Music Industry

This is your weekly update on Canadian CD and vinyl sales

Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

There’s no change in the lead. Sales of vinyl are in the lead and will probably stay that way for the rest of 2025. Wild, huh? Here are the latest numbers on Canadian CD and vinyl sales via Luminate.

  • CDs sold in Canada last week: 27,431 (down 7.4% from last week)
  • Vinyl sold in Canada last week: 32,301 (down 13.3% from a week ago)
  • CDs sold in Canada so far this year: 202,2025 (up 0.9% from a year ago)
  • Vinyl sold in Canada so far this year: 233,511 (up 15.3% from this point in 2024)

Here are the latest streaming numbers:

  • Songs streamed in Canada last week: 2,724,321,381 (down 2.5% from a week earlier)
  • Songs streamed in Canada so far this year: 19,349,649,798 (up 6.5% from this point 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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