The OCC told me in 2006 that Amazon.uk Sales, (Physical), DO count towards

the UK Charts. They are a very big On-Line Retailer & I'd be very, very surprised

if they were NOT included.

 

It may be that their Digital Sales are not - yet - included in the UK Chart - as they

have only just started Selling Digital Tracks. I'm sure that - soon - The OCC will

be adding Amazon.uk Digital Sales to the UK Charts. Both Company's simply need

to set up the means for that to happen.

perhaps amazon are submitting digital sales but the OCC are auditing them for proper returns / security procedures before including them in the data that they would use? It makes sense not to include the information immediately without auditing the systems that amazon uses.

 

perhaps amazon are submitting digital sales but the OCC are auditing them for proper returns / security procedures before including them in the data that they would use? It makes sense not to include the information immediately without auditing the systems that amazon uses.

 

On a side issue - I wonder if the demographic of Amazon users will be sufficiently different to the existing download market to make a visible difference to the charts?

 

They could begin to make more of a difference. A lot of people already have an account with amazon and so if they get a new MP3 player for Christmas they might prefer to stick to the company they are used to. I'd guess that their demographic will be a bit older and more casual music fans than iTunes regulars.