The Official Chart will now be announced on a Friday instead of a Sunday
The UK's Official Chart will be 'unveiled' on Fridays instead of Sundays as of the summer, it's been announced. The move makes sense really seeing as the release day for…
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Scottish independence: what would it mean for pop?
Let's look at the big issues.
People have sort of stopped buying albums in the UK
Album sales in the UK last week were the lowest of any seven day period in the 21st century. According to Music Week, sales amounted to 1,446,218, which, as well being…
'We Found Love' has sold 'quite a lot' in the UK
Rihanna's 'We Found Love' has sold a million copies in the UK. Music Week are reporting that the song 'shifted' 10,711 last week which takes its cumulative total to 1,006,460, making it…
Over half of all album sales in 2011 were by British artists
According to a report by the Official Charts Company over half of all albums sold last year were by British artists. Fuelled of course by the huge success of Adele's…
99.3% of all singles sold in 2011 were digital downloads
An incredible 99.3% of all singles sold in the UK last year were downloads. Digital single downloads in 2011 — reaching a record high at 177.9m — made up the…
UK charts update: Amy Winehouse and Olly Murs are Number One
Amy Winehouse's posthumous collection of previously unheard material, 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures', has entered the UK charts at Number One, selling 194,000 copies. A pound from every album sale is going…
Adele's album is the UK's biggest selling album of the 21st century
Adele's second album '21' is now the biggest selling album in the UK this century. Having been released just over 10 months ago, Adele's achievement is quite 'something'. According to…
Big Cher has broken a US chart record
Can you beliiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvve that Cher has become the first act ever to have a Number One single on a Billboard US chart in each of the last six decades? A…
'On air on sale' aims to cure impatience
Two of the UK's biggest record labels, Sony and Universal, have unveiled a new singles download policy they hope will satisfy hungry pop fans. 'On air on sale' basically means instead…