Comments on: Pouring Out A 40 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/06/pouring-out-a-40/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Tue, 29 May 2012 02:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom Lawrence http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/06/pouring-out-a-40/#comment-632406 Tom Lawrence Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:07:21 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=14652#comment-632406 Of course, just as the top 40 has gotten settled into the new world of download sales, the call is already out to have them account for plays from streaming services in some way (Spotify, last.fm etc. - even Youtube? that would be a technical nightmare...) That would surely be an altogether more radical change to the chart. Of course, just as the top 40 has gotten settled into the new world of download sales, the call is already out to have them account for plays from streaming services in some way (Spotify, last.fm etc. – even Youtube? that would be a technical nightmare…)

That would surely be an altogether more radical change to the chart.

]]> By: SteveM http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/06/pouring-out-a-40/#comment-632402 SteveM Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:38:37 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=14652#comment-632402 Official Charts Company hasn't even updated their site yet to show this week's top 100. That should be updated live as the charts are broadcast. Official Charts Company hasn’t even updated their site yet to show this week’s top 100. That should be updated live as the charts are broadcast.

]]> By: SteveM http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/06/pouring-out-a-40/#comment-632392 SteveM Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:46:20 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=14652#comment-632392 If Jackson had spent a few weeks actually in a coma I don't suppose it would've made a difference in that I'm sure his songs will linger in the charts all Summer if not for the rest of the year now (maybe even a Christmas #1 is on the cards). I can't decide whether the democratisation via downloads is good or not when it comes to these situations. I just end up wondering who exactly is buying the songs anyway (do kids actually buy? don't DJs have the essentials already?). As for the charts themselves I was wondering whether they bother playing stuff that drops from e.g. 26 to 29 after two months in the chart. This is where airing the remixes, b-sides and alternative versions may be useful. If Jackson had spent a few weeks actually in a coma I don’t suppose it would’ve made a difference in that I’m sure his songs will linger in the charts all Summer if not for the rest of the year now (maybe even a Christmas #1 is on the cards).

I can’t decide whether the democratisation via downloads is good or not when it comes to these situations. I just end up wondering who exactly is buying the songs anyway (do kids actually buy? don’t DJs have the essentials already?).

As for the charts themselves I was wondering whether they bother playing stuff that drops from e.g. 26 to 29 after two months in the chart. This is where airing the remixes, b-sides and alternative versions may be useful.

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