Music Industry

What’s going on with the Canadian sales battle between CDs and vinyl this week?

Behold the latest sales numbers (via Luminate) when it comes to the sales of CDs and fresh vinyl across Canada.

  • Total CD sales for the year so far: 1,021,129 (Down 14.8% from this point in 2023)
  • Total vinyl sales for 2023: 896,578 (Up 29% from a year ago)
  • CD sales last week: 29,520 (down 13.2% from a week ago)
  • Vinyl sales last week: 26,778 (up 9.9% from last week)

Finally, here’s the deal on streaming:

  • Songs streamed in Canada last week: 2,659,395,386 (down 1.9% from a week earlier)
  • Songs streamed in Canada in 2023 so far: 87,011,400,436 (up 10.9% from 2023)

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