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% |