Ongoing History: What is “SoundScan,” anyway?
If you follow the business side of the music, you may have run across the term “SoundScan.” This is the system by which physical music sales (CDs, vinyl, cassettes, DVDs)
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Interesting: I was quoted by Talib Kweli on Instagram
Nice to be quoted by American rapper Talib Kweli on Instagram. He used me to bolster his argument about record sales. How…random. (Thanks to Moe for the tip!) View this
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The story of how SoundScan changed everything for popular music 30 years ago
SoundScan is the system by which the sales physical music formats are tracked. When it was implemented in 1991, it replaced an antiquated (and corrupt) system of tracking sales based
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Random Music New for Wednesday, December 14, 2016
On this day in 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last person to walk on the moon. Why haven’t we been back? On to music news… Donald Trump says he’s “like,
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Should iTunes Tracks Go on Sale?
With both physical and digital record sales hitting new levels of suckage, the industry has to be freaking out over what to do. Apple has to be concerned about the
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What happened near Roswell, New Mexico, on this date in 1947? We still don’t really know. But I can tell you what’s happening in music news… So is Apple going
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61 Artists Have Sold 100,000,000 Records. How Many Can You Name?
Here’s another terrific infographic from Completely Ignored. A hard scour through Wikipedia suggests these 61 artists have sold more than ONE HUNDRED MILLION records. Which inclusion on this list surprises
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Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 29 April 2015
Here’s what happened this past week starting with Canada. Overall album sales are up 2% over the same period in 2014. Physical CD sales continue to decline, 5% over last
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The Global Record Industry Falls to a New Historic Low
In all the time the record industry has been keeping track of global revenues, things have never, ever fallen below $15 billion. Until now. From Music Business Worldwide: New statistics
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So Which Genre Sold the Most Albums in Canada Last Year?
The other day I posted about how rock sold more than any other genre in the US. Of all the music sold in America, 29% was rock, about double that
Read MoreWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis for 02 April 2014
Not much improvement this week with overall album sales still lagging 2013 by 7% with physical CDs down 7%, digital albums down 8% and digital tracks down 12%. The Frozen
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