Van Morrison is the biggest selling UK Americana of 2016 according to new figures from the Official Charts Company.
OCC figures were published to mark the first year of its Americana chart with the Lumineers taking the top spot as biggest seller.
The statistics revealed that a quarter of releases in the chart were from British acts.
The chart is the first dedicated to Americana, compiled by the OCC, in conjunction with the Americana Music Association UK.
Overall as a genre, Americana performed particularly strongly in physical product, with 66 percent of its consumption last year coming from records sold on CD and vinyl.
Van Morrison’s Keep Me Singing - the biggest UK Americana release of 2016, and a record that spent 10 weeks at number one on the Official Americana Chart - was the most physical of the end of year list, at 91 percent.
The weekly Official Americana Chart saw 178 new entries across its first year and featured a mix of established artists such as Lucinda Williams and Sturgill Simpson, as well as the new breed of Americana artists including Margo Price and Ryley Walker.
Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive, said: ‘It has been a great first year for the Official Americana Chart, which has brought attention to almost 180 releases in this burgeoning sector, generating sales of more than 500,000 albums.
‘Congratulations to Van Morrison, The Lumineers and Elle King in helping drive that success.’
The Official Americana Albums Chart is published weekly on OfficialCharts.com, Fridays, 5.45pm.
Read our top ten tips from the event on how Americana acts can achieve success.
OCC figures were published to mark the first year of its Americana chart with the Lumineers taking the top spot as biggest seller.
The statistics revealed that a quarter of releases in the chart were from British acts.
The chart is the first dedicated to Americana, compiled by the OCC, in conjunction with the Americana Music Association UK.
Overall as a genre, Americana performed particularly strongly in physical product, with 66 percent of its consumption last year coming from records sold on CD and vinyl.
Van Morrison’s Keep Me Singing - the biggest UK Americana release of 2016, and a record that spent 10 weeks at number one on the Official Americana Chart - was the most physical of the end of year list, at 91 percent.
The weekly Official Americana Chart saw 178 new entries across its first year and featured a mix of established artists such as Lucinda Williams and Sturgill Simpson, as well as the new breed of Americana artists including Margo Price and Ryley Walker.
Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive, said: ‘It has been a great first year for the Official Americana Chart, which has brought attention to almost 180 releases in this burgeoning sector, generating sales of more than 500,000 albums.
‘Congratulations to Van Morrison, The Lumineers and Elle King in helping drive that success.’
The Official Americana Albums Chart is published weekly on OfficialCharts.com, Fridays, 5.45pm.
Read our top ten tips from the event on how Americana acts can achieve success.
