Let’s check on Canadian music sales and streams during the time of pandemic.

June 2, 2020June 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments

The numbers are in for last week’s Canadian CD sales and streaming. Here’s what you need to know.

Total album sales are down 38.4% from this point last year.
CD sales are 52.2% lower than on June 1, 2019
Digital albums are down 22.9%
Digital tracks are -26.6%
Vinyl LPs have dropped by 29.3%
On-demand audio streams are up 16.6% year-over-year.

But what about within the pandemic period itself? A bit better than the previous week.

Total album sales are up 2.4%
CD sales actually rose by 34%
Digital album fell by 8.2%
Digital tracks are down by 5.9%
Vinyl dropped by 7.3%
On-demand audio streams are up by 1.6%.

The province that’s been hit hardest by a decline in album sales is Alberta, which has seen a fall of 44.6%

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