Two new charts will launch this month geared toward rising artists affiliated with indie labels. Indie labels in England already have their own charts. The Official Charts Company and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) are breaking further ground by adding Singles Breakers and Albums Breakers charts to make the public more aware of new artists. This coming Monday, indie artists whose singles and albums haven’t appeared in the national charts now have their own sandbox: the Official Independent Breakers Charts. As long as your label has a 50%+ non-major record company ownership, bring on your downloads and CD’s-they both count!

Even acts not signed to an indie label have a new online opportunity to increase their visibility (and profitability!) more than ever before as well as to attract major deals, if they’re so inclined. The charts will quantify indies’ success, thereby enabling them to use these measurements to promote themselves even further.