diff --git a/src/utils/media.js b/src/utils/media.js
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-const artistAliases = require('../_data/json/artist-aliases.json')
-
-module.exports = {
-  /**
-   * Accepts a string representing an artist name, checks to see if said artist name
-   * exists in an artist alias group of shape string[]. If so, replaces the provided
-   * artist name with the canonical artist name.
-   *
-   * @name aliasArtist
-   * @param {string} artist
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  aliasArtist: (artist) => {
-    const aliased = artistAliases.aliases.find((alias) => alias.aliases.includes(artist))
-    if (aliased) artist = aliased.artist
-    return artist
-  },
-
-  /**
-   * Accepts a media name represented as a string (album or song name) and replaces
-   * matches in the `denyList` with an empty string before returning the result.
-   *
-   * @name sanitizeMedia
-   * @param {string} media
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  sanitizeMedia: (media) => {
-    const denyList =
-      /-\s*(?:single|ep)\s*|(\[|\()(Deluxe|Special|Remastered|Main Digital|Full Dynamic Range|Expanded|Bonus Track)(?:\s+\d+(?:th|nd|rd|st)? Anniversary)?(?:\s+Edition)?(?:\s+Version)?(\]|\))/gi
-    return media.replace(denyList, '').trim()
-  },
-
-  /**
-   * Sorts an array of media objects by the number of plays in descending order.
-   *
-   * @name sortByPlays
-   * @param {Array} array - an array of media objects.
-   * @returns {Array} - a new array sorted by the number of plays in descending order.
-   */
-  sortByPlays: (array) =>
-    Object.values(array)
-      .sort((a, b) => b.plays - a.plays)
-      .map((media, index) => {
-        media.rank = index + 1
-        return media
-      }),
-}