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How do I view the year end charts?
Billboard has posted their year-end charts here: Billboard Year-End Charts In BDSradio go to Charts/Format Chart and click any of the "2021" links to see year-end airplay reports:Radio - How can I use Market Level Streaming Data?
MRC Data offers Market Level Streaming Data for the US and Canada. How do you, as a client, best use that data to help your business? If you’re programming music for a multi-cluster radio company then you may have questions like the following: I’m ...How can I see a minute-by-minute comparison of what different radio stations are playing?
1. To see a Head To Head report for multiple stations, in BDSradio go to Charts / Custom Charts. 2. If you already have a Custom Chart created with the stations you are interesed in, click the Head To Head icon next to the report name. 3. ...What is Artist Discovery?
Artist Discovery mines MRC's US national streaming data and cross references airplay to highlight up-and-coming unsigned and independent artists who have the potential to be the next big thing. Artist Discovery is accessible via the ...How do I convert my files to MP3?
Here is a link to download a converter: If using a PC: Go to: http://www.wmamp3-converter.com/ Scroll to bottom right of page and click on the link in blue that says: download Efficient WMA MP3 Converter After download, run the program. It ...
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How do I get my music tracked by MRC-Data?
MRC-Data tracks sales, streaming, and radio airplay. You must register your ISRC, UPC/EAN, and encode your music to be fully tracked. The registration process takes 2-3 days to process. We can check if your registration was successful after that ...How is MRC Data different from other music data providers?
MRC Data is the industry standard source measurement platform for music consumption for tracking sales, streams, downloads, audience impressions, and airplay. Only MRC Data aggregates data directly from all the major DSPs/streaming providers, over ...What do the different acronyms mean?
TEA = Track Equivalent Albums SEA = Streaming Equivalent Albums SES = Stream Equivalent Songs LP = Last Period Last chart week TP = This Period This chart week Sales & Consumption Chart Week = Friday → Thursday Weekly data will be... “Week Ending ...What do I do if I didn’t get a welcome email or the link in my welcome email has expired?
Your activation email is valid for 90 days. Please search your inbox for an email titled "Activate Your Music Connect Account Now" (make sure to look in the Spam folder as well). In case the email was marked as Spam, please move it to your inbox and ...What is a UPC?
UPC stands for Universal Product Code. UPCs are assigned to Albums, EPs, or Singles, and represent the entire product. It can apply to both Physical and Digital products.