https://blog.discogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Discogs-2017-Mid-Year-Database-and-Marketplace-Analysis.pdf• Catalog sales (releases 18-month and older) have increased (+11.91%) over last year,
but New Release sales have really broken the mold with an astounding increase over
2016 (+123.81%).
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The most popular format sold so far in 2017 has been vinyl, with an increase in
sales year-over-year (+13.92%). However, CDs have seen the most growth in sales
(+23.23%).
• The Discogs Database has shown growth year-over-year (+8.22%), with a total of
698,301 submissions during the fi rst half of 2017.
The highest number of submissions
were of the vinyl variety with a total of 318,238 – equal to over 45% of the
submissions.
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The most popular genres sold in the Discogs Marketplace are Rock, Electronic, and
Funk/Soul. However, both Classical (+35.42%) and Blues (+20.95%) genres have seen
a large year-over-year increase in sales.
• Our Most Popular, Most Wanted, Most Collected, and Top Catalog Sales lists all have
something in common –
ranking number one on each list is Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of
The Moon.