Database Statistics
Last updated: 2023-12-02
Release/Medium Formats
Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,933,332 | 100% | 4,374,668 | 100% | |
1 | CD | 1,560,499 | 39.67% | 1,872,766 | 42.81% |
2 | Digital Media | 1,478,241 | 37.58% | 1,509,608 | 34.51% |
3 | 12" Vinyl | 306,490 | 7.79% | 340,076 | 7.77% |
4 | Unknown Format | 239,269 | 6.08% | 249,537 | 5.70% |
5 | 7" Vinyl | 119,791 | 3.05% | 122,486 | 2.80% |
6 | Cassette | 58,728 | 1.49% | 61,644 | 1.41% |
7 | CD-R | 44,056 | 1.12% | 48,998 | 1.12% |
8 | Vinyl | 39,064 | 0.99% | 41,218 | 0.94% |
9 | DVD-Video | 22,664 | 0.58% | 24,756 | 0.57% |
10 | 10" Shellac | 22,372 | 0.57% | 22,826 | 0.52% |
11 | Enhanced CD | 9,876 | 0.25% | 10,091 | 0.23% |
12 | 8cm CD | 9,140 | 0.23% | 9,551 | 0.22% |
13 | 10" Vinyl | 8,561 | 0.22% | 9,035 | 0.21% |
14 | DVD | 6,717 | 0.17% | 7,277 | 0.17% |
15 | Blu-ray | 4,039 | 0.10% | 4,594 | 0.11% |
16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,361 | 0.09% | 4,250 | 0.10% |
17 | SHM-CD | 3,187 | 0.08% | 3,763 | 0.09% |
18 | HDCD | 2,505 | 0.06% | 3,375 | 0.08% |
19 | Wax Cylinder | 3,240 | 0.08% | 3,334 | 0.08% |
20 | Copy Control CD | 2,354 | 0.06% | 2,653 | 0.06% |
21 | SACD | 1,960 | 0.05% | 2,337 | 0.05% |
22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,882 | 0.05% | 2,079 | 0.05% |
23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,428 | 0.04% | 1,553 | 0.04% |
24 | Data CD | 1,124 | 0.03% | 1,496 | 0.03% |
25 | Blu-spec CD | 920 | 0.02% | 1,255 | 0.03% |
26 | VHS | 1,025 | 0.03% | 1,087 | 0.02% |
27 | DVD-Audio | 866 | 0.02% | 948 | 0.02% |
28 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 841 | 0.02% | 929 | 0.02% |
29 | 7" Flexi-disc | 835 | 0.02% | 869 | 0.02% |
30 | USB Flash Drive | 538 | 0.01% | 786 | 0.02% |
31 | Mixed Mode CD | 693 | 0.02% | 731 | 0.02% |
32 | HQCD | 546 | 0.01% | 690 | 0.02% |
33 | Shellac | 596 | 0.02% | 607 | 0.01% |
34 | Phonograph record | 565 | 0.01% | 584 | 0.01% |
35 | Download Card | 529 | 0.01% | 548 | 0.01% |
36 | Other | 477 | 0.01% | 491 | 0.01% |
37 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 379 | 0.01% | 471 | 0.01% |
38 | 8-Track Cartridge | 461 | 0.01% | 469 | 0.01% |
39 | Reel-to-reel | 417 | 0.01% | 437 | 0.01% |
40 | VCD | 355 | 0.01% | 383 | 0.01% |
41 | 12" Shellac | 284 | 0.01% | 346 | 0.01% |
42 | MiniDisc | 278 | 0.01% | 295 | 0.01% |
43 | CD+G | 255 | 0.01% | 264 | 0.01% |
44 | SHM-SACD | 249 | 0.01% | 260 | 0.01% |
45 | DualDisc (CD side) | 212 | 0.01% | 236 | 0.01% |
46 | Flexi-disc | 211 | 0.01% | 227 | 0.01% |
47 | SACD (2 channels) | 208 | 0.01% | 225 | 0.01% |
48 | DualDisc | 196 | 0.00% | 222 | 0.01% |
49 | Piano Roll | 168 | 0.00% | 168 | 0.00% |
50 | LaserDisc | 149 | 0.00% | 157 | 0.00% |
51 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 142 | 0.00% | 157 | 0.00% |
52 | CDV | 150 | 0.00% | 154 | 0.00% |
53 | DTS CD | 108 | 0.00% | 125 | 0.00% |
54 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 108 | 0.00% | 109 | 0.00% |
55 | 12" LaserDisc | 98 | 0.00% | 100 | 0.00% |
56 | SACD (multichannel) | 84 | 0.00% | 89 | 0.00% |
57 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 69 | 0.00% | 79 | 0.00% |
58 | 8cm CD+G | 77 | 0.00% | 77 | 0.00% |
59 | DVD-R Video | 64 | 0.00% | 76 | 0.00% |
60 | 7" Shellac | 68 | 0.00% | 71 | 0.00% |
61 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 57 | 0.00% | 64 | 0.00% |
62 | KiT Album | 53 | 0.00% | 53 | 0.00% |
63 | Data DVD | 35 | 0.00% | 42 | 0.00% |
64 | Cartridge | 38 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
65 | Playbutton | 37 | 0.00% | 37 | 0.00% |
66 | Edison Diamond Disc | 36 | 0.00% | 36 | 0.00% |
67 | Microcassette | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
68 | Betamax | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
69 | VinylDisc | 30 | 0.00% | 31 | 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 | 12 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
75 | Betacam SP | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
76 | Floppy Disk | 11 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
77 | VHD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
78 | DVDplus | 7 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
79 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
80 | HD-DVD | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
81 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
82 | DualDisc (DVD side) | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
83 | DVDplus (CD side) | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
84 | microSD | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
85 | slotMusic | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
86 | PlayTape | 6 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
87 | DataPlay | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
88 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
89 | Data DVD-R | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
90 | Minimax CD | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
91 | SVCD | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
92 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
93 | Pathé disc | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
94 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
95 | 8" LaserDisc | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
96 | Acetate | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
97 | 12" Acetate | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
98 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
99 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
100 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
101 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
102 | 10" Acetate | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
103 | MiniDVD | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
104 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
105 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
106 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
107 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
108 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
109 | MiniDVD-Audio | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
110 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
111 | 7" Acetate | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |