Graham Appleyard published what he calls 'The Real Charts'

in his Blog.

 

Believe me - we, ('Chart Fans') - have tried to find out exactly

where Graham gets these Charts from - and - more especially

- where the Sales Data comes from.

 

We had a big 'Debate' with him here:, (And - are no wiser!)

 

http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2559647

 

THE 'REAL CHART No.1 SINGLES

 

Now, Mr. Appleyard has added Lists of No.1 Singles to his Blog - allegedly,

every No.1 Single in that Chart, from January 1948 to December 1949, &

from January 1960 to April 2000 - he intends to add the rest of 'The Noughties'

& 2010 No.1's at a later Date.

 

So - Is this Man creating all of this in his own head? Are these Lists of No.1's

- and their Weeks at No.1 - simply the Singles that he liked the most in those

Years?

 

ABBA do very well - they get 4 extra No.1's, in his Charts. But, at least

those 4 Singles were Top 3 Hits. In 1985, he has 'How Soon Is Now',

(The Smiths), at No.1, for 3 Weeks. It only got to No.24, in the Gallup Chart!

Surely, he has chosen for that Hit to be No.1? It can't have sold enough to

be No.1, in any other National Sales Chart - bar the Indie one, I guess.

 

LINKS:,

 

January 1948 to December 1949 No.1's

 

http://therealchart.blogspot.com/p/number-...ember-1949.html

 

January 1960 to December 1989 No.1's

 

http://therealchart.blogspot.com/p/number-...60-to-1990.html

 

January 1990 to April 2000 No.1's

 

http://therealchart.blogspot.com/p/number-...90-to-date.html

 

 

 

 

Much as I'd have liked How Soon Is Now (my favourite Smiths song) to have been number one that seems a bit far fetched unless he is suggesting that independent record shops were seriously under-represented on the panel at the time. Even if that was the case I doubt the data would be available to compile a chart any more accurate than the one produced at the time. We just have to accept that the charts have only become truly accurate fairly recently.

How amusing that he completely removes every week of Brian Adams' run at #1 :lol:

How amusing that he completely removes every week of Brian Adams' run at #1 :lol:

I'd spotted that :lol: If only he was right.

He sure likes Jason Donovan :wacko:

 

JASON DONOVAN ANOTHER NIGHT

JUN 24, 3 weeks

 

I mean, seriously? Does anybody remember how this goes without the aid of YouTube?

 

JASON DONOVAN RHYTHM OF THE RAIN

SEP 09, 2 weeks

 

I only vaguely remember this because it was tracklisted on a Smash Hits compilation I bought in late 1990.

 

JASON DONOVAN HAPPY TOGETHER

AUG 28, 2 weeks

 

Ok, you get the picture...

 

There are far too many songs with 1 week at no. 1 -_-

 

What an elaborate ruse... the mind boggles :/

I don't understand the bit about copies. Does that mean he includes sales of all blank cassettes/CDRs sold in a week, or not?

Perhaps he's a big Neighbours fan?

 

LEONA LEWIS BLEEDING LOVE

OCT 28 2 weeks

 

KYLIE MINOGUE 2 HEARTS

NOV 11 3 weeks