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John W
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: oldies coming to the singles charts |
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What do you think of this?
I wasn't aware of this change to the singles charts:
Media-Guardian reports 29/12/06,
A shakeup of the singles chart will mean downloads of album tracks, older songs and digital-only releases will count toward the top 75 rundown compiled by the Official Charts Company.
The change is the most radical in a series to make the top 40, once highlight of any teenager's Sunday evening, essential listening once more. OCC chart director Omar Maskatiya said it changed the rules in consultation with the record industry once digital downloads began outselling physical releases in November.
The move is likely to see older tracks brought to a new generation by TV shows, advertisements and films, or newly released digitally, shoot up the charts. Tests this year showed Mr Blue Sky by the Electric Light Orchestra in the charts after being featured in Doctor Who, and an old Aerosmith track charting after being sung by a contestant on The X Factor.
Albums by major artists such as U2 and Coldplay are expected to chart through people buying just a track before deciding on buying the album.
According to tests, Oasis B-side The Masterplan, a track on their album Stop The Clocks, would chart this way under the new rules. In the runup to Christmas, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas and Wham's Last Christmas would have charted despite not being available in the shops.
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AndyAndy2 RAJARed Member
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 548 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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John, I think this is great news.
Younger music fans brought up on manufactured pap will now get exposure to a great mix of quality music.
This goes back to why I think Radio2 is the best station - the mixture of old, recent and new (and when old music is played it's generally not the cliched tracks).
This is how I got into Boz skaggs, Steeley Dan and Aimee mann - then went onto Itunes and downloaded tracks!
Let's all try and get 'Remember you're a Womble' back into the charts!!!! _________________ Some say he once threw a microwave oven at a tramp and that all his potted plants are called 'Steve'.....all we know is, he's called 'The Stig!'. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3611 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's great news, but could lead to some bizarre charts. Although I'm not sure how they can include album tracks and not end up with a singles Top 10 consisting entirely of tracks from the best-selling album... |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'll start a campaign to get an entire Liz Phair album (the one "HWC" is on) downloaded by thousands of people and then see what R1 will put on in place of an hour's silence (or bleeps) during the Top 40 rundown.... _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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