I will say, though, that watching a series of held back releases debut in high positions on a weekly basis is a lot more exciting to watch. It's what drew me into the UK charts in the first place. But I realize that my personal enjoyment isn't the purpose behind the chart's existence. :P

Lol true although it does give me great satisfaction to see an MNEK style run!

I completely agree with Rich, and at the end of the day I think it comes down to this:

 

OA/OS is the norm in literally every other country in the world and seems to work just fine. I don't see why the UK needs to be any different. Held back releases may attain higher chart peaks, but it's nothing more than chart manipulation to make hits appear bigger than they actually are (just my opinion).

 

It's all down to radio adapting and record labels and music fans realising that having a top 40 hit is the new top 10 and having a top 10 hit is the new top 3. Once again I use Hailee Steinfeld as an example as she charted at #30 in the US and that is deemed as a pretty solid success by Americans on ATRL for example, whereas we'd have deemed #30 as pretty poor just because we are used to high peak position and short chart runs.

39 (also 645, 651) Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)

230. Katy Perry - Firework

235. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Fireworks Version]

386. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Radio Edit]

580. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Live Acoustic Version]

42 (also 415, 706) Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)

164. Katy Perry - Firework

235. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Fireworks Version]

318. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Radio Edit]

506, 1412 Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Live Acoustic Version]

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11. Take Me Home (BBC Children In Need Single 2015) - Jess Glynne

44. Say Nada (feat. JME) [Remix] - Shakka

50. Cheyenne - Jason Derulo

63. Queen's Speech 4 - Lady Leshurr

64. One Call Away - Charlie Puth

I will say, though, that watching a series of held back releases debut in high positions on a weekly basis is a lot more exciting to watch. It's what drew me into the UK charts in the first place. But I realize that my personal enjoyment isn't the purpose behind the chart's existence. :P

I completely disagree with that, I think it's a LOT more exciting to see a song gradually climb to its peak!

 

What Rich said is pretty much spot on, and at the moment it's radio stations that need to adapt better to the OA/OS strategy and start playing songs immediately rather than wait and see how they do in the charts - newer artists will just flop without radio play (the Blonde example being the perfect one), and then radio stations don't want to play them because they've flopped, so it just creates a vicious circle.

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^^ Agreed, the new Bieber song not being added to radio 1s playlist is a prime example although thankfully it has been unstoppable whereas something like Focus may fade before getting some decent spins at radio.

 

On radio again just look at the 1998 retro playlist put up a few weeks ago in the radio 1 playlist thread and see how songs went into the BList straight away back then and that was 3/4 years after NE at no1 became the new norm.

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Anybody else heard the new Sigma and Rita Ora song? Sounds like a certified smash to my ears.

42 (also 415, 706) Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)

164. Katy Perry - Firework

235. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Fireworks Version]

318. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Radio Edit]

506, 1412 Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Live Acoustic Version]

Another version of Firework 1428. :D

 

43. (also 534, 794) Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)

141. Katy Perry Firework

250. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Fireworks Version]

360. Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Radio Edit]

633 (also 1444). Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) [Live Acoustic Version]

Anybody else heard the new Sigma and Rita Ora song? Sounds like a certified smash to my ears.

Not yet but it's a shame Redemption was so struggling :(

Anybody else heard the new Sigma and Rita Ora song? Sounds like a certified smash to my ears.

Listening to it now. It sounds really good! Really hope it can get to #1 if Adele hasn't shoved off by then :lol:

A vast improvement to their last couple of samey sounding songs.

Anybody else heard the new Sigma and Rita Ora song? Sounds like a certified smash to my ears.

Listening to it now. I don't think it's a certified smash, but it might be a grower!

10. Jess Glynne - Take Me Home

10. Jess Glynne - Take Me Home

That was quick, even with the TOTD effect!

James Morrison - Demons 44

 

Why has this shot up so suddenly? Can't just be R2 support only...

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James Morrison - Demons 44

 

Why has this shot up so suddenly? Can't just be R2 support only...

 

Breakfast

37. Shakka feat. JME - Say Nada

 

Mad to see this top 40! :cheer:

 

56. Stormzy - Shut Up (Studio Version)

72. Krept & Konan feat. Jeremih - Freak Of The Week

85. Lethal Bizzle feat. Diztortion - Fester Skank

96. JME feat. Giggs - Man Don't Care

 

All risen due to last night's MOBO Awards I imagine. Stormzy and Krept & Konan both two awards each but best song went to Shutdown.

7 Jamie Lawson Wasn't Expecting That :arrowup:

 

This is the first time I've seen an R1 live lounge actually have an effect in ages.

Shut Up seems to be more popular than WickedSkengMan 4. During release week it was WickedSkengMan 4 that got more of the attention due to Stormzy's promotion of it but Shut Up is the freestyle that will ultimately be the better selling and more casually liked of the two.

Now that Fleur East tune sounds like a WW smash...