This statistic displays music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, ranked by market share of chart-eligible singles sales. The leading distributor for singles sales in the UK was Universal Music with 37.1 percent of the market share (1.4 percent decrease compared to 2015). Other leading corporate groups included Sony Music (23.4 percent), Warner Music (18 percent), and PIAS UK (2.4 percent).
Music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by market share of chart-eligible singles sales
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by market share of chart-eligible singles sales [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324963/music-distributors-market-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by market share of chart-eligible singles sales." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324963/music-distributors-market-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by market share of chart-eligible singles sales. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324963/music-distributors-market-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music Distributors in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016, by Market Share of Chart-eligible Singles Sales." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324963/music-distributors-market-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by market share of chart-eligible singles sales Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324963/music-distributors-market-share-of-singles-sales-uk/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Music distributors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by market share of chart-eligible singles sales [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324963/music-distributors-market-share-of-singles-sales-uk/