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However, despite hitting number one on the iTunes sales chart, David Bowie's surprise comeback single 'Where Are We Now?' has not landed in the Top 40.
This is because a large number of the tracks downloaded are not eligible to chart as they have been given away to consumers who pre-order Bowie's new album The Next Day, and the Official Charts Company has said it is "not possible to distinguish album sales from track sales from the retail data received".
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It was never ineligible nor has a rule been changed. Digital Spy's wording makes it seem so, but it's just saying what we already know. What people do purchase instead of the Free option might get it onto the chart. Same thing happened to "GMAYL" (reached #37 on single-track purchases, the rest were MDNA-ineligible pre-order freebies).
