Let’s wrap up 2025 sales of CDs and vinyl in Canada (08 Jan 2026)
Luminate has released the last CD and vinyl sales report for 2025. Here are those numbers along with the final stats for streams, too. Streaming numbers:
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Ongoing History Daily: The biggest-selling album of all time
What is the biggest-selling album of all time? Let’s settle this question once and for all. It’s Thriller, Michael Jackson’s 1982 album. Okay, then, how many copies has it sold?
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Random music news for Thursday, January 8, 2026
Did you know there was a Tesla diner? There is, but no one is going there. Everyone’s here for music news for January 8, 2026. BONUS: The newest trend in
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The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is now available to watch online anywhere–including right here.
Last night, CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, the documentary on the radio station that started in a little yellow house, made its debut on TVO. If you can’t get it
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Universal Music Group has signed some kind of music deal with Nvidia
Once upon a time, record labels were all about selling pieces of plastic to the general public. However, in the last quarter-century, these same labels have turned into full-blown tech
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CES is on in Las Vegas. How a weird musical gadget that allows you to taste music?
CES, the largest consumer electronics and tech show on the planet, is happening this week in Las Vegas. Along with some really cool, useful tech and peeks into the future,
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The One Minute Music Book Club: The Definitive Visual History of Music
I’m still keen on collecting encyclopedia-type books because they’re so much fun to flip through. I can’t tell you how many serendipitous discoveries I’ve made over the years. My latest
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This punk band was permanently banned from Saturday Night Live. They’re touring Canada.
When John Belushi was part of the Saturday Night Live cast, he was a fan of all sorts of music, including LA hardcore. In 1981, he somehow managed to convince
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Someone has done a study on the physics of mosh pits
If you’ve been in (or just watched) a mosh pit, you’ll know that certain behaviours and activities are inevitably manifested. Is there a science to this? Yes. Yes, there is.
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The most important member of a band is…
Question: Who is the most important member of a band? Before you answer, listen to this. The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America has issued a
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, January 7, 2026
It’s awards season again. That includes the “Oscars of P*rn.” Nothing NSFW about music news for January 7, 2026. I least I don’t think so. BONUS: The Muppets are back.
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