June 3, 201411 yr This is the main worry I have tbh! I'm not sure how it will be done, nor how they plan to add these to the sale totals of songs released before streaming's added. I was just thinking about this, how the totals of the track be combined to the current sales distribution. It will certainly be the end of the 1 weekers at #1, just a case how long a track will stay at #1 for... 6 to 12 weeks :lol: I don't mind having a track at #1 for 3 to 5 weeks, but anything over 5 its a bit too much for me, I guess whatever which way you look at it a lot of members are going to moan :lol: Just have to wait and see how it will pan out.
June 3, 201411 yr @RecordOfTheDay We hear that streaming data will be added to the Official UK Singles Chart from 29 June, first combined Top 40 chart broadcast on R1 6 July Another source that is not the OCC :P I'm not going to believe it until they say it themselves personally~
June 3, 201411 yr Another source that is not the OCC :P I'm not going to believe it until they say it themselves personally~ Well... if I remember rightly reading back elsewhere and I can't even find the topic, OCC did say they would implement it at some point :P but as you say, at the moment I'm taking it with a pinch of salt until I hear from a reliable source MW or OCC
June 3, 201411 yr iTunes still makes up a massive share of the market though, so surely it won't have that much of an effect. It will only move songs 4 places max from what would've happened. Hopefully we'll also get a sales only chart, if not I guess if the download chart continues to run that'll be close enough with how little physicals contribute.
June 3, 201411 yr It wont effect it that much - its the choice we have now - 2014 has had good No1s but these 1 week pre order No1s are making the charts looks ridiculous. Something had to give....
June 3, 201411 yr It wont effect it that much - its the choice we have now - 2014 has had good No1s but these 1 week pre order No1s are making the charts looks ridiculous. Something had to give.... Something didn't 'have to give' on any of the previous occasions where there was a long string of 1 week #1s in a row.
June 3, 201411 yr Wonder how long itll take record companies to manipulate the charts with streaming added - it took them a while to restrict the charts freedoms with downloads as preorders only really started to become the norm in the past 2/3 years (and yes BRE i know pre orders existed before this :P). Will only Spotify be included? So once a video to a s0ong mis available to watch on YouTuibe does that mean it can chart on the streaming/OCC chart?
June 3, 201411 yr Something didn't 'have to give' on any of the previous occasions where there was a long string of 1 week #1s in a row. When do you mean? :huh:
June 3, 201411 yr It wont effect it that much - its the choice we have now - 2014 has had good No1s but these 1 week pre order No1s are making the charts looks ridiculous. Something had to give.... Genuinely don't understand why one-week #1s are a problem :lol: A different song is the most bought song each week, that's all there is to it.
June 3, 201411 yr Was Second City or Sam Smith the most purchased song this week though?? We wont know because the 82k SC sold had 6 weeks of pre orders added to it giving it an unfair advantage.(And we arent told how much a song sells on pre order except by guessing from Tuesdays mids) Without those Sam would have got a 2nd week. Theres also the added factor that holding it back so long stifiled the sales THIS week of Second City so its sales were relatively poor for a No1 - but yes if you look at it in a black & white way Second City were the No1 this week. Edited June 3, 201411 yr by steve201
June 3, 201411 yr When do you mean? :huh: I mean... exactly what I said? What are you having difficulty understanding? :lol:
June 3, 201411 yr Well... if I remember rightly reading back elsewhere and I can't even find the topic, OCC did say they would implement it at some point :P but as you say, at the moment I'm taking it with a pinch of salt until I hear from a reliable source MW or OCC Record Of The Day is a music industry magazine like Music Week, so I'd be inclined to believe it. I'm surprised they've announced it though.
June 3, 201411 yr Which streaming sites are currently used for the streaming charts? i'm guess they'll be the ones counted, I doubt you tube will
June 3, 201411 yr My interest in the chart is in decline anyway and this isn't going to drag me back. I fail to see how they can fairly calculate how many streams equal 1 sale or that certain artist stans won't abuse the system. Oh well, officially old at 25.
June 3, 201411 yr I was just thinking about this, how the totals of the track be combined to the current sales distribution. How does it work elsewhere? 100 streams =1 sales, perhaps? That would allow them in without having too dramatic an effect - adding maybe 10k/wk to the top titles. Will only Spotify be included? So once a video to a s0ong mis available to watch on YouTuibe does that mean it can chart on the streaming/OCC chart? That seems unlikely since the UK gets songs *so* much later than elsewehere, otherwise big songs might chart at low levels for weeks, or even months before they were released here!
June 3, 201411 yr If streaming is counted, will the artists withholding their music from streaming sites, suddenly make it available for streaming sites, remains to be seen
June 3, 201411 yr I wonder what Gecko's drop will be from #1? 1 to out of the top 10!? I hope not. I can't see streaming having that much of an effect, assuming 100 streams counts as one sale. Anyway, yay for this happening! Suddenly the charts become more relevant to today's music consumers :D Looking forward to seeing how streaming affects the chart.
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