Independent labels: market share in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2016, by format
This statistic displays the independent music labels' market share in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016, broken down by music format. In 2009, independently published albums accounted for 18.6 percent of album sales, and that figure increased to 27 percent in 2015, followed by a decrease to the level of 22.6 percent in 2016. However, independents increased their share in a singles market in 2016, mainly due to success of Major Lazer, and the release of Adele’s 25 tracks as singles.