Summary From Luminate's 2022 Canadian Music Market Report

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)