There are a lot of music distribution services out there. Keeping 100% of your royalties is key. Educate yourself and research on all their fees before you decide which service to choose.
The Best Music Distribution Companies are listed below:
#5. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris – 49,000 (49,000)
#6. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines – 46,000 (337,000)
#9. A$AP Ferg – Trap Lord – 32,000 (32,000)
#10. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 30,000 (912,000)
#14. K. Michelle – Rebellious Soul – 23,000 (94,000)
#20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 19,000 (1,000,000)
#36. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 9,000 (579,000)
#44. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 8,000 (1,000,000)
#49. Kanye West – Yeezus – 7,000 (517,000)
#56. Tech N9ne – Something Else – 7,000 (92,000)
#87. Eminem – Eminem Show – 4,000 (10,000,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
#2. K. Michelle – Rebellious Soul – 72,000 (72,000)
#4. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines – 48,000 (291,000)
#6. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 37,000 (882,000)
#14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 16,000 (998,000)
#28. Hoodie Allen – Americoustic EP – 11,000 (11,000)
#33. Tech N9ne – Something Else – 10,000 (85,000)
#36. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 9,000 (1,000,000)
#61. Kanye West – Yeezus – 6,000 (510,000)
#76. Stevie Stone – 2 Birds, 1 Stone – 4,700 (4,700)
#131. Aubrey O’Day – Between Two Evils – 3,000 (3,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
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#16. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 22,000 (379,000)
#30. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 15,000 (746,000)
#32. A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP – 14,000 (245,000)
#43. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head – 12,000 (401,000)
#59. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 7,600 (550,000)
#64. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.I.F.C. – 6,800 (330,000)
#69. Joe Budden – No Love Lost – 6,300 (47,000)
#81. Chief Keef – Finally Rich – 4,900 (134,000)
#92. Game – Jesus Piece – 4,100 (201,000)
#96. Trinidad James – Don’t Be S.A.F.E. – 4,000 (11,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
#22. Drake – Take Care – 15,900 (1,651,973)
#31. Tyga – Careless World: Rise of the Last King – 12,400 (169,432)
#34. Odd Future – OF Tape Vol.2 – 11,900 (52,000)
#35. Diggy – Unexpected Arrival – 11,500 (32,900)
#41. Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition – 9,900 (540,000)
#42. E-40 – Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1,2 & 3 – 9,500 (9,500)
#56. ¡MAYDAY! – Take Me To Your Leader – 5,400 (5,400)
#156. DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles – Kolexxxion – 3,000 (3,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan
#3. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 198,000 (198,000)
#4. Drake – Take Care – 173,000 (804,000)
#5. Mary J. Blige – My Life II: The Journey Continues 156,000 (156,000)
#15. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 59,000 (1,752,000)
#16. LMFAO – Sorry For Party Rocking – 56,000 (306,000)
#27. Yelawolf – Radioactive – 41,000 (41,000)
#51. Wale – Ambition – 21,000 (256,000)
#112. Webbie – Savage Life 3 – 9,100 (39,000)
#164. Tech N9ne Collabos – Welcome To Strangeland – 5,100 (38,000)
#189. Mobb Deep – Black Cocaine EP – 4,200 (4,300)
Russell Simmons (founder of Def Jam Records)
Hip Hop originated in New York during the 1970s, Russell Simmons (GlobalGrind.com) along with wealthy punk rocker Rick Rubin were the first pioneers of the hip hop music genre to create a record label empire; Def Jam records. Def Jam introduced the world to legendary artists such as RUN DMC, LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys in the 1980s which led to immediate success, turning Def Jam Records into the biggest record label in Hip Hop during this time period. In today’s world Russell Simmons is more interested in yoga and occupying Wall Street rather than breaking the next big artist. Therefore the door has opened for new moguls to takeover the throne and create empires for the 2012 generation. GWOP Magazine staff has put together a list of the top Hip Hop/Rap Record labels for 2012. Nas said ‘Hip Hop was dead in 2006’, well these labels are destined to prove that the music genre has only suffered a heart attack and there is no need to panic. Checkout the full list after the jump.
#1. Drake – Take Care – 631,000 (631,000)
#11. Childish Gambino – Camp – 52,000 (52,000)
#17. Webbie – Savage Life 3 – 30,000 (30,000)
#18. Wale – Ambition – 29,000 (234,000)
#24. Mac Miller – Blue Slide Park – 25,000 (170,000)
#25. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 25,000 (1,693,000)
#33. J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story – 18,000 (405,000)
#78. Tech N9ne Collabos – Welcome To Strangeland – 7,000 (33,000)
#99. Drake – Thank Me Later – 4,900 (1,489,000)
#106. Pusha T – Fear Of God 2: Let Us Pray – 4,300 (13,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
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