With opening sets from American house and garage DJs Larry Levan, David Morales, Roger Sanchez and Tony Humphries, as well as Paul Oakenfold, [1] Ministry of Sound grew as a clubbing venue. [5] According to Berkmann, it managed to empty rival nightclub Tramp for its first six months by drawing its celebrity clientele, before "they stopped coming and it was more about the dance music community". [1] It now attracts around 300,000 clubbers per year [4] and has hosted sets from popular DJs including: Adam Beyer, DJ Harvey, Dixon, Marshmello, Jozeff and Pete Tong. It has won the IDMA 'World's Best Sound System' award four years in a row - every year they ran the category. [6] Storm Queen scores UK number one single with 'Look Right Through' ". Digital Spy. 10 November 2013 . Retrieved 26 February 2014. Ministry of Sound's round-up of the year's biggest dance records. The album features chart-topping hits from the year's biggest artists and of course, no Annual would be complete without tipping a nod to the emerging talent of tomorrow. Nothing sounds quite like it. The Annual II remains one of the biggest selling compilation albums of all time in the UK, including quite possibly the biggest selling DJ mix album in the UK. It is listed in the Guinness World Records 2001 as the "Best Selling Club Dance Compilation", with 610,000 copies sold by the publication of that book in 2000.

Parsons, Jeff (24 May 2016). "Ministry of Sound's epic Dolby Atmos system has DJs lining up to play with it". mirror . Retrieved 30 March 2017. The Ibiza Annual series began in a large selling #1 album in August 1998, as mixed by Pete Tong and Boy George. As the title suggests it contains songs big in Ibizan DJ sets. The 1999 edition, despite criticism that it didn't make full usage of the songs available, was well received as was the 2000 edition. Editions starting from 2001 were mixed digitally. Ministry of Sound is getting a 22-channel soundsystem". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 3 December 2015 . Retrieved 30 March 2017. IDMA 2013 Winners". WinterMusicConference. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012 . Retrieved 20 February 2014. We debated the name. One idea that got dropped was The Mad Axeman on". 4 May 1996. [ verification needed]Ben Bodie hired to head up new Ministry Of Sound publisher | Complete Music Update". Completemusicupdate.com . Retrieved 3 April 2017. a b c "James Palumbo I'm going to fight for my right to party". Evening Standard. 14 November 2013 . Retrieved 20 February 2014. The music publishing business was established in 2015. It is independent of the record label that was acquired by Sony Music, and is headed up by Ben Bodie. [16] The current roster of artists includes Mura Masa, iLL BLU, Will Arcane, KDA and John Calvert. The artist label also continue to release dance singles, achieving three number 1 records in the UK in 2013 with Bingo Players feat. Far East Movement's " Get Up (Rattle)", [21] Duke Dumont feat. A*M*E's " Need U (100%)", [22] and Storm Queen's " Look Right Through". [23] Compilations [ edit ] On 10 August 2016, it was announced that Ministry of Sound's A&R and compilations recorded music business had been acquired by Sony Music. [17] [18] Rights to all recordings under the Ministry of Sound name are now held and mostly distributed by Sony Music (excluding London Grammar catalogue which is distributed by Universal Music Group in most of the world and Because Music in France), with the remaining Ministry of Sound businesses retained within the original group.

Note: These albums from The Summer Annual - Summer 2000 to The 2008 Annual were distributed by EMI Music Group Australasia Pty Ltd. The 2009 Annual to The Annual 2017 were distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd under exclusive license from Ministry of Sound Australia& Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. As of mid-2017 all Australian Annuals are produced and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Australia.

Ministry of Sound to open private members club in Southwark". Evening Standard . Retrieved 20 March 2018. James Palumbo is the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of the Group. He handed over the day-to-day running of the business to Lohan Presencer in 2008. In 2018, Presencer became chairman. Boris delays Eileen House Ministry of Sound decision for a month". London SE1. 20 November 2013 . Retrieved 20 February 2014. We debated the name. One idea that got dropped was The Mad Axeman on". Independent.co.uk. 4 May 1996. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Seasonal editions began in 2001, starting with Spring 2001 (the first digitally mixed Annual). A chillout annual was also released at the end of 2001, The Chillout Annual 2002. The 1997 album Dance Nation 3 was also promoted as the follow-up to The Annual II.

Brewster, B. and Broughton F. (1998). The Manual: The who, the where, the why of clubland. Headline Book Publishing. pp.95 a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (Firsted.). Virgin Books. p.224. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. a b c d e Simpson, Dave (13 November 2018). "How we made: Ministry of Sound". theguardian.com . Retrieved 30 November 2018.London Grammar claim itunes album of the year 2013". MusicWeek. 17 December 2013 . Retrieved 20 February 2014. The Ministry is a new members club and shared workspace for creative businesses, which opened in 2018 in London. The first building on Borough Road includes four floors of tailored private offices, shared working areas, meeting spaces, soundproof studios, an immersive tech suite, a full-service restaurant, a bar 70 feet in length, an outdoor terrace, a 40-seater cinema and an events space with a diverse events programme. [12] Tours [ edit ] Under its Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi brands, the business hosts approximately 500 international tour events annually across the world. In 2017, the brand featured as part of the stage line-up at festivals including The Ark (cruise ship), [13] Adria Summer Festival and Ultra Europe. British Breakthrough: The Story of London Grammar". Brit Awards Ltd. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 . Retrieved 26 February 2014. In 2016, Ministry of Sound partnered with Dolby Laboratories to bring surround sound Dolby Atmos to the nightclub, a first in the industry. [10] The Box, Ministry of Sound's main room, now boasts a 64-speaker, 22-channel sound system, allowing the artists to control where certain sounds are sent across the space. [11] The Ministry [ edit ] Bar render at The Ministry, 79 Borough Road