Music Industry

Time for the weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (15 Oct 2026)

We’re deep into the home stretch for record releases for 2026. How are things proceeding? This is what Luminate reports.

  • CDs sold in Canada last week: 35,419 (down 0.57% from last week.)
  • Vinyl sales in Canada last week: 36,995 (up 1.92% from last week)
  • CDs sold in Canada this year: 1,214,069 (up 0.82% from this same week last year)
  • Vinyl sold in Canada this year: 1,401,520 (up 3.97% from this point in 2025)

Streaming numbers:

  • Songs streamed in Canada last week: 2,914,042,732 (up 0.07% from a week earlier)
  • Songs streamed in Canada so far this year: 118,185,825,722 (up 2.05% from this time last year)

Alan Cross

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