Database statistics
Last updated: 2026-03-04
Release/Medium Formats
| Rank | Format | Releases | % of total releases | Mediums | % of total mediums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,340,651  | 100% | 5,879,995 | 100% | |
| 1 | Digital Media | 2,487,379 | 46.57% | 2,537,032 | 43.15% |
| 2 | CD | 1,800,165 | 33.71% | 2,165,619 | 36.83% |
| 3 | 12" Vinyl | 388,589 | 7.28% | 431,192 | 7.33% |
| 4 | Unknown format | 235,921 | 4.42% | 246,305 | 4.19% |
| 5 | 7" Vinyl | 150,364 | 2.82% | 153,691 | 2.61% |
| 6 | Cassette | 76,870 | 1.44% | 81,230 | 1.38% |
| 7 | CD-R | 58,565 | 1.10% | 66,141 | 1.12% |
| 8 | Vinyl | 37,697 | 0.71% | 40,110 | 0.68% |
| 9 | DVD-Video | 27,177 | 0.51% | 29,531 | 0.50% |
| 10 | 10" Shellac | 25,864 | 0.48% | 26,471 | 0.45% |
| 11 | Enhanced CD | 11,938 | 0.22% | 12,199 | 0.21% |
| 12 | 8cm CD | 10,961 | 0.21% | 11,422 | 0.19% |
| 13 | 10" Vinyl | 10,371 | 0.19% | 10,983 | 0.19% |
| 14 | DVD | 8,000 | 0.15% | 8,689 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Blu-ray | 6,203 | 0.12% | 7,016 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Hybrid SACD | 3,863 | 0.07% | 4,957 | 0.08% |
| 17 | SHM-CD | 3,787 | 0.07% | 4,518 | 0.08% |
| 18 | HDCD | 2,963 | 0.06% | 3,954 | 0.07% |
| 19 | Copy Control CD | 3,082 | 0.06% | 3,504 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Wax Cylinder | 3,283 | 0.06% | 3,377 | 0.06% |
| 21 | SACD | 2,646 | 0.05% | 3,225 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Hybrid SACD (CD layer) | 2,330 | 0.04% | 2,693 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) | 1,850 | 0.03% | 2,196 | 0.04% |
| 24 | Data CD | 1,415 | 0.03% | 1,934 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Blu-spec CD | 1,191 | 0.02% | 1,646 | 0.03% |
| 26 | VHS | 1,279 | 0.02% | 1,349 | 0.02% |
| 27 | USB Flash Drive | 738 | 0.01% | 1,198 | 0.02% |
| 28 | Download Card | 1,119 | 0.02% | 1,187 | 0.02% |
| 29 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) | 1,024 | 0.02% | 1,151 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Phonograph record | 1,075 | 0.02% | 1,099 | 0.02% |
| 31 | HQCD | 867 | 0.02% | 1,075 | 0.02% |
| 32 | 7" Flexi-disc | 988 | 0.02% | 1,052 | 0.02% |
| 33 | DVD-Audio | 924 | 0.02% | 1,005 | 0.02% |
| 34 | Other | 919 | 0.02% | 941 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Mixed Mode CD | 868 | 0.02% | 915 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Shellac | 692 | 0.01% | 708 | 0.01% |
| 37 | DAT | 242 | 0.00% | 651 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Reel-to-reel | 530 | 0.01% | 554 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 8-Track Cartridge | 537 | 0.01% | 545 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Hybrid SACD (SACD layer) | 431 | 0.01% | 538 | 0.01% |
| 41 | VCD | 443 | 0.01% | 480 | 0.01% |
| 42 | 12" Shellac | 351 | 0.01% | 462 | 0.01% |
| 43 | CD+G | 321 | 0.01% | 352 | 0.01% |
| 44 | MiniDisc | 330 | 0.01% | 351 | 0.01% |
| 45 | SACD (2 channels) | 279 | 0.01% | 304 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Flexi-disc | 276 | 0.01% | 294 | 0.01% |
| 47 | SHM-SACD | 266 | 0.00% | 284 | 0.00% |
| 48 | DualDisc (CD side) | 258 | 0.00% | 283 | 0.00% |
| 49 | DualDisc | 181 | 0.00% | 208 | 0.00% |
| 50 | DVD-R Video | 159 | 0.00% | 202 | 0.00% |
| 51 | DualDisc (DVD-Video side) | 174 | 0.00% | 190 | 0.00% |
| 52 | LaserDisc | 165 | 0.00% | 173 | 0.00% |
| 53 | CDV | 169 | 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 | 128 | 0.00% | 147 | 0.00% |
| 57 | SHM-SACD (2 channels) | 140 | 0.00% | 142 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 10" Acetate | 139 | 0.00% | 139 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 8cm CD+G | 132 | 0.00% | 132 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 12" LaserDisc | 114 | 0.00% | 117 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 7" Shellac | 114 | 0.00% | 117 | 0.00% |
| 62 | 12" Acetate | 96 | 0.00% | 101 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Data DVD | 82 | 0.00% | 99 | 0.00% |
| 64 | SACD (multichannel) | 93 | 0.00% | 99 | 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 | 81 | 0.00% | 82 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Cartridge | 79 | 0.00% | 80 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Data DVD-R | 50 | 0.00% | 67 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Microcassette | 57 | 0.00% | 57 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Minimax CD | 55 | 0.00% | 56 | 0.00% |
| 72 | VinylDisc | 48 | 0.00% | 49 | 0.00% |
| 73 | ROM cartridge | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 74 | 7" Acetate | 37 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Betacam SP | 40 | 0.00% | 40 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Playbutton | 39 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 3" Vinyl | 32 | 0.00% | 39 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Betamax | 38 | 0.00% | 38 | 0.00% |
| 79 | 8cm CD-R | 35 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Acetate | 34 | 0.00% | 34 | 0.00% |
| 81 | DCC | 32 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Pathé disc | 30 | 0.00% | 30 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Blu-ray-R | 27 | 0.00% | 29 | 0.00% |
| 84 | SD Card | 28 | 0.00% | 28 | 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 | DVDplus (CD side) | 13 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 90 | UMD | 12 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.00% |
| 91 | DataPlay | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 92 | VinylDisc (Vinyl side) | 11 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 93 | VinylDisc (CD side) | 12 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.00% |
| 94 | VHD | 11 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.00% |
| 95 | CD-i | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 96 | HD-DVD | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% |
| 97 | PlayTape | 9 | 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 | Ultra HD Blu-ray | 2 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Zip Disk | 3 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.00% |
| 105 | 8" LaserDisc | 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 | MiniDVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 109 | VinylDisc (DVD side) | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 110 | SHM-SACD (multichannel) | 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 | Minimax DVD-Video | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Tefifon | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 115 | MiniDVD-Audio | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Minimax DVD | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |