Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 20 February 2023

February 21, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Where are things going in 2023 as far as the Canadian recorded music industry is concerned? Let’s look at the latest numbers

Year-over-year comparisons:

Total album sales, -8.1%
CD sales, -7.9%
Digital albums, -18.6%
Digital tracks, -7.2%
Vinyl LPs, +12.5%
On-demand audio streams, -17.2%

Comparing last week to the week before:

Total album sales, +0.7%
CD sales, +2.9%
Digital albums, -6.5%’
Digital tracks, -1.1%
Vinyl LPs, +8.1%
On-demand audio streams, +1.4% (2.426 billion streams in Canada last week, an all-time record I think.)

All figures courtesy Luminate.

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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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