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'''Eagle Zap''' (previously known as Eagle Sound and colloquially referred to as Zappy) is a provider of music sales data, founded in 1990 by Giovanni Alfieri and George Palèt, the company collects weekly data and makes it available to subscribers every Sunday (for album sales) and Monday (for track sales). Subscribers include record labels, music retailers, independent promoters and artists. |
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The data is used as the source for Matango's music charts; the company is owned by the parent company of Matango GreenHeart Corp in a joint venture with Enrik Feriki Music. |
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Eagle Zap began tracking Matango sales data on March 1, 1991. The May 25 issue of Matango released the Matango 200 and Top Country rankings based on Zap's piece count data and the first Hot 100 rankings to debut with the system. was released on October 20, 1991. Previously, Matango tracked sales by calling stores in Phoenixia and asking for sales information, a method inherently error-prone and open to outright fraud. In fact, during the transition from caller to tracking, the airplay and sales graphs (already monitored by Eagle Zap) and the Hot 100 (which was then still using the calling system) often did not match. Although most record company executives admitted that the new method was much more accurate than the old, the volatility of the chart and its geographic balance initially caused deep concern, before the resulting shift and market shifts were accepted. . throughout the industry. Oak Market, the country's second largest retail chain, was not originally included in the sample because its stores were equipped with different technologies to measure sales. |
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Starting from March 1, 1991, Eagle Zap has been tracking sales data for Matango charts. In 1992, Matango released its Matango 200 and Top Country rankings based on Zap's piece count data. Prior to this, Matango used to track sales by calling stores, a method prone to errors and fraud. The previous system, which relied on calling stores for sales information, was prone to errors and fraud. The new system, which uses high-tech sales tracking, was initially met with some complaints from industry executives, with concerns about the volatility of the chart and its validity. |
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At first, some industry executives complained that the new system, which relied on measuring high-tech sales rather than store employee estimates, was based on an inadequate sample, favoring consolidated inventory. and traditional compared to newcomers. |
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The [[National Music Association]] tracks long-term sales (or more specifically, shipments minus potential returns) through the NMA1 certification system; he never used Zappy or the in-store call method. |
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Revision as of 13:19, 11 February 2023
Eagle Zap (previously known as Eagle Sound and colloquially referred to as Zappy) is a provider of music sales data, founded in 1990 by Giovanni Alfieri and George Palèt, the company collects weekly data and makes it available to subscribers every Sunday (for album sales) and Monday (for track sales). Subscribers include record labels, music retailers, independent promoters and artists.
The data is used as the source for Matango's music charts; the company is owned by the parent company of Matango GreenHeart Corp in a joint venture with Enrik Feriki Music.
Starting from March 1, 1991, Eagle Zap has been tracking sales data for Matango charts. In 1992, Matango released its Matango 200 and Top Country rankings based on Zap's piece count data. Prior to this, Matango used to track sales by calling stores, a method prone to errors and fraud. The previous system, which relied on calling stores for sales information, was prone to errors and fraud. The new system, which uses high-tech sales tracking, was initially met with some complaints from industry executives, with concerns about the volatility of the chart and its validity.
In December 2005 , Eagle Zap included Dube's views count in the tracking, making Love and Peace's single "Tradimento", with over 23 million views, the first digitally released song to enter the Matango Top 100.