Audioglobe statistics on the darkwave music sales in 2023 out now
Audioglobe statistics on the darkwave music sales in 2023 out now
Celebrating its 30th year, Audioglobe, the most important distributor in the darkwave scene, just shared a statistical review, revealing the shifts and trends in the darkwave (and related) music genre.
Our readers will surely remember that we have reported on these stats for years, until 2018, the first year that Audioglobe didn’t communicate these stats. Sebastian Koch from Audioglobe explains: “Some customers never really cared that much about these, as they have better things to do than reading boring mails from the undersigned. But… Surprisingly there are quite a high number of customers, that sort of ‘complained’ about the fact, that no stats were being done any longer… The reason is: I was simply always far too busy in past years. Anyway: Here we go with the first new stats since 2017!”
So here are some export facts.
Top 10 Bestselling Labels of 2023 (export)
- FABRIKA/DEAD SCARLET
- She Past Away, Lebanon Hanover, Selofan, Kaelan Mikla, M!R!M, Doric…
- METROPOLIS
- Birthday Massacre, Delerium, Front Line Assembly, A Projection, KMFDM, Legendary P.D…
- ICY COLD/MANIC DEPR.
- Twin Tribes, Je T’aime, Traitrs, Kill Shelter, Closed Mouth, Talk to Her, Schonwald…
- ALFA MATRIX
- Alien Vampires, Front 242, Metroland, Die Robo Sapiens, Elm, 808 Dot Pop, Helalyn Flowers…
- RUSTBLADE
- Claudio Simonetti, Ennio Morricone, Lycia Lunch, Spiritual Front, Ketvector, Legendary Pink D…
- OUT OF LINE
- Blutengel, Hocico, Solitary Experiments, Suicide Commando, Signal Aout42, Erdling…
- TRISOL
- Sopor Aeternus, Rome, Clan of Xymox, Asp, Ostara, Skinflicks, Nachtmahr, Mantus, Soman…
- DEPENDENT
- Kirlian Camera, Girls Under Glass, Spectra*Paris, Mildreda, Black Nail Cabaret, Beborn Beton…
- ARTOFFACT
- Actors, Noise Unit, cEvin Key, Kaelan Mikla, Ploho, Sacred Skin, Kauan, Ken Mode, Spectres…
- AUERBACH
- Spiritual Front, Sol Invictus, Tenhi, Moon and the Night Spirit, Haavard, Hekate, Orplid…
Best Export Territories of 2023
If we look at the Audioglobe stats, we notice that Germany and Greece remain the company’s strongest markets, continuing a trend that has been consistent for ages. However, the 2023 statistics reveal some notable shifts.
Canada, once a prominent market for Audioglobe, has surprisingly disappeared from the export landscape. In contrast, the United States and the United Kingdom have re-emerged as significant territories, marking their return to prominence in the darkwave music scene after several years.
The most unexpected development in 2023 is the rise of Australia as a key market. This growth stands in stark contrast to Switzerland, which, despite its affluence, has seen a sharp decline in sales. Sebastian Koch adds: “The (by far!) lowest sales of all countries where we export to, was to Switzerland… The rich Swiss don’t buy records! Since I left the country (1990), something is wrong back home!”
Here is the top 10 list of export territories:
- Germany
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- USA
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Spain
- Russia
- Poland
Not in the top 10, but France, Japan, Malta, Brazil, Sweden, Mexico, and Perù are also good export territories for Audioglobe.
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