diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af90ec9..2c3c4af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ exampleVault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-media-db-plugin/*
 !exampleVault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-media-db-plugin/.hotreload
 
 exampleVault/Media DB/*
+meta.txt
diff --git a/src/api/apis/MusicBrainzAPI.ts b/src/api/apis/MusicBrainzAPI.ts
index 734b3b6..e1d0d7a 100644
--- a/src/api/apis/MusicBrainzAPI.ts
+++ b/src/api/apis/MusicBrainzAPI.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ export class MusicBrainzAPI extends APIModel {
 		const releaseData = (await releaseResponse.json) as MediaResponse;
 		const tracks = extractTracksFromMedia(releaseData.media);
 
+		// Calculate total album length for the first release
+		const totalrawLength =
+			releaseData.media[0]?.tracks.reduce((sum, track) => {
+				const len = track.length ?? track.recording?.length;
+				return typeof len === 'number' && !isNaN(len) ? sum + len : sum;
+			}, 0) ?? 0;
+		const albumLengthCalc = millisecondsToMinutes(totalrawLength);
+
 		console.log(releaseData);
 
 		return new MusicReleaseModel({
@@ -208,7 +216,8 @@ export class MusicBrainzAPI extends APIModel {
 			language: releaseData['text-representation'].language ? getLanguageName(releaseData['text-representation'].language) : 'Unknown',
 			genres: result.genres.map(g => g.name),
 			subType: result['primary-type'],
-			trackCount: releaseData.media[0]['track-count'] ?? 0,
+			albumDuration: albumLengthCalc,
+			trackCount: releaseData.media[0]?.['track-count'] ?? 0,
 			tracks: tracks,
 			rating: result.rating.value * 2,
 
diff --git a/src/models/MusicReleaseModel.ts b/src/models/MusicReleaseModel.ts
index 971b30a..38427a9 100644
--- a/src/models/MusicReleaseModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/MusicReleaseModel.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class MusicReleaseModel extends MediaTypeModel {
 	image: string;
 	rating: number;
 	releaseDate: string;
+	albumDuration: string;
 	trackCount: number;
 	tracks: {
 		number: number;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export class MusicReleaseModel extends MediaTypeModel {
 		}
 
 		this.type = this.getMediaType();
+		this.albumDuration = obj.albumDuration ?? '0:00';
 		this.trackCount = obj.trackCount ?? 0;
 		this.tracks = obj.tracks ?? [];
 		this.language = obj.language ?? '';