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Old 18-02-2014, 12:58 PM #1
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BBC Radio 1's Head of Music has confirmed plans for music streams to be included in the UK Official Chart.

George Ergatoudis made the announcement during last night's (February 17) Radio Academy Playlists: What Makes a Hit in 2014? event in London.

"So @GeorgErgatoudis has just announced that @BBCR1 will v.soon be including @Spotify streams in the Top 40 charts not just sales!" Earshot Creative tweeted from the event.

Ergatoudis later clarified: "To be clear @PeteyJamesDP @littleboots @earshotcreative @BBCR1 @Spotify Not just Spotify, other music streaming services will be included."

It means weekly plays from services such as Spotify, Deezer, Rdio and Blinkbox are likely to contribute towards final chart placings.

The Official Charts Company launched an Official Streaming Chart back in 2012, but previously denied plans to incorporate the data into the Official Chart countdown.

In the US, Billboard started including online streams for its Hot 100 countdown at the start of 2013, which also counts YouTube and VEVO plays.

According to the British Phonographic Industry, over 7.4 billion songs were streamed in the UK in 2013, with streaming subscription revenue up 33.7% to £103 million.
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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?
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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.
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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
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People still listening to, and taking notice of the charts

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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.
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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.
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The UK charts is a sales chart though, not a popularity chart
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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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The UK charts is a sales chart though, not a popularity chart
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?
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Idk what to think about this. It might mean radio has less control on the charts atleast.
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Hopefully it will mean that... that can only be a good thing
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Ok Khia fans you know what to do, lets spam play her album (when it comes out) and get her that UK #1
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Streaming through services like Spotify and Deezer will count towards the UK's weekly singles chart from July, the Official Charts Company has announced.

Music streaming doubled in popularity in the UK between 2013 and 2014, from 100 million to 200 million streams a week, currently averaging 260 million.

Bastille's track Pompeii is the UK's most streamed track ever, but only made number two in the singles countdown.

Charts boss Martin Talbot said the move is "about future-proofing the charts".

"So far this year we've seen nine tracks which have been streamed more than one million times in a week. Last year there were only two tracks that had reached that kind of level," said Mr Talbot.

"So we're seeing a huge growth, up 50% in the first half of this year."

He told the BBC the Official Charts Company had been looking into the idea for "some time" but felt now was the right moment, suggesting it echoed how they had already "evolved" over the years in response to the popularity of vinyl, cassettes, CDs and downloads.
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I wonder if youtube is included like the US charts
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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.
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,
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