This statistic shows a genre breakdown of music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. During the period of consideration, pop music was the most popular music genre in the UK, accounting for nearly 34 percent of singles sold and streamed. Rock music was the second most popular music genre with a share of 22.6 percent, while only 0.2 percent of singles that were sold and streamed in 2016 were jazz.
Music single unit sales distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Music single unit sales distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/276211/genre-distribution-of-music-single-unit-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music single unit sales distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/276211/genre-distribution-of-music-single-unit-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Music single unit sales distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/276211/genre-distribution-of-music-single-unit-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music Single Unit Sales Distributed by Genre in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/276211/genre-distribution-of-music-single-unit-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Music single unit sales distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/276211/genre-distribution-of-music-single-unit-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Music single unit sales distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/276211/genre-distribution-of-music-single-unit-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
