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THE Top 40 could be consigned to history with secret plans at Radio 1 to develop a new pop chart.

The BBC has employed web programmers to come up with a rundown that collates data from streaming sites, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

This will then be combined with traditional sales figures to make a list which truly reflects the nation's tastes.

Sounds like a cracking idea to me.

A source at the Beeb explained: "The way people consume music is so vast that just relying on sales data now seems old hat."

The application, likely to be launched later this year, could be a start to get great new bands in a "real" chart.

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Sounds pretty good to me...