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Do physical sales and bundles count toward the charts?

How physical product, bundles and variants are treated on a Studio campaign that reports to the charts, why early track access is digital only, what can be reported on a mixed campaign, and why the full plan belongs at kickoff.

Written by Andrea Torres

Physical sales are reported under the chart rules for physical product. Those rules are separate from the ones covering digital albums. Bundles are treated separately again, and your EVEN team configures both during setup.

Early access is digital only

Exclusive early track access attaches to digital albums only, so you cannot offer it with a physical album purchase. This one catches teams out. A vinyl or CD order cannot carry early listening as its reward, and you cannot bundle a physical pre-order with early access.

Bundles

Bundles carry strict rules on campaigns that report to the charts. EVEN configures a compliant setup and keeps exclusives outside the reported checkout wherever the rules require it. The album can then be reported cleanly, and your extras stay available to fans.

Variants

You can run per-variant pricing, limited runs, signed editions and purchase limits on physical product. Your EVEN team maps the four-variant D2C exclusive cap during setup, so your plan stays within applicable chart rules across your whole retail picture, not just the Studio site.

What can be reported on a mixed campaign

On a campaign reporting to the charts, only the initial album checkout can be reported toward the album. Add-on items and access content do not count toward it and do not affect eligibility.

Plan the whole picture early

Bring your full physical and digital plan to kickoff, rather than adding products as the campaign runs. Configuring a compliant setup up front is straightforward. Unpicking a non-compliant one after pre-orders open is not.

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