the first ever "streaming" chart on record

for the record, popchartfreak compiled his own "streaming" and UK sales chart for the first time in 1969. Granted, it was based on chart positions and I gave equal weight to both the Daily Mirror chart (Melody maker I think) and my own version ("streaming"). Tenuous of course, but the first unofficial combined chart must be this one, which has just has had it's 45th birthday. I like to think I thought of it first (adding non-sales listens to actual sales) and I would have added others if they'd sent them to me to compile them..... :lol:

Reason? I thought the charts should quite rightly reflect what I was preferring to listen to rather than just base it on actual records that other people bought. So, my 1969 notebook still exists as proof, I may do a link in my next 1969 charts to the original scribbled scripts. Me being flippant? Not really, that's exactly what streaming is (other people's listening choices) added to sales. I just gave streaming a bigger weighting (and that can only inevitably happen as the years go by till it's also 50/50) :P

1. Dizzy - Tommy Roe

2. Ballad Of John & Yoko - Beatles

3. Oh happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers

4. Ragamuffin Man - Manfred Mann

5. I'd rather Go Blind - Chicken Shack

6. Big Ship - Cliff Richard

7. Dick A Dum Dum - Des O'Connor

8. Love Me Tonight - Tom Jones

9. Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac

10. Galveston - Glen Campbell

11. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant

12. Frozen Orange Juice - Peter Sarstedt

13. Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson

14. My Way - Frank Sinatra

15. Get Back - Beatles

16. Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

17. The Boxer - Simon & garfunkel

18. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull

19. Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MG's

20. Aquarius/Let The Suns Shine - The Fifth Dimension

21. Behind A Painted Smile - Isley Brothers

22. My Sentimental Friend - herman's Hermits

23. Way Of Life - Family Dogg

24. Lights Of Cincinatti - Scott Walker

25. In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley

I think a few of those acts are quite well known.....

I was 11 years old, and daresay the concept of streaming would have appealed especially if my choice of plays could influence the chart... :lol: