May 21May 21 On 07/05/2025 at 14:28, Jessie Where said:The format it was released on (an exclusive 3-inch mini-disc) was not an eligible chart format.When did they start ignoring 3" CD sales? In 1998, Garbage's 3" CD format for "Push It" counted towards its chart entry, as the Music Week chart commentary on the charting week specifically mentions the percentage of the sales that the 3" CD generated. The other 5 3" CDs were not counted because they were a fourth format so released a week after the other formats, in addition to exceeding running time. I'm pretty sure Catatonia had a 3" CD for their 1999 lead single too.
May 21May 21 On 30/04/2025 at 07:28, Dobbo said:I always thought it was strange x factor performances were ineligible to chart yet the voice ones weren't.SyCo/Sony specifically requested that the performances be chart ineligible to avoid influencing the competition and compromising the narrative of the TV show.
May 21May 21 Oasis - Champagne Supernova has sold loads but never manages to be amoung the 3 most streamed songs from Oasis in a given week.
May 21May 21 41 minutes ago, heartmightmelt said:When did they start ignoring 3" CD sales?In 1998, Garbage's 3" CD format for "Push It" counted towards its chart entry, as the Music Week chart commentary on the charting week specifically mentions the percentage of the sales that the 3" CD generated. The other 5 3" CDs were not counted because they were a fourth format so released a week after the other formats, in addition to exceeding running time. I'm pretty sure Catatonia had a 3" CD for their 1999 lead single too.I don't know when, but I suspect the reason for it would've been that non-standard packaging made it more difficult for retailers to rack.
May 21May 21 45 minutes ago, heartmightmelt said:When did they start ignoring 3" CD sales?In 1998, Garbage's 3" CD format for "Push It" counted towards its chart entry, as the Music Week chart commentary on the charting week specifically mentions the percentage of the sales that the 3" CD generated. The other 5 3" CDs were not counted because they were a fourth format so released a week after the other formats, in addition to exceeding running time. I'm pretty sure Catatonia had a 3" CD for their 1999 lead single too.I suspect it might have been because it was a mini-disc and not a CD, although I don't know if there were any rule changes in the intervening years.
May 22May 22 14 hours ago, Jessie Where said:I suspect it might have been because it was a mini-disc and not a CD, although I don't know if there were any rule changes in the intervening years.No, they were called pocket CDs
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