What is approx. percentage of your total

I have about 2500 CDs or digital files and I probably do most of my listening to only about 20% on a regular basis, but its nice to have the variety when you want that other weird 5%

i had 12K or 13K Lps total a couple years ago; now i'm around 10k Lps. i culled the herd of fluf and crud that came with a few collections i acquired.

there are approx 3k Lps upstairs in the rec room that are somewhat organized but not cleaned or listened to.

i have approx 5k Lps in-room and right outside in the hallway that i consider my 'A' records, then another 2000 records down the hallway that are my 'B' records and dups.

of the 5000 'A' Lps that are close at hand, cleaned and organized; i would estimate that half of them are continually actively played, the other half i stumble onto from time to time and play. certainly there is a subset of 100-200 Lps that are test records that i do pull out when i'm listening critically that likely get the most play. hopefully my percentage of time listening critically is minimal.

occasionally i will grab 15-20 Lps off the shelf and simply play then consecutively as a change of pace. i get re-acquainted with 'old friends'.

when i have new Lps (or new to me) they mostly go to the head of the line for awhile after cleaning.

Spinaker01- I don't consider CDs and digital files as a "record collection".

"Record" collection - just depends on whether one uses the definition from the dictionary (which includes "to cause (as sound, visual images, or data) to be registered on something (as a disc)), or you limit the meaning to an individual's personal opinion.

Whart- An easy way to keep track of your lp's is to put them in alphebetical order and have this on your computer also. Then do a print out of your albums and use the print out as a quick reference.
When , I pull out an album to listen to, I leave the one behind it sticking out a couple of inches so the one I am listeninig to goes right back into the same place alphabetically.
I realize it would be quite a task with your large collection, however, you now have the time and think it would help you out immensely.
I am glad I started doing this off the get go. I don't have collections like you guy's as I have only been back into vinyl for a year.
Even with my small collection, without the alphbetical order and reference printout, it would be time consumming to locate albums.