Summary From Luminate's 2022 Canadian Music Market Report
Overall, streaming continued to grow in 2022, with Canadian on-demand audio streams hitting the one 100B mark for the first time in a single year (accomplished in late November).
By FYI Staff
Overall, streaming continued to grow in 2022, with Canadian on-demand audio streams hitting the one 100B mark for the first time in a single year (accomplished in late November). Physical sales continue to decline, including vinyl although the net dollars generated from the LP must certainly have spiked, with the average retail cost now hitting $36 in store-fronts and at online retailers. Below we have an assemblage of facts and figures provided to us by the entertainment data firm Luminate. Expanded detail can be had by downloading the US and/or Canadian year-end reports here.
Canadian Metrics
Total Album Consumption was up 11.2%, from 83.8M to 93.2M
Total Digital Music Consumption increased by 12.3% to 89M
On-Demand Song Streams (audio & video) increased by 14% to 122.7B
On-Demand Audio increased by 13.4% to 112.9B
On-Demand Video streams increased by 21.7% to 9.8B
Digital Track sales declined 16.7% to 14.2M
Total Album Sales (physical & digital) declined 13.8% to 5.2M
Digital Album Sales declined 18.5% to 1.9M
Physical Album sales declined 11% to 3.4M
CD Album Sales declined 24.8% to 2.3M
Vinyl LP Sales declined 2.3% to 1.1M
Cassette Sales (yes, they still exist, sort of) increased 26.6% to 13.2K
Catalogue’s share of overall consumption (listenership) increased by 15.8%
Top Albums – Canada 2022 (Sales + TEA + On-Demand SEA)
Taylor Swift – Midnights
The Weeknd – The Highlights
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Ed Sheeran – =
Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album
Elton John – Diamonds
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
S/T – Encanto
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Top Canadian Artist Albums (Sales + TEA + On-Demand SEA)
The Weeknd – The Highlights
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Justin Bieber – Justice
Drake – Honestly, Nevermind
Drake – Scorpion
Michael Bublé – Christmas
The Tragically Hip – Yer Favourites
Shania Twain – Greatest Hits
Drake – Views
Top Album Sellers
Taylor Swift – Midnights (64K copies)
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
BTS – Proof
Adele – 30
Salebarbes – Gin A L’Eau Salee
Backstreet Boys – A Very Backstreet Christmas
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version)
Michael Bublé – Higher
Salebarbes* – Live Au Pas Perdus (12K)
* Salebarbes is a traditional Acadian group composed of Éloi Painchaud , Jonathan Painchaud , Kevin McIntyre, George Belliveau and Jean-François Breau. Last April, the group appeared on the top-ranked Quebec TV talent discovery show, Star Académie. Two months later, in June, the Acadian folk ensemble took part in the Spectacle de la fête nationale du Québec on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City.
Top Digital Album Sellers
Taylor Swift – Midnights (13K)
S/T – Encanto
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
Peter Jackson – 23 & A Half
Abba – Abba Gold
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Adele – 30
Michael Bublé – Higher (3K)
Top Vinyl Album Sellers
Taylor Swift – Midnights (29K)
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version)
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Harry Styles – Fine Line
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Charlie Brown’s Christmas
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Arctic Monkeys – AM
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city (4K)
