Database statistics
Last updated: 2026-07-29
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,667,186  | 100% | 6,224,266 | 100% | |
| 1 | Digital Media | 2,738,665 | 48.32% | 2,792,362 | 44.86% |
| 2 | CD | 1,845,279 | 32.56% | 2,219,918 | 35.67% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 403,024 | 7.11% | 447,507 | 7.19% |
| 4 | Unknown format | 236,145 | 4.17% | 246,520 | 3.96% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 156,760 | 2.77% | 160,191 | 2.57% |
| 6 | Cassette | 79,871 | 1.41% | 84,360 | 1.36% |
| 7 | CD-R | 61,494 | 1.09% | 69,318 | 1.11% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 37,548 | 0.66% | 40,042 | 0.64% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 28,046 | 0.49% | 30,453 | 0.49% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 26,300 | 0.46% | 26,930 | 0.43% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 12,311 | 0.22% | 12,574 | 0.20% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 11,240 | 0.20% | 11,708 | 0.19% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 10,684 | 0.19% | 11,318 | 0.18% |
| 14 | DVD | 8,281 | 0.15% | 9,011 | 0.14% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 6,591 | 0.12% | 7,431 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,935 | 0.07% | 5,043 | 0.08% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,919 | 0.07% | 4,723 | 0.08% |
| 18 | HDCD | 3,020 | 0.05% | 4,032 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Copy Control CD | 3,158 | 0.06% | 3,595 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Wax Cylinder | 3,287 | 0.06% | 3,381 | 0.05% |
| 21 | SACD | 2,673 | 0.05% | 3,278 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 2,408 | 0.04% | 2,782 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,914 | 0.03% | 2,264 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,486 | 0.03% | 2,028 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 1,303 | 0.02% | 1,838 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,344 | 0.02% | 1,413 | 0.02% |
| 27 | Download Card | 1,283 | 0.02% | 1,360 | 0.02% |
| 28 | HQCD | 919 | 0.02% | 1,325 | 0.02% |
| 29 | USB Flash Drive | 771 | 0.01% | 1,233 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Phonograph record | 1,176 | 0.02% | 1,200 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 1,065 | 0.02% | 1,196 | 0.02% |
| 32 | Other | 1,079 | 0.02% | 1,109 | 0.02% |
| 33 | 7" Flexi-disc | 1,020 | 0.02% | 1,089 | 0.02% |
| 34 | DVD-Audio | 950 | 0.02% | 1,031 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Mixed Mode CD | 917 | 0.02% | 964 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Shellac | 673 | 0.01% | 689 | 0.01% |
| 37 | DAT | 245 | 0.00% | 654 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 563 | 0.01% | 589 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 548 | 0.01% | 556 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 442 | 0.01% | 550 | 0.01% |
| 41 | VCD | 459 | 0.01% | 496 | 0.01% |
| 42 | 12" Shellac | 361 | 0.01% | 478 | 0.01% |
| 43 | MiniDisc | 348 | 0.01% | 370 | 0.01% |
| 44 | CD+G | 331 | 0.01% | 365 | 0.01% |
| 45 | Flexi-disc | 301 | 0.01% | 319 | 0.01% |
| 46 | SACD (2 channels) | 286 | 0.01% | 312 | 0.01% |
| 47 | SHM-SACD | 276 | 0.00% | 294 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc (CD side) | 262 | 0.00% | 293 | 0.00% |
| 49 | DVD-R Video | 172 | 0.00% | 216 | 0.00% |
| 50 | DualDisc | 182 | 0.00% | 210 | 0.00% |
| 51 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 175 | 0.00% | 191 | 0.00% |
| 52 | CDV | 171 | 0.00% | 175 | 0.00% |
| 53 | LaserDisc | 165 | 0.00% | 173 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Piano Roll | 169 | 0.00% | 169 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Edison Diamond Disc | 162 | 0.00% | 162 | 0.00% |
| 56 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 149 | 0.00% | 152 | 0.00% |
| 57 | DTS CD | 130 | 0.00% | 149 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 10" Acetate | 146 | 0.00% | 146 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 136 | 0.00% | 136 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 12" LaserDisc | 120 | 0.00% | 123 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 7" Shellac | 117 | 0.00% | 120 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Data DVD | 89 | 0.00% | 108 | 0.00% |
| 63 | 12" Acetate | 101 | 0.00% | 106 | 0.00% |
| 64 | SACD (multichannel) | 96 | 0.00% | 103 | 0.00% |
| 65 | 3.5" Floppy Disk | 82 | 0.00% | 92 | 0.00% |
| 66 | DualDisc (DVD-Audio side) | 82 | 0.00% | 89 | 0.00% |
| 67 | KiT Album | 84 | 0.00% | 85 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Cartridge | 83 | 0.00% | 84 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Data DVD-R | 60 | 0.00% | 77 | 0.00% |
| 70 | VinylDisc | 67 | 0.00% | 68 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Minimax CD | 63 | 0.00% | 64 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Microcassette | 61 | 0.00% | 61 | 0.00% |
| 73 | 8cm CD-R | 53 | 0.00% | 53 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Acetate | 48 | 0.00% | 48 | 0.00% |
| 75 | 3" Vinyl | 36 | 0.00% | 43 | 0.00% |
| 76 | 7" Acetate | 39 | 0.00% | 42 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Playbutton | 41 | 0.00% | 41 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Betacam SP | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 79 | ROM cartridge | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Betamax | 38 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 81 | DCC | 32 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Blu-ray-R | 29 | 0.00% | 31 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Pathé disc | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 84 | SD Card | 27 | 0.00% | 27 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Floppy Disk | 25 | 0.00% | 25 | 0.00% |
| 86 | DualDisc (DVD side) | 17 | 0.00% | 24 | 0.00% |
| 87 | microSD | 17 | 0.00% | 17 | 0.00% |
| 88 | DVDplus (DVD-Video side) | 15 | 0.00% | 16 | 0.00% |
| 89 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 14 | 0.00% | 15 | 0.00% |
| 90 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 14 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 91 | UMD | 12 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 92 | DVDplus (CD side) | 13 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 93 | DataPlay | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 94 | CD-i | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 95 | VHD | 11 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 96 | DVDplus | 9 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 97 | HD-DVD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 98 | PlayTape | 9 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 99 | slotMusic | 8 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.00% |
| 100 | SVCD | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 101 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 102 | CED | 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 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 110 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 112 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 113 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 114 | MiniDVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 115 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |