Musikmarkt

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

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

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]