UK launches offical music download chart

[Richard M]

"The BBC today aired its first chart rundown of downloaded music. 'The Official UK Download Chart is based on the most popular, legally downloaded tracks in the UK. It's compiled from the sale of permanently owned single track downloads and doesn't include streamed downloads, subscriptions or free downloads.' The Chart played on Radio 1, the UK's most listened to station, and will be a regular feature."

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...1&tid=95&tid=1

Interesting stuff, especially this comment:

Those familiar with the BBC will be familiar with "Top of the Pops" - a long-running BBC show targeting teenagers which used the TV station we all pay for to funnel the greatest pile of unbelievably crap commercial noise (the term "music" doesn't really apply) into the eager ears of Britain's youth. This was based on the UK singles chart which is widely regarded to be completely manipulated by the music industry. Why exactly the British public must pay for this weekly infomercial for the worst the music industry has to offer is quite beyond me.

With any luck, the music industry will have a more difficult time in manipulating this chart, and it will therefore more accurately reflect the musical tastes of the UK's youth.

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=120266&cid=10133837
So true...

It's quite interesting to see how the US views the UK as well though from their point of view.
One of the hardest things to do is trying to imagine what people from other countries really think of us...

[kronas]

read this earlier on...i could not believe westlife got to number 1

i detest most so called 'music' these days

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by kronas

read this earlier on...i could not believe westlife got to number 1

You're kidding...
OK - so maybe they should base it on the "unofficial" download chart, it may represent what music people really want to listen to. (Britney Spears' Toxic video should be excluded from that list though... )

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Richard M

You're kidding...
OK - so maybe they should base it on the "unofficial" download chart, it may represent what music people really want to listen to. (Britney Spears' Toxic video should be excluded from that list though... )

i dont kid my freind.

FIRST OFFICIAL DOWNLOAD TOP 10 CHART
1 Flying Without Wings - Westlife - re release
2 Blazin' Day - Blazin' Squad
3 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
4 Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters
5 American Idiot - Green Day
6 This Love - Maroon 5
Dry 7 Your Eyes - The Streets
8 Bedshaped - Keane
9 Laura - Scissor Sisters
10 Apocalypse Please - Muse

none of those songs i like at all

[Richard M]

Now I do know Green Day, they were very good back in the mid 90s but I've not heard any of their newer stuff. (they are a punk/grunge band)
I have no idea who any of the other groups are though.

[LemonyBrainAid]

Originally Posted by kronas

i dont kid my freind.





none of those songs i like at all

Heh. Westlife shouldnt of got to number one. Scissor sisters shouldve.
Out of all ten of those songs, 9 I can forcefully say are rubbish.

I like Marron 5, this is a odd chart if you look at the itunes chart iits very very diffrenet which means more people use the other ones or only download populer songs on them

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by Richard M

Now I do know Green Day, they were very good back in the mid 90s but I've not heard any of their newer stuff. (they are a punk/grunge band)
I have no idea who any of the other groups are though.

Heard American Idiot today, very good!

Marron 5, Keane, the streets are good.

But the top 2 are certainly a joke, there are teenage girls using their dads credit card quite a lot....and certainly not on itunes

[Nugget]

1 Flying Without Wings - Westlife - re release Absolutely no comment
2 Blazin' Day - Blazin' Squad Blazin' Squad? Should be put in front of the firing squad more like
3 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 Fantastic
4 Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters Awful, and heard it just too many times
5 American Idiot - Green Day Heard this for the first time yesterday
6 This Love - Maroon 5 Fantastic
7 Dry Your Eyes - The Streets Stupid chav - hate him, hate him, hate him, hate him, hate him, hate him
8 Bedshaped - Keane Brilliant album
9 Laura - Scissor Sisters Pretty good (gf likes them more than me)
10 Apocalypse Please - Muse One of the UKs best groups

Just out of curiosity, how does Westlife count as a release? Surely it's just there on t'internet anyway, so can't even be released in the first place, never mind re-released

[SMHarman]

Its a new version / rerelease, hence some marketing puff is behind it.

[LemonyBrainAid]

Originally Posted by Nugget

1 Flying Without Wings - Westlife - re release Absolutely no comment
2 Blazin' Day - Blazin' Squad Blazin' Squad? Should be put in front of the firing squad more like
3 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 Fantastic
4 Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters Awful, and heard it just too many times
5 American Idiot - Green Day Heard this for the first time yesterday
6 This Love - Maroon 5 Fantastic
7 Dry Your Eyes - The Streets Stupid chav - hate him, hate him, hate him, hate him, hate him, hate him
8 Bedshaped - Keane Brilliant album
9 Laura - Scissor Sisters Pretty good (gf likes them more than me)
10 Apocalypse Please - Muse One of the UKs best groups

Just out of curiosity, how does Westlife count as a release? Surely it's just there on t'internet anyway, so can't even be released in the first place, never mind re-released

Hahahaha. Laughed at that, "Firing squad, Hate him..etc."