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Musikmarkt

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Musikmarkt was a magazine of the music industry in Germany , Austria and Switzerland , based in Munich . [1] Die Welt , a German newspaper, described the magazine as the music industry’s thermometer. [2]

History and profile [ edit ]

Musikmarkt was established by publisher Josef Keller Verlag in 1959. [3] [4] [5] Uwe Lencher served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine for 23 years from 1973 to his death in April 1996. [6] The magazine had its headquarters in Munich . [1] The magazine was started as a bi-monthly publication. [5] Then it was published weekly until 2014 when its frequency was switched to monthly. [2]

Musikmarkt determined the official German charts from its start in 1959 to the 1970s when Media Control assumed the responsibility. [7] The magazine also contained the weekly Top 100 charts for singles and albums when it was published on a weekly basis. [4] [8] The magazine and its website were both closed down in July 2016. [2] [4] Stefan Zarges was the last editor of the magazine. [2]

Circulation [ edit ]

Under the editorship of Uwe Lencher the circulation of Musikmarkt was nearly 12,000 copies, making it a significant publication for German entertainment industry. [6] It was 4,370 copies when it was shut down in 2016. [7]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "musikmarkt GmbH & Co. KG is new member of the SOMM" (Press Release) . SOMM . Berlin. 24 July 2013 . Retrieved 26 July 2015 .
  2. ^ a b c d Phillip Sommerich (20 July 2016). " 'Music industry's thermometer' shuts down" . Rhinegold Publishing . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
  3. ^ Alex Cosper (28 January 2013). "The History of German Pop Music" . Playlist Research . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
  4. ^ a b c Jon Chapple (22 June 2016). "Musikmarkt to Shut Down" . IQ Mag . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
  5. ^ a b Frank Hoffmann (12 November 2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound . Routledge. p. 2023. ISBN   978-1-135-94950-1 . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
  6. ^ a b Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 April 1996. pp. 59?. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
  7. ^ a b Jens Schroder. "Traditionsreiches Fachmagazin Musikmarkt wird nach 57 Jahren eingestellt" . Meedia (in German) . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
  8. ^ Mediadaten des Musikmarktes (PDF, 12/07) [ permanent dead link ] .

External links [ edit ]