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What is the difference between Hits Daily Double numbers and Soundscan numbers?

April 26, 2017double hits Numbers SoundScan

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What is the difference between Hits Daily Double numbers and Soundscan numbers?

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Hits Daily Double tabulates their sales figures via store reports (as in, a store manager or someone phones/faxes in sales reports). Soundscan measures their sales via computerized scans. Each time you buy a CD and it’s scanned for pricing, that is counted as a Soundscan sale. This method is more accurate because store reports are influenced by human error and bias.