Radio 1 should make the last half hour of the preceding show a chart preview slot where they would play new entries and climbers within the 41-100 bracket in no particular order, similar to how they did with Chartbusters back in the late 80s. This would increase their chances of going top 40 in the coming weeks.

When did the Top 200 stop being published?

when ACR/3 track rule got introduced.

We had a particularly egregious example in Australia earlier this year, where as a logical end point of this, the huge summer smash rounding out its run in the top 50, had sold less than the newly debuting song just above it

 

from what site those screens are?

 

I used to understand why they scrapped the top 200 and it made sense at the time, but I can't remember what it was now. Something to do with the way the rules work.

from what site those screens are?

It's the ARIA charts site: https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2020-05-04

I used to understand why they scrapped the top 200 and it made sense at the time, but I can't remember what it was now. Something to do with the way the rules work.

 

The ACR rule was how many weeks spent in the Top 100. Having a larger chart would make that difficult to work with on an automatic basis. I imagine the current chart is compiled by first getting all the sales logged for each week, then deciding which tracks are ACR and editing those, then applying a three artist rule and thats what you get.

 

Speaking as somebody working on ChartsPlus each week I think a Top 1000 is way too much (We’d never get it out on time!) but I do think larger would be good. One option is to look at the Indie Breakers as an example of underexposed records. The rules for that are songs/artists not to reach the Top 40 I think. You do get some big falls from number 1 out of the chart but thats an option.

 

Music shows like TOTP wont work now - want to see your artist? You Tube. And thats the problem the rise of the Internet made. TOTP was always going to end as the industry evolved. Look at streaming for TV figures and who watches what on TV. How do people consume music today? Thats the real issue and the industry trying to adapt.

The ACR rule was how many weeks spent in the Top 100. Having a larger chart would make that difficult to work with on an automatic basis. I imagine the current chart is compiled by first getting all the sales logged for each week, then deciding which tracks are ACR and editing those, then applying a three artist rule and thats what you get.

 

Speaking as somebody working on ChartsPlus each week I think a Top 1000 is way too much (We’d never get it out on time!) but I do think larger would be good. One option is to look at the Indie Breakers as an example of underexposed records. The rules for that are songs/artists not to reach the Top 40 I think. You do get some big falls from number 1 out of the chart but thats an option.

 

Music shows like TOTP wont work now - want to see your artist? You Tube. And thats the problem the rise of the Internet made. TOTP was always going to end as the industry evolved. Look at streaming for TV figures and who watches what on TV. How do people consume music today? Thats the real issue and the industry trying to adapt.

 

Ah yes that's it. More difficult but not impossible though? Their own website is able to automatically update the number of weeks a song and artist has spent in each section of the chart.

 

I do think it's over simplifying saying YouTube makes TOTP not possible. It makes it less of a must-watch, appointment to view, but that doesn't mean nobody would dream of watching a show of live music.

 

I think the way the chart has changed in the last 5 years is a much bigger problem.