Database Statistics
Last updated: 2021-06-21
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,910,013  | 100% | 3,264,502 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,325,827 | 45.56% | 1,586,186 | 48.59% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 849,260 | 29.18% | 869,503 | 26.64% |
| 3 | Unknown Format | 250,996 | 8.63% | 261,673 | 8.02% |
| 4 | 12" Vinyl | 230,762 | 7.93% | 255,580 | 7.83% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 84,956 | 2.92% | 87,001 | 2.67% |
| 6 | Vinyl | 42,376 | 1.46% | 44,416 | 1.36% |
| 7 | Cassette | 40,150 | 1.38% | 41,861 | 1.28% |
| 8 | CD-R | 30,706 | 1.06% | 34,055 | 1.04% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 17,183 | 0.59% | 18,735 | 0.57% |
| 10 | 8cm CD | 8,037 | 0.28% | 8,441 | 0.26% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 7,346 | 0.25% | 7,508 | 0.23% |
| 12 | 10" Vinyl | 6,726 | 0.23% | 7,109 | 0.22% |
| 13 | DVD | 5,501 | 0.19% | 5,930 | 0.18% |
| 14 | 10" Shellac | 4,592 | 0.16% | 4,928 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Hybrid SACD | 3,375 | 0.12% | 4,165 | 0.13% |
| 16 | Wax Cylinder | 3,125 | 0.11% | 3,219 | 0.10% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 2,571 | 0.09% | 3,038 | 0.09% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,015 | 0.07% | 2,722 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Blu-ray | 2,264 | 0.08% | 2,574 | 0.08% |
| 20 | SACD | 1,650 | 0.06% | 1,936 | 0.06% |
| 21 | Copy Control CD | 1,685 | 0.06% | 1,906 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,094 | 0.04% | 1,201 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Data CD | 702 | 0.02% | 953 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Blu-spec CD | 696 | 0.02% | 940 | 0.03% |
| 25 | DVD-Audio | 720 | 0.02% | 783 | 0.02% |
| 26 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 625 | 0.02% | 667 | 0.02% |
| 27 | VHS | 655 | 0.02% | 664 | 0.02% |
| 28 | 7" Flexi-disc | 521 | 0.02% | 545 | 0.02% |
| 29 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 423 | 0.01% | 526 | 0.02% |
| 30 | USB Flash Drive | 388 | 0.01% | 484 | 0.01% |
| 31 | HQCD | 370 | 0.01% | 482 | 0.01% |
| 32 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 414 | 0.01% | 456 | 0.01% |
| 33 | VCD | 298 | 0.01% | 322 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Other | 313 | 0.01% | 317 | 0.01% |
| 35 | DualDisc | 221 | 0.01% | 250 | 0.01% |
| 36 | MiniDisc | 223 | 0.01% | 235 | 0.01% |
| 37 | SHM-SACD | 207 | 0.01% | 213 | 0.01% |
| 38 | CD+G | 204 | 0.01% | 208 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Music Card | 189 | 0.01% | 202 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Reel-to-reel | 189 | 0.01% | 201 | 0.01% |
| 41 | DualDisc (CD side) | 174 | 0.01% | 198 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Phonograph record | 188 | 0.01% | 188 | 0.01% |
| 43 | 8-Track Cartridge | 179 | 0.01% | 185 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Piano Roll | 166 | 0.01% | 166 | 0.01% |
| 45 | CDV | 137 | 0.00% | 142 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Flexi-disc | 135 | 0.00% | 141 | 0.00% |
| 47 | LaserDisc | 127 | 0.00% | 131 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 115 | 0.00% | 124 | 0.00% |
| 49 | 12" Shellac | 83 | 0.00% | 122 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Shellac | 119 | 0.00% | 119 | 0.00% |
| 51 | SACD (2 channels) | 92 | 0.00% | 97 | 0.00% |
| 52 | DTS CD | 79 | 0.00% | 94 | 0.00% |
| 53 | 12" LaserDisc | 82 | 0.00% | 84 | 0.00% |
| 54 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 54 | 0.00% | 67 | 0.00% |
| 55 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 66 | 0.00% | 66 | 0.00% |
| 56 | SACD (multichannel) | 50 | 0.00% | 54 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 38 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 8cm CD+G | 38 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 7" Shellac | 32 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Playbutton | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Betamax | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 62 | DCC | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 63 | VinylDisc | 26 | 0.00% | 27 | 0.00% |
| 64 | DAT | 18 | 0.00% | 19 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Microcassette | 17 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 66 | SD Card | 17 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Cartridge | 14 | 0.00% | 15 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Edison Diamond Disc | 14 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 69 | DVDplus | 8 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 70 | UMD | 8 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Blu-ray-R | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 72 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 73 | VHD | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 74 | HD-DVD | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 75 | SVCD | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 76 | DVDplus (CD side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 77 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 78 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 79 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 80 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 81 | PlayTape | 2 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Pathé disc | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 83 | 8" LaserDisc | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 84 | slotMusic | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 88 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 89 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 90 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 91 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |