MollyJanet

I've grown up in the UK during a time when we had a weekly chart rundown of the Top 40 singles and a weekly TV show called 'Top of the Pops'. Saturday mornings used to have it's own chart show with the latest videos. Over the years there seems to be have been quite a decline in both, not to say they don't exist at all now but in a much less noticeable format or presence. There used to be such a fuss made about what position a song was at and who was going to make the number 1 slot that week, and the Christmas number 1 was a highly contested spot (apparently). This was coupled with both single and album sales in their respective charts. So my question is, are the charts still relevant and do they have any influence anymore? Personally I think they don't so much because of the way people now listen to music through streaming and downloads. I may be completely wrong on that but I don't see people in their droves flocking to the local music store to buy the latest album or single by their favorite artisit. I used to love going through all the vinyl albums and still do in the retro stores but it seems to more of a nostalgic trip now.