Music Industry

This is your weekly Canadian CD, vinyl, and streaming report (24 July 2025)

Alan Cross ,  ,  , 

If you’re curious about what vinyl and CDs Canadians are buying, here are the latest figures (plus streaming stats)via Luminate.

  • CDs sold in Canada last week: 29,980 (up 0.4% from last week)
  • Vinyl sales in Canada last week: 33,931 (up a solid 23.9% from a week ago)
  • CDs sold in Canada this year: 808,270 (down 9.2% from this point last year)
  • Vinyl sold in Canada this year: 907,781 (up 14.7% from a year ago)

Streaming numbers:

  • Songs streamed in Canada last week: 2,943,445,246 (up 1.4% from last week)
  • Songs streamed in Canada so far this year: 80,155,536, 727 (up 5.3% from this time in 2024)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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