Maybe that's the reason why they were deleted... there was no point in producing physical singles if people are buying downloads and not CDs... And I believe there are some rules that say that you have to have physical available to be able to chart

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What is the point of deleting Snow Patrol?

 

I didn't think you could delete the download and that's what they're selling, not in physical form

Once the physical is deleted, the whole thing is gone from the chart :( This makes me well mad, it wold probably have risen this week as well. :angry:

 

Im well pleased for the Scissor Sisters on both charts though :D

Once the physical is deleted, the whole thing is gone from the chart :( This makes me well mad, it wold probably have risen this week as well. :angry:

 

Im well pleased for the Scissor Sisters on both charts though :D

It goes from the chart yeah, but the point is it's selling on downloads so deleting it isn't going to encourage people to buy the album, like it would for somebody who had strong physical sales, because at the end of the day the download is still available! -_-

How much did the SS album sell yesterday?

Mikey or anyone. Do you know where abouts the new Janet song is?

Maybe that's the reason why they were deleted... there was no point in producing physical singles if people are buying downloads and not CDs... And I believe there are some rules that say that you have to have physical available to be able to chart

 

 

Looks like the physical single is on its way out, it seems to be phased out within a year or two which will be sad to see it go, to me downloads will be make the way for a download only chart eventually.

No info yet... The report is all we got :P

 

 

But not all singles are selling bad Mikey... (Physical)...

Shakira and Cascada have sold a lot in Physical and I would assume that Gnarls did too

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Im guessing not top 10 but just curious to know where abouts in top 20 but ill have to wait sadly

Mikey or anyone. Do you know where abouts the new Janet song is?

 

 

All the information is ripped out from the Music Week report so far, I don't have anything else.

Would be interesting to see what the 10 biggest sellers of the year sold each on physical and download

Janet will flop has she even done any promotion, I havn't seen the video on the tv once.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5357900.stm]

 

 

Downloads set for chart dominance

 

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42104000/gif/_42104110_singles_sales_203_2.gif

 

By Ian Youngs

Entertainment reporter, BBC News

 

Music downloads are set to dominate the UK top 40 after record shops said they would agree new rules for digital hits.

 

Downloads currently only count towards the singles chart from one week before the song is released on CD until two weeks after the CD is deleted.

 

That ensures music stores do not have gaps in their singles racks.

 

But the Entertainment Retailers' Association (Era) has said all digital sales should count and new rules are likely to come into force on 1 January.

 

Legal song downloads now account for 78% of all UK single sales - up from 23% two years ago.

 

Graph showing growth in digital single sales

Many singles are currently available to download several weeks before they are released on CD, often growing in popularity as their physical release approaches.

 

That means the change could see a return to songs climbing the charts as they gain momentum online.

 

This week's number one - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by the Scissor Sisters - sold almost 45,000 digital copies before becoming eligible for the main chart, according to Music Week magazine.

 

Era secretary general Kim Bayley said the new rules still had to be ratified by retailers and record companies - who jointly control the charts.

 

But record shops have dropped their opposition to such a move in the wake of the digital boom.

 

"Era, like the other members of the Chart Supervisory Committee, believe that these digital sales should count towards the chart," she said.

 

"Era think it's fine and the chart should count those sales, provided we can get the message across adequately to consumers as to what's going on."

 

Shops would probably start using their own in-store singles countdowns to avoid having gaps on their racks, she said.

 

But fans should still be able to decide which format they want, she added, and digital and physical singles "should both be made available so far as possible at the same time".

 

A spokesman for the British Phonographic Industry - which represents record companies - said downloads had "transformed the way in which consumers buy music".

 

Many songs can be downloaded as soon as they appear on the radio

"If the singles chart is to remain the definitive list of the country's favourite songs, it has to reflect how music fans buy them," he said.

 

EMI chief executive Tony Wadsworth welcomed the move, saying the restrictions had been "holding the continued growth of digital sales back".

 

"Unfortunately, we're in this period of transition where there's a reluctance in some quarters to let go of the physical part of the single. That has resulted in some of these rules, which I just think are slowing us down," he said.

 

"A single can be made available for sale digitally as soon as it goes to radio and it's got a sales life which is not actually being represented in the chart until one week before a physical format is released, and that just seems absurd."

 

Mr Wadsworth added it was "frustrating" that a lot of people were buying single video downloads that also did not count towards the chart.

 

 

 

Note how physical sales climbed slightly in the last 3 months :o

its no surprise SS will still be #1 and their album doing so well cause they have done 3 weeks of blanket promo they have had biggest exposure by any act this year, radio and tv appearances and specials and they are still at it in their 4th week, they can't fail but, they aren't big in any other countries so the UK is the only place they focus on

 

janet will under perform is she in the UK? she needs to be here to promo/support the single otherwise she will tank

Ive saw janets video a lot but im not suprised it not doing that well because its not a strong first single

I'm DYING to hear how much the new Scissor Sisters album has shifted, so far...I bought my copy today! :wub:

 

SO glad the single looks set to stay at #01 - Amazing news! :wub:

 

:D

It goes from the chart yeah, but the point is it's selling on downloads so deleting it isn't going to encourage people to buy the album, like it would for somebody who had strong physical sales, because at the end of the day the download is still available! -_-

 

In other words, it just denies them a chart position and the possibility of a Top 3 and maybe even # 1 hit, which means less visibility for the band and the album. I thought a single could still chart 2 weeks after being deleted.

In other words, it just denies them a chart position and the possibility of a Top 3 and maybe even # 1 hit, which means less visibility for the band and the album. I thought a single could still chart 2 weeks after being deleted.

 

 

Yeap... that means it was deleted 2 weeks ago

Janet is top 20 and scissors look set to over 300k, IF their sales hold up, I'm thinking more like 250-275k! Amazing though!

Apparently Pink - U + Ur Hand is set to climb into the Top 10

 

Also it's upto no.07 now in Itunes