Nielsen SoundScan
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Nielsen SoundScan is a music sales tracking system that monitors and reports physical and digital music purchases in the United States and Canada for industry charts and analysis.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chart data provider
→
music sales tracking system → sales measurement service → |
| commercial |
true
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| countryOfOperation |
Canada
→
United States → |
| dataSource |
independent music stores
→
mass merchants → online music retailers → point-of-sale systems → |
| dataType |
cumulative sales totals
→
unit sales → weekly sales totals → |
| focusesOn |
consumer purchases
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| industrySector |
music industry
→
|
| language |
English
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| measurementScope |
brick-and-mortar stores
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digital downloads → online stores → physical formats → retail sales → |
| monitors |
weekly music sales trends
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| operatedBy |
Nielsen Company
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| outputFormat |
chart data feeds
→
sales reports → |
| ownedBy |
Nielsen Entertainment
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| providesDataFor |
Billboard 200
→
Billboard Hot 100 (sales component) → Billboard genre charts → |
| region |
North America
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|
| sector |
media measurement
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|
| supports |
A&R decision making
→
chart compilation → marketing strategy → |
| timeResolution |
weekly
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|
| tracks |
album sales
→
digital music sales → music video sales → physical music sales → single sales → |
| usedBy |
Billboard
→
music industry analysts → music retailers → record labels → |
| usedFor |
market analysis
→
music industry charts → sales reporting → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
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dataSource |
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Billboard 200
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usesDataFrom |