Fantasy appears heavily in the new film Free Guy so I’d imagine that is helping quite a bit too.

Yeah, I was gonna say this. Though am I missing something? I can't see it in any of the updates, and it hasn't charted in 25 years...

Vera Lynn had 19 consecutive weeks at number 1 in 1952 with two different singles - “Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart” for 10 weeks and immediately followed by “The Homing Waltz” for 9 weeks (in the sheet music era, not the shit music era that Ed has brought us) so he can suck it.

Vera Lynn had 19 consecutive weeks at number 1 in 1952 with two different singles - “Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart” for 10 weeks and immediately followed by “The Homing Waltz” for 9 weeks (in the sheet music era, not the shit music era that Ed has brought us) so he can suck it.

 

The world went downhill when they stopped the sheet music chart. Take us back to the era of real music.

The world went downhill when they stopped the sheet music chart. Take us back to the era of real music.

 

There was at least some quality control back in those days instead of farting out a load of guff on to streaming sites at a moments notice like Drake seemingly can do endlessly.

what does Sheet Music mean?

Vera Lynn had 19 consecutive weeks at number 1 in 1952 with two different singles - “Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart” for 10 weeks and immediately followed by “The Homing Waltz” for 9 weeks (in the sheet music era, not the shit music era that Ed has brought us) so he can suck it.

 

You know you're desperate when you dig up the sheet music charts :dance:

what does Sheet Music mean?

 

Before 1952 the charts were compiled based on the sales of sheet music - like the actual sheet music that other musicians used to play the songs in bars and places likes that.

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by chartfridays

Here's an example of sheet music

 

https://sheetmusic-free.com/strawberry-fiel...-music-beatles/

 

(there's even the sheet music for some Ed Sheeran and Drake songs, use the search feature)

I've heard that Ed Sheeran has dropped the price of his sheet music to 59p, he truly is desperate to stay at #1. #fakesheetsales

I've heard that Ed Sheeran has dropped the price of his sheet music to 59p, he truly is desperate to stay at #1. #fakesheetsales

 

Adelita will be pleased to hear that he's selling them as toilet paper at B&M bargain and that they will be added to the sales at the end of the chart week.

so back in the 50s the charts were based on how many sheets of music you sold? why? they weren't making vinyls yet?

Vinyl records came out in the late 40s I believe. Before that they were made of shellac.

 

I'm guessing sales were quite low back then, perhaps they were too expensive for most people to be able to buy, so bought sheet music to play the songs themselves? Maybe we could've had a sales chart much earlier than 1952 though.

Yeah the chart began with sheet music that people could buy to play at home with whatever instrument they owned. Then record sales were outpacing a bit later on in the 50s. This long-form article is pretty interesting and informative ^_^ love that the topic of sheet music has come up in a modern chart thread :lol: just a throwback to older decades in general with ABBA and Elton smashing too *.*

so we've come full circle: from sheet music to shit music :D

Vera Lynn had 19 consecutive weeks at number 1 in 1952 with two different singles - “Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart” for 10 weeks and immediately followed by “The Homing Waltz” for 9 weeks (in the sheet music era, not the shit music era that Ed has brought us) so he can suck it.

I'm sure Ed will do everything in his power to make Shivers stay at #1 for 10 weeks, so he will spend 20 weeks straight at #1. B-)

so we've come full circle: from sheet music to shit music :D

 

Hilarious x

so we've come full circle: from sheet music to shit music :D

 

To be fair there's probably some codgers back then moaning about modern pop music being awful.

 

 

Yeah the chart began with sheet music that people could buy to play at home with whatever instrument they owned. Then record sales were outpacing a bit later on in the 50s. This long-form article is pretty interesting and informative ^_^ love that the topic of sheet music has come up in a modern chart thread :lol: just a throwback to older decades in general with ABBA and Elton smashing too *.*

 

^Thanks, very interesting read. Crazy how in the US, even back then when they were using sheet music, they already added radio airplay :D while the UK never did...

See I don’t think Ed is sh*t at all. He’s a very good musician writing really listenable and well crafted songs. I just don’t think his stuff is groundbreaking or inspiring. That’s not his fault as he doesn’t have to be those things and very few people can be. I’d just prefer him not to be quite so dominant for that reason.

^if you don't care about song lyrics, sure his songs are good enough :)