Proposal to limit the annual Christmas chart glut.

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zenon View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 09:29 PM Post #1
BuzzJack Gold Member Group: Members Posts: 3,192 Member No.: 8,809 Joined: 9-May 09 No Gallery Pics	As an artist or group can only have their three highest entries eligible to chart, I thought that this could also apply to entries that are at least three years old. So for example last year's post Christmas chart (and for most years past and to come) would have had only All I Want For Christmas Is You, Fairytale of New York and Last Christmas eligible. Santa's Coming For Us would have also been at number 11 instead of 24 as it is not three years old yet. Problem solved. This post has been edited by zenon: Oct 23 2019, 09:33 PM


JosephStyles View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 09:32 PM Post #2
do you know who you are? Group: Admin. Posts: 80,777 Member No.: 13,530 Joined: 19-April 11 User's Gallery	Why is it even a problem though? If the Christmas songs are genuinely that popular, why should they be limited? It's different to one artist completely taking over the chart with tracks from their album, each of these songs is genuinely popular in its own right. I see no reason to get rid?


J00psyMethyd View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 09:37 PM Post #3
dusted Group: Artist Mod Posts: 7,834 Member No.: 22,895 Joined: 21-January 16 No Gallery Pics	Seems another stupid fake rule to me in order to have the chart show someone's rose-tinted fantasy of what a singles chart 'should' look like, instead of based on any true picture. No offense, but I think at that point, just make up your own chart with certain songs removed instead of trying to sell something with made up arbitrary rules as some kind of real truth.


Chez Wombat View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 09:47 PM Post #4
The owls are not what they seem Group: Global Mod Posts: 30,932 Member No.: 9,232 Joined: 11-July 09 No Gallery Pics	It's only one chart week a year, it's not like a whole album which could obscure other new releases over multiple weeks, and it reflects what the nation is listening to at the time of year. I will never understand why people have such an issue with this, it's always been very erratic around the Christmas and New Year charts. If they want to stop it, then more artists should actually attempt to record a new Christmas song or special holiday release so there can be some renewed excitement in the Christmas chart rather than the same old Christmas songs, (also there's nothing wrong with songs charting that are over three years old and I really hate that rule, it's not like they appear regularly)


No Sleeep View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 10:35 PM Post #5
BuzzJack Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 906 Member No.: 22,008 Joined: 22-June 15 No Gallery Pics	You can't just erase a whole genre from the charts just because you don't like it


lewistgreen View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 10:37 PM Post #6
BuzzJack Platinum Member Group: Genre Mod Posts: 16,252 Member No.: 19,585 Joined: 25-July 13 No Gallery Pics	Loool a new year and a new thread about how the Christmas songs ruin the charts GET OVER IT. It’s 4/5 weeks of the year at a time where they are popular and if people want to stream and buy them then so be it!


Steve201 View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 10:40 PM Post #7
Shakin Stevens Group: Members Posts: 30,875 Member No.: 5,138 Joined: 29-December 07 No Gallery Pics	I actually love hearing these classic records every December on radio 1 - it's like radio changes once 1st December comes!!


Feel_The_Fever View Member Profile	Oct 23 2019, 10:48 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Idol Group: Members Posts: 107,856 Member No.: 845 Joined: 29-June 06 No Gallery Pics	QUOTE(Steve201 @ Oct 23 2019, 11:40 PM) I actually love hearing these classic records every December on radio 1 - it's like radio changes once 1st December comes!! Me too and I love having the Christmas songs back in the charts as for the artists its the only time we now see them in the singles chart.