From the OCC

 

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/o...u-think__33346/

 

Official Charts is entering a brand new era - and we want you to be a part of it.

 

We're hard at work shaping the future of the UK's Official Chart with a new digital platform and more coming very soon. Do you have 5 minutes to let us know your thoughts?

 

We want to continue serving our loyal audience with the biggest and best music content, throwbacks to classic chart moments, and of course completely exclusive, official facts and insights about your favourite acts. To do this we need to know all about you. This is your chance to share your feelings and thoughts on how you use the charts, our digital channels, plus how you’d like to see us develop in 2023 and beyond.

 

Be in with a chance of winning Amazon or ASOS vouchers

We’ll make it worth your while, with prizes up for grabs. Complete the survey and enter the draw to be in with a chance of winning the top prize - a £250 voucher to spend at Amazon or ASOS (your choice!) - while two runners up will receive a £30 voucher.

 

Just take part in our survey below and leave us your details at the end to be in with a chance of winning. You’ll be entered into a prize draw, winners will be selected at random.

 

Hurry, survey closes soon!

 

Take part.

Edited April 15, 20232 yr by ben08

I did it need sort acr rule out to many rest and massive change album chart need keep greatest hits album own chart

I hope and pray they are planning a major chart rules overhaul to bring some life in the charts. They are so boring and dead right now

I wrote quite a lot in the final comments box!

1952-1982 sales data please :)

Done - although I do remember filling out quite a similar survey a couple of years ago!

Definitely have my views on the dreadful artificialness of ACR 🙈🙈

Definitely have my views on the dreadful artificialness of ACR 🙈🙈

Surely you don’t want to get rid of ACR?? If anything they need to accelerate it more

There was barely any questions related to how the rules are apart from the free writing one, I'd be surprised if they were gonna change the rules based on survey data however many of us complain given I'm not sure most of the public would even know about them x (Although maybe if as many of us as possible say it :thinking:)

Surely you don’t want to get rid of ACR?? If anything they need to accelerate it more

I don't think ACR is a solution. It stops the chart representing everything as soon as you hit one song that isn't in its correct position.

 

Either every song should have every sale and stream counted equally, or every song should stop having streams counted once someone hits a cap. I'm VERY for the latter (I don't have the data to back it up, but 5 or 10 streams counted (and then no more) would surely give more songs a chance - and give sales which do not generate further reportable listens a fairer chance - speeding up the chart...)

I completed the survey - I too filled out the blank box with a number of suggestions, all designed to keep the charts moving and to allow space for new music to flourish.

 

Would be good to see each week which songs got entries in the 100-200 bracket. Not the whole chart though, as that would be just as stale!!!

Edited April 14, 20232 yr by Zesty22

Big mass December charts Christmas songs you know come January get rest old songs been around age’s because Christmas songs block them out December.

 

Album chart need rethink playlist song cause old album in chart

Edited April 14, 20232 yr by Stitch

I don't think ACR is a solution. It stops the chart representing everything as soon as you hit one song that isn't in its correct position.

 

Either every song should have every sale and stream counted equally, or every song should stop having streams counted once someone hits a cap. I'm VERY for the latter (I don't have the data to back it up, but 5 or 10 streams counted (and then no more) would surely give more songs a chance - and give sales which do not generate further reportable listens a fairer chance - speeding up the chart...)

If that sort of rule was introduced, I would prefer it to apply over a particular period. That would mean that a song that suddenly gained in popularity (such as Running Up That Hill) could still have that reflected in the chart. The limit would probably have to be rather higher than 5-10 as well.

I completed the survey - I too filled out the blank box with a number of suggestions, all designed to keep the charts moving and to allow space for new music to flourish.

 

Would be good to see each week which songs got entries in the 100-200 bracket. Not the whole chart though, as that would be just as stale!!!

There isn't an official 101-200 section and hasn't been since ACR was introduced, the chart stops dead after #100! (I'm sure they could figure it out but I sense it would become increasingly meaningless)

 

Could work for the album chart though!

Joseph big question for you what should do mr Brightside gone beyond joke 6 years in chart

Edited April 14, 20232 yr by Stitch

I don't mind Mr Brightside as it currently is (it's popular and I do think it has to be represented) but my worry is streaming seems to be more and more spread out making Mr Brightside inch a little further up the chart. If it starts taking up a top 40 position that'll be more of a concern I think, and perhaps cause for looking into some sort of catalogue chart? But then, I don't have any issue with the Christmas takeover and that'd end up in the catalogue chart too so who knows (not to mention stuff like the Kate Bush scenario)

They need to do the whole archive for the compilation chart instead of just from 1994 onwards. They need to go all the way back to 1989 and they also need to abolish the compilation chart seeing as compilations are becoming dead in the water

Fleetwood Mac get stuck low end to and Coldplay viva la Vida and Duran Duran. Song hits 10 years go catalog chart. song discovery never did anything fist time round can chart normal chart as new would not chart before fine would mean get more new Christmas song come though said Alex fav Christmas songs playlist that end up wierd Amazon Christmas hits

I don't mind Mr Brightside as it currently is (it's popular and I do think it has to be represented) but my worry is streaming seems to be more and more spread out making Mr Brightside inch a little further up the chart. If it starts taking up a top 40 position that'll be more of a concern I think, and perhaps cause for looking into some sort of catalogue chart? But then, I don't have any issue with the Christmas takeover and that'd end up in the catalogue chart too so who knows (not to mention stuff like the Kate Bush scenario)

 

Is it popular with different people every week though or the same people that listen to it on playlists all the time?

I think the charts company should decide if they want to present the top 100 songs that literally have the most streams that might be 100 per cent accurate (but accept the fate that it’s incredibly slow, boring to listen to and will not inspire new audiences to care) or try to create a chart that represents the most popular fresh new music which is based on a fair formula (more artificial perhaps but more interesting to follow and less predictable).

As it stands, its neither of these - it’s created an artificial chart that is also dull and predictable which is why nobody outside of this forum cares for it any more

They need to do the whole archive for the compilation chart instead of just from 1994 onwards. They need to go all the way back to 1989 and they also need to abolish the compilation chart seeing as compilations are becoming dead in the water

 

Yep all soundtrack album that chart only compilations do anything now music dreamboats and petticoats 1 year the annual 1 year rest cheep cd the hits album or best in the world album