Last updated: 2012-05-28 00:00 floating
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,037,222 | 100% | 1,140,125 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 494,652 | 47.69% | 567,175 | 49.75% |
| 2 | Unknown Format | 347,976 | 33.55% | 366,657 | 32.16% |
| 3 | Digital Media | 64,944 | 6.26% | 66,510 | 5.83% |
| 4 | Vinyl | 53,809 | 5.19% | 58,220 | 5.11% |
| 5 | 12" Vinyl | 43,740 | 4.22% | 44,810 | 3.93% |
| 6 | 7" Vinyl | 13,461 | 1.30% | 13,644 | 1.20% |
| 7 | Cassette | 8,019 | 0.77% | 8,294 | 0.73% |
| 8 | Wax Cylinder | 2,977 | 0.29% | 3,069 | 0.27% |
| 9 | CD-R | 2,023 | 0.20% | 2,167 | 0.19% |
| 10 | 8cm CD | 1,840 | 0.18% | 1,889 | 0.17% |
| 11 | DVD-Video | 1,809 | 0.17% | 1,862 | 0.16% |
| 12 | DVD | 1,664 | 0.16% | 1,764 | 0.15% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 1,309 | 0.13% | 1,379 | 0.12% |
| 14 | SACD | 1,013 | 0.10% | 1,141 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Other | 302 | 0.03% | 310 | 0.03% |
| 16 | DualDisc | 239 | 0.02% | 280 | 0.02% |
| 17 | HDCD | 153 | 0.01% | 204 | 0.02% |
| 18 | Piano Roll | 166 | 0.02% | 166 | 0.01% |
| 19 | MiniDisc | 125 | 0.01% | 129 | 0.01% |
| 20 | DVD-Audio | 83 | 0.01% | 101 | 0.01% |
| 21 | USB Flash Drive | 75 | 0.01% | 80 | 0.01% |
| 22 | Reel-to-reel | 56 | 0.01% | 57 | 0.00% |
| 23 | VHS | 55 | 0.01% | 55 | 0.00% |
| 24 | Cartridge | 48 | 0.00% | 50 | 0.00% |
| 25 | VCD | 39 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 26 | Blu-ray | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 27 | DCC | 14 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 28 | DAT | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 29 | LaserDisc | 10 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 30 | UMD | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 31 | slotMusic | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 32 | Videotape | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 33 | HD-DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 34 | SVCD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 35 | Betamax | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |