Database Statistics
Last updated: 2022-06-29
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,294,997  | 100% | 3,684,208 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,420,588 | 43.11% | 1,702,216 | 46.20% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 1,075,723 | 32.65% | 1,100,479 | 29.87% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 259,693 | 7.88% | 287,737 | 7.81% |
| 4 | Unknown Format | 244,062 | 7.41% | 254,416 | 6.91% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 97,519 | 2.96% | 99,766 | 2.71% |
| 6 | Cassette | 49,430 | 1.50% | 51,557 | 1.40% |
| 7 | Vinyl | 41,955 | 1.27% | 44,061 | 1.20% |
| 8 | CD-R | 36,734 | 1.11% | 40,920 | 1.11% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 19,119 | 0.58% | 20,915 | 0.57% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 12,881 | 0.39% | 13,258 | 0.36% |
| 11 | 8cm CD | 8,483 | 0.26% | 8,868 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Enhanced CD | 8,337 | 0.25% | 8,517 | 0.23% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 7,506 | 0.23% | 7,939 | 0.22% |
| 14 | DVD | 5,895 | 0.18% | 6,356 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Hybrid SACD | 3,330 | 0.10% | 4,219 | 0.11% |
| 16 | SHM-CD | 2,794 | 0.08% | 3,301 | 0.09% |
| 17 | Blu-ray | 2,826 | 0.09% | 3,222 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Wax Cylinder | 3,127 | 0.09% | 3,221 | 0.09% |
| 19 | HDCD | 2,224 | 0.07% | 3,001 | 0.08% |
| 20 | Copy Control CD | 2,017 | 0.06% | 2,280 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 1,718 | 0.05% | 2,014 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,572 | 0.05% | 1,720 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,153 | 0.03% | 1,230 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Data CD | 854 | 0.03% | 1,173 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 785 | 0.02% | 1,069 | 0.03% |
| 26 | DVD-Audio | 770 | 0.02% | 837 | 0.02% |
| 27 | VHS | 766 | 0.02% | 775 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 655 | 0.02% | 721 | 0.02% |
| 29 | Mixed Mode CD | 637 | 0.02% | 667 | 0.02% |
| 30 | 7" Flexi-disc | 607 | 0.02% | 633 | 0.02% |
| 31 | USB Flash Drive | 435 | 0.01% | 562 | 0.02% |
| 32 | HQCD | 431 | 0.01% | 556 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 385 | 0.01% | 479 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Other | 426 | 0.01% | 430 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Phonograph record | 398 | 0.01% | 417 | 0.01% |
| 36 | VCD | 325 | 0.01% | 351 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Reel-to-reel | 261 | 0.01% | 276 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Shellac | 252 | 0.01% | 253 | 0.01% |
| 39 | MiniDisc | 240 | 0.01% | 252 | 0.01% |
| 40 | 8-Track Cartridge | 240 | 0.01% | 248 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Download Card | 231 | 0.01% | 245 | 0.01% |
| 42 | SHM-SACD | 232 | 0.01% | 242 | 0.01% |
| 43 | CD+G | 238 | 0.01% | 242 | 0.01% |
| 44 | 12" Shellac | 179 | 0.01% | 241 | 0.01% |
| 45 | DualDisc | 208 | 0.01% | 237 | 0.01% |
| 46 | DualDisc (CD side) | 199 | 0.01% | 223 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Flexi-disc | 163 | 0.00% | 179 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Piano Roll | 167 | 0.01% | 167 | 0.00% |
| 49 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 137 | 0.00% | 152 | 0.00% |
| 50 | CDV | 144 | 0.00% | 149 | 0.00% |
| 51 | LaserDisc | 134 | 0.00% | 138 | 0.00% |
| 52 | SACD (2 channels) | 131 | 0.00% | 135 | 0.00% |
| 53 | DTS CD | 95 | 0.00% | 109 | 0.00% |
| 54 | 12" LaserDisc | 83 | 0.00% | 85 | 0.00% |
| 55 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 80 | 0.00% | 80 | 0.00% |
| 56 | SACD (multichannel) | 67 | 0.00% | 72 | 0.00% |
| 57 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 55 | 0.00% | 62 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 58 | 0.00% | 58 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 49 | 0.00% | 49 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 7" Shellac | 44 | 0.00% | 44 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Playbutton | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Betamax | 33 | 0.00% | 33 | 0.00% |
| 63 | DCC | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 64 | VinylDisc | 27 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Microcassette | 25 | 0.00% | 25 | 0.00% |
| 66 | DAT | 22 | 0.00% | 23 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Data DVD | 18 | 0.00% | 22 | 0.00% |
| 68 | DVD-R Video | 17 | 0.00% | 19 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Cartridge | 17 | 0.00% | 18 | 0.00% |
| 70 | SD Card | 18 | 0.00% | 18 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Edison Diamond Disc | 14 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 72 | UMD | 10 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 73 | DVDplus | 8 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 74 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Blu-ray-R | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 76 | KiT Album | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 77 | VHD | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 78 | HD-DVD | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 79 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 80 | DVDplus (CD side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 81 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 82 | slotMusic | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 83 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 84 | SVCD | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 85 | PlayTape | 3 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Pathé disc | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Data DVD-R | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Floppy Disk | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 89 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 90 | 8" LaserDisc | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 91 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 92 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 95 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 96 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 97 | DataPlay | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |