All those who follow the iTunes Chart will know that every weekend we, in short, see older songs rise and newer songs fall. There are obvious factors that cause this, for example, the biggest rated TV shows usually feature more established songs on their soundtracks, and, aside from unreleased tracks, slightly older songs are bigger in the clubs.

 

Still, there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to explains the effect, so if you feel you have a good understanding of it, please post your reasoning! Hopefully we can collectively explain the logic of The Weekend Effect once and for all!

 

Sorry if there is already a similar thread, I couldn't find one!

I think it's about the people don't work or go to school at weekends, so they have more time to watch TV, and also Music Channels, and if they find something they like, they will download it. Music Channels tend to play big hits, so mostly they are GaGa, BEPs, Rihanna etc every hour or so.

 

Another factor are the clubs. After a clubbing night people download the songs they've heard in the clubs. And yet again clubs seem to play older, already popular songs (also remixes of pop songs)

I don't really know. I'm guessing because people who work/go to school/uni have more time then get around to listening to more music. Also you tend to get together with friends at the weekekend, so you pass on things others like, while during the week it's more a process of discovering music for yourself.

I think as the songs grow old in the iTunes charts, they tend to rise now which formerly fall. Or older songs rise, because the newer ones just get downloaded less.

Edited February 21, 201015 yr by FM11 InTheHouse!

I think that the sort of person who buys music early in the week is the sort of person who is looking for new releases. The people who download at the weekend are less actively looking for the latest new music.

 

It's generalising a hell of a lot, but it's the people with the time and inclination to find out what's out and when, and who are really into a new track before it's released who will also make time to buy when a track is first out or early in the week. If you have less time, and are less aware or bothered about the latest releases, then you probably have the patience to wait until Saturday to make your purchase.

 

I'd also argue that a lot of clubs will be playing newer music, but for most people it is less familiar, so even if they hear it, decide they like it, and would like to own it, they might not be sure of who it's by or what it's called by the time they next log onto iTunes. The older stuff that's had the airplay will be easier to remember when you hear it.

It's basically the big hits that are a few weeks or months old are played out everywhere at the weekend, especially the big anthemic ones, and hence they get downloaded more at the weekend and newer stuff gets pushed down. It's really as simple as that...