Database Statistics
Last updated: 2023-05-15
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,670,229  | 100% | 4,090,667 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,501,287 | 40.90% | 1,801,286 | 44.03% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 1,307,667 | 35.63% | 1,336,451 | 32.67% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 287,855 | 7.84% | 319,245 | 7.80% |
| 4 | Unknown Format | 242,187 | 6.60% | 252,566 | 6.17% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 113,239 | 3.09% | 115,762 | 2.83% |
| 6 | Cassette | 55,300 | 1.51% | 58,014 | 1.42% |
| 7 | CD-R | 41,001 | 1.12% | 45,570 | 1.11% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 39,982 | 1.09% | 42,142 | 1.03% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 20,891 | 0.57% | 22,876 | 0.56% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 20,622 | 0.56% | 21,058 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 9,183 | 0.25% | 9,375 | 0.23% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 8,798 | 0.24% | 9,198 | 0.22% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 8,184 | 0.22% | 8,644 | 0.21% |
| 14 | DVD | 6,382 | 0.17% | 6,907 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Hybrid SACD | 3,337 | 0.09% | 4,210 | 0.10% |
| 16 | Blu-ray | 3,416 | 0.09% | 3,884 | 0.09% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 2,974 | 0.08% | 3,524 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Wax Cylinder | 3,163 | 0.09% | 3,257 | 0.08% |
| 19 | HDCD | 2,399 | 0.07% | 3,249 | 0.08% |
| 20 | Copy Control CD | 2,230 | 0.06% | 2,510 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 1,827 | 0.05% | 2,188 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,761 | 0.05% | 1,944 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,316 | 0.04% | 1,427 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,031 | 0.03% | 1,385 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 851 | 0.02% | 1,161 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 956 | 0.03% | 1,014 | 0.02% |
| 27 | DVD-Audio | 818 | 0.02% | 897 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 773 | 0.02% | 853 | 0.02% |
| 29 | 7" Flexi-disc | 738 | 0.02% | 771 | 0.02% |
| 30 | USB Flash Drive | 486 | 0.01% | 729 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Mixed Mode CD | 663 | 0.02% | 697 | 0.02% |
| 32 | HQCD | 504 | 0.01% | 643 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Shellac | 591 | 0.02% | 595 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Phonograph record | 487 | 0.01% | 505 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 380 | 0.01% | 471 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Other | 419 | 0.01% | 433 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Download Card | 380 | 0.01% | 396 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 357 | 0.01% | 376 | 0.01% |
| 39 | VCD | 338 | 0.01% | 365 | 0.01% |
| 40 | 8-Track Cartridge | 329 | 0.01% | 336 | 0.01% |
| 41 | 12" Shellac | 255 | 0.01% | 317 | 0.01% |
| 42 | MiniDisc | 260 | 0.01% | 274 | 0.01% |
| 43 | SHM-SACD | 245 | 0.01% | 255 | 0.01% |
| 44 | CD+G | 249 | 0.01% | 255 | 0.01% |
| 45 | DualDisc | 201 | 0.01% | 230 | 0.01% |
| 46 | DualDisc (CD side) | 205 | 0.01% | 229 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Flexi-disc | 198 | 0.01% | 214 | 0.01% |
| 48 | SACD (2 channels) | 171 | 0.00% | 188 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Piano Roll | 167 | 0.00% | 167 | 0.00% |
| 50 | LaserDisc | 148 | 0.00% | 156 | 0.00% |
| 51 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 138 | 0.00% | 153 | 0.00% |
| 52 | CDV | 149 | 0.00% | 153 | 0.00% |
| 53 | DTS CD | 103 | 0.00% | 120 | 0.00% |
| 54 | 12" LaserDisc | 91 | 0.00% | 93 | 0.00% |
| 55 | SACD (multichannel) | 78 | 0.00% | 83 | 0.00% |
| 56 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 81 | 0.00% | 82 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 67 | 0.00% | 67 | 0.00% |
| 58 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 57 | 0.00% | 64 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 63 | 0.00% | 63 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 7" Shellac | 58 | 0.00% | 61 | 0.00% |
| 61 | DVD-R Video | 35 | 0.00% | 43 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Playbutton | 37 | 0.00% | 37 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Betamax | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Cartridge | 34 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Edison Diamond Disc | 34 | 0.00% | 34 | 0.00% |
| 66 | VinylDisc | 30 | 0.00% | 31 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Data DVD | 27 | 0.00% | 31 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Microcassette | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 69 | DCC | 29 | 0.00% | 29 | 0.00% |
| 70 | DAT | 25 | 0.00% | 26 | 0.00% |
| 71 | KiT Album | 21 | 0.00% | 21 | 0.00% |
| 72 | SD Card | 19 | 0.00% | 19 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Blu-ray-R | 15 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 74 | UMD | 11 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Unknown Format | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 76 | DVDplus | 7 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 77 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Floppy Disk | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 79 | VHD | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 80 | DataPlay | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 81 | PlayTape | 6 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 82 | DVDplus (CD side) | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 83 | slotMusic | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 84 | HD-DVD | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 85 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Unknown Format | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 87 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Data DVD-R | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 89 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Pathé disc | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 91 | SVCD | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 92 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 93 | 8" LaserDisc | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 95 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 97 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 98 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 99 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |