2017 Was The Year Of The Weeknd On Canadian Radio
Top 10 Most Played Canadian artists
1
The Weeknd
2
Shawn Mendes
3
Hedley
4
Drake
5
Alessia Cara
6
Virginia to Vegas
7
Dallas Smith
8
Shawn Hook
9
Dean Brody
10
Serena Ryder
Worth Noting
As of Week 48, Audio On-Demand Streams up 75% over same period in 2016.
Week 48 was the first week since Nielsen Music began tracking streaming in Canada that audio on-demand streams surpassed the 900 million mark.
Streaming lifts help make up for the drops in physical and digital sales.
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Albums w/TEA w/SEA On-Demand up 8%
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Overall albums down 16%
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Digital Tracks down 19%
Vinyl albums continued their upward growth, with a 22% YTD increase over the same period in 2016.
Vinyl sales have shown a year over year increase each year since 2011.
