This statistic shows the genre breakdown of music streams and sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. The highest share of streams and sales was represented by pop music (33.4 percent), rock music (22.6 percent), and dance music (15.4 percent), while the lowest share accounted for such music genres as country (0.5 percent), folk (0.3 percent), and jazz (0.2 percent). 12.7 percent of sales and streams was generated by Hip Hop music.
Music streams and sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by genre
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Music streams and sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/322474/genre-distribution-of-music-streams-and-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music streams and sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by genre." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/322474/genre-distribution-of-music-streams-and-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Music streams and sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/322474/genre-distribution-of-music-streams-and-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music Streams and Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/322474/genre-distribution-of-music-streams-and-sales-uk/
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Music streams and sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by genre [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/322474/genre-distribution-of-music-streams-and-sales-uk/
