Database statistics
Last updated: 2026-01-31
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,265,576  | 100% | 5,801,047 | 100% | |
| 1 | Digital Media | 2,430,060 | 46.15% | 2,478,723 | 42.73% |
| 2 | CD | 1,789,147 | 33.98% | 2,152,759 | 37.11% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 385,704 | 7.33% | 427,987 | 7.38% |
| 4 | Unknown format | 235,495 | 4.47% | 245,863 | 4.24% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 149,000 | 2.83% | 152,297 | 2.63% |
| 6 | Cassette | 76,085 | 1.44% | 80,426 | 1.39% |
| 7 | CD-R | 58,051 | 1.10% | 65,589 | 1.13% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 37,531 | 0.71% | 39,852 | 0.69% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 26,937 | 0.51% | 29,281 | 0.50% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 25,805 | 0.49% | 26,412 | 0.46% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 11,884 | 0.23% | 12,144 | 0.21% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 10,891 | 0.21% | 11,352 | 0.20% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 10,302 | 0.20% | 10,913 | 0.19% |
| 14 | DVD | 7,958 | 0.15% | 8,640 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 6,107 | 0.12% | 6,908 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,872 | 0.07% | 4,968 | 0.09% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,776 | 0.07% | 4,493 | 0.08% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,944 | 0.06% | 3,920 | 0.07% |
| 19 | Copy Control CD | 3,069 | 0.06% | 3,490 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Wax Cylinder | 3,283 | 0.06% | 3,377 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 2,627 | 0.05% | 3,200 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 2,291 | 0.04% | 2,637 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,823 | 0.03% | 2,152 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,407 | 0.03% | 1,926 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 1,182 | 0.02% | 1,637 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,248 | 0.02% | 1,317 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Download Card | 1,108 | 0.02% | 1,176 | 0.02% |
| 28 | USB Flash Drive | 719 | 0.01% | 1,165 | 0.02% |
| 29 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 1,013 | 0.02% | 1,137 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Phonograph record | 1,058 | 0.02% | 1,082 | 0.02% |
| 31 | HQCD | 858 | 0.02% | 1,063 | 0.02% |
| 32 | 7" Flexi-disc | 983 | 0.02% | 1,047 | 0.02% |
| 33 | DVD-Audio | 918 | 0.02% | 999 | 0.02% |
| 34 | Mixed Mode CD | 863 | 0.02% | 910 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Other | 876 | 0.02% | 898 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Shellac | 670 | 0.01% | 686 | 0.01% |
| 37 | DAT | 242 | 0.00% | 651 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 529 | 0.01% | 553 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 535 | 0.01% | 543 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 427 | 0.01% | 535 | 0.01% |
| 41 | VCD | 432 | 0.01% | 469 | 0.01% |
| 42 | 12" Shellac | 352 | 0.01% | 463 | 0.01% |
| 43 | MiniDisc | 328 | 0.01% | 349 | 0.01% |
| 44 | CD+G | 316 | 0.01% | 347 | 0.01% |
| 45 | SACD (2 channels) | 278 | 0.01% | 303 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Flexi-disc | 274 | 0.01% | 292 | 0.01% |
| 47 | SHM-SACD | 271 | 0.01% | 289 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc (CD side) | 258 | 0.00% | 283 | 0.00% |
| 49 | DualDisc | 181 | 0.00% | 208 | 0.00% |
| 50 | DVD-R Video | 156 | 0.00% | 199 | 0.00% |
| 51 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 174 | 0.00% | 190 | 0.00% |
| 52 | CDV | 169 | 0.00% | 173 | 0.00% |
| 53 | LaserDisc | 164 | 0.00% | 172 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Piano Roll | 169 | 0.00% | 169 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Edison Diamond Disc | 161 | 0.00% | 161 | 0.00% |
| 56 | DTS CD | 127 | 0.00% | 146 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 10" Acetate | 139 | 0.00% | 139 | 0.00% |
| 58 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 135 | 0.00% | 137 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 131 | 0.00% | 131 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 7" Shellac | 115 | 0.00% | 118 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 12" LaserDisc | 110 | 0.00% | 113 | 0.00% |
| 62 | 12" Acetate | 94 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Data DVD | 82 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% |
| 64 | SACD (multichannel) | 92 | 0.00% | 98 | 0.00% |
| 65 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 82 | 0.00% | 89 | 0.00% |
| 66 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 77 | 0.00% | 87 | 0.00% |
| 67 | KiT Album | 80 | 0.00% | 81 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Cartridge | 76 | 0.00% | 77 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Data DVD-R | 49 | 0.00% | 66 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Microcassette | 57 | 0.00% | 57 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Minimax CD | 53 | 0.00% | 54 | 0.00% |
| 72 | VinylDisc | 46 | 0.00% | 47 | 0.00% |
| 73 | ROM cartridge | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Betacam SP | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Playbutton | 39 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
| 76 | 3" Vinyl | 32 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 7" Acetate | 35 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Betamax | 38 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Acetate | 33 | 0.00% | 33 | 0.00% |
| 80 | DCC | 32 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Pathé disc | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Blu-ray-R | 26 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 83 | SD Card | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 84 | 8cm CD-R | 27 | 0.00% | 27 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Floppy Disk | 17 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 86 | DualDisc (DVD side) | 16 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 87 | microSD | 16 | 0.00% | 16 | 0.00% |
| 88 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 14 | 0.00% | 15 | 0.00% |
| 89 | UMD | 12 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 90 | DVDplus (CD side) | 13 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 91 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 92 | DataPlay | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 93 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 11 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 94 | VHD | 11 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 95 | CD-i | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 96 | PlayTape | 9 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 97 | HD-DVD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 98 | slotMusic | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 99 | DVDplus | 6 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 100 | SVCD | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.00% |
| 101 | CED | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 102 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% |
| 103 | 8" LaserDisc | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Ultra HD Blu-ray | 2 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Zip Disk | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 106 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 107 | MiniDVD | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 110 | MiniDVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 111 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 112 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 113 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 115 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |