Database Statistics
Last updated: 2020-07-06
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,565,797 | 100% | 2,885,187 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,226,836 | 47.82% | 1,464,045 | 50.74% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 654,750 | 25.52% | 671,259 | 23.27% |
| 3 | Unknown Format | 257,789 | 10.05% | 268,835 | 9.32% |
| 4 | 12" Vinyl | 204,484 | 7.97% | 225,722 | 7.82% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 72,152 | 2.81% | 74,004 | 2.56% |
| 6 | Vinyl | 41,350 | 1.61% | 43,271 | 1.50% |
| 7 | Cassette | 33,843 | 1.32% | 35,297 | 1.22% |
| 8 | CD-R | 26,472 | 1.03% | 29,459 | 1.02% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 15,413 | 0.60% | 16,721 | 0.58% |
| 10 | 8cm CD | 7,635 | 0.30% | 8,020 | 0.28% |
| 11 | 10" Vinyl | 6,044 | 0.24% | 6,393 | 0.22% |
| 12 | Enhanced CD | 5,882 | 0.23% | 6,009 | 0.21% |
| 13 | DVD | 5,075 | 0.20% | 5,460 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Hybrid SACD | 3,491 | 0.14% | 4,315 | 0.15% |
| 15 | 10" Shellac | 2,985 | 0.12% | 3,249 | 0.11% |
| 16 | Wax Cylinder | 3,112 | 0.12% | 3,206 | 0.11% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 2,261 | 0.09% | 2,666 | 0.09% |
| 18 | HDCD | 1,816 | 0.07% | 2,390 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Blu-ray | 1,908 | 0.07% | 2,172 | 0.08% |
| 20 | SACD | 1,732 | 0.07% | 2,008 | 0.07% |
| 21 | Copy Control CD | 1,469 | 0.06% | 1,659 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Blu-spec CD | 596 | 0.02% | 815 | 0.03% |
| 23 | Data CD | 599 | 0.02% | 795 | 0.03% |
| 24 | DVD-Audio | 674 | 0.03% | 729 | 0.03% |
| 25 | VHS | 553 | 0.02% | 561 | 0.02% |
| 26 | Other | 514 | 0.02% | 519 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 452 | 0.02% | 506 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 417 | 0.02% | 475 | 0.02% |
| 29 | 7" Flexi-disc | 422 | 0.02% | 445 | 0.02% |
| 30 | USB Flash Drive | 323 | 0.01% | 404 | 0.01% |
| 31 | HQCD | 239 | 0.01% | 335 | 0.01% |
| 32 | VCD | 269 | 0.01% | 290 | 0.01% |
| 33 | DualDisc | 239 | 0.01% | 271 | 0.01% |
| 34 | SHM-SACD | 241 | 0.01% | 244 | 0.01% |
| 35 | MiniDisc | 204 | 0.01% | 214 | 0.01% |
| 36 | CD+G | 172 | 0.01% | 176 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Reel-to-reel | 164 | 0.01% | 175 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Piano Roll | 166 | 0.01% | 166 | 0.01% |
| 39 | DualDisc (CD side) | 140 | 0.01% | 163 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Phonograph record | 158 | 0.01% | 162 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Cartridge | 155 | 0.01% | 159 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Music Card | 141 | 0.01% | 153 | 0.01% |
| 43 | CDV | 130 | 0.01% | 135 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Flexi-disc | 123 | 0.00% | 127 | 0.00% |
| 45 | LaserDisc | 120 | 0.00% | 124 | 0.00% |
| 46 | 12" Shellac | 68 | 0.00% | 102 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Shellac | 99 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 88 | 0.00% | 96 | 0.00% |
| 49 | DTS CD | 72 | 0.00% | 86 | 0.00% |
| 50 | 12" LaserDisc | 69 | 0.00% | 71 | 0.00% |
| 51 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 54 | 0.00% | 67 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Playbutton | 42 | 0.00% | 42 | 0.00% |
| 53 | 8-Track Cartridge | 33 | 0.00% | 34 | 0.00% |
| 54 | 7" Shellac | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 55 | VinylDisc | 28 | 0.00% | 29 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Betamax | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 57 | DCC | 26 | 0.00% | 26 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 25 | 0.00% | 25 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 24 | 0.00% | 24 | 0.00% |
| 60 | SD Card | 20 | 0.00% | 20 | 0.00% |
| 61 | DAT | 15 | 0.00% | 16 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Edison Diamond Disc | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 63 | UMD | 7 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 64 | DVDplus | 5 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Blu-ray-R | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Microcassette | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 67 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 68 | HD-DVD | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 69 | DVDplus (CD side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Floppy Disk | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 71 | PlayTape | 3 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 72 | VHD | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 73 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 74 | SVCD | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 75 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 76 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Pathé disc | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 78 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 79 | 8" LaserDisc | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 80 | slotMusic | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 81 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 83 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |