March 19, 201312 yr It really depends on precisely what you think the chart should measure though. Also, what's to stop, say, tens of thousands of Justin Bieber fans organising a campaign to stream his songs hundreds of times a week, thus manipulating the chart? I think the OCC does (or if not, would do if streaming became a part of the "official" chart) limit the amount of streams per person that are chart eligible, to stop, for example, a Bieber fan from playing 'Baby' 500 times and all those plays counting towards its position in the chart. Imo Hot 100 is better for measuring POPULARITY. The UK Singles chart is not a popularity chart, right now it is fine the way it is but in the future I can see it becoming a popularity chart.
March 19, 201312 yr I suppose to actually answer the question, the Hot 100 (prior to the inclusion of YT) wins for me. Now I don't believe either are accurate.
March 19, 201312 yr Like the vast majority of chart campaigns, time, a lack of co-ordination and a preponderance of better things to do, I'd say. From DigitalSpy: Music stars are allegedly paying to increase their social media presence, according to a new report. A number of artists are suspected of purchasing Twitter followers, YouTube views and Facebook likes to get into the charts. Online companies sell around 10,000 YouTube views for as little as £30, according to BBC Newsbeat. There are also means of purchasing comments to go underneath the clip in order to help authenticate the surge of new views. A data monitoring company in America has revealed that it has a list of artists who they believe are paying for the services to increase their popularity with radio bosses and record labels. The organisation - called Next Big Sound - says it plans to release the information later this year to unearth the stars who have paid for their online statistics. In a statement, Twitter recounted that using a computer programme or company to generate new followers is against its rules. "Twitter reserves the right to immediately terminate your account without further notice [if] you violate these rules," they said. Facebook stated that purchasing likes on its site from people who aren't interested in the artists' music is "no good for anyone". They added: "If you run a Facebook page and someone offers you a boost in your fan count in return for money; walk away. "Not least because it is against our rules and there is a good chance those Likes will be deleted by our automatic systems." YouTube reiterated its stance on fake views, reminding users that it is against their rules and that if they find out it has been done, they could end up terminating that account altogether.
March 19, 201312 yr The poll results are delusional. There is something to be said for a sales chart. It measures the actual purchase of music. But a Hot 100 is a far better chart for actually measuring a song's reach and popularity. How people deny that is beyond me. Delayed releases produce some absolute stinkers charting highly. Often they are by no means actually the most popular song of that week.
March 19, 201312 yr Anything is better than a chart which counts hearing a song on the radio as contributing to that song's popularity, even if you hated it. A chart that combines sales and streaming ONLY would be the best measure of populairty, but there would be the issue of deciding how many streams counts as much as one sale so separate sales and streaming charts as the UK now has is the best that can be done. Sales and streaming are measures of popularity. Airplay is not. Edited March 19, 201312 yr by Bré
March 19, 201312 yr Hmm, a chart that's made up of radio plays or SALES? Hmm. I think I'll go with the UK Singles Chart
March 20, 201312 yr Author Here's the current Billboard Hot 100 chart Sales / 12 Airplay / 7500 Overall Streaming / 450 or Sales / 1 Airplay / 625 Streams / 37.5 or 1 Sales = 625 airplay = 37.5 streams
March 20, 201312 yr Anything is better than a chart which counts hearing a song on the radio as contributing to that song's popularity, even if you hated it. A chart that combines sales and streaming ONLY would be the best measure of populairty, but there would be the issue of deciding how many streams counts as much as one sale so separate sales and streaming charts as the UK now has is the best that can be done. Sales and streaming are measures of popularity. Airplay is not. I agree - airplay is an non-starter in terms of chart inclusion, as it reflects only radio stations musical choices, not those of fans. I can understand the argument for streaming to be included, even if I don't agree with it myself, given the dificulties involved in deciding the weighting. Knowing the OCC, they wouldn't even make the weighting public, so we'd have no idea how important it was compared to sales... :rolleyes:
March 20, 201312 yr From DigitalSpy: Music stars are allegedly paying to increase their social media presence, according to a new report. A number of artists are suspected of purchasing Twitter followers, YouTube views and Facebook likes to get into the charts. Online companies sell around 10,000 YouTube views for as little as £30, according to BBC Newsbeat. There are also means of purchasing comments to go underneath the clip in order to help authenticate the surge of new views. A data monitoring company in America has revealed that it has a list of artists who they believe are paying for the services to increase their popularity with radio bosses and record labels. The organisation - called Next Big Sound - says it plans to release the information later this year to unearth the stars who have paid for their online statistics. In a statement, Twitter recounted that using a computer programme or company to generate new followers is against its rules. "Twitter reserves the right to immediately terminate your account without further notice [if] you violate these rules," they said. Facebook stated that purchasing likes on its site from people who aren't interested in the artists' music is "no good for anyone". They added: "If you run a Facebook page and someone offers you a boost in your fan count in return for money; walk away. "Not least because it is against our rules and there is a good chance those Likes will be deleted by our automatic systems." YouTube reiterated its stance on fake views, reminding users that it is against their rules and that if they find out it has been done, they could end up terminating that account altogether. Are they really going to close the accounts of artists like Rihanna or Justin Bieber if they appear on that list? I don't think so :lol:
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