Database Statistics
Last updated: 2023-09-21
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,831,349  | 100% | 4,265,330 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,539,453 | 40.18% | 1,847,279 | 43.31% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 1,410,289 | 36.81% | 1,440,913 | 33.78% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 299,432 | 7.82% | 332,171 | 7.79% |
| 4 | Unknown Format | 240,077 | 6.27% | 250,381 | 5.87% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 117,304 | 3.06% | 119,903 | 2.81% |
| 6 | Cassette | 57,554 | 1.50% | 60,401 | 1.42% |
| 7 | CD-R | 42,997 | 1.12% | 47,803 | 1.12% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 39,343 | 1.03% | 41,482 | 0.97% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 22,097 | 0.58% | 24,177 | 0.57% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 21,503 | 0.56% | 21,947 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 9,617 | 0.25% | 9,830 | 0.23% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 9,027 | 0.24% | 9,437 | 0.22% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 8,401 | 0.22% | 8,869 | 0.21% |
| 14 | DVD | 6,543 | 0.17% | 7,086 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 3,856 | 0.10% | 4,401 | 0.10% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,335 | 0.09% | 4,223 | 0.10% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,123 | 0.08% | 3,679 | 0.09% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,476 | 0.06% | 3,340 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Wax Cylinder | 3,239 | 0.08% | 3,333 | 0.08% |
| 20 | Copy Control CD | 2,317 | 0.06% | 2,615 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 1,874 | 0.05% | 2,245 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,846 | 0.05% | 2,040 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,389 | 0.04% | 1,511 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,066 | 0.03% | 1,426 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 901 | 0.02% | 1,229 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,007 | 0.03% | 1,065 | 0.02% |
| 27 | DVD-Audio | 856 | 0.02% | 938 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 816 | 0.02% | 902 | 0.02% |
| 29 | 7" Flexi-disc | 765 | 0.02% | 799 | 0.02% |
| 30 | USB Flash Drive | 518 | 0.01% | 761 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Mixed Mode CD | 687 | 0.02% | 721 | 0.02% |
| 32 | HQCD | 531 | 0.01% | 675 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Shellac | 594 | 0.02% | 605 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Phonograph record | 542 | 0.01% | 561 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Download Card | 473 | 0.01% | 492 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 385 | 0.01% | 478 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Other | 450 | 0.01% | 464 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 391 | 0.01% | 410 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 386 | 0.01% | 394 | 0.01% |
| 40 | VCD | 345 | 0.01% | 372 | 0.01% |
| 41 | 12" Shellac | 271 | 0.01% | 333 | 0.01% |
| 42 | MiniDisc | 271 | 0.01% | 285 | 0.01% |
| 43 | SHM-SACD | 248 | 0.01% | 258 | 0.01% |
| 44 | CD+G | 250 | 0.01% | 256 | 0.01% |
| 45 | DualDisc (CD side) | 208 | 0.01% | 232 | 0.01% |
| 46 | DualDisc | 200 | 0.01% | 229 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Flexi-disc | 208 | 0.01% | 224 | 0.01% |
| 48 | SACD (2 channels) | 196 | 0.01% | 213 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Piano Roll | 168 | 0.00% | 168 | 0.00% |
| 50 | LaserDisc | 149 | 0.00% | 157 | 0.00% |
| 51 | CDV | 150 | 0.00% | 154 | 0.00% |
| 52 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 138 | 0.00% | 153 | 0.00% |
| 53 | DTS CD | 107 | 0.00% | 124 | 0.00% |
| 54 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 106 | 0.00% | 107 | 0.00% |
| 55 | 12" LaserDisc | 97 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% |
| 56 | SACD (multichannel) | 80 | 0.00% | 85 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 8cm CD+G | 73 | 0.00% | 73 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 68 | 0.00% | 69 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 7" Shellac | 65 | 0.00% | 68 | 0.00% |
| 60 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 57 | 0.00% | 64 | 0.00% |
| 61 | DVD-R Video | 52 | 0.00% | 64 | 0.00% |
| 62 | KiT Album | 52 | 0.00% | 52 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Data DVD | 35 | 0.00% | 42 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Playbutton | 37 | 0.00% | 37 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Cartridge | 35 | 0.00% | 36 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Edison Diamond Disc | 36 | 0.00% | 36 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Betamax | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Microcassette | 33 | 0.00% | 33 | 0.00% |
| 69 | VinylDisc | 31 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 70 | DCC | 29 | 0.00% | 29 | 0.00% |
| 71 | DAT | 26 | 0.00% | 27 | 0.00% |
| 72 | SD Card | 18 | 0.00% | 18 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Blu-ray-R | 15 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 74 | UMD | 11 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Betacam SP | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Floppy Disk | 11 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 77 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 78 | DVDplus | 7 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 79 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 80 | VHD | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 81 | DualDisc (DVD side) | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 82 | DVDplus (CD side) | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 83 | slotMusic | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 84 | DataPlay | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 85 | HD-DVD | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Data DVD-R | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 87 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 88 | PlayTape | 5 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 89 | microSD | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 90 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Pathé disc | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 92 | SVCD | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 93 | 8" LaserDisc | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 94 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Minimax CD | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 97 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 99 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 101 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 102 | MiniDVD | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 103 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 104 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 106 | MiniDVD-Audio | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |