This statistic displays the distribution of UK album sales by artist's origin in 2016. During the period of consideration, 47.6 percent of albums sold in the United Kingdom were from UK musicians, while the U.S. artists' album sales accounted for 39.2 percent. In 2016, the U.S. share of sales increased due to high albums popularity of such U.S. artists as Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Twenty One Pilots.
Distribution of album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by country of artist's origin
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Distribution of album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by country of artist's origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323557/distribution-of-uk-album-sales-by-artist-s-origin/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Distribution of album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by country of artist's origin." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323557/distribution-of-uk-album-sales-by-artist-s-origin/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Distribution of album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by country of artist's origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323557/distribution-of-uk-album-sales-by-artist-s-origin/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Distribution of Album Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016, by Country of Artist's Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323557/distribution-of-uk-album-sales-by-artist-s-origin/
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Distribution of album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by country of artist's origin [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323557/distribution-of-uk-album-sales-by-artist-s-origin/