Database statistics
Last updated: 2024-05-13
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,162,465  | 100% | 4,621,439 | 100% | |
| 1 | CD | 1,606,623 | 38.60% | 1,929,504 | 41.75% |
| 2 | Digital Media | 1,631,309 | 39.19% | 1,665,075 | 36.03% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 321,082 | 7.71% | 356,534 | 7.71% |
| 4 | Unknown format | 237,985 | 5.72% | 248,181 | 5.37% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 126,698 | 3.04% | 129,510 | 2.80% |
| 6 | Cassette | 62,532 | 1.50% | 65,549 | 1.42% |
| 7 | CD-R | 46,822 | 1.12% | 52,002 | 1.13% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 38,636 | 0.93% | 40,787 | 0.88% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 23,447 | 0.56% | 25,586 | 0.55% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 23,161 | 0.56% | 23,638 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 10,273 | 0.25% | 10,505 | 0.23% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 9,362 | 0.22% | 9,778 | 0.21% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 8,958 | 0.22% | 9,451 | 0.20% |
| 14 | DVD | 7,056 | 0.17% | 7,650 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 4,430 | 0.11% | 5,029 | 0.11% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,550 | 0.09% | 4,462 | 0.10% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,378 | 0.08% | 3,992 | 0.09% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,599 | 0.06% | 3,486 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Wax Cylinder | 3,244 | 0.08% | 3,338 | 0.07% |
| 20 | Copy Control CD | 2,464 | 0.06% | 2,784 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 2,243 | 0.05% | 2,676 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 1,955 | 0.05% | 2,169 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,515 | 0.04% | 1,688 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,152 | 0.03% | 1,571 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 955 | 0.02% | 1,303 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,054 | 0.03% | 1,116 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 898 | 0.02% | 999 | 0.02% |
| 28 | DVD-Audio | 886 | 0.02% | 969 | 0.02% |
| 29 | 7" Flexi-disc | 876 | 0.02% | 910 | 0.02% |
| 30 | USB Flash Drive | 572 | 0.01% | 822 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Mixed Mode CD | 735 | 0.02% | 779 | 0.02% |
| 32 | HQCD | 590 | 0.01% | 741 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Phonograph record | 658 | 0.02% | 679 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Download Card | 655 | 0.02% | 678 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Shellac | 617 | 0.01% | 628 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Other | 563 | 0.01% | 577 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 385 | 0.01% | 483 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 460 | 0.01% | 481 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 470 | 0.01% | 478 | 0.01% |
| 40 | VCD | 364 | 0.01% | 392 | 0.01% |
| 41 | 12" Shellac | 295 | 0.01% | 366 | 0.01% |
| 42 | MiniDisc | 288 | 0.01% | 305 | 0.01% |
| 43 | CD+G | 267 | 0.01% | 277 | 0.01% |
| 44 | SHM-SACD | 251 | 0.01% | 264 | 0.01% |
| 45 | DualDisc (CD side) | 225 | 0.01% | 249 | 0.01% |
| 46 | SACD (2 channels) | 219 | 0.01% | 236 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Flexi-disc | 213 | 0.01% | 231 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc | 194 | 0.00% | 218 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Piano Roll | 168 | 0.00% | 168 | 0.00% |
| 50 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 149 | 0.00% | 164 | 0.00% |
| 51 | LaserDisc | 151 | 0.00% | 159 | 0.00% |
| 52 | CDV | 153 | 0.00% | 157 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Edison Diamond Disc | 156 | 0.00% | 156 | 0.00% |
| 54 | DTS CD | 113 | 0.00% | 132 | 0.00% |
| 55 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 110 | 0.00% | 111 | 0.00% |
| 56 | 12" LaserDisc | 99 | 0.00% | 101 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 7" Shellac | 95 | 0.00% | 98 | 0.00% |
| 58 | SACD (multichannel) | 86 | 0.00% | 91 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 86 | 0.00% | 86 | 0.00% |
| 60 | DVD-R Video | 73 | 0.00% | 86 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 71 | 0.00% | 81 | 0.00% |
| 62 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 60 | 0.00% | 67 | 0.00% |
| 63 | KiT Album | 54 | 0.00% | 54 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Data DVD | 41 | 0.00% | 48 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Microcassette | 43 | 0.00% | 43 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Cartridge | 39 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 67 | 3" Vinyl | 29 | 0.00% | 36 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Playbutton | 36 | 0.00% | 36 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Betamax | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 70 | VinylDisc | 31 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 71 | DAT | 29 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 72 | DCC | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 73 | SD Card | 23 | 0.00% | 23 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Blu-ray-R | 15 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Betacam SP | 14 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 76 | UMD | 12 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 77 | DualDisc (DVD side) | 13 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Floppy Disk | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 79 | 12" Acetate | 10 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 80 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 11 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 81 | HD-DVD | 11 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 82 | VHD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 83 | DVDplus (CD side) | 9 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 84 | microSD | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 85 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 9 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% |
| 86 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 7 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 87 | DataPlay | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 88 | 7" Acetate | 7 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 89 | PlayTape | 7 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 90 | slotMusic | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 91 | DVDplus | 6 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Minimax CD | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Data DVD-R | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 94 | 10" Acetate | 7 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.00% |
| 95 | SVCD | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Pathé disc | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 97 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Acetate | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 99 | CED | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 100 | 8" LaserDisc | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 101 | MiniDVD | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 102 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 104 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 105 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 106 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Zip Disk | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 110 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 111 | MiniDVD-Audio | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |