대중음악 백과사전

대중음악 백과사전(영어: Encyclopedia of Popular Music 인사이클로피디아 오브 포퓰러 뮤직^[*])은 1989년 콜린 라킨이 출판한 백과사전이다. 라킨은 아첨하는 듯한 말로 현대판 《The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians》라고 묘사하였다. 타임스는 이 책을 "다른 모든 사람들이 평가받아야 하는 스탠더드"라고 표현했다.

2006년에 출간한 4판의 모습

책

대중음악 백과사전은 1900년대 초반부터 현재까지 민속 음악, 블루스, 컨트리 음악, 리듬 앤 블루스, 재즈, 록, 헤비 메탈, 레게, 전자 음악, 힙합 음악을 포함한 광범위한 대중음악에 대해 소개하고 있다.

기네스 퍼블리싱, 버진 퍼블리싱, 옴니버스 프레스가 각 주제에 관한 스핀오프 책을 제작했고, 라킨의 《역대 최고의 음반 1000장》(영어: All Time Top 1000 Albums 올 타임 톱 1000 앨범스^[*])은 동반으로 제작됐다. 현재 축약판은 5판까지 인쇄되었다.

1992년부터 65만 권 이상이 판매되었다.

2011년 5월, 옴니버스 프레스는 아마존 킨들 버전의 대중음악 백과사전을 출시하였다.

판

• Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (1st Edition, 4 Vols), Guinness Publishing 1992, ed. Larkin Colin.
• Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2nd Edition, 6 Vols), Guinness Publishing 1995 (UK), ed. Larkin, Colin.
• The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (3rd Edition, 8 Vols), Macmillan (UK/USA) 1999, ed. Larkin, Colin.
• The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th Edition, 10 Vols), Oxford University Press (UK/USA) 2006, ed. Larkin, Colin.

축약판

• Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Concise Edition, Guinness Publishing 1993, ed. Larkin, Colin.
• The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise Edition, Virgin Books (UK), 1997, ed. Larkin, Colin.
• The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1999, ed. Larkin, Colin.
• The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise (4th Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002, ed. Larkin, Colin.
• The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition), Omnibus Press 2007, ed. Larkin, Colin

스핀오프

• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Jazz, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Sixties Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Indie And New Wave Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1992.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Seventies Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Blues, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Country Music, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1993.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Stage Musicals, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.
• Larkin, Colin, All Time Top 1000 Albums, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Rap, Dance & Techno, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Film Musicals & Musical Films, Guinness Publishing 1994
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Reggae, Guinness Publishing (UK), 1994.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Indie And New Wave (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing 1995.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Blues (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (2nd Edition), Guinness Publishing (UK), 1995.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise Edition, Virgin Books (UK), 1997.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music, Virgin Books (UK), 1997.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music, Virgin Books (UK), 1997.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music, Virgin Books (UK), 1997.
• Larkin, Colin, (ed) The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• (also published in the US as The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock. US 1998)
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music, Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave, Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B And Soul, Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• Larkin, Colin, The Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums (2nd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music, Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books (UK), 1998.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Stage & Film Musicals, Virgin Books (UK), 1999.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock, Virgin Books (UK), 1999.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1999.
• Larkin, Colin, The Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums (Pocket Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 1999.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music, Virgin Books (UK), 1999.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Stage & Film Musicals, Virgin Books (UK), 1999.
• Larkin, Colin, All-Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2000.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music, Virgin Books (UK), 2000.
• Larkin, Colin, (ed) The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pop & Rock, Virgin Books (UK), 2002,(also published in the US as The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pop & Rock (US 2002).
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of 60s Music,(3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of 50s Music, (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music, (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise (4th Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music, (3rd Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2003.
• Larkin, Colin (ed.), Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (4th Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2004.