Posted February 18, 201411 yr Just read about this in the chart forum. BBC Radio 1's Head of Music has confirmed plans for music streams to be included in the UK Official Chart. George Ergatoudis made the announcement during last night's (February 17) Radio Academy Playlists: What Makes a Hit in 2014? event in London. "So @GeorgErgatoudis has just announced that @BBCR1 will v.soon be including @Spotify streams in the Top 40 charts not just sales!" Earshot Creative tweeted from the event. Ergatoudis later clarified: "To be clear @PeteyJamesDP @littleboots @earshotcreative @BBCR1 @Spotify Not just Spotify, other music streaming services will be included." It means weekly plays from services such as Spotify, Deezer, Rdio and Blinkbox are likely to contribute towards final chart placings. The Official Charts Company launched an Official Streaming Chart back in 2012, but previously denied plans to incorporate the data into the Official Chart countdown. In the US, Billboard started including online streams for its Hot 100 countdown at the start of 2013, which also counts YouTube and VEVO plays. According to the British Phonographic Industry, over 7.4 billion songs were streamed in the UK in 2013, with streaming subscription revenue up 33.7% to £103 million. Source = Digital Spy What do forum members think of the idea? Will it affect Will at all? Edited February 18, 201411 yr by truly talented
February 18, 201411 yr Hard to tell I think. I presume there will be a weighting applied so that buying still counts for more than loads of watching. Will's singles chart positions apart from the brilliant Jealousy :yahoo: have not been amazing in recent years so maybe marginal.
February 23, 201411 yr It worried me a little re Will, but we shall have to wait and see. I suppose the fact that he is mainly an album artist now may minimise the effect. :wacko:
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