How To Get On The Jagermeister Independent Music Charts
Step 1: Get your release on the ARIA chart database
To get your release on the The Jagermeister Independent Music charts you must be in the ARIA database, listed as either a Single / EP or an Album. Any Australian release being sold in stores or online is eligible for inclusion in the ARIA database.
To make sure that ARIA (and therefore AIR) can track your releases; you need to do one of the following:
Ask
your distributor to make sure the title information has been supplied
to ARIA or if you are releasing the title completely independently, you need to
supply the following information to
releases@aria.com.au
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- Title and Artist name
- Format - Single (up to 5 different tracks), Album (6 tracks or more).
- Medium – (eg CD, Vinyl etc)
- Release Date
- Music Genre
- Country of Origin (of the Artist on the release)
- Catalogue number – Try to make your catalogue number a unique identifier. Alpha numerical is recommended. For example, Red Robin Records might use the following catalogue system: REDR200901, for their 1st release of 2009. Providing a catalogue number ensures that the information that is printed on your physical product (and listed in store computers) at retail, matches with the ARIA database.
- Barcode Number – The easiest way for ARIA to track down your releases is by barcode, because barcode numbers provide a unique identifier for a release. If you are an AIR member, please talk to us about arranging barcodes for your releases. Having a barcode is also beneficial as some retailers (particularly some of the big department stores) will not stock your product without a barcode.
Note that if your release is also distributed digitally (it should be!) then you/or your distributor must specifically ask ARIA to track digital sales as well.
Step 2: The ARIA charts are calculated
ARIA collects recorded music sales data from the majority of Australia's physical and digital music retailers. The catalogue number and barcode data from each store is matched with the ARIA database and the sales figures are extrapolated to achieve a 'best estimate' of the actual overall sales of each title. Titles are ranked according to their 'weighted' sales figures. For more information go to www.aria.com.au.
Step 3: The Jagermeister Independent Music Charts are calculated
AIR receives the ARIA charts data every Monday morning and then extracts the independent Australian titles from that list and publishes the AIR Charts.
Step 4: Find out if you made it
To find out if your release made it into the charts simply visit this website Every Tuesday night after we upload the latest charts. You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter with the latest charts information and news about other projects or pick up one of your local street magazines.
