Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 20 June 2022

June 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

As we approach the halfway mark of 2022–jeebus, where is the time going?–the recorded music industry continues to ramp up for the all-important fourth quarter. How are things going? Let’s begin by comparing last week with same week in 2021.

Total album sales, -11.0%
CD sales, -3.8%
Digital albums, -21.7%
Digital tracks, -19.8%
Vinyl LPs, -1.4%
On-demand audio streams, +13.3%

And where are things going week-to-week in 2022? Well, last week was pretty solid.

Total album sales, +29.8%
CD sales, +86.6% (NOT a typo!)
Digital albums, -4.0%
Digital tracks, +0.9%
Vinyl LPs, +8.5%
On-demand audio streams, +1.0% (2.415 billion streams in the country last week. I think that’s a new all-time record.)

All numbers courtesy of 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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