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SD - isn't that the memory card in mobile phones? I could imagine someone big releasing their single in that format.....

How did that work on a USB stick? Was it mp3, artwork, video?

When it comes to chart singles, the first ones that come to us are CDs, vinyls, cassettes and now digital download. Has there been any more obscure chart single formats? I always remember HMV around 1998/99 with a minidisc section and could not get over the prices e.g. something like £18.99 for Spiceworld by The Spice Girls. Were any singles released on minidisc? This will be an interesting topic.

There are no words......

Too true. The thing is, if you look at it the wider picture when a Syco act gets to #1 it's obviously he is engineering the charts for his acts to go to #1, plus a lot of singles buyers are young. I think the album chart has more credibility.

I've edited my post. I enjoy the charts, but the music industry is in a sorry state like the economy here. OK, this has gone on for years, but why so many great songs such as "Set Fire To The Rain" can't make #1 yet some slag who has probably had herpes gets to #1 with a nonsense song and can't sing and rap.

Sickening. The UK public need their heads testing buying this rubbish and although I sound like a stuck record, Syco has had an input with the sales in this. As for One Direction, surely they must be the only act EVER to have merchandise and marketing before releasing a single. Again pretty boys with no talents who only appeal to young girls and the deaf. A sad state of affairs here.....and something must be done.

The Popiscles album is a compilation of rock n roll songs http://www.amazon.co.uk/Popsicles-Strawber...s/dp/B002WBT9DO

Thank you for this information :) Congrats to Coldplay for getting the lowest ever position on a now album. Let's pray Rebbeca Black doesn't feature........

Another vote for "My Heart Will Go On"......take away the sappy, drippy, crappy film it was featured on, it would be lucky to make the top 20. It's nothing but a run of the mill ballad with sickening lyrics.

JLS with a 50% lead....makes me sick. The public need their eyes and ears testing. As for the Cheryl thing, she's nothing but a talentless waste of space who will do anything to get in the newspapers....but I'll save that for another thread.

I have a few queries regarding tracks on the NOW series albums. What is the lowest charting song to feature on a NOW album? I am quite sure it is "Turn It Up" by the Feeling which made #67 but I am sure this has been outdone. Which edition has spawned the most #1s and songs NOT making the top 10 and 20?

I remember somewhere that "Be Faithful" looked unlikely to make #1, but for some odd reason there was a huge surge of sales (remember this was before downloads) and it shot to #1? I reckon that was rigged for it to make #1.

#200 on my feed, Colour me Bad with "I Wanna Sex You Up" - got to be a wind up or what?

A bit off topic from I-tunes, but were the singles from Amy's debut album "Frank" limited release hence the very low chart positions and almost hard to get online? Yes I know we have downloads, but I would like to own a copy of one of those singles.

JLS should not be #1. This obviously has been "bought" and their fans should be ashamed. Amy deserves the #1 more than anyone as a tribute and I hope sales skyrocket to knock those four w*n**rs off the top.

I think one way to stop it is have the chart around 85% singles sales and 15% jury. This way it could penalise these acts and even penalise people who have to feature a rapper just to get a hit e.g. Olly Murs. As well as the country in recession, I think the music charts and industry is in one.

Amen. It seems people are only interested in a fast buck. The likes of Pitbull should be banned from stepping near a recording studio.

Shame he isn't d......oh wait *gets coat*

Around 1995/6 for me when I was 10/11. This was when the likes of Britpop where dominating the chart, plus we had the pop acts of Eternal, Take That in the dying days of their first era and people like Mariah Carey and Celine Dion with their beautiful power ballads. There was so much variety then, and there was always an element of surprise such as "Dreamer" by Living Joy being #1. Now, there is too much of the same with all this rap/dance crap with Pitbull and David Guetta making a fast buck with the same song each release. Sadly Amy's passing has given the chart some life with the possibilities of two or three of her songs in the top 40. On top of that, even by the name of the act you know they will have a number one e.g JLS. I think something needs to be done and the onus is on radio stations to vary their playlists and given local acts and newcomers the chance to prove themselves and attention.

Cliff Richard would make an impact, especially with the older generation.

I think Mariah Carey would make a huge impact on the chart had/once she's deceased. It would be bigger in the US compared to the UK.....Celine probably would too.

I think if I-tunes was around in 1991, Freddie Mercury would have had an MJ style hysteria. I can see Queen getting a top 10 this November to commemorate 20 yrs. I do agree about Madonna and Kylie making only a cultural impact, but I think they'd get a top 10 hit to honour their memory. Paul McCartney is a bit 50/50, Cher would in the US but not as much in the UK.

The Itunes top 1000 link does not work in Google Chrome, any Amy songs charted below the top 300 please?

Good Gosh, so many to choose from; BEP - "I got a feeling" and "boom boom pow" All X-Factor winner singles bar Leona and Shayne's efforts. The X-Factor rapes for "charity" 2008-10. JLS's singles. Jason Derulo's latest effort.