Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 05 June 2023

June 6, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments

The first third of 2023 is already in the books. This is where things stand with the Canadian recorded music industry, comparing last week with the same week in 2022.

Total album sales, -5.5%
CD sales, -8.8%
Digital albums, -13.0%
Digital tracks, -10.1%
Vinyl LPs, +16.2%
On-demand audio streams, +15.9%

This compares last week to the week before.

Total album sales, -15.2%
CD sales, -14.5%
Digital albums, -12.7%
Digital tracks, -5.8%
Vinyl LPs, -19.9%
On-demand audio streams, +3.2% (2.563 billion streams in the country last week, close to an all-time record)

All figures courtesy Luminate.

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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