How come the total weeks in chart seems to rise when records hover between 76-100. I thought only the top 75 was seen as "official"

I don't understand the first sentence :wacko: And the official chart is surely the Top 200, as that is the one that's published?

Edited February 29, 201213 yr by liamk97

If you're talking about the Radio 1 website or the OCC's website, they base the number of weeks off the top 200, even though they only actually show the top 40. For example, Mirror by Lil Wayne only entered the top 40 a couple of weeks ago, but it say it's on its 13th week in the chart because it hovered in the top 300 on iTunes for months, and charted top 200 officially a lot.

Edited February 29, 201213 yr by Eric_Blob

The traditional "canon" was the top 75. This remains so with No's 76-200 traditionally only available to the music industry and subscribers, however the top 100 is now available freely on the OCC website. For many years No's 76-200 were, and are still, not known publicly so when making comparisons over the decades you can only really compare the top 75.

I think outside of the 75 used to be non-canon because of exclusion rules, but these no longer exist so the top 200 genuinely is the top 200.

I don't understand the "canon" reference. :unsure:

I don't understand the "canon" reference. :unsure:

 

In this context, "non-canon" means unoffficial.

In this context, "non-canon" means unoffficial.

Thanks.

This is why I am fond of the Polyhex site, which purely takes Top 75 weeks into account. Very reminiscent of the Guinness Books.