Nielsen SoundScan is an information system that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada. 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. Weekly data is compiled and made available every Wednesday. Nielsen SoundScan is the sales source for the Billboard music charts.

It's a do it yourself process. There is no charge to register your titles with SoundScan, it is easy to do, and it can provide verifiable sales data.

To learn more about SoundScan and how you can sign up to have sales of your release tracked and to download the appropriate forms, click here: