Sales of dance music acts have risen sharply to take their highest market share since 2006, new figures have revealed.
According to Official Charts Company data, released today by the BPI, dance music accounted for 16.3 percent of singles sales in the last six months, a figure up on the 14.1 percent share seen in the same period last year. In the albums market, dance music accounted for one in ten sales over the same period.
Further stats released show that in April Calvin Harris became the first artist in UK chart history to achieve eight top 10 hits from the same album, 18 Months.
Over the last six months ten dance tracks have sold more than a quarter of a million copies. The list includes Waiting All Night by Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre, White Noise by Disclosure ft. Aluna George and Need U (100%) by Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E.
Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of music companies' trade body, the BPI, said: ‘With so many memorable releases this year, not least Daft Punk’s iconic summer anthem, Get Lucky, dance music is well on its way to becoming one of the defining sounds of 2013.
‘It's drawing in artists normally associated with other genres, such as hip hop and dubstep. These fresh influences are giving 2013's dance music an edge which is really cutting through to fans.’
Daft Punk’s Get Lucky FT Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers is the year’s biggest selling single of the year having shifted more than one million copies.
Earlier this year PRS for Music launched Amplify, an initiative aimed at encouraging dance music producers to register with the society to ensure they make the most from their songwriting and tap into all revenue streams available to them.
Find out more about Amplify from the PRS for Music website.
According to Official Charts Company data, released today by the BPI, dance music accounted for 16.3 percent of singles sales in the last six months, a figure up on the 14.1 percent share seen in the same period last year. In the albums market, dance music accounted for one in ten sales over the same period.
Further stats released show that in April Calvin Harris became the first artist in UK chart history to achieve eight top 10 hits from the same album, 18 Months.
Over the last six months ten dance tracks have sold more than a quarter of a million copies. The list includes Waiting All Night by Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre, White Noise by Disclosure ft. Aluna George and Need U (100%) by Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E.
Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of music companies' trade body, the BPI, said: ‘With so many memorable releases this year, not least Daft Punk’s iconic summer anthem, Get Lucky, dance music is well on its way to becoming one of the defining sounds of 2013.
‘It's drawing in artists normally associated with other genres, such as hip hop and dubstep. These fresh influences are giving 2013's dance music an edge which is really cutting through to fans.’
Daft Punk’s Get Lucky FT Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers is the year’s biggest selling single of the year having shifted more than one million copies.
Earlier this year PRS for Music launched Amplify, an initiative aimed at encouraging dance music producers to register with the society to ensure they make the most from their songwriting and tap into all revenue streams available to them.
Find out more about Amplify from the PRS for Music website.
