The improved data on vinyl, CDs and cassettes will be reflected in the Billboard charts beginning next year.
‘s data partner Luminate is improving the way it collects and reflects album sales data from independent music retailers.
This week, Luminate revealed to all clients that in week 1 of 2024 , data on physical sales will reflect a direct representation of those reported from indie retailers in the United States and Canada. In the past, Luminate was unable to gather direct sales data from those retailers on a weekly basis, instead employing a modeled methodology.
The effort is Luminate’s latest in its continued mission to provide more accurate data to the music industry. At the Music Biz conference in May, the company unveiled athat includes enhanced search functionality, more comprehensive artist metadata, the addition of market-level data from specific countries and support for additional forms of consumption including short-form video and gaming.
Luminate is an independently operated company owned by PME TopCo, a PMC subsidiary and joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge. Billboard is an independently operated company owned by PME Holdings, a subsidiary of PME TopCo.
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