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Music industry tracking system that monitors music sales and radio play, revolutionizing how Billboard charts were calculated.
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"When SoundScan came in, they changed it so if you got to play in New York, that was worth five points. If you got to play in Indianapolis, that was worth a half a point. So SoundScan changed everything."
Attribution: Mellencamp describes how SoundScan negatively impacted rock music by changing how charts were calculated