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[Andy Smith]

Nope. Same old stuff (Timberrlake is number 1)

Yawn!! :X

[Kevin]

So, has there been a significant change to the make up of the British singles chart?

There was a news article about this last night. Apparently there has been a changenot the one we expected.
The Arctic Monkeys have  just made history because they've got 17 songs in the top two hundred. There has been a surge in downloading songs affecting the charts, but the vaste proportion are from new bands.
This is probably a much healthier result. I think it would be a sad day when the charts get clogged with forty yearold songs. They are, after all, about today, not yesterday. Still, The Beatles have yet to play their hand......

[BlueMeanie]

I can't see the Beatles having 17 songs in the top 200, there's just too many songs to choose from. Same for any other band like that. Arctic Monkey's only have 2 album's worth, so less choice, and more chance of quite a few getting in the chart.

I'd like to see the sales figures though. It's well known these days that you don't need to shift that much to get in the charts. I wonder how few you need to sell to get to number 200? I reckon 200 downloads in the same week would crack it.

[Andy Smith]

and the Artic Monkey's songs are hardy that memorable...

[Indica]

Maybe two of their many songs have catchy well written instrumental introductions ...and then he opens his mouth.  :X

[harihead]

I'd like to see the sales figures though. It's well known these days that you don't need to shift that much to get in the charts. I wonder how few you need to sell to get to number 200? I reckon 200 downloads in the same week would crack it.

I'm curious about this as well. To me, recordings have two important markers: 1st, their chart position, and 2nd, their overall sales. Chart position can be determined easily, but it's not that durable. Many songs can make it (or fail to make it) based on a temporary surge or reduction in sales, or conditions like the postal strike that affected the ATMP returns. I think an artist's overall appeal can only be measured by how many albums they sell over the life of that song or album. These are the numbers that I find very hard to come by.

[tangerine]

hang on, so when do we know if the Beatles manage to return to the charts?

Personally, I'm skeptical

[Kevin]

hang on, so when do we know if the Beatles manage to return to the charts?

Personally, I'm skeptical

I don't understand. We'll know when they're back in the charts when they're, well, back in the charts.

[Andy Smith]

Maybe two of their many songs have catchy well written instrumental introductions ...and then he opens his mouth.  :X

 

[tangerine]

I don't understand. We'll know when they're back in the charts when they're, well, back in the charts.

Yeh- sorry that's me being my usual vague, confused self

I meant like, surely after a certain amount of time, if they havent made the charts or incresed sales much, it will be reasonable to assume they won't be making a comeback?

Or maybe it doesn't work like this? oh dear I've even confused myself now!  :-/ :

[Kevin]

I'd guess if the sales surge doesn't happen as soon as they release their downloads it will never happen. I take it the charts are still based on weekly sales, not some long accumalation?

[BlueMeanie]

Yep, we'll know after a couple of weeks. But I find it very unlikely that there'll be a surge of sales of Hey Jude, or Yesterday. We may see some in the lower reaches of the 200 within the first couple of weeks.