Chart News: UK charts tweaked to decrease streaming's impact

Diarrhoea

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The Official Chart Company is changing the way it calculates the Top 40 to reflect the rise in streaming.

Currently, 100 streams count as one "sale" of a song. From January, the ratio will become 150:1.

It is hoped that the change could break the bottleneck at the top of the charts, as hits on streaming services linger for weeks on end.

Only 11 songs have reached number one this year, compared to 26 in 2015 and 42 in 2014.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38364237

MrLovett

Good.

The US should follow suit.

castle13

biebervelli

Paid downloads>>>>streams

St. Charles

UK is supposed to have like a new #1 every 2-3 weeks. Not 15 week smashes. That's how it should beeeeeeee.

7/27

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Originally posted by MrLovett

Good.

The US should follow suit.

They reduced it to the same ratio as the US uses though..

JEWRJEWR

Slay I guess

J a y

150?! Didn't even realise it was 100 before. I thought it was ten

Billie

Great

MrLovett

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Originally posted by 7/27

They reduced it to the same ratio as the US uses though..

Wait, WHAT?! We had a higher ratio than the US did?

Dear lord.

J a y

I guess it'll be 200:1 by the end of 2017, nearing the tipping point. By 2018, streaming will be bigger than downloads. The future is here!

Almighty Gaga

Should be like 250:1 but baby steps I guess

Brando

omg 11 #1s is insane for UK

shark_heather

Great news
ITunes should come back
LM are getting the first no1 of 2017

All In My Head

Y'all are saying the US should follow suit but here its already 150:1

Brando

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Originally posted by J a y

I guess it'll be 200:1 by the end of 2017, nearing the tipping point. By 2018, streaming will be bigger than downloads. The future is here!

Streaming has been bigger than downloads for quite some time though

Miichael

Good

J a y

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Originally posted by Brando

Streaming has been bigger than downloads for quite some time though

Streaming is at 43% with Downloads at 45%.

19% of global industry revenues. By 2018 that will change.

Brando

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Originally posted by J a y

Streaming is at 43% with Downloads at 45%.

19% of global industry revenues. By 2018 that will change.

Where? Globally or just in UK? I remember so many articles posted here with streaming having the most market share / revenue etc. But I won't bet my money on it ofc

J a y

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Originally posted by Brando

Where? Globally or just in UK? I remember so many articles posted here with streaming having the most market share / revenue etc. But I won't bet my money on it ofc

Scroll down to the Highlights section http://ifpi.org/news/IFPI-GLOBAL-MUSIC-REPORT-2016

It's the fastest-growing, but it doesn't generate the most revenue. Yet!