Genre Insight

The Genre Insight tab gives you a focused look at a single genre from your music library. Select any genre in the Genres view and click the Insights tab to see statistics, charts, and recommendations drawn entirely from that genre. Data loads automatically the first time you open it for each genre.

Opening Genre Insight

  1. Open the Genres view from the main navigation.
  2. Select a genre from the list.
  3. Click the Insights tab in the right panel.

Helium loads the data automatically. There is nothing else to configure.

Spotlight Album

At the top of the tab, Helium highlights a randomly chosen album from the selected genre. The spotlight shows:

  • The album’s cover art.
  • The album name — click it to open the full Album Details page.
  • The artist name — click it to open the full Artist Details page.
  • The release year, if available.

Click the Shuffle button to swap in a different album from the same genre. Helium prefers albums that have cover art when making its selection.

Statistics

Six tiles give you a quick numerical overview of the genre. These are for reference only and are not clickable.

  • Albums — the total number of albums in this genre.
  • Artists — the number of distinct artists represented in this genre.
  • Tracks — the total number of tracks in this genre.
  • Hours Unlistened — the combined duration of tracks in this genre that you have never played, shown in hours. For small values, the figure is shown in minutes with an “m” suffix.
  • Most Active Decade — the decade that contains the most albums in this genre, for example “1990s”.
  • Total Plays — the all-time play count across every track in this genre.

Rediscover Artists

This section presents six randomly selected artists from the genre. Each card shows a circular photo, the artist’s name, and their country. Click any card to open that artist’s detail page.

Click the Shuffle button to replace the current selection with six different artists from the same genre.

Albums by Decade

A horizontal bar chart groups the genre’s albums by decade in chronological order. Use this chart to see at a glance which eras of music are best represented in your library for this genre. The chart is for display only and is not clickable.

Top Played Artists

A horizontal bar chart ranks up to ten artists by their total play count for tracks in this genre. The bars are proportional, so you can easily compare listening habits across artists. Click any row to open that artist’s detail page.