Official Singles Chart on 4/12/2015

get a life THE charts should be based on physical singles sales not streaming as the charts are rigged with Justin Bieber etc and none of the old school groups and singers can get on the charts and X factor chart entries should not be allowed to have the Christmas single at no 1 as this is wrong and selfish and nobody wants a 17 year old at No1! and get released after Christmas and etc should be at no1! a festive single at no1! not SAD FACTOR AGAIN! and Simeon you dont know anything about music as all you can talk about is streaming! so if people watched SLADE's merry christmas everybody A MILLION TIMES THEN that would rechart which is totally unacceptable to have the factor at no 1 again or they should have a under 25 charts and over 25 charts then add them together and i reckon Madonna Kylie etc should reach no 1 as a former DJ i know music better then you!

Thank you for stating your views. And also extra special thank you on telling me I know nothing about music and saying I have no life. Clearly the person with no life is the one who clearly didn't even read what I said about how sales are losing out and who wrote me an essay to back up your argument--with a LOT of improper grammar, and not even capitalizing the letter "I" or the first words in your sentences.

Again, if you'd like to see what the chart looks like EXCLUDING streams and ONLY including sales, check this chart out: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/

Good day, Mr. Ansell.

that was my friend using my name on here who wrote the comment and he is a vinyl cd fanatic and i use spotify for my music so i am not bothered who is top of the charts and i listen to radio 2

I agree with you Russell, but as i've posted on here before, there is a physical sales chart, it's just not given priority status so there's nothing to be changed except giving the physical sales chart priority. Streaming has it's own chart and should not added to the main chart

There is a sales only chart. It just isn't given priority i'm sorry to say

Although the top of it isn't too different to this one i'm afraid

I agree Michael. Justin Bieber has 15 singles in the top 100. Surely some kind of rules or control needs to be altered to the chart. I've noticed since downloading has almost completely took over physical sales of singles, lots of the older artists don't even have hit singles anymore. For example cd singles are almost as extinct as the dinosaurs. But this isn't fair to me, and the top 100 singles charts are so bland its ridiculous. I just hope downloading doesn't have the same affect on the album charts, or we wouldn't see any artists over the age of 25 have hit albums anymore either. It simply wouldn't be worth them being musicians. Something needs to spark a comeback of the physical single, just like vinyl is making a comeback now. Bring back the 7inch vinyl single at a reasonable price I say. Then you'd see artists like Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Pet Shop Boys, even Madonna, back in the top 40, and bring back the diversity we once had.

I agree Tony. Justin Bieber has 15 singles in the top 100. Surely some kind of rules or control needs to be altered to the chart. I've noticed since downloading has almost completely took over physical sales of singles, lots of the older artists don't even have hit singles anymore. For example cd singles are almost as extinct as the dinosaurs. But this isn't fair to me, and the top 100 singles charts are so bland its ridiculous. I just hope downloading doesn't have the same affect on the album charts, or we wouldn't see any artists over the age of 25 have hit albums anymore either. It simply wouldn't be worth them being musicians. Something needs to spark a comeback of the physical single, just like vinyl is making a comeback now. Bring back the 7inch vinyl single at a reasonable price I say. Then you'd see artists like Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Pet Shop Boys, even Madonna, back in the top 40, and bring back the diversity we once had.

I agree. Justin Bieber has 15 singles in the top 100. Surely some kind of rules or control needs to be altered to the chart. I've noticed since downloading has almost completely took over physical sales of singles, lots of the older artists don't even have hit singles anymore. For example cd singles are almost as extinct as the dinosaurs. But this isn't fair to me, and the top 100 singles charts are so bland its ridiculous. I just hope downloading doesn't have the same affect on the album charts, or we wouldn't see any artists over the age of 25 have hit albums anymore either. It simply wouldn't be worth them being musicians. Something needs to spark a comeback of the physical single, just like vinyl is making a comeback now. Bring back the 7inch vinyl single at a reasonable price I say. Then you'd see artists like Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Pet Shop Boys, even Madonna, back in the top 40, and bring back the diversity we once had.

I remember watchin a programme on ITV in the 80s that wuz sayin the charts r fixed and nothin's changed

Most sales are downloads. How, exactly, are sales to people over 45 being excluded?

I agree Dino, and Simon. Justin Bieber has 15 singles in the top 100. Surely some kind of rules or control needs to be altered to the chart. I've noticed since downloading has almost completely took over physical sales of singles, lots of the older artists don't even have hit singles anymore. For example cd singles are almost as extinct as the dinosaurs. But this isn't fair to me, and the top 100 singles charts are so bland its ridiculous. I just hope downloading doesn't have the same affect on the album charts, or we wouldn't see any artists over the age of 25 have hit albums anymore either. It simply wouldn't be worth them being musicians. Something needs to spark a comeback of the physical single, just like vinyl is making a comeback now. Bring back the 7inch vinyl single at a reasonable price I say. Then you'd see artists like Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Pet Shop Boys, even Madonna, back in the top 40, and bring back the diversity we once had.

These official charts are a farce, 14 JBs, that's not fixed at all now is it?

The fact is people aren't buying the above songs in enough quantities to register in the top 100. Sure, people over 45 may still be buying music, but the sales of that demographic are completely dwarfed by younger buyers.

You may have a point there Sachin, but surely a good proportion of young people like rock music and as there is hardly any proper bands in the Top 100, something is wrong

Ere are I like radio 2 n all n listen to it all day. Juss goes to show ow things ave changed, I'd much rather listen to them Christmas songs creepin in than all the rest of the chart put together.

I agree Damian. Justin Bieber has 15 singles in the top 100. Surely some kind of rules or control needs to be altered to the chart. I've noticed since downloading has almost completely took over physical sales of singles, lots of the older artists don't even have hit singles anymore. For example cd singles are almost as extinct as the dinosaurs. But this isn't fair to me, and the top 100 singles charts are so bland its ridiculous. I just hope downloading doesn't have the same affect on the album charts, or we wouldn't see any artists over the age of 25 have hit albums anymore either. It simply wouldn't be worth them being musicians. Something needs to spark a comeback of the physical single, just like vinyl is making a comeback now. Bring back the 7inch vinyl single at a reasonable price I say. Then you'd see artists like Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Pet Shop Boys, even Madonna, back in the top 40, and bring back the diversity we once had.

i like you. kudos.