diff --git a/core/artist_source_detail.py b/core/artist_source_detail.py
index 8cf11fbf..248f9ddb 100644
--- a/core/artist_source_detail.py
+++ b/core/artist_source_detail.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def build_source_only_artist_detail(
             allow_fallback=True,
             skip_cache=False,
             max_pages=0,
-            limit=50,
+            limit=500,
             artist_source_ids={source: artist_id},
             dedup_variants=False,
         ),
diff --git a/core/deezer_client.py b/core/deezer_client.py
index 6b2a26c1..fbe42a4b 100644
--- a/core/deezer_client.py
+++ b/core/deezer_client.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class Album:
     album_type: str
     image_url: Optional[str] = None
     external_urls: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    explicit: Optional[bool] = None
 
     @classmethod
     def from_deezer_album(cls, album_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'Album':
@@ -199,7 +200,8 @@ class Album:
             total_tracks=album_data.get('nb_tracks', 0),
             album_type=album_type,
             image_url=image_url,
-            external_urls=external_urls if external_urls else None
+            external_urls=external_urls if external_urls else None,
+            explicit=bool(album_data.get('explicit_lyrics', False)),
         )
 
 
diff --git a/core/discogs_client.py b/core/discogs_client.py
index 351fe7bc..8de1de38 100644
--- a/core/discogs_client.py
+++ b/core/discogs_client.py
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class Album:
     album_type: str
     image_url: Optional[str] = None
     external_urls: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    explicit: Optional[bool] = None
 
     @classmethod
     def from_discogs_release(cls, release_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'Album':
@@ -543,10 +544,26 @@ class DiscogsClient:
         artist_data = self._api_get(f'/artists/{artist_id}')
         artist_name = artist_data.get('name', '').lower() if artist_data else ''
 
-        data = self._api_get(f'/artists/{artist_id}/releases', {
-            'sort': 'year', 'sort_order': 'desc', 'per_page': min(limit * 3, 200),
-        })
-        if not data or not data.get('releases'):
+        # Paginate through all releases (Discogs max per_page=100).
+        # We collect raw items across pages before filtering so the limit cap
+        # applies to qualified albums, not raw API rows.
+        PAGE_SIZE = 100
+        all_items = []
+        page = 1
+        while True:
+            data = self._api_get(f'/artists/{artist_id}/releases', {
+                'sort': 'year', 'sort_order': 'desc',
+                'per_page': PAGE_SIZE, 'page': page,
+            })
+            if not data or not data.get('releases'):
+                break
+            all_items.extend(data['releases'])
+            pagination = data.get('pagination', {})
+            if page >= pagination.get('pages', 1):
+                break
+            page += 1
+
+        if not all_items:
             return []
 
         # Separate masters from individual releases — prefer masters (canonical versions)
@@ -554,7 +571,7 @@ class DiscogsClient:
         releases_no_master = []
         master_titles = set()
 
-        for item in data['releases']:
+        for item in all_items:
             # Skip non-main roles
             role = item.get('role', 'Main').lower()
             if role not in ('main', ''):
@@ -595,7 +612,8 @@ class DiscogsClient:
                     album = Album(id=album.id, name=album.name, artists=album.artists,
                                   release_date=album.release_date, total_tracks=album.total_tracks,
                                   album_type=album.album_type, image_url=thumb,
-                                  external_urls=album.external_urls)
+                                  external_urls=album.external_urls,
+                                  explicit=album.explicit)
 
                 # Deduplicate by normalized title (but keep deluxe/special editions as separate)
                 dedup_key = album.name.lower().strip()
@@ -607,7 +625,7 @@ class DiscogsClient:
                 if album.album_type in allowed_types:
                     albums.append(album)
 
-                if len(albums) >= limit:
+                if limit and len(albums) >= limit:
                     break
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.debug(f"Error parsing Discogs artist release: {e}")
diff --git a/core/hydrabase_client.py b/core/hydrabase_client.py
index f30324b2..acfc368f 100644
--- a/core/hydrabase_client.py
+++ b/core/hydrabase_client.py
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ class HydrabaseClient:
                     album_type=item_type,
                     image_url=item.get('image_url'),
                     external_urls=ext_urls,
+                    explicit=item.get('explicit'),
                 ))
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.debug(f"Skipping malformed Hydrabase artist album: {e}")
diff --git a/core/itunes_client.py b/core/itunes_client.py
index a62fb035..1a2d269d 100644
--- a/core/itunes_client.py
+++ b/core/itunes_client.py
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ class Album:
     album_type: str
     image_url: Optional[str] = None
     external_urls: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
-    
+    explicit: Optional[bool] = None
+
     @classmethod
     def from_itunes_album(cls, album_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'Album':
         # Get highest quality artwork
@@ -209,7 +210,8 @@ class Album:
             total_tracks=track_count,
             album_type=album_type,
             image_url=image_url,
-            external_urls=external_urls if external_urls else None
+            external_urls=external_urls if external_urls else None,
+            explicit=album_data.get('collectionExplicitness') == 'explicit',
         )
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/core/metadata/discography.py b/core/metadata/discography.py
index ac51e141..04ad7642 100644
--- a/core/metadata/discography.py
+++ b/core/metadata/discography.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ def _build_discography_release_dict(release: Any, artist_id: str) -> Optional[Di
     album_type = _extract_lookup_value(release, 'album_type', default='album') or 'album'
     release_date = _extract_lookup_value(release, 'release_date')
 
+    raw_explicit = _extract_lookup_value(release, 'explicit')
+    explicit: Optional[bool] = bool(raw_explicit) if raw_explicit is not None else None
+
     return {
         'id': release_id,
         'name': _extract_lookup_value(release, 'name', 'title', default=release_id),
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ def _build_discography_release_dict(release: Any, artist_id: str) -> Optional[Di
         'image_url': _extract_lookup_value(release, 'image_url', 'thumb_url', 'cover_image'),
         'total_tracks': _extract_lookup_value(release, 'total_tracks', default=0) or 0,
         'external_urls': _extract_lookup_value(release, 'external_urls', default={}) or {},
+        'explicit': explicit,
     }
 
 
@@ -359,6 +363,9 @@ def _build_artist_detail_release_card(release: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Dict[
         if release_year is not None:
             release_year = str(release_year)
 
+    raw_explicit = _extract_lookup_value(release, 'explicit')
+    card_explicit: Optional[bool] = bool(raw_explicit) if raw_explicit is not None else None
+
     card = {
         'id': release_id,
         'name': _extract_lookup_value(release, 'name', 'title', default=release_id),
@@ -369,6 +376,7 @@ def _build_artist_detail_release_card(release: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Dict[
         'track_count': _extract_lookup_value(release, 'track_count', 'total_tracks', default=0) or 0,
         'owned': None,
         'track_completion': 'checking',
+        'explicit': card_explicit,
     }
 
     if release_date:
diff --git a/core/musicbrainz_search.py b/core/musicbrainz_search.py
index 965317be..89b54595 100644
--- a/core/musicbrainz_search.py
+++ b/core/musicbrainz_search.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Album:
     album_type: str
     image_url: Optional[str] = None
     external_urls: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    explicit: Optional[bool] = None
 
 
 def _cover_art_url(mbid: str, scope: str = 'release') -> Optional[str]:
diff --git a/core/spotify_client.py b/core/spotify_client.py
index 50979bd5..d8a182c7 100644
--- a/core/spotify_client.py
+++ b/core/spotify_client.py
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ class Album:
     image_url: Optional[str] = None
     external_urls: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
     artist_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    explicit: Optional[bool] = None
 
     @classmethod
     def from_spotify_album(cls, album_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'Album':
diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index 831976c8..ce97cbd7 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -8553,7 +8553,7 @@ def get_artist_detail(artist_id):
                     allow_fallback=True,
                     skip_cache=False,
                     max_pages=0,
-                    limit=50,
+                    limit=500,
                     artist_source_ids=artist_source_ids,
                 ),
             )
@@ -8783,7 +8783,7 @@ def get_artist_discography(artist_id):
                 allow_fallback=True,
                 skip_cache=False,
                 max_pages=0,
-                limit=50,
+                limit=500,
             ),
         )
 
diff --git a/webui/static/library.js b/webui/static/library.js
index 6c4e7a4c..7f211f86 100644
--- a/webui/static/library.js
+++ b/webui/static/library.js
@@ -1611,8 +1611,9 @@ function createReleaseCard(release) {
     const content = document.createElement("div");
     content.className = "album-card-content";
     const _esc = (s) => String(s || '').replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+    const explicitTag = release.explicit === true ? '<span class="album-card-explicit">E</span>' : '';
     content.innerHTML = `
-        <div class="album-card-name" title="${_esc(release.title)}">${_esc(release.title)}</div>
+        <div class="album-card-name" title="${_esc(release.title)}">${_esc(release.title)}${explicitTag}</div>
         ${yearText ? `<div class="album-card-year">${_esc(yearText)}</div>` : ''}
     `;
     card.appendChild(content);
@@ -2204,9 +2205,16 @@ async function openDiscographyModal() {
                     <button class="discog-filter active" data-type="ep" onclick="toggleDiscogFilter(this)">EPs</button>
                     <button class="discog-filter active" data-type="single" onclick="toggleDiscogFilter(this)">Singles</button>
                 </div>
+                <select class="discog-sort-select" id="discog-sort-select" onchange="discogApplySort(this.value)" title="Sort releases">
+                    <option value="date-desc">Date ↓</option>
+                    <option value="date-asc">Date ↑</option>
+                    <option value="name-asc">Name A–Z</option>
+                    <option value="name-desc">Name Z–A</option>
+                </select>
                 <div class="discog-select-actions">
                     <button class="discog-select-btn" onclick="discogSelectAll(true)">Select All</button>
                     <button class="discog-select-btn" onclick="discogSelectAll(false)">Deselect All</button>
+                    <button class="discog-select-btn discog-select-best-btn" onclick="discogSelectBest()" title="Select one best version of each album (prefers explicit, expanded, more tracks)">Select Best</button>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="discog-grid" id="discog-grid">
@@ -2250,17 +2258,18 @@ function _renderDiscogCard(release, index, completionData) {
     const checked = !isOwned;
     const statusClass = isOwned ? 'owned' : isPartial ? 'partial' : '';
     const statusIcon = isOwned ? '✓' : isPartial ? '◐' : '';
+    const explicitBadge = release.explicit === true ? '<span class="explicit-badge">E</span>' : '';
 
     const albumName = release.name || release.title || '';
     return `
-        <label class="discog-card ${statusClass}" data-type="${release._type}" style="animation-delay:${index * 0.03}s">
+        <label class="discog-card ${statusClass}" data-type="${release._type}" data-explicit="${release.explicit === true ? '1' : '0'}" data-tracks-count="${tracks}" data-release-date="${release.release_date || ''}" data-title="${_esc(albumName)}" style="animation-delay:${index * 0.03}s">
             <input type="checkbox" class="discog-card-cb" data-album-id="${release.id}" data-album-name="${_esc(albumName)}" data-tracks="${tracks}" ${checked ? 'checked' : ''} onchange="_updateDiscogFooterCount()">
             <div class="discog-card-art">
                 ${img ? `<img src="${img}" alt="" loading="lazy">` : '<div class="discog-card-art-placeholder">🎵</div>'}
                 ${statusIcon ? `<span class="discog-card-status">${statusIcon}</span>` : ''}
             </div>
             <div class="discog-card-info">
-                <div class="discog-card-title">${_esc(albumName)}</div>
+                <div class="discog-card-title">${_esc(albumName)}${explicitBadge}</div>
                 <div class="discog-card-meta">${year}${year && tracks ? ' · ' : ''}${tracks ? tracks + ' tracks' : ''}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="discog-card-check"></div>
@@ -2286,6 +2295,87 @@ function discogSelectAll(select) {
     _updateDiscogFooterCount();
 }
 
+// Strip edition/variant suffixes to get a normalized base title for grouping.
+// Mirrors the Python _clean_title logic in metadata_service.py.
+function _discogNormalizeTitle(raw) {
+    let t = (raw || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+    const variantSuffix = /\s*[\(\[][^\(\)\[\]]*\b(?:edition|editions|deluxe|remaster|remastered|explicit|clean|version|anniversary|collector|expanded|redux)\b[^\(\)\[\]]*[\)\]]\s*$/i;
+    const legacySuffix = /\s*-\s*(explicit|clean|deluxe edition|single)\s*$/i;
+    let prev;
+    do {
+        prev = t;
+        t = t.replace(variantSuffix, '').replace(legacySuffix, '').trim();
+    } while (t !== prev);
+    return t.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+}
+
+// Score a discog-card element — higher is better.
+// Returns a comparable array: [notCompilation, noVariantSuffix, explicitScore, trackCount, releaseDate]
+function _discogCardScore(card) {
+    const title = (card.dataset.title || '').toLowerCase();
+    const isExplicit = card.dataset.explicit === '1';
+    const isClean = !isExplicit && /\bclean\b/.test(title);
+    const trackCount = parseInt(card.dataset.tracksCount) || 0;
+    const releaseDate = card.dataset.releaseDate || '';
+    const variantKeyword = /\b(?:edition|editions|deluxe|remaster|remastered|explicit|clean|version|anniversary|collector|expanded|redux)\b/i;
+    const hasVariantSuffix = /[\(\[][^\)\]]*/.test(title) && variantKeyword.test(title);
+    const isCompilation = /\b(greatest hits|best of|collection|anthology|essential)\b/i.test(title);
+    return [
+        isCompilation ? 0 : 1,
+        hasVariantSuffix ? 0 : 1,
+        isExplicit ? 2 : (isClean ? 0 : 1),
+        trackCount,
+        releaseDate,
+    ];
+}
+
+function _scoreGt(a, b) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+        if (a[i] > b[i]) return true;
+        if (a[i] < b[i]) return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+function discogSelectBest() {
+    const cards = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.discog-card')).filter(
+        c => c.style.display !== 'none'
+    );
+
+    // Group cards by (type, normalizedTitle)
+    const groups = new Map();
+    const groupOrder = [];
+    cards.forEach(card => {
+        const type = card.dataset.type || 'album';
+        const rawTitle = card.dataset.title || '';
+        const key = type + '\x00' + _discogNormalizeTitle(rawTitle);
+        if (!groups.has(key)) {
+            groups.set(key, []);
+            groupOrder.push(key);
+        }
+        groups.get(key).push(card);
+    });
+
+    // Within each group, find the best card; uncheck all others
+    const bestCards = new Set();
+    groupOrder.forEach(key => {
+        const group = groups.get(key);
+        let best = group[0];
+        let bestScore = _discogCardScore(best);
+        for (let i = 1; i < group.length; i++) {
+            const s = _discogCardScore(group[i]);
+            if (_scoreGt(s, bestScore)) { best = group[i]; bestScore = s; }
+        }
+        bestCards.add(best);
+    });
+
+    cards.forEach(card => {
+        const cb = card.querySelector('.discog-card-cb');
+        if (cb) cb.checked = bestCards.has(card);
+    });
+    _updateDiscogFooterCount();
+}
+
 function _updateDiscogFooterCount() {
     const checked = document.querySelectorAll('.discog-card-cb:checked');
     let releases = 0, tracks = 0;
@@ -2303,6 +2393,23 @@ function _updateDiscogFooterCount() {
     if (submitBtn) submitBtn.disabled = releases === 0;
 }
 
+function discogApplySort(order) {
+    const grid = document.getElementById('discog-grid');
+    if (!grid) return;
+    const cards = Array.from(grid.querySelectorAll('.discog-card'));
+    cards.sort((a, b) => {
+        if (order === 'date-desc' || order === 'date-asc') {
+            const da = a.dataset.releaseDate || '';
+            const db = b.dataset.releaseDate || '';
+            return order === 'date-desc' ? db.localeCompare(da) : da.localeCompare(db);
+        }
+        const ta = (a.dataset.title || '').toLowerCase();
+        const tb = (b.dataset.title || '').toLowerCase();
+        return order === 'name-asc' ? ta.localeCompare(tb) : tb.localeCompare(ta);
+    });
+    cards.forEach(c => grid.appendChild(c));
+}
+
 async function startDiscographyDownload() {
     let artist = artistsPageState.selectedArtist;
     // Fallback to library page state
diff --git a/webui/static/style.css b/webui/static/style.css
index a25df5ed..3650450c 100644
--- a/webui/static/style.css
+++ b/webui/static/style.css
@@ -45082,6 +45082,16 @@ textarea.enhanced-meta-field-input {
     color: rgb(var(--accent-light-rgb));
 }
 
+.discog-sort-select {
+    padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s ease;
+    font-family: inherit; appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none;
+    outline: none;
+}
+.discog-sort-select:hover { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); }
+.discog-sort-select option { background: #1a1a2e; color: #fff; }
+
 .discog-select-actions { display: flex; gap: 6px; }
 
 .discog-select-btn {
@@ -45093,6 +45103,16 @@ textarea.enhanced-meta-field-input {
 
 .discog-select-btn:hover { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); }
 
+.discog-select-best-btn {
+    border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.25);
+    color: rgba(var(--accent-light-rgb), 0.7);
+}
+.discog-select-best-btn:hover {
+    background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.08);
+    border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.4);
+    color: rgb(var(--accent-light-rgb));
+}
+
 /* Album grid */
 .discog-section-header {
     grid-column: 1 / -1;
@@ -45115,7 +45135,7 @@ textarea.enhanced-meta-field-input {
 }
 
 .discog-card {
-    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
+    display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px;
     padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 10px;
     background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
     cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s ease;
@@ -45152,11 +45172,27 @@ textarea.enhanced-meta-field-input {
 
 .discog-card-title {
     font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #fff;
-    white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    white-space: normal; word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 .discog-card-meta { font-size: 11px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.35); margin-top: 2px; }
 
+.explicit-badge {
+    display: inline-block; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    padding: 1px 4px; border-radius: 3px; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 5px;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); line-height: 1.4; flex-shrink: 0;
+    font-family: inherit;
+}
+
+.album-card-explicit {
+    display: inline-block; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    padding: 1px 4px; border-radius: 3px; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 4px;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); line-height: 1.4;
+    font-family: inherit; text-shadow: none;
+}
+
 .discog-card-check {
     width: 20px; height: 20px; border-radius: 6px; flex-shrink: 0;
     border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); transition: all 0.15s ease;