I done some research into how well/poor rock and alternative rock perform in the UK charts. Seeing as The Croft is an English band, it would be resourceful to do this to research into the market they will be entering.
The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart
Just by glancing over the top 40 singles, it is easy to understand that it is mostly dominated by anything but rock and its subgenres. By scanning the page; pop, r&b and dance seem to fill up the page. The only artists comparable to The Croft in the top 40 singles is Brandon Flowers with Crossfire which is located at position 20, and position 40 that belongs to Manic Street Preachers with Just The End Of Love. This shows that rock/alternative rock doesn't do particularly well in this section of the music market.
The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart
Taking a look at the top 40 albums, it's a slightly different scenario.
The albums chart still consists of all genres, however isn't monopolised by pop and r&b. A lot more rock bands/artists have become succesful here with Brandon Flowers, Robert Plant, Linkin Park, and Santana all being in the top 10. Santana, Biffy Clyro, Kings of Leon, 30 Seconds to Mars and Arcade Fire also feature within the top 40. This is a significant difference between the singles chart, and shows rock is much more successful at producing albums rather than singles.
This is something that The Croft would have to take into account, as it seems it would be worthwhile for them to produce a good album that could maybe have 1 song that makes it big as a single like Brandon Flowers has done.
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