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Do physical sales and bundles count toward the charts?

Physical reports under the physical product rules. Why early track access cannot ride on a physical purchase, and how bundles are configured.

Written by Andrea Torres

Physical sales report under the chart rules for physical product, which are separate from the rules covering digital albums.

Early access is digital only

Exclusive early track access attaches to digital albums only. It cannot be offered with a physical album purchase, so a vinyl or CD order cannot carry early listening as its reward. This catches teams out, because bundling early access with a physical pre-order is an intuitive idea that the rules do not allow.

Bundles

Bundles carry strict rules on chart campaigns. EVEN configures compliant setups and keeps exclusives outside the reported checkout where the rules require it, so the album still reports cleanly while the extras stay available to fans.

Variants

Per-variant pricing, limited runs, signed editions, and purchase limits are all supported on physical product. The four-variant D2C exclusive cap is mapped during setup so the plan stays chart-safe across your whole retail picture, not just the Studio site.

What reports on a mixed campaign

On a chart campaign, only the initial album checkout reports 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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