Database statistics
Last updated: 2024-04-23
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,132,512  | 100% | 4,589,235 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,600,772 | 38.74% | 1,922,269 | 41.89% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 1,611,305 | 38.99% | 1,644,748 | 35.84% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 319,500 | 7.73% | 354,709 | 7.73% |
| 4 | Unknown format | 238,086 | 5.76% | 248,302 | 5.41% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 125,519 | 3.04% | 128,324 | 2.80% |
| 6 | Cassette | 61,974 | 1.50% | 64,986 | 1.42% |
| 7 | CD-R | 46,476 | 1.12% | 51,636 | 1.13% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 38,604 | 0.93% | 40,775 | 0.89% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 23,349 | 0.57% | 25,487 | 0.56% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 23,069 | 0.56% | 23,541 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 10,212 | 0.25% | 10,429 | 0.23% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 9,329 | 0.23% | 9,745 | 0.21% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 8,907 | 0.22% | 9,400 | 0.20% |
| 14 | DVD | 7,014 | 0.17% | 7,602 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 4,377 | 0.11% | 4,966 | 0.11% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,460 | 0.08% | 4,352 | 0.09% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,354 | 0.08% | 3,962 | 0.09% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,592 | 0.06% | 3,473 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Wax Cylinder | 3,243 | 0.08% | 3,337 | 0.07% |
| 20 | Copy Control CD | 2,454 | 0.06% | 2,773 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 2,241 | 0.05% | 2,666 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,951 | 0.05% | 2,162 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,511 | 0.04% | 1,682 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,175 | 0.03% | 1,596 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 950 | 0.02% | 1,296 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,051 | 0.03% | 1,113 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 897 | 0.02% | 998 | 0.02% |
| 28 | DVD-Audio | 882 | 0.02% | 964 | 0.02% |
| 29 | 7" Flexi-disc | 868 | 0.02% | 902 | 0.02% |
| 30 | USB Flash Drive | 571 | 0.01% | 821 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Mixed Mode CD | 727 | 0.02% | 769 | 0.02% |
| 32 | HQCD | 585 | 0.01% | 735 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Phonograph record | 650 | 0.02% | 671 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Download Card | 646 | 0.02% | 668 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Shellac | 615 | 0.01% | 626 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Other | 506 | 0.01% | 521 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 387 | 0.01% | 485 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 459 | 0.01% | 480 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 468 | 0.01% | 476 | 0.01% |
| 40 | VCD | 363 | 0.01% | 391 | 0.01% |
| 41 | 12" Shellac | 292 | 0.01% | 363 | 0.01% |
| 42 | MiniDisc | 288 | 0.01% | 305 | 0.01% |
| 43 | CD+G | 257 | 0.01% | 266 | 0.01% |
| 44 | SHM-SACD | 251 | 0.01% | 264 | 0.01% |
| 45 | DualDisc (CD side) | 225 | 0.01% | 249 | 0.01% |
| 46 | SACD (2 channels) | 218 | 0.01% | 235 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Flexi-disc | 211 | 0.01% | 229 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc | 193 | 0.00% | 217 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Piano Roll | 168 | 0.00% | 168 | 0.00% |
| 50 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 149 | 0.00% | 164 | 0.00% |
| 51 | LaserDisc | 151 | 0.00% | 159 | 0.00% |
| 52 | CDV | 152 | 0.00% | 156 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Edison Diamond Disc | 156 | 0.00% | 156 | 0.00% |
| 54 | DTS CD | 113 | 0.00% | 132 | 0.00% |
| 55 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 108 | 0.00% | 109 | 0.00% |
| 56 | 12" LaserDisc | 99 | 0.00% | 101 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 7" Shellac | 95 | 0.00% | 98 | 0.00% |
| 58 | SACD (multichannel) | 86 | 0.00% | 91 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 86 | 0.00% | 86 | 0.00% |
| 60 | DVD-R Video | 72 | 0.00% | 85 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 71 | 0.00% | 81 | 0.00% |
| 62 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 60 | 0.00% | 67 | 0.00% |
| 63 | KiT Album | 54 | 0.00% | 54 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Data DVD | 40 | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Microcassette | 43 | 0.00% | 43 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Cartridge | 37 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Playbutton | 36 | 0.00% | 36 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Betamax | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 69 | VinylDisc | 31 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 70 | DAT | 29 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 71 | DCC | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 72 | SD Card | 23 | 0.00% | 23 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Blu-ray-R | 15 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 74 | DualDisc (DVD side) | 13 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 75 | UMD | 12 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Betacam SP | 14 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Floppy Disk | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 78 | 12" Acetate | 10 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 79 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 11 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 80 | DVDplus (CD side) | 9 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 81 | VHD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 82 | HD-DVD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 83 | microSD | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 84 | 3" Vinyl | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 85 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 86 | PlayTape | 7 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 87 | DataPlay | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 88 | slotMusic | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 89 | DVDplus | 6 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Data DVD-R | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 91 | 10" Acetate | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Minimax CD | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 93 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 94 | SVCD | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 95 | 7" Acetate | 3 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 96 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Pathé disc | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Acetate | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 99 | 8" LaserDisc | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 100 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 102 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 104 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 105 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 107 | MiniDVD | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 108 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 110 | MiniDVD-Audio | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 112 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |