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The one and only offical chart in Belgium
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Ultratop is a non-profit-making association created on the initiative of the Belgian Music Industry Federation, as represented by BEA. Since Ultratop is managed by the music industry itself, it is the only official Belgian music chart, and it sets out to be the very best one. Before Ultratop the charts were produced by means of a telephone survey carried out by an official overseer, and later on the basis of units reported by the industry. Neither of these systems gave an accurate picture of sales. Responses to the telephone survey were not only easy to manipulate, they were also invariably subjective. Retailers found it easier to remember their recent sales and harder to remember those at the beginning of the week. Therefore in late 1994 a new system was introduced which only took account of monitored sales. In order to make the chart as objective as possible, the expertise of AC Nielsen was called upon. Up to 2006 they compiled the chart on the basis of sound recording media sold in retail and legal download platforms. As of 2007 the agency in charge of the charts is GfK.
As the only monitored music chart in Belgium based on retail sales, Ultratop is the only one providing an accurate picture of Belgian sales.
As the only monitored music chart in Belgium based on retail sales, Ultratop is the only one providing an accurate picture of Belgian sales.
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