Lounge loudness in the 1990s

-13.8 Median integrated LUFS
-17.2 to -12.9 Range
10 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 0 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 0 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 3 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 5 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 1 track -18 LUFS -15 LUFS -12 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

17 to 18 DR: 3 tracks18 to 19 DR: 6 tracks19 to 20 DR: 0 tracks20 to 21 DR: 1 track 17 DR 19 DR 21 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: My Ass Is on Fire
-12.9 LUFS
Quietest: Dead Goon
-17.2 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Bob Ludwig
n=10 · median -13.8 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 10 measured tracks, not a survey of every Lounge release from the 1990s.