Music Industry

This is your weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report. Streaming numbers, too. (02 Apr 2026)

Where we at with Canadian CD and vinyl sales this week? What about streaming? Let’s ask Luminate. (Note that his numbers reflect the release of the new BTS album.)

  • CDs sold in Canada last week: 39,362 (Up 34.9% from last week.)
  • Vinyl sales in Canada last week: 36,008 (Up 11.5% from a week ago.)
  • CDs sold in Canada this year: 350,426 (Up 0.4% from a year ago)
  • Vinyl sold in Canada this year: 427,449 (Up 8.5% from this time last year.)

  Streaming numbers:

  • Songs streamed in Canada last week: 2,946,403,436 (Down 0.3% from a week ago)
  • Songs streamed in Canada so far this year: 34,821,206,810 (Up 3.4% from this time in 2025)

Alan Cross

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