spicemuncher 1,593 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Just convinced a co-worker to buy the Deluxe from iTunes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allison M 357 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Yup one receipt is 1 sale Wait, so I purchased 3 from Target and it only counts as 1? THAT'S BULL**** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicemuncher 1,593 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Wait, so I purchased 3 from Target and it only counts as 1? THAT'S BULL**** No, 3 count as 3! Any number of purchases that's not astronomical for a single person (1-10 copies), those count as individual sales. Now if you buy something like, 30-40 copies, then you're obviously going to resell those and it's considered as "buying in bulk," which is considered chart rigging, so it counts as 1 unit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 6,473 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 From Billboard: Hey Fred, I always enjoy reading your Chart Beat Chat column. I've been following it for some time now. I don't remember seeing an answer to this question I have concerning iTunes purchases, but I could be mistaken. Do multiple purchases on iTunes count toward sales figures? I know iTunes has something in place to prevent you from making the mistake of purchasing the same album/single twice or multiple times. However, if you do end up buying an item multiple times, do all of your purchases count and are they figured into the sales figures? For example, if I bought a single two or three times, would every purchase count or would they only count the first purchase from my account? Thanks in advance! Dan Aupperle New Jersey Dear Dan, Buying a track two times would count as two sales. There could be a number of reasons you would want to buy the same song twice (maybe you want to have it on 10 different computers). However, if you were to buy a track, let's say, oh, 800 times, that would be considered an anomaly and would not count. So it's not possible to rig the charts by buying the same track an exorbitant amount of times. The same has always been true of physical records as well. I know someone who purchased several hundred copies of the same CD single a few years ago to give out as gifts, and was surprised to find out that sale was not counted for the charts. I explained to her later that her sale must have been considered an anomaly, and possible chart-rigging, although that wasn't her intent. Perhaps if she had purchased 10 singles each at 80 different stores she would have made an impact on the charts, but I don't think she had the time or energy. source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048227/chart-beat-chat Basically, any normal number (1, 2, 3, etc. to 10) would count. Anything incredibly big to be considered "buying in bulk" would then count as one unit, as it would be considered an anomaly. Very interesting, thank you for sharing that. So buying multiple copies is counter productive, unless it is done one or twice at different locations. Take note, chart warriors out there. :fan: Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. -Carl Jung Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allison M 357 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 No, 3 count as 3! Any number of purchases that's not astronomical for a single person (1-10 copies), those count as individual sales. Now if you buy something like, 30-40 copies, then you're obviously going to resell those and it's considered as "buying in bulk," which is considered chart rigging, so it counts as 1 unit. Okay good. Whewwww Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachinko 10,022 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 She's getting back, we love her again If she wants exposure she should upload Bang Bang to Vevo though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,583 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Bang Bang should've been on the album. C2C's only flaw thus far. Putting Bang Bang on Vevo and then not having it on the album would just annoy people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicemuncher 1,593 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Bang Bang should've been on the album. C2C's only flaw thus far. Putting Bang Bang on Vevo and then not having it on the album would just annoy people. Or make them buy it on iTunes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaza04 15 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Aw yes already convinced heaps of people to buy it already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 6,473 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Moving to Gaga Thoughts To be pinned so we can be mindful of the promotion and sales of Cheek to Cheek From the Boss herself Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. -Carl Jung Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FameHookah 4,574 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 :rip: WTF is MDNA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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