Koch Records Dominates Billboard Independent Chart Again With 23 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 (23) by an independent label for the year 2006, 28% more than any other independent label. The titles span various genres, including releases from, Jim Jones, The Wiggles, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Michael Franks, Unk, Scarface, Tha Dogg Pound and others.

Amazingly for the seven year-old label, this marks the 6th year in a row the fastest-growing independent label has dominated the Independent Chart. In 2005, KOCH Records charted 25 titles, and 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 and 2006, KOCH Records had an impressive total of 147 charted titles on the Billboard Independent Chart.

KOCH Records President Bob Frank says, "We are proud to maintain the number 1 slot for the 6th consecutive year. We have a great team who make it all possible and the plan is of course to go for our 7th in 07! We're still just warming up!"