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# Indie Labels Grab Record 34.4% Market Share
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/indie-labels-grab-record-344-market-share/
- Published: 2013-07-15T14:48:15.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-15T14:48:15.000Z
- Description: According to Billboard SoundScan mid-year numbers provided by A2IM, report, indie labels hit a record high with 34.4% of the overall market share based on master ownership (not distribution). That's. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/07/indie-labels-grab-record-344-market-share.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Music Business, ATO Records, Beggars Group, Glassnote Records, Jason Aldean, Macklemore, Matador Records, Queens of the Stone Age, Taylor Swift, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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According to Billboard SoundScan mid-year numbers provided by [A2IM](http://a2im.org/?ref=hypebot.com), report, indie labels hit a record high with 34.4% of the overall market share based on master  
ownership (not distribution). That's up from last year's mid-year mark of 32.9%. Top selling independent label artists so far this year include:

*(noted in album/TEA sales)*

- **Mumford & Sons** – 1.1M albums (Glassnote Records, combined album totals  
for all their releases)
- **Macklemore & Ryan Lewis** – 670k albums (Macklemore, LLC)\\
- **The Lumineers** – 660K albums (Dualtone Music Group)
- **Taylor Swift** – 635K albums
- **Jason Aldean** – 310K albums (Broken Bow)
- **Vampire Weekend** – 275K albums (The Beggars Group)
- **Alabama Shakes** – 250K albums (ATO Records)
- **Queens of the Stone Age** – 150K albums (Matador Records)

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