[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Ronald.

There is no point in a " singles" chart if it's gonna be clogged up with album tracks . R.

Pretty much the be all and end all of the opposition in here.

But no, mean old music snobs strike again etc etc or w/e

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

scum

[reece(:]

Tragic

[Ashley.]

Jesus Christ.

Poor whoever it is who hosts the Chart Show on Radio 1...

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Ashley.

Jesus Christ.

Poor whoever it is who hosts the Chart Show on Radio 1...

I mean jfc that is absurd, I don't hate Ed as much as this forum seems to but streaming really has ruined the entire point of the chart

[Jordan.]

[Daniel.]

His new stuff scalps

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Daniel.

His new stuff scalps

[Daniel.]

Castle on Hill confirmed as song of year so far though

[Brother Leon]

Not sure why people are crying about the charts. Ed has moved like 700k albums. He's going to be invading the chart. Independent artists are still charting high or topping charts regularly these days, so the opportunity is there for anyone nowadays. That was never the case before.

I always felt the factor of how much an album is being played by people should be signified too aside from just copies sold. I mean there wasn't all the outcry when the likes of Taylor Swift, Bieber or Beyoncé were having songs from albums all over the top 40. .

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Not sure why people are crying about the charts. Ed has moved like 700k albums. He's going to be invading the chart. Independent artists are still charting high or topping charts regularly these days, so the opportunity is there for anyone nowadays. That was never the case before.

I always felt the factor of how much an album is being played by people should be signified too aside from just copies sold. I mean there wasn't all the outcry when the likes of Taylor Swift, Bieber or Beyoncé were having songs from albums all over the top 40. .

Adele Shifted over 800k in her 1st week but this still didnt happen

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Adele Shifted over 800k in her 1st week but this still didnt happen

Because the singles didn't have the replayability factor of Ed's. Seriously, I've heard the album Non stop wherever I've gone this week.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Because the singles didn't have the replayability factor of Ed's. Seriously, I've heard the album Non stop wherever I've gone this week.

But her songs did though

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Because the singles didn't have the replayability factor of Ed's. Seriously, I've heard the album Non stop wherever I've gone this week.

Go to better places x

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

Go to better places x

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Not sure why people are crying about the charts. Ed has moved like 700k albums. He's going to be invading the chart. Independent artists are still charting high or topping charts regularly these days, so the opportunity is there for anyone nowadays. That was never the case before.

I always felt the factor of how much an album is being played by people should be signified too aside from just copies sold. I mean there wasn't all the outcry when the likes of Taylor Swift, Bieber or Beyoncé were having songs from albums all over the top 40. .

The problem is though that it's only albums that are being streamed that'll see that impact, the article Smithy posted was really interesting and it pointed out that generally it's younger people streaming and older people buying, so artists that appeal more to older people might be being listened to over and over again but not seeing that impact their chart placings in the same way someone younger streaming a particular album over and over again will. It's a big generalisation but I think there's truth in it and it will mean the charts aren't fairly representative because of it.

I think there's always been a lot of different ways people listen to music but the whole point in the charts is to show sales... so including streaming makes no sense to me, 150 streams doesn't equal a sale, they're completely different things, I can't help think that the inclusion of it is just to pander to the radio 1 target audience to increase interest in the charts but it'll just end up (already has?) backfiring.

[reece(:]

Glory and Anti deserved it over this dullard!

[MB.]

...but if the entire album (not just a few singles, like the examples you gave)'s going to make it to the top of the singles chart then what's the point of an album chart?

[y.winter]

It's ridiculous. Today they had on MTV something like 5 song of him in one hour. I mean, it's not that his music his bad - but someone is clearly getting carried away. It reminds me of how mainstream music can be so antagonistic - not because of the music itself, but because of the overloaded conformism of the masses.

[Glenn.]

With the exception of a couple of tracks the album is dire. Overrated Rosie and Jim looking turnip

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i don't want him to die but if he did die i wouldn't be overly bothered

[Iceman]

Delighted. Well deserved. The bitterness of some people though!

[Alf]

A generation denied of great music. No wonder they're all angry.

[Black Dagger]

And I'm sorry but when the UK top 40 was on one of the music channels yesterday and like half the songs sound the same anyway, so I don't get why he's hailed as a genius.

[Jordan.]

He's a fad, he'll be remembered for his success more than his music.