Record shop chart for me.

For me obviously the singles chart.

Singles Chart. The Album chart is just dead.

I wonder what the 3 people who voted 'don't bother with any of them' are doing here in the first place.....

Oh my gosh the bolded bit was so me like about 4 years ago when I was about 12, it was like my dream job :lol: I've been obsessed with the charts since about early 2008 when I was 10 (going on 11) I think :P The first chart I remember hearing was Duffy at #1 with Mercy and I followed ever since! My parents couldn't mention a recent song without me spouting chart trivia. :lol:

 

Haha!! I did the same, I had a note book where I wrote down all the facts like how many top 40 hits the artist had, what the album was called and anything else I thought would make me 'sound' all up to date with my chart trivia!!

 

I think my mum was glad when I discovered girls :lol:

 

that would be the best job in the world and if radio 1 ever need a replacement, you know where to find me!!!!

Edited August 1, 201311 yr by James1987

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This poll does rather beg the question of the three who marked 'none of them' as to why join a Charts forum in the first place, then... :P

Edited August 2, 201311 yr by vidcapper

This poll does rather beg the question of the three who marked 'none of them' as to why join a Charts forum in the first place, then... :P

 

Because this website is more than just a chart forum? (Although why BuzzJack posters who don't care about the charts are wandering into the UK Chart Forum in particular is more of a pertinent question).

I agree with the people who preferred the chart when Bruno and Mark were doing it. The Top 40 has never had a worse presenter than it has now (and yes, I include Reggie Yeates) Jameela Jahmil is terrible, cares nothing about the charts and links records as if she has just discovered the English language for the first time!

 

Even when those idiots Dan and Phil read out the album chart, they attempt to include some interesting chart trivia-but ruin it with a pointless visual gag-and don't get me started on the stupid 'Take Three' rubbish.

 

I love the charts and have followed them since 1980-and still write them down-but it is becoming a huge chore when i have to listen to so much banal rubbish from that terrible woman. Why on Earth didn't they give the show to Scott Mills or Greg James??? I know this is an old topic, but I'm coming to the end of my tether and may have to copy the charts out from Buzzjack during the chart commentary!!!

I would argue its the fault of those in charge of radio 1/BBC Trust rather than JJ, she produces a show that appeals to a younger audience and so they talk like its full of 12 year old listening to the top 40 (which alot of them prob are) when alot listen for the historic significance of the rundown and are older listeners in general!

Why on Earth didn't they give the show to Scott Mills or Greg James???

Maybe because they are better presenters than Jameela, and radio 1 would prefer to give them the weekday afternoon slots when more people are listening :P

I didn't realise the big top 40 stopped using airplay on their chart. So now it's basically the iTunes top 40, which is better than what they had before, but still not as good as the official chart based on a whole week's sales tho.

It is based on the full weeks iTunes sales (Sun to Sat) twixt 4 & 6.15pm , although it starts with the top 10. Then you either switch off or listen to the current iTunes Top 10 (but then you already know what it's gonna look like!) Of course if you've got Sky, then you've got Capital TV in the music channels section & they do the whole top 40 on Saturdays.

 

Last week's chart: (with the 6.15 top 10 changes in brackets)

01 01 Avicii (1)

02 03 John Newman (2)

03 ne One Direction (4)

04 02 Robin Thicke (single version) (3)

05 04 Icona Pop (7)

06 07 Naughty Boy (8)

07 10 Passenger (5)

08 05 Will I Am (6)

09 06 Selena Gomez (10)

10 08 Sebastian Ingrosso (11)

11 11 Daft Punk (single version} (12)

12 27 Calvin Harris (9)

13 12 Jason Derulo

14 09 Breach

15 14 Taylor Swift

16 22 Pink/Lily Allen

17 15 Jay Z

18 16 Bruno

19 18 Olly

20 21 Arctic Monkeys

21 20 Jessie Jay

22 17 Chase & Status

23 25 Fuse ODG

24 RE Toploader

25 26 Macklemore

26 23 Wanted

27 24 Guetta

28 33 Demi Lovato

29 31 Kesha

30 19 Lawson

31 34 Carey

32 13 Avril

33 32 Tom Odell (single version)

34 RE Imagine Dragons (Radioactive)

35 35 Rudimental (single version)

36 36 Gabz (not played)

37 30 Iggy Azalea

38 38 Kanye (not played, deemed offensive)

39 40 Bastille

40 RE Calvin & Ellie

 

Both the Armin Van Buuren & Lana Del Rey songs, were not combined, so were not in the chart.

Edited August 2, 201311 yr by davetaylor

So they nplay a sales chart until no11 then the top 10 is what happens to be in the itunes top 10 on sunday at that time? That seems random!

So they nplay a sales chart until no11 then the top 10 is what happens to be in the itunes top 10 on sunday at that time? That seems random!

No. They start with the Top 10 of the week on iTunes (to beat Radio 1 with the top 10) & then kid you into a lie that you can help, change the top 10 by buying something from iTunes. They then play 40 to 11 & replay the current top 10, as it stands on itunes, saying you've helped change the top 10 around...but you haven't really, as it's only the top 10 at that moment. It's done to be ahead of Radio One in a nod to the Network Chart, but it doesn't quite cut it, as it's seriously flawed.

This poll does rather beg the question of the three who marked 'none of them' as to why join a Charts forum in the first place, then... :P

They did it for a laugh most likely.