Music Charts
"Weekly Pollstar charts such as the Artist Power Index, Concert Pulse and the Live 75 are based on reported Boxoffice numbers. These charts show at a glance who is making waves and who is making money."
Tracks music charts globally. Includes the World Chart Show, which is an annual list of the year's 100 top songs dating back to 2005.
Find charts based on artist and platform, including radio, Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.
Charts for the United Kingdom, including singles and albums.
Resources
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Provides news, data, and reports.
Reports and Resources page offers information on the global music industry. Not all information is free, but there are good free resources.
"Soundtrack.Net is the authoritative source for news and information about composers, movies and television soundtracks, albums, original scores, and songs in movies."
Information on music licensing.
Digital Media Association (DIMA)
"DiMA represents the world’s leading audio streaming companies and streaming innovators. Our mission is to promote and protect the ability of music fans to legally engage with creative content whenever and wherever they want it, and for artists to more easily reach longtime fans and make new ones."
See the News and Resources page for information on licensing, streaming, research reports, press releases, and more.
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
"The Recording Industry Association of America® advocates for recorded music and the people and companies that create it in the United States."
Explore the Facts and Research page for information and news.
Associations
"Music Biz creates the rooms in which the important conversations that shape the future of our industry take place. Representing more than 90 percent of the industry at large, our Association serves as the connective tissue for the global music business and provides a trusted forum where ideas & collaboration can flourish."
Association of Independent Music Producers
"The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) was formed in 1977 by a group of Los Angeles music publishers and now has local chapters in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and Atlanta. The AIMP is a proactive organization uniting independent publishers and songwriters through education, outreach and networking."
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