topic Accurate release dates, not just January 1, (year released). in Content Questions

Accurate release dates, not just January 1, (year released).

Nourr — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 08:14:16 GMT

I noticed that some albums may not have accurate release dates listed on the bottom. For example, Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory album was released October 24, 2000 but is listed as being released on January 1, 2000 on this app. I am curious why you would specifically note a date that is incorrect? I would rather just see the year rather than unverified information. I’m sorry, I know this may turn out to be tenuous work for a team somewhere in the backend but, history should be represented factually whenever possible.

Re: Accurate release dates, not just January 1, (year released).

Yordan — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:23:01 GMT

Hi there @Nourr,

Welcome to the Spotify Community!

This info is generally supplied by the artist/distributor. Don't worry though, you can report the error to our Content team by following the steps in this article - they'll investigate further.

Hope this gets sorted out soon. The Community is always here if something else comes up in the meantime.

Cheers 🤘

Re: Accurate release dates, not just January 1, (year released).

y-09longbowsynthesis — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:05:23 GMT

Two years later, and Spotify is still having this same exact problem. They’re still showing inaccurate dates with “January 1st”. Interesting how Spotify is the only streaming service that has this problem, especially for years now. lol.