Streaming to be included in UK Charts
 

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Finally!

How awful.

I didn't understand at first but had to read it again. So it's not even purchasing a song anymore, it's just how many times you play it?

Surely there could be issues with collating this kind of data?

I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea though, a few years ago I'd have been opposed but I mean really we're reaching a stage now where weekly sales are low and eventually they were going to be left with no choice but to count some other data anyway, may as well give it a go now.

They've just made it alot harder for themselves, it'll be very difficult to manage and record, how many times someone listens to something and stuff :facepalm:

People still listening to, and taking notice of the charts :facepalm:

I thought this collected the number of listeners not the number of listens, so this shouldn't really be a problem if each listener counts as "1 point" or whatever.

ugh

Well I think it's a good idea and about time too. The charts should be an accurate representation of what the British public like to listen to in any given week; sales and radio play do not solely dictate what people listen to in the comfort of their own homes.

The UK charts is a sales chart though, not a popularity chart :shrug:

Nice. I never buy music, but I'm always listening to songs on spotify app.

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I take little notice of the charts anyway, I think this is a bad move but not an unexpected one.

I really don't think the charts have a great deal of credibility anyway now, I was reading some old charts online the other week and I got involved in watching records climb week by week up the charts,often taking a fair few weeks to get to the top 10.

It seemed far more exciting than now where a great many records are virtually in and out of the top 20 in the blink of an eye.
I cannot see this move altering that.

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Officially yes, in reality no. It's a barometer of success. There is a prestige to having a top 10 single/album. It's how record labels view success. Sales have been on the decrease for a long time in the digital era with the switchover to iTunes replacing traditional outlets like buying physical copies from HMV etc. It's time the charts were updated to reflect 2014; people stream music more than they buy it. YouTube plays really ought to be added too IMO; people play a lot of music through Spotify and YouTube and I think those two things should be taken into account, seeing as radio already gets taken into account. What's the difference between radio and personal streaming? Surely what you want to listen to, and not what the radio dictates you listen to, is a more accurate representation of what should be in the charts?

Idk what to think about this. It might mean radio has less control on the charts atleast.

Hopefully it will mean that... that can only be a good thing

Ok Khia fans you know what to do, lets spam play her album (when it comes out) and get her that UK #1

I wonder if youtube is included like the US charts :think:

Exactly, it's most likely going to count 'unique hits' rather than how many times songs have been played over and over. I think this is a good change, the way people consume music has changed,