This is your weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report. Streaming numbers, too! (20 Aug 2026)

August 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 10 Views

It’s the dog days of summer with little in the way of major new releases. That’s why Luminate is reporting a few negative numbers this week.

CDs sold in Canada last week: 32,097 (Up 3.20% from last week.)
Vinyl sales in Canada last week: 33,222 (Down 2.09%)
CDs sold in Canada so far this year: 936,993 (Down 0.62% from last year.)
Vinyl sold in Canada this year: 1,105,758 (Up 6.16% from this time last year.)

Streaming numbers:

Songs streamed in Canada last week: 2,879,595,893 (Down 0.75% from the same week last year.)
Songs streamed in Canada so far this year: 95,105,759,904 (Up 3.09% from last year.)

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