KOCH Records Dominates Billboard Independent Chart Again With 25 Charted Titles!

NEW YORK, NY(KOCH Records) - KOCH Records is proud to announce that once again, it is the Top Independent Label based on the number of Charted Titles according to Billboard. KOCH Records had the most charted titles (25) by an independent label for the year 2005. The titles span various genres, including releases from AZ, Marcus Miller, Jim Jones, The Diplomats, Jerry Douglas, BG, Robert Earl Keen, Sheek Louch, and others.

Amazingly for the six-year-old label, this marks the 5th year in a row the fastest-growing independent label has dominated the Independent Chart. In 2004, KOCH Records charted 27 titles, almost doubling the number of charted releases of any other independent label. In 2003, KOCH Records charted 28 titles; in 2002 it charted 25 titles, and in 2001, KOCH tied for first with TVT, with each label charting 19 titles.

Between 2001 - 2005, KOCH Records had an impressive total of 124 charted titles on the Billboard Independent Chart.

KOCH Records President Bob Frank says, "The continued dominance of KOCH Records is a by-product of our great team of record label professionals and our artists. In 2006 we'll be more aggressive than ever as we build on our core foundation."