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Profile of new releases by language of lyrics and musical category
| |
1992-1993 |
1993-1994 |
1995-19961 |
1998 |
2000 |
| |
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| Language of lyrics |
| With Canadian content / by Canadian artists3 |
669 |
719 |
828 |
1,023 |
1,034 |
| English lyrics |
323 |
376 |
480 |
452 |
457 |
| French lyrics |
185 |
190 |
117 |
159 |
189 |
| Other4 |
161 |
153 |
231 |
412 |
388 |
| Unspecified |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Without Canadian content / by non-Canadian artists |
5,602 |
5,648 |
5,827 |
5,705 |
5,620 |
| English lyrics |
3,853 |
4,199 |
4,026 |
3,950 |
4,093 |
| French lyrics |
161 |
150 |
176 |
125 |
144 |
| Other4 |
1,588 |
1,299 |
1,625 |
1,630 |
1,383 |
| Unspecified |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Category of music |
| With Canadian content / by Canadian artists3 |
669 |
719 |
828 |
1,023 |
1,034 |
| Popular music/rock |
273 |
344 |
363 |
379 |
363 |
| Classical and related |
62 |
59 |
92 |
159 |
131 |
| Jazz |
33 |
21 |
49 |
62 |
52 |
| Country and folk |
114 |
114 |
76 |
99 |
126 |
| Children's |
31 |
24 |
24 |
31 |
38 |
| Other5 |
156 |
157 |
224 |
293 |
324 |
| Without Canadian content / by non-Canadian artists |
5,602 |
5,648 |
5,827 |
5,705 |
5,620 |
| Popular music/rock |
2,631 |
2,857 |
2,925 |
2,099 |
2,022 |
| Classical and related |
1,343 |
1,150 |
1,216 |
1,508 |
1,338 |
| Jazz |
319 |
366 |
571 |
533 |
767 |
| Country and folk |
477 |
377 |
313 |
367 |
266 |
| Children's |
120 |
172 |
97 |
121 |
68 |
| Other5 |
712 |
726 |
705 |
1,077 |
1,159 |
| 1. The data for 1995-96, 1998 and
2000 are not strictly comparable to the data for previous years. |
| 2. Excludes singles. A recording
released in more than one format (album, tape, CD, etc.) is only counted
once. |
| 3. In 1995-96, 1998 and 2000, releases
and sales were reported by whether or not the artist was Canadian, not by
the CRTC definition of Canadian content as in previous years. |
| 4. Includes instrumental music. |
| 5. Includes unspecified. |
| Sources: Statistics Canada,
Culture, Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics. |
| Last modified: 2004-12-23. |
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