Posted May 14, 200916 yr Hi guys, I posted a couple of questions to the Official Charts Company a while ago to help me with an essay I'm writing. They're taking their time getting back so I thought this forum might be able to assist. Here are the questions... * On average, how many singles sales does a recording artist require in order to reach a] number 40, and b] number 31? * Since Koopa in January 2007, how many unsigned recording artists have made the Top 40? Any information would be much appreciated. :) BTW - I'm liking the forum. Always been into chart facts and so forth. Could spend days on here.
May 14, 200916 yr Hello! :) I can't provide an intelligent answer but I can suggest for first question the Weekly Sales board, http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?a...mp;s=&f=117 Have a look through and work out an average for the positions. At the moment it looks like about 5K for #40, 6/7K for #30 as a guesstimate.
May 14, 200916 yr Hello, new member. :D * On average, how many singles sales does a recording artist require in order to reach a]number 40, and b] number 31? A guess... No. 40: 5-7k No. 31: 6-8k :)
May 14, 200916 yr Author Thanks, guys. Those figures will prove useful. Wasn't previously aware of a sales listing and weekly overview online. Had a look at the first week of January (when singles sales are reportedly at an annual low) to discover it takes more sales to reach number 40 than I initially thought. A few years ago, I was under the impression 2000 was enough to make the 40. Seems there's been a sales boost. Can anyone shed any light on the unsigned bands in the Top 40 aspect? Koopa hit 31 with "Blag, Borrow, or Steal", but surely there must have been others. Perhaps artists who just didn't generate as much publicity from doing so.
May 14, 200916 yr i remember hearing one quite recently on the chart show, but i can't remember sorry.
May 15, 200916 yr Thanks, guys. Those figures will prove useful. Wasn't previously aware of a sales listing and weekly overview online. Had a look at the first week of January (when singles sales are reportedly at an annual low) to discover it takes more sales to reach number 40 than I initially thought. A few years ago, I was under the impression 2000 was enough to make the 40. Seems there's been a sales boost. A few years ago 2k *was* enough to make the T40 (at least some of the time). So far in 2009 the average sale for a #40 has been 6k (& 7.7k for #31). The dramatic improvement is obviously totally due to downloads.
May 17, 200916 yr Author A few years ago 2k *was* enough to make the T40 (at least some of the time). So far in 2009 the average sale for a #40 has been 6k (& 7.7k for #31). The dramatic improvement is obviously totally due to downloads. Just had a perusal of the Music Week sales lists as far back as they go on here (January 2007). Surprised to find a Top 40 place then required more sales than it does now. Can anyone remember offhand the year/s (or thereabouts) when it was possible to go Top 40 with only 2000 sales?
May 17, 200916 yr Just had a perusal of the Music Week sales lists as far back as they go on here (January 2007). Surprised to find a Top 40 place then required more sales than it does now. Depends on the time of year - the first chart of a year isn't the best to pick for comparison, as they tend to cover the period immediately after Xmas, when people are filling up their new iPods, so sales will be above average. Can anyone remember offhand the year/s (or thereabouts) when it was possible to go Top 40 with only 2000 sales? OK - a couple of examples : On 10/4/04 Simply Red 'Home' was #40 on 1895 sales. On 26/3/05 Paul Weller 'Early Morning Rain' was #40 on 1913 sales. Most weeks it did take more than 2k though.
May 17, 200916 yr Author Good point. Hadn't taken iPodding into consideration. Thanks for those examples, Vidcapper.
May 17, 200916 yr Author I'm having trouble researching the unsigned bands thing. It's not something easily googleable. Has it been quite a regular occurrence for the unsigned to make the Top 40 since Koopa or have such instances proved few and far between?
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