Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 30 May 2022

May 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

As we approach the halfway point of Q2, where’s the Canadian recorded music industry heading in 2022? Let’s take a look, starting with comparing last week to the same week a year ago.

Total album sales, -11.0%
CD sales, -4.2%
Digital albums, -22.1%
Digital tracks, -20..4%
Vinyl LPs, +0.9%
On-demand audio streams, +13.2%

Another way to look at things is by comparing last week to the week before.

Total album sales, +0.7%
CD sales, 0.0%
Digital albums, -4.6%
Digital tracks, +0.3%
Vinyl LPs, +11.6%
On-demand audio streams, -1.4% (2.163 billion streams in the country last week)

All figures courtesy Luminate.

Last week’s Canadian music sales and streaming stats.

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