Constructing album data using discrete track data from multiple sources

A system for constructing album data, the system comprising:

• an obtaining unit constructed to obtain for each of a plurality of client devices track data for one or more tracks of the client device, the track data including an original album title in track metadata;
• an identifying unit constructed to identify, from among the one or more tracks of the plurality of client devices for which the track data is obtained, one or more set of tracks having a similar album title;
• a searching unit constructed to search across the one or more set of tracks for matching tracks having a matching fingerprint and a matching album title according to an original album title in track metadata, the searching including comparing a combination of the track fingerprint and the track album title for each of the one or more set of tracks;
• a grouping unit constructed to group the matching tracks, the matching tracks being grouped according to an original album title in metadata to obtain grouped matching tracks;
• a mining unit constructed to mine across the track data of the grouped matching tracks to generate a juxtaposition of the track data of the grouped matching tracks;
• and
• a generating unit constructed to generate album data for one or more albums based on the juxtaposition of the track data of the grouped matching tracks,
• wherein at least one of the obtaining unit, identifying unit, searching unit, grouping unit, mining unit and generating unit comprises at least one of a processor and a memory.

A computer readable storage medium retrievably storing one or more instructions for constructing album data, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• for each of a plurality of client devices, obtaining track data for one or more tracks of the client device, the track data including an original album title in track metadata;
• from among the one or more tracks of the plurality of client devices for which the track data is obtained, identifying one or more set of tracks having a similar album title;
• searching across the one or more set of tracks for matching tracks having a matching fingerprint and a matching album title according to an original album title in track metadata, the searching including comparing a combination of the track fingerprint and the track album title for each of the one or more set of tracks;
• grouping the matching tracks, the matching tracks being grouped according to an original album title in metadata to obtain grouped matching tracks;
• mining across the track data of the grouped matching tracks to generate a juxtaposition of the track data of the grouped matching tracks;
• and
• generating album data for one or more albums based on the juxtaposition of the track data of the grouped matching tracks.