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Soundscan 101; Who they are.. what they do
Topic Started: Feb 5 2008, 01:59 PM (606 Views)
Taymanfan

SOUNDSCAN

Nielsen SoundScan is an information system that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada (separately). Sales data from point-of-sale cash registers is collected weekly from over 14,000 retail, mass merchant and non-traditional (on-line stores, venues, etc.) outlets. In addition, numerous concert venue sites are registered to report onsite sales. Weekly data is compiled and made available every Wednesday to participating retailers, record labels, Billboard and the radio industry.

Nielsen SoundScan is the sales source for the Billboard music charts.


It is important to note that Soundscan is a subscription service and requires computerized point of sale equipment. Therefore, many independent and small urban retailers do not report their sales.



THE STORES BELOW ARE KNOWN TO REPORT TO SOUNDSCAN

Amazon.com
Walmart
KMart
Target
Best Buy
Circuit City
Meijers
Borders
Barnes & Noble
FYE
Sam Goody's
most independent (non-chain) music stores (ask !!!!)
Walgreens (but no other drug store chains !!!!)
Fred Meyers

iTunes
---------Counts as an album sale if you click on "Purchase Album"
---------Counts as the download of a "single track" if you purchase songs individually.


DO NOT REPORT TO SOUNDSCAN

Grocery stores
drug stores (except Walgreens)
Hallmark stores
Discount wholesalers - BJs, Sams, Costco
Christian book/music stores


Edited by Taymanfan, Feb 5 2008, 02:54 PM.
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