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10. It's all Fun at the top of the UK singles charts
London :: United Kingdom | 12 months ago
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Indie pop band Fun moved up one place to take top spot in the UK singles charts with "We are Young", featuring fellow U.S. artist Janelle Monae, Britain's Official Charts Company said on Sunday. British-Irish boy band The Wanted was a new entrant at
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Jepsen tops first streaming chart
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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The countdown has been compiled by the Official Charts Company to take into account new ways of music consumption. Jepsen's hit Call Me Maybe came ahead of We Are Young by US group Fun, according to statistics from audio streaming services. But video
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The Hit Parade lives on
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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Suggested Topics Next Monday sees the launch of the UK's first music-streaming chart, based not on iTunes downloads let alone HMV purchases but on listening figures from streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer and Napster. Though some mega-selling
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First Record Chart for Independent Stores Launches
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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April 19, 2012 Independent record shops in the UK are to be given a boost, with the launch of the first chart to reflect their sales. The Official Record Store Chart will be made up of sales from around 100 independent record shops across the UK,
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Record store chart to be unveiled
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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Independent record store chart launched in the UK Lana Del Rey's Born To Die album has been the biggest-seller in record stores across the UK so far this year A new music chart, reflecting album sales in independent records stores across the UK, is
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Brits dominate 2011 album market
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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In total, British acts accounted for 52.7% of album sales last year, up from 48.9% in 2010. The BPI said 56 of the top 100 albums came from Britons, according to Official Charts Company data...Adele helped boost the UK's figures, after scoring the
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No 1 acts to receive Official Charts Company award
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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Singles club Olly Murs with the Official Charts Company award. Photograph: PA The poor, neglected performers of No 1 hit records will finally get their due. The Official Charts Company has announced a new prize for artists who top the singles charts.
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Britain notches 500 millionth digital download (Reuters)
London :: United Kingdom | over 2 years ago
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Britain recently passed the 500-million mark for digital music downloads, and figures out this year suggest another record total in 2010, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC). Industry leaders said the figure was all the more impressive
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Pop knocks rock off UK topspot
London :: United Kingdom | 3 years ago
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Gaga, Cheryl Cole and La Roux have helped pop single sales unseat rock as the UK's most popular music genre. Pop became king of the dancefloor with a 33.5 per cent share of all singles sales in 2009, up from 28.1 per cent in 2008. It toppled rock's
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BBC high culture radio station runs classical chart
London :: United Kingdom | 3 years ago
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BBC Radio 3, a bastion of high culture on Britain's broadcasting landscape, will from next week run a classical music chart for the first time. The chart will be broadcast on Mondays on the afternoon drivetime programme In Tune...The Official
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