Probably the stupidest question ever but I'd like to know whether physical amazon album sales count towards the UK album charts?

Of course I think that they do but apparently there is a 'discussion' going on on another music forum where someone claims that amazon physical sales wouldn't count towards the official UK album charts.

 

He says things like:

 

You can read t on Wikipedia or wherever, if you like. They do not count because Amazon cannot give an accurate count in terms of new sales when they sell a combination of new, pre-owned and pre-syndicated sales. THEY DO NOT COUNT. HMV counts. Itunes counts. Some others count. If you are going to call it "bollocks" quote something other than Wikipedia to back up your point, rather than being rude, please.

 

What he claims isn't true, right?

 

This topic can be deleted after the question has been answered :D

 

Thanks anyway!

Amazon is one of - perhaps since HMV is gone, is the - most used online sites for CDs, I can't imagine them not counting.

They count.

and not only do amazon.co.uk physical album sales count towards the UK charts but they have done for several years.

Here's an article from 2000, when online sales officially were included in the chart.

 

www.zdnet(dot)com/amazon-co-uk-refuses-to-join-uk-charts-3002081674/

 

Does anyone know which year they joined?