Posted January 7, 200718 yr Looking at the new chart it seems that while its good that record companies cant delete a record to get rid of their dingle so they can line up the nxt release (or put a sticker with a record that they no is not gonna do as good) the chart is just getting full up of the big big radio/tv/ad airplay releases. So should a 'recurrents' chart and rules be brought in? like they do in the Hot 100 over in the states?
January 8, 200718 yr If a song is popular then it's popular. No-one complained when Sinatra's 'My Way' stayed in the chart for over two years. His label didn't delete it, they didn't give away a free commemorative Frank cigarette card to make it ineligible (not that it would have anyway) etc. We've just got rid of all the stupid rules that were created in the 90s and now you want to impose more? The American charts count for absolutely nothing and never have done (Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men at number one for the whole of 1991 - 1995 anyone? Well, nearly.) - their example is not one to follow.
January 8, 200718 yr If a song is popular then it's popular. We've just got rid of all the stupid rules that were created in the 90s and now you want to impose more? I agree with this. I want the charts to record what people are buying.
January 8, 200718 yr I really don't think we should follow the US "any genre as long as it's R&B" Hot 100.
January 8, 200718 yr NO This new chart is now even more reflective of popular taste :winner: As they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
January 8, 200718 yr A fairly big No from me. If say Queen's Don't Stop Me Now or the Proclaimers - 500 Miles sells enough legal downloads to chart, then it should count.
January 9, 200718 yr Looking at the new chart it seems that while its good that record companies cant delete a record to get rid of their dingle so they can line up the nxt release (or put a sticker with a record that they no is not gonna do as good) the chart is just getting full up of the big big radio/tv/ad airplay releases. So should a 'recurrents' chart and rules be brought in? like they do in the Hot 100 over in the states? Absolutely NOT - that would defeat the whole purpose of the new chart rules!
January 10, 200718 yr If a song is popular then it's popular. No-one complained when Sinatra's 'My Way' stayed in the chart for over two years. His label didn't delete it, they didn't give away a free commemorative Frank cigarette card to make it ineligible (not that it would have anyway) etc. I agree with you. Actually My Way spent a total of 122 weeks on the singles chart (although not continuous) but was in & out of the chart for 3 years. That was at the time when record companies only deleted singles when they didn't sell at all. As long as people kept ordering it, it was available. You could by some singles as much as 5 years after initial release. The stupid rules brought in in the mid-90s ruined the chart making them so boring. Now 21 years later we may have interesting charts again.
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