So I was looking over old midweeks and I started to wonder the question.....

 

Would you prefer it if we didn't have midweeks anymore?

Would it add to the enjoyment of the chart on a Friday?

 

We never really had midweek info (for the general public) until the late 90s and it made the actual chart on a Sunday very nerve racking for us oldies :D

The more information the better. :P

Agreed^ if you don't want to spoil the show on Friday then don't view the Predictions thread.

I mean, I get to see more than what's posted on here but I voted more! From the perspective of hosting the chart show thread, the more information I've got, the smoother the preparation and hosting is :lol:

The thing is, the tension of not knowing how the chart will look before you listen to the show is harder and harder to recreate in today's climate with so much data freely available through iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music etc.

 

Even if we weren't given official midweeks, we'd probably still get a good idea of what the chart would look like. The midweeks just make it easier, and removing them probably wouldn't come close to bringing back the excitement that previous generations would have had. The only way of potentially achieving that would be to not look at any of those charts (the iTunes/Spotify charts, or the official midweek updates) during the week, which is something that can already be done if you want to :lol:

Oh I agree practically speaking it's handy- but I also think it really diminishes the excitement of the chart- so I suppose I'm saying if the info dried up tomorrow sure it would make the prep for the chart a bit harder (but then it's relatively static these days so we don't have 15 or so new entries every week like back in 2000-05 etc) but overall would it rekindle interest in the charts (assuming that the turnover also improved)?

 

Ultimately it's a theoretic question as the info is difficult to avoid esp if you're a chart fan.....

This topic got me thinking...

 

Speaking as if I was someone who had never visited this website and just listened to the 2 chart shows on R1 (basically my pre-2013 days) I wouldn't have a f***ing clue what was going on. Like why 8/9 week #1s suddenly dropped outside the top 10, why long-running top 10s drop 20 places in a week then re-stabilise, why I Don't Care went 2-OUT-3 or whatever it was. I was be absolutely loving the unpredictability of it all :lol:

 

BUT as they say, knowledge is power. So I've never turned back on the midweek & extra info garnered from this here resource :cool:

In my view no midweeks at all, but it got me thinking we could limit them to 2 days per week, if the demand is needed, obviously OCC will reveal it on a Monday, we could add Tues and Weds, pending if we had any chart info, and no mids on Thursday which will make the chart show more exciting to listen to.

 

As for the sales rip, that's got a lot easier, I think 2 chart mods can agree on that :lol: I do miss the sales reports from Alan Jones. :snif:

The more info the better is my choice.

I couldn’t care less these days but I probably would have wanted all the info 10 years or more ago. I do remember not having it, it’s wasn’t until about 2004 I was following it and the charts were exciting when you didn’t know what was going to happen. However, I don’t think removing the midweeks would make today’s charts anymore exciting. Having the midweek info is not the problem.

2004 was when I first discovered there was such a thing as midweek charts that get published and they were much more exciting back then. As the consumption methods of music has changed over time they have become less interesting as the information about what is being consumed is more freely available, certainly for singles. The albums I still take an interest in if there's something been released that I'm interested in released.

 

To answer the actual questions, the level of information that's seen is absolutely fine.

However, I don’t think removing the midweeks would make today’s charts anymore exciting. Having the midweek info is not the problem.

This is where I stand too. If anything it makes the charts that bit more exciting for chart fans if there's a race for number one, i.e. Dua vs. 5SOS in the albums.

This topic got me thinking...

 

Speaking as if I was someone who had never visited this website and just listened to the 2 chart shows on R1 (basically my pre-2013 days) I wouldn't have a f***ing clue what was going on. Like why 8/9 week #1s suddenly dropped outside the top 10, why long-running top 10s drop 20 places in a week then re-stabilise, why I Don't Care went 2-OUT-3 or whatever it was. I was be absolutely loving the unpredictability of it all :lol:

 

BUT as they say, knowledge is power. So I've never turned back on the midweek & extra info garnered from this here resource :cool:

I only joined this site in 2018, about a year after ACR was introduced (I did know about that though because of the OCC articles on it), so trying to guess which week a song went to ACR was quite fun :D but yes I definitely prefer having the info available!

In terms of the chart being exciting, having no midweeks was infinitely better because you didn't really know what to expect. I remember being particularly gobsmacked when Mark Snow went in at #2 with the X Files as, even though I'd bought it as a fan, I'd assumed it was pretty niche and never even expected it to make the top 40.

 

But these days I'm happy to just have midweeks and not really follow the actual chart show itself at all. Basically the first set of mids are essentially the chart show moment for me.

This is where I stand too. If anything it makes the charts that bit more exciting for chart fans if there's a race for number one, i.e. Dua vs. 5SOS in the albums.

Def agree.

Yeah, as we've seen just recently, having the midweek info can make certain chart battles even more exciting if they remain close the entire week! Otherwise, the only way to have genuine surprises in the chart is to somehow avoid all chart info through the week...but since the info is there, it's a temptation I can't resist :P

We do get top 20 on radio 1 Sunday official chart on Monday. Find out any how what happened. Then helps with buzzjack rest week Wednesday music week use put it up free news article there stop it. And cause buzzjack get info before haven fourm there copy over from here some days. More info better for me

The level of info we have now is great :)