Post by rayshae3 on Nov 24, 2013 11:05:56 GMT -5
Nov 24, 2013 5:18:17 GMT -5 @jcaragon said:
That happens every week on the UK charts and some titles even chart higher than when realising the original time. Like Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.The Voice, Pop Idol and shows like that, even TV commercials are the reason of those re entries.
Music is timeless.
I think you’re comparing apples and oranges. The topic is about the effect of video streams (like on YouTube) on the Hot 100 as a contributing factor. The main British chart has always been and still is based on sales; nowadays basically on legit-paid physical or download sales (no airplay, no YouTube streams,…). How those sales came about (TV commercials, sports team’s songs, FaceBook campaigns) is not an issue. FYI, in Britain there is “separate” airplay, streaming charts, if some industry people are interested; but they aren’t factored in the main chart. See basic inclusion criteria here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart#Inclusion_criteria
But back to the topic woolebull opened up in this thread about the Billboard Hot 100... Who’s gonna stop some tech wizard into figuring out a software, so he can click or stream a thousand times per second a particular video? Then he can manipulate not only the chart, but even the Hot 100 number one! But I admit: I don’t know all the details and rules about security or auditing of the charts in this day and age.