Database statistics
Last updated: 2026-04-07
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,414,452  | 100% | 5,957,297 | 100% | |
| 1 | Digital Media | 2,544,653 | 47.00% | 2,595,205 | 43.56% |
| 2 | CD | 1,809,469 | 33.42% | 2,176,491 | 36.53% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 391,728 | 7.23% | 434,666 | 7.30% |
| 4 | Unknown format | 236,502 | 4.37% | 246,889 | 4.14% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 151,701 | 2.80% | 155,051 | 2.60% |
| 6 | Cassette | 77,548 | 1.43% | 81,951 | 1.38% |
| 7 | CD-R | 59,200 | 1.09% | 66,844 | 1.12% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 37,881 | 0.70% | 40,366 | 0.68% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 27,315 | 0.50% | 29,671 | 0.50% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 25,923 | 0.48% | 26,550 | 0.45% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 12,013 | 0.22% | 12,274 | 0.21% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 11,019 | 0.20% | 11,481 | 0.19% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 10,459 | 0.19% | 11,072 | 0.19% |
| 14 | DVD | 8,045 | 0.15% | 8,740 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 6,254 | 0.12% | 7,072 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,859 | 0.07% | 4,952 | 0.08% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,809 | 0.07% | 4,543 | 0.08% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,972 | 0.05% | 3,971 | 0.07% |
| 19 | Copy Control CD | 3,092 | 0.06% | 3,514 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Wax Cylinder | 3,283 | 0.06% | 3,377 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 2,655 | 0.05% | 3,220 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 2,348 | 0.04% | 2,712 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,872 | 0.03% | 2,219 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,437 | 0.03% | 1,956 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 1,198 | 0.02% | 1,703 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,302 | 0.02% | 1,371 | 0.02% |
| 27 | HQCD | 878 | 0.02% | 1,273 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Download Card | 1,155 | 0.02% | 1,223 | 0.02% |
| 29 | USB Flash Drive | 743 | 0.01% | 1,203 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 1,039 | 0.02% | 1,168 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Phonograph record | 1,106 | 0.02% | 1,130 | 0.02% |
| 32 | 7" Flexi-disc | 994 | 0.02% | 1,058 | 0.02% |
| 33 | DVD-Audio | 930 | 0.02% | 1,011 | 0.02% |
| 34 | Other | 946 | 0.02% | 968 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Mixed Mode CD | 876 | 0.02% | 923 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Shellac | 705 | 0.01% | 721 | 0.01% |
| 37 | DAT | 242 | 0.00% | 651 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 533 | 0.01% | 557 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 537 | 0.01% | 545 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 431 | 0.01% | 537 | 0.01% |
| 41 | VCD | 444 | 0.01% | 481 | 0.01% |
| 42 | 12" Shellac | 356 | 0.01% | 473 | 0.01% |
| 43 | MiniDisc | 337 | 0.01% | 358 | 0.01% |
| 44 | CD+G | 324 | 0.01% | 355 | 0.01% |
| 45 | SACD (2 channels) | 279 | 0.01% | 304 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Flexi-disc | 280 | 0.01% | 298 | 0.01% |
| 47 | SHM-SACD | 267 | 0.00% | 285 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc (CD side) | 259 | 0.00% | 284 | 0.00% |
| 49 | DualDisc | 182 | 0.00% | 210 | 0.00% |
| 50 | DVD-R Video | 165 | 0.00% | 208 | 0.00% |
| 51 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 175 | 0.00% | 191 | 0.00% |
| 52 | CDV | 169 | 0.00% | 173 | 0.00% |
| 53 | LaserDisc | 165 | 0.00% | 173 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Piano Roll | 169 | 0.00% | 169 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Edison Diamond Disc | 161 | 0.00% | 161 | 0.00% |
| 56 | DTS CD | 129 | 0.00% | 148 | 0.00% |
| 57 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 141 | 0.00% | 143 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 10" Acetate | 139 | 0.00% | 139 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 132 | 0.00% | 132 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 12" LaserDisc | 117 | 0.00% | 120 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 7" Shellac | 115 | 0.00% | 118 | 0.00% |
| 62 | 12" Acetate | 99 | 0.00% | 104 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Data DVD | 83 | 0.00% | 102 | 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 | 78 | 0.00% | 88 | 0.00% |
| 67 | KiT Album | 82 | 0.00% | 83 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Cartridge | 80 | 0.00% | 81 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Data DVD-R | 55 | 0.00% | 72 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Microcassette | 60 | 0.00% | 60 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Minimax CD | 56 | 0.00% | 57 | 0.00% |
| 72 | VinylDisc | 49 | 0.00% | 50 | 0.00% |
| 73 | 3" Vinyl | 36 | 0.00% | 43 | 0.00% |
| 74 | 7" Acetate | 39 | 0.00% | 42 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Betacam SP | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 76 | ROM cartridge | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 8cm CD-R | 39 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Playbutton | 39 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Betamax | 38 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 80 | DCC | 32 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Acetate | 32 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Blu-ray-R | 28 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Pathé disc | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 84 | SD Card | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Floppy Disk | 23 | 0.00% | 23 | 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) | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 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 | PlayTape | 9 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 96 | CD-i | 10 | 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 | 5 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.00% |
| 101 | DVDplus (DVD-Audio side) | 4 | 0.00% | 4 | 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 | 5.25" Floppy Disk | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Zip Disk | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 107 | MiniDVD | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 108 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 109 | MiniDVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 110 | HiPac | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Minimax DVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 114 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 115 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |