May it be excel, database program, or in word, or paper format in a notepad.

 

I use Word, just a top 40 though, singles only.

Each week (top 75 singles) in a .csv file, easy for me to then import into a database and do any sort of data manipulation and extraction I want.

 

 

So, to answer the poll a combination of option one and option two

Edited October 9, 201311 yr by fchd

May it be excel, database program, or in word, or paper format in a notepad.

 

I use Word, just a top 40 though, singles only.

 

Are you trying to get us into trouble with the OCC by admitting to reproducing their charts... :lol:

I don't store the official charts myself when I've got Buzzjack to do that for me :kink: with the exception of the streaming chart which I use excel for but I'm a few weeks out of date on that at the moment which is why I haven't updated the thread for ages (I have screenshotted the latest charts though)

Excel, top 75 singles and albums. I also write down label and certification as well as peak position. I store also Top 100 of US (Hot 100 and albums). For the US charts I don't put label but weeks at #1 instead.

 

I have all weekly charts since 2001.

Edited October 10, 201311 yr by SKOB

Word. All Top 40/50 singles & albums positions + lowest debut or peak positions (from top 75/100/200).

Also I have Top 40 singles in 2001-2005 period on paper.

 

Don't use any databases or Excel.

Edited October 10, 201311 yr by AlexRange

Are you trying to get us into trouble with the OCC by admitting to reproducing their charts... :lol:

 

BTW, I just noticed the typo in the poll question... 'What format do you *sue*'. :P

Edited October 10, 201311 yr by vidcapper

Database (what else) ;)

By hand since Feb 2007 (my personal chart)!

In an excel file for every chart from November 1952 to December 2007. All the charts since then are in issues of Music Week and UKChartsPlus that I have on my computer. For UKChartsPlus I only have a full run going back to November 2010 though I do have quite a few issues going back to September 2001. For Music Week I have every issue back to October 2004.

I haven't every episode of music week but most since 2006 or so!

 

If they ever stop doing the print addition I'd be gutted!!

Edited October 12, 201311 yr by steve201

Used to do it on handwritten paper, these days on the computer not sure name of programme, I also have it on napster as a playlist

 

Edit: You mean the official charts or our own charts?

Edited October 12, 201311 yr by girl_from_oz

I haven't every episode of music week but most since 2006 or so!

 

If they ever stop doing the print addition I'd be gutted!!

I've just binned all my print editions of Music Week that I had from January 2008 to December 2012. It was getting to the stage where I had no space left to keep them and for those editions I have all of the digital versions on my computer. Apart from all of the print editions from this year I still have all of the print editions from October 2004 to December 2007.They are all in one storage box as the magazine used to be so thin then with some weeks 32 pages or less so the 3 and a bit years worth don't take up that much space. Unfortunately there's no digital editions from before October 2007 so I don't know what to do with them. I don't want to just throw them out but it's impractical to scan them all and in any case my scanner is just an A4 sized printer / scanner / copier so it's no good for scanning Music Week as the pages are too big. I don't want to start ripping out the chart pages either as I'd just end up with a load of messy, torn pages. Back then the charts used to be at the back of the magazine and across several pages so there would be a lot of ripping out of pages to do.

 

Used to do it on handwritten paper, these days on the computer not sure name of programme, I also have it on napster as a playlist

 

Edit: You mean the official charts or our own charts?

The official charts. Though many people do also compile their own chart too so the poll could apply to both.

 

I've just binned all my print editions of Music Week that I had from January 2008 to December 2012. It was getting to the stage where I had no space left to keep them

 

I have 13 boxes files of printed C+'s from the start of 2003 (plus the electronic versions, of course)!

So does anyone know WHY they keep chart records?

 

I do it as a socio-cultural history of music really if you want to be academic about it. Males also love keeping lists & records of things!!

So does anyone know WHY they keep chart records?

 

In my case, It'd be hard to compile my YTD stats *without* them. :P

Edited October 13, 201311 yr by vidcapper

But Why do you?

So does anyone know WHY they keep chart records?

 

I do it as a socio-cultural history of music really if you want to be academic about it. Males also love keeping lists & records of things!!

 

I do it because I enjoy looking back. Especially my youth years of 1998-2005.

 

I remember the days I started listening to the charts when I was 13 years old back in 1999 and every Sunday afternoon I would write out what I think would be in the Top 40 and where and tick them off as they played them out. Very sad I know, but I enjoyed it. :ph34r: It was harder to predict back then as there was no itunes to watch all week. I used to go into Woolworths to check their chart, then pop into WHSmiths and check out their chart too and they would help me along. It was always interesting to see what they predicted would be and where. :lol: I did that until about 2004 when I somehow managed to find a girlfriend and get a part time job.

 

 

Same here I did the same, I still do a personal songs of the week chart & a weekly playlist lol I want to look back at the songs I loved when im old haha!