Last updated: 2012-05-28 00:00 floating
| Rank | Country | Artists | Releases | Labels | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown Country | 513,876 | 217,651 | 14,127 | 745,654 |
| 2 | United States | 38,055 | 246,485 | 13,594 | 298,134 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 19,856 | 143,317 | 7,698 | 170,871 |
| 4 | Germany | 9,999 | 90,240 | 4,620 | 104,859 |
| 5 | France | 8,613 | 40,413 | 2,284 | 51,310 |
| 6 | Japan | 8,198 | 54,617 | 1,724 | 64,539 |
| 7 | Spain | 5,668 | 13,587 | 1,093 | 20,348 |
| 8 | Italy | 5,139 | 14,563 | 1,415 | 21,117 |
| 9 | Finland | 4,286 | 12,343 | 764 | 17,393 |
| 10 | Estonia | 4,211 | 2,392 | 300 | 6,903 |
| 11 | Canada | 3,956 | 15,448 | 1,399 | 20,803 |
| 12 | Sweden | 3,790 | 15,468 | 1,364 | 20,622 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 3,308 | 18,339 | 1,230 | 22,877 |
| 14 | Australia | 3,056 | 15,736 | 999 | 19,791 |
| 15 | Latvia | 2,924 | 1,116 | 64 | 4,104 |
| 16 | Greece | 2,913 | 3,966 | 294 | 7,173 |
| 17 | Poland | 2,185 | 6,734 | 467 | 9,386 |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 1,770 | 9,447 | 617 | 11,834 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1,671 | 2,835 | 249 | 4,755 |
| 20 | Norway | 1,519 | 4,863 | 471 | 6,853 |
| 21 | Belgium | 1,354 | 7,748 | 577 | 9,679 |
| 22 | Denmark | 1,307 | 4,536 | 356 | 6,199 |
| 23 | Brazil | 1,300 | 7,712 | 354 | 9,366 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 1,050 | 3,599 | 421 | 5,070 |
| 25 | Austria | 1,007 | 3,947 | 276 | 5,230 |
| 26 | Turkey | 999 | 2,736 | 271 | 4,006 |
| 27 | Ireland | 831 | 1,357 | 184 | 2,372 |
| 28 | Jamaica | 761 | 581 | 107 | 1,449 |
| 29 | Czech Republic | 749 | 3,138 | 238 | 4,125 |
| 30 | India | 689 | 1,803 | 96 | 2,588 |
| 31 | Korea (South), Republic of | 678 | 1,958 | 172 | 2,808 |
| 32 | Hungary | 625 | 2,340 | 124 | 3,089 |
| 33 | Argentina | 601 | 3,641 | 179 | 4,421 |
| 34 | Mexico | 565 | 2,078 | 149 | 2,792 |
| 35 | Israel | 446 | 1,755 | 150 | 2,351 |
| 36 | South Africa | 432 | 1,288 | 118 | 1,838 |
| 37 | Slovenia | 318 | 874 | 82 | 1,274 |
| 38 | Romania | 303 | 932 | 88 | 1,323 |
| 39 | Ukraine | 285 | 730 | 84 | 1,099 |
| 40 | Cuba | 262 | 231 | 17 | 510 |
| 41 | Iceland | 234 | 418 | 54 | 706 |
| 42 | Serbia | 228 | 190 | 19 | 437 |
| 43 | Chile | 225 | 657 | 48 | 930 |
| 44 | China | 221 | 821 | 83 | 1,125 |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 220 | 361 | 40 | 621 |
| 46 | Malaysia | 219 | 239 | 47 | 505 |
| 47 | Slovakia | 208 | 748 | 67 | 1,023 |
| 48 | Colombia | 201 | 694 | 62 | 957 |
| 49 | Portugal | 191 | 1,884 | 202 | 2,277 |
| 50 | Philippines | 190 | 521 | 37 | 748 |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 179 | 1,139 | 81 | 1,399 |
| 52 | Croatia | 179 | 548 | 35 | 762 |
| 53 | Taiwan | 178 | 2,233 | 107 | 2,518 |
| 54 | Indonesia | 159 | 296 | 29 | 484 |
| 55 | Lithuania | 154 | 672 | 49 | 875 |
| 56 | Singapore | 113 | 203 | 31 | 347 |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 111 | 185 | 27 | 323 |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 94 | 250 | 28 | 372 |
| 59 | Pakistan | 83 | 58 | 2 | 143 |
| 60 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 82 | 238 | 24 | 344 |
| 61 | Belarus | 78 | 265 | 27 | 370 |
| 62 | Soviet Union (historical, 1922-1991) | 73 | 555 | 4 | 632 |
| 63 | Uruguay | 73 | 144 | 12 | 229 |
| 64 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 72 | 88 | 8 | 168 |
| 65 | Peru | 65 | 200 | 23 | 288 |
| 66 | Czechoslovakia (historical, 1918-1992) | 64 | 325 | 8 | 397 |
| 67 | Senegal | 56 | 28 | 4 | 88 |
| 68 | Faroe Islands | 51 | 54 | 2 | 107 |
| 69 | Yugoslavia (historical, 1918-2003) | 51 | 462 | 18 | 531 |
| 70 | Algeria | 47 | 34 | 4 | 85 |
| 71 | Egypt | 47 | 109 | 23 | 179 |
| 72 | Mali | 44 | 15 | 2 | 61 |
| 73 | Thailand | 39 | 193 | 21 | 253 |
| 74 | East Germany (historical, 1949-1990) | 36 | 76 | 5 | 117 |
| 75 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 35 | 64 | 13 | 112 |
| 76 | Nigeria | 33 | 66 | 10 | 109 |
| 77 | Armenia | 32 | 17 | 1 | 50 |
| 78 | Morocco | 31 | 13 | 2 | 46 |
| 79 | Malta | 31 | 21 | 2 | 54 |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 29 | 24 | 10 | 63 |
| 81 | Georgia | 28 | 23 | 1 | 52 |
| 82 | Europe | 28 | 9,971 | 68 | 10,067 |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28 | 51 | 6 | 85 |
| 84 | Réunion | 27 | 64 | 3 | 94 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 27 | 132 | 6 | 165 |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 26 | 178 | 24 | 228 |
| 87 | Cyprus | 26 | 18 | 6 | 50 |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26 | 33 | 8 | 67 |
| 89 | Guadeloupe | 25 | 30 | 7 | 62 |
| 90 | Tunisia | 24 | 10 | 1 | 35 |
| 91 | Mongolia | 23 | 19 | 1 | 43 |
| 92 | Ecuador | 22 | 66 | 7 | 95 |
| 93 | Madagascar | 22 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 94 | Kenya | 22 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 95 | Lebanon | 21 | 66 | 8 | 95 |
| 96 | Belize | 19 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 97 | Haiti | 19 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 98 | Ghana | 19 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 99 | [Worldwide] | 19 | 27,787 | 189 | 27,995 |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 19 | 71 | 7 | 97 |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 64 | 7 | 89 |
| 102 | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 17 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 17 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 104 | Cameroon | 16 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 105 | Niger | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 106 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 107 | Congo | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 108 | Moldova, Republic of | 14 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 111 | Panama | 13 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 112 | Namibia | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 113 | Iraq | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 114 | Martinique | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 116 | Honduras | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 117 | Guatemala | 10 | 25 | 2 | 37 |
| 118 | Greenland | 10 | 105 | 10 | 125 |
| 119 | Nepal | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 120 | Jersey | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 121 | Jordan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 122 | Paraguay | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 123 | Angola | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 126 | Uganda | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 129 | Guinea | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 74 | 11 | 92 |
| 131 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 132 | Isle of Man | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 133 | Guyana | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 134 | Ethiopia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 136 | Gabon | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 137 | Netherlands Antilles (historical, 1954-2010) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 138 | Mozambique | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 139 | Dominica | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 140 | El Salvador | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 141 | Albania | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 142 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 5 | 35 | 4 | 44 |
| 143 | Barbados | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 144 | Rwanda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 145 | Mauritania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 146 | Botswana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 147 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 148 | Mauritius | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 149 | Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 150 | Bahamas | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 151 | Gambia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 152 | Zambia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 153 | Suriname | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 155 | Andorra | 4 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 156 | Aruba | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 157 | Benin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 160 | Korea (North), Democratic People's Republic of | 3 | 18 | 1 | 22 |
| 161 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| 162 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 163 | Monaco | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 164 | Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 165 | Maldives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 166 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 169 | Palestinian Territory | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 170 | San Marino | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 171 | Grenada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 172 | American Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 173 | Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 175 | Guernsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 176 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 177 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 178 | Bermuda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 179 | French Guiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 180 | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 181 | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 182 | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 183 | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 184 | Gibraltar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 185 | Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 187 | Tonga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 188 | Swaziland | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 189 | Sudan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 191 | Kiribati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 192 | Oman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 193 | Bhutan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 194 | Western Sahara | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 20 | 5 | 26 |
| 196 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 198 | Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 199 | Eritrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 200 | Macao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 201 | Nauru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 204 | Åland Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 205 | Vatican City State (Holy See) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 206 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 207 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 208 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 209 | Liberia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 210 | Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 211 | Guam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 212 | Anguilla | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 213 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 214 | Niue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 215 | Montserrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 216 | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 217 | Saint Barthélemy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 218 | Vanuatu | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 219 | Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 220 | Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 221 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 222 | French Polynesia | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 223 | Palau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 224 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 225 | Mayotte | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 226 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 227 | New Caledonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 228 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 229 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 230 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 231 | Tokelau | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 232 | Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 233 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 234 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 235 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 236 | Antarctica | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 237 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 238 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 239 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 240 | Virgin Islands, British | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 241 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 242 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 243 | Seychelles | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 244 | Pitcairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 245 | Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 246 | French Southern Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 247 | Bouvet Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 248 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 249 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 250 | Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 251 | Cambodia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 252 | Christmas Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 253 | Serbia and Montenegro (historical, 2003-2006) | 0 | 176 | 22 | 198 |
| 254 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 255 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 256 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 257 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 258 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |