco Hemingway20202025Kamila RaymajdoISBN 979-8-7651-0306-7

33⅓ Oceania

AlbumArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1Whispering JackJohn Farnham19862022Graeme TurnerISBN 978-1-5013-8206-2
2StarfishThe Church19882022Chris GibsonISBN 978-1-5013-8700-5
3UnitRegurgitator19972022Lachlan Goold; Lauren IstvandityISBN 978-1-5013-8176-8
4KylieKylie Minogue19882023Adrian Renzo; Liz GiuffreISBN 978-1-5013-8297-0
5Space WaltzAlastair Riddell19752023Ian ChapmanISBN 978-1-5013-8951-1
6Human FrailtyHunters & Collectors19862023Jon StrattonISBN 978-1-5013-9784-4
7DriveBic Runga19972023Henry JohnsonISBN 978-1-5013-9003-6
8Songs from the Front LawnThe Front Lawn19892023Matthew BannisterISBN 978-1-5013-9009-8
9Clyma est mortThe Dead C19922023Darren JorgensenISBN 978-1-5013-8696-1
10The CallingHilltop Hoods20032023Dianne RodgerISBN 978-1-5013-9267-2
11Honey Steel's GoldEd Kuepper19912023John EncarnaçãoISBN 978-1-5013-7334-3
12Toward the BluesChain19712023Peter BeilharzISBN 978-1-5013-9014-2
13Kitten LicksScreamfeeder19962024Ben Green; Ian RogersISBN 978-1-5013-9329-7
14Soundtrack from Saturday Night FeverBee Gees19772024Clinton WalkerISBN 979-8-7651-0968-7
15The Lord of the Rings, Vols. 1–3John Sangster1975–772025Bruce JohnsonISBN 979-8-7651-2112-2
16Since I Left YouThe Avalanches20002025Charles FairchildISBN 979-8-7651-1551-0
17Boodle Boodle BoodleThe Clean19812025Geoff StahlISBN 979-8-7651-1551-0
18Machiavelli and the Four SeasonsTISM19952025Tyler JenkeISBN 979-8-7651-1411-7
19Buy NowEyeliner20152025Michael BrownISBN 978-1-5013-9499-7
20Together AloneCrowded House19932025Barnaby SmithISBN 979-8-7651-0515-3
21FrogstompSilverchair19952025Jay Daniel ThompsonISBN 979-8-7651-1334-9
22Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David McComb, Vol. 120202025Glenn D'CruzISBN 979-8-7651-2746-9
23Danger in the PastRobert Forster19902025Patrick ChapmanISBN 979-8-7651-2807-7
24CurrentsTame Impala20152026Alister NewsteadISBN 979-8-7651-3701-7

33⅓ South Asia

AlbumArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1Dil Chahta Hai SoundtrackShankar–Ehsaan–Loy20012025Jayson Beaster-JonesISBN 978-1-5013-8866-8
2Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol. 2Lata Mangeshkar19882025Anirudha Bhattacharjee; Chandrashekhar RaoISBN 979-8-7651-0780-5
3Coke Studio (Season 14)Coke Studio Pakistan20222025Rakae Rehman Jamil; Khadjia MuzaffarISBN 979-8-7651-0014-1

33⅓ Africa

AlbumArtistYear
(album)		Year
(book)		Author of bookISBN #
1Sorrow Tears and BloodFela Kuti19772025Stephanie ShonekanISBN 979-8-7651-1309-7

Anthologies

TitleYearEditor of bookISBN #
133 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1[17]2006David BakerISBN 978-0-8264-1903-3
233 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 2[18]2007David BakerISBN 978-0-8264-2876-9
3The 33 1/3 B-Sides[19]2019Will Stockton; D. GilsonISBN 978-1-5013-4245-5

Genre: A 33⅓ Series

GenreYearAuthor of bookISBN #
1Trip hop2022R.J. WheatonISBN 978-1-5013-7360-2
2Death metal2022T ColesISBN 978-1-5013-8101-0
3Dance-punk2023Larissa WodtkeISBN 978-1-5013-8186-7
4South African Popular Music2023Lior PhillipsISBN 978-1-5013-8342-7
5Krautrock2023Marshall GuISBN 979-8-7651-0329-6
6'70s Teen Pop2023Lucretia Tye JasmineISBN 978-1-5013-8350-2
7Math Rock2024Jeff GomezISBN 979-8-7651-0337-1
8Neue Deutsche Welle2024Claudia LonkinISBN 979-8-7651-0337-1
9Soul-folk2024Ashawnta JacksonISBN 979-8-7651-0345-6
10Shoegaze2024Ryan PinkardISBN 979-8-7651-0341-8
111970s Jazz Fusion2025Matthew Reed BakerISBN 979-8-7651-1952-5
12Tropicália2025Ana LeorneISBN 979-8-7651-1906-8
1320th Century Ambient2025Dusty HenryISBN 979-8-7651-1933-4
14Plunderphonics2025Matthew BlackwellISBN 979-8-7651-1948-8

Forthcoming titles

Main series

With release date[20]

Without release date

33⅓ Japan

33⅓ Europe

33⅓ Oceania

33⅓ Africa

Genre: A 33⅓ Series

See also

  • Boss Fight Books – a publisher that releases an eponymous series about notable video games

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