For labels, artists, management and distributors planning a chart-eligible release in Germany.
← ZATAP Chart-Eligible Releases – Guidelines
Smart Media Albums (NFC-enabled physical formats) are chart-eligible in Germany, under the rules of the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and compiled by GfK Entertainment. Only albums are chart-eligible, not singles.
ZATAP has already delivered dozens of chart-eligible releases in Germany, several of them charting at #1.
BVMI and GfK Entertainment remain the source of truth on these rules — see the official rulebook: Systembeschreibung der Offiziellen Deutschen Charts, v6.3. When in doubt, confirm directly with GfK Entertainment (see Contacts below).