title: Alternatives to huge drop down lists (24,000+ items)
body: <p>In my admin section, when I edit items, I have to attach each item to a parent item. I have a list of over 24,000 parent items, which are listed alphabetically in a drop down list (a list of music artists).</p>
  
  <p>The edit page that lists all these items in a drop down menu is 2MB, and it lags like crazy for people with old machines, especially in Internet Explorer.</p>
  
  <p>Whats a good alternative to replicate the same function, where I would need to select 1 of these 24,000 artists, without actually having them all pre-loaded into a drop down menu. </p>