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Albums sold at gigs to count towards UK music charts

News: 22nd September 2015 by Louise Dodgson under Artist Managers, Record Labels, Selling & Distributing Your Music

Thanks to the introduction of Lightning Live, a new method of collecting stats on album sales at gigs, the UK charts will now be able to take into account music sold on the merch stands across the country. Great news indeed as many a fan (myself included!) has been known to part with their hard-earned cash when buoyed up from a fantastic gig and after a few drinks, and these additional sales could make a significant contribution to some bands & artists chart position. Find out more via the links below...

Related Links

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sales-from-live-music-venues-to-count-towards-the-official-albums-chart__10762/

http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/gig-venue-record-sales-to-be-included-in-the-charts/

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/21/albums-sold-uk-gigs-contribute-official-charts


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uk official music charts, lightning live, music sales, album sales, record sales, gig merchandise, music band merch sales

 

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