The only thing with Radio 1 they will never find anyone as good as Mark Goodier or Bruno Brookes.

 

Scott Mills is alright in small doses, he would be the most likeable host for the chart show, but he has a very successful evening show, I don't know who else could take over the 2 twerps, maybe Nihal on his lonesome.

Hit40UK also introduced the idea of 2 presenters just before JK & Joel arrived (Katy Hill was one of them). However they quickly realised it wasn't working and went back to having 1 presenter soon after!

Hit40UK also introduced the idea of 2 presenters just before JK & Joel arrived (Katy Hill was one of them). However they quickly realised it wasn't working and went back to having 1 presenter soon after!

Also remember, because of David Jensen`s "Fresh" Network Top 30...that is why the new Official Chart started to be announced by Radio One on Sundays!

 

Fearne And Reggie`s Contract ends in October...Will it be renewed? I doubt it! ;)

 

Looking at the Download Chart for last week...there are only minor diffferences to the Combined Physical/Download chart. Nearly all of the chart occupied the same positions as Radio One. Except Take That were at 11 not 10, and Kevin Rudolf was 41, and Ting Tings re-entered at 40 with "That`s Not My Name". So, only minor differences to Fearne And Reggie`s tosh, or should we say Scott`s telephone show?!

Dave - I know its nothing to do with downloads, charts or whatever, but is there anywhere one can find out total music dvd sales. You know which ones I'm after of course. Or are these not as easily as available as singles / albums?

 

Norma

As dave indicated there is to be no airplay element and will essentially be the Official Download Chart (assuming it is the OCC who are compiling it).

 

Hit40UK chart goes digital only

 

Global Radio's Hit40UK chart, which is broadcast on 130 commercial stations across the UK every Sunday, is to be based solely on digital downloads from this weekend.

 

From this Sunday, Hit40UK will drop CD sales and airplay statistics and be based exclusively on digital downloads, which already account for 96% of data from which the chart is compiled. Global Radio's weekly chart show pulls in 1.9 million weekly listeners.

 

Paul Jackson, the group programme director for Global Radio brands 95.8 Capital FM, the Xfm and Hit Music Network stations and Hit40UK, said: "Downloads have now become the driving force for record sales, as the statistics clearly show.

 

"It makes complete sense that the UK's most listened-to chart show reflects the changes in how people are listening to music."

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/0...es-digital-only

 

 

I'm not sure of the rationale behind dropping the airplay data. Whilst it is a good move it doesn't follow that because downloads are the predominant method of buying singles that airplay has to be dropped.

 

Assuming that Music Week continues to carry the Hit40UK chart is does at least mean they will be carrying the current download chart as that chart isn't officially published until a Wednesday, too late for the current issue of MW. I also presume that Radio 1 have given up the rights to broadcast the download chart, which they have held since late 2004 (ands which accounts for the Wednesday publication date as that was the night the download chart used to be broadcast on R1).

The only thing with Radio 1 they will never find anyone as good as Mark Goodier or Bruno Brookes.

 

Scott Mills is alright in small doses, he would be the most likeable host for the chart show, but he has a very successful evening show, I don't know who else could take over the 2 twerps, maybe Nihal on his lonesome.

I don't know what Nihal is like at Radio 1 but he was diabolical on 5 Live when he covered for Victoria Derbyshire in 2007. He could barely string a sentence together!

 

Also remember, because of David Jensen`s "Fresh" Network Top 30...that is why the new Official Chart started to be announced by Radio One on Sundays!

 

Fearne And Reggie`s Contract ends in October...Will it be renewed? I doubt it! ;)

I'm not sure that it was just because of the Network Chart that the official chart moved to a Sunday. It probably helped but as much as anything else it was the development of the IT side of the chart compilation that allowed the chart to be compiled quicker. Though I'd imagine that it could have been moved to a Sunday as early as late 1985 or early 1986. I believe that a provisional chart was able to be compiled on a Sunday by then but there were still a requirement for security checks to be done on the Monday. Now they are done in real time.

 

As dave indicated there is to be no airplay element and will essentially be the Official Download Chart (assuming it is the OCC who are compiling it).

 

Hit40UK chart goes digital only

 

Global Radio's Hit40UK chart, which is broadcast on 130 commercial stations across the UK every Sunday, is to be based solely on digital downloads from this weekend.

 

From this Sunday, Hit40UK will drop CD sales and airplay statistics and be based exclusively on digital downloads, which already account for 96% of data from which the chart is compiled. Global Radio's weekly chart show pulls in 1.9 million weekly listeners.

 

Paul Jackson, the group programme director for Global Radio brands 95.8 Capital FM, the Xfm and Hit Music Network stations and Hit40UK, said: "Downloads have now become the driving force for record sales, as the statistics clearly show.

 

"It makes complete sense that the UK's most listened-to chart show reflects the changes in how people are listening to music."

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/0...es-digital-only

I'm not sure of the rationale behind dropping the airplay data. Whilst it is a good move it doesn't follow that because downloads are the predominant method of buying singles that airplay has to be dropped.

 

Assuming that Music Week continues to carry the Hit40UK chart is does at least mean they will be carrying the current download chart as that chart isn't officially published until a Wednesday, too late for the current issue of MW. I also presume that Radio 1 have given up the rights to broadcast the download chart, which they have held since late 2004 (ands which accounts for the Wednesday publication date as that was the night the download chart used to be broadcast on R1).

So the download chart issued on a wed is for sales the previous sun-sat (same period as the preceding sun night combined chart show)? i was always confused by this, thinking they did some sort of weird midweek cut off for the download chart seemed pointless.

So to clarify the download chart published 7/1/09 (Wednesday) will cover the sales 28/12/08-03/01/09, as will the combined chart issued on 4/1/09 (Sunday)?

 

I think this is a bit strange of Hit40UK, i mean if R1 has the licence and they're effectively publishing the download chart how will that work? Also, seems a weird time to drop airplay, especially when it is becoming more and more important in America (which we often follow, though prob less so in matters chart). Though its sad when people like Gaga far outsold her competitor there but was denied no1 coz her song wasn't played as much. I mean, if people are buying your song like mad when they've barely heard it, seems like a greater achievement doesn't it? Radio1/OCC shouldn't stop counting physicals though (not anytime soon)

So it's basically the same as the Radio 1's download chart - or at least should be!

So the download chart issued on a wed is for sales the previous sun-sat (same period as the preceding sun night combined chart show)? i was always confused by this, thinking they did some sort of weird midweek cut off for the download chart seemed pointless.

 

So to clarify the download chart published 7/1/09 (Wednesday) will cover the sales 28/12/08-03/01/09, as will the combined chart issued on 4/1/09 (Sunday)?

 

I think this is a bit strange of Hit40UK, i mean if R1 has the licence and they're effectively publishing the download chart how will that work? Also, seems a weird time to drop airplay, especially when it is becoming more and more important in America (which we often follow, though prob less so in matters chart).

 

Though its sad when people like Gaga far outsold her competitor there but was denied no1 coz her song wasn't played as much. I mean, if people are buying your song like mad when they've barely heard it, seems like a greater achievement doesn't it? Radio1/OCC shouldn't stop counting physicals though (not anytime soon)

Maybe Hit40UK will use a different source for their download chart.

 

In the old days, when all the charts were just physical sales, the Radio 1 chart and the commercial radio charts were different (weren't they?), even though they were both based on sales.

 

Oh, and GaGa is currently #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 :lol:

 

 

Maybe Hit40UK will use a different source for their download chart.

 

In the old days, when all the charts were just physical sales, the Radio 1 chart and the commercial radio charts were different (weren't they?), even though they were both based on sales.

 

Oh, and GaGa is currently #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 :lol:

 

Well whatever source they use and whatever chart it ends up being, Radio 1 will always be the official one, they just need to bring back Mark Goodier!!

So the download chart issued on a wed is for sales the previous sun-sat (same period as the preceding sun night combined chart show)? i was always confused by this, thinking they did some sort of weird midweek cut off for the download chart seemed pointless.

So to clarify the download chart published 7/1/09 (Wednesday) will cover the sales 28/12/08-03/01/09, as will the combined chart issued on 4/1/09 (Sunday)?

 

I think this is a bit strange of Hit40UK, i mean if R1 has the licence and they're effectively publishing the download chart how will that work? Also, seems a weird time to drop airplay, especially when it is becoming more and more important in America (which we often follow, though prob less so in matters chart). Though its sad when people like Gaga far outsold her competitor there but was denied no1 coz her song wasn't played as much. I mean, if people are buying your song like mad when they've barely heard it, seems like a greater achievement doesn't it? Radio1/OCC shouldn't stop counting physicals though (not anytime soon)

yeah, the Wednesday download chart covers the same sales period as the other charts published a few days earlier (Sun to Sat the previous week), so the example you gave re: the 07/01 download chart is correct. In fact, the download chart has to be compiled before the main chart as it is a component part of the Official UK Singles chart. It's even sillier when Yahoo Launch carry the new download chart from a Monday sometimes, so the chart is just kicking around for 3 days doing nothing before it becomes "official". It is also why Chartsplus doesn't appear until a Thursday as they have to wait until after a Wednesday night if they want to carry the current download chart.

 

I assume R1 must have given up the licence as they haven't bothered with the chart for a couple of years, at least.

 

Just one thought that has occurred to me... the official Download chart is a tracks only chart and doesn't include bundles (ie download singles bought in their entirety with the title track, the "B side" etc). I wonder if these will be included since this will make the chart ever so slightly different to the download chart we all know (again assuming the OCC compile the chart, which I would imagine they will do).

Maybe Hit40UK will use a different source for their download chart.

 

In the old days, when all the charts were just physical sales, the Radio 1 chart and the commercial radio charts were different (weren't they?), even though they were both based on sales.

 

Oh, and GaGa is currently #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 :lol:

up until 1993 the commercial radio chart (was it still called the Nescafe Chart then or had it changed to the Pepsi Chart?) was compiled by MRIB, a different market research company. The chart wasn't just physical sales though, it already included airplay. From the summer of 1993 the sales used were the official UK singles sales chart and the airplay used was the (then new) Official UK Airplay chart. Before then the commercial radio chart had used airplay and had done so since the chart was first broadcast on commercial radio in late 1984.

 

Do they still transmit the Hit40UK on one of the music channels, I haven't tuned in for a long time.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/0...es-digital-only

I'm not sure of the rationale behind dropping the airplay data. Whilst it is a good move it doesn't follow that because downloads are the predominant method of buying singles that airplay has to be dropped.

 

Are we sure this is not a Guardian misreporting? My understanding from the original press release was they'd just dumped physical singles.

Are we sure this is not a Guardian misreporting? My understanding from the original press release was they'd just dumped physical singles.

yeah, this does seem to be a case of the Guardian misreporting. the Music Week report on the changes says:

 

 

16:01 | Wednesday January 7, 2009

 

Hit40UK plans to ditch CD sales from its chart in favour of a digital-sales plus airplay only rundown.

 

The chart show, with over 1.9 million listeners, had produced the chart with a mix of record sales, airplay and downloads. But with 96% of sales in the UK’s official chart now coming from downloads alone, the decision has been taken to reflect the future of purchasing music.

 

The networked Top 40 chart show is hosted by Lucio Buffone and broadcasts on over 130 UK commercial radio stations every Sunday from 4-7pm.

 

Paul Jackson, group programme director, 95.8 Capital FM, The Hit Music Network, The Xfm Network and Hit40UK says downloads have now become the driving force for record sales. He adds, “It makes complete sense that the UK’s most listened to chart show reflects the changes in how people are listening to music.”

 

Martin Talbot, Official Charts Company managing director adds, “The Hit40UK chart has always been at the heart of the UK’s music trends, reflecting radio listening and music buying for over 15 years.”

 

 

Which then begs the question: will the top 10 remain the same as the OCC chart because in doing so it would still include CD etc sales.

 

Which then begs the question: will the top 10 remain the same as the OCC chart because in doing so it would still include CD etc sales.

 

That is my casing point, as the top 10 will have sales, airplay and download, while the reminder of the chart will be airplay & download, so surely the top 10 will be different, or else it look messy.

 

Airplay isn't included in the OCC chart. I don't see why it would be any messier than before.

Airplay isn't included in the OCC chart. I don't see why it would be any messier than before.

 

regarding to the Hit40UK chart