UK Indie Chart

The Independent charts are regularly published lists, with the best-selling recordings of independent record labels, the so-called independent labels. These lists are updated continuously and offer retailers an orientation on the current demand. The first independent charts were collected on 19 January 1980 in the UK. In Germany it was first attempts of isolated music magazines, such as the Spex magazine, similar charts to collect based on the sales figures of some specialized record shops. Since 2011, created a media control list.

U.K. Independent chart

Between 1980 and 1989, in the UK the UK Independent Charts published. The industry magazine Record Business created the charts until 1981 and was then taken over by the Media Research & Information Bureau ( MRIB ). The charts were sold at the imprints of other magazines. Since 2009 there is a new edition of this chart lists.

Independent charts in other countries

USA

Since 2 September 2000, Billboard magazine published weekly a list of independent productions, first under the name Billboard Top Independent Albums later than Billboard Independent Albums. At the end of since 2002 a list of 50 best-selling independent albums of the year appears. Compiled are the charts from Nielsen SoundScan and are based on the actual sales of physical media, and the number of downloaded music files from online music services.

Germany

The German music magazine Sounds published from August 1980 to June 1981 own alternative charts that have been renamed in December 1980 in sounds charts. The survey was based on the sales data of record shops and shippers with a focus on independently produced records. The lists made ​​no claim to objectivity. The Spex magazine published from June 1988 until the early 1990s also own Independent Charts based on the sales figures for WOM. The subsequently published Spex Underground Charts also related Publications of the major labels like WEA Records or RCA Records with a.

Since January 2011, the market research company Media Control is on behalf of the Association of Independent Music Companies Association monthly out Independent Charts. This is a list of the most successful albums, which has the monthly sales figures as a basis. Release date is always the beginning of the new month.

Australia

In Australia, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association ( AIR ) collects weekly and monthly Independent Charts. The charts focus since July 2000, Australian artist who publish their singles and albums at the Australian record companies. The AIR is different to the one the top 20 singles / album charts which come exclusively through independent distributors in the trade. Furthermore, it collects the top 20 singles / album chart in which the distribution does not matter, so by a major label can happen. In addition, the top 10 on a monthly basis sorted by specific genres collected.

Source evidence

• Music Charts