Official Singles Chart on 26/2/2016

couldn't agree with you more!

because believe it or not they are still relatively un heard ofs in this country

Hi 3POP, thanks for your mostly passionate contributions to the site, but please watch your language and tone - we're regularly having to moderate your posts. Keep it friendly :)

Yes I agree and what is supposed to be gay about 7 Years? As a gay man myself i find your comment 3POP rather offending. There's nothing gay about the song at all it's extremely popular and selling and so deserves it's chart position.

Well, it's horrible, overrated, everyone's obsessed with it for some fricking weird reason, Lukas Graham needs autotune and did not deserve its 3+ weeks at number 1.

Willing to bet you only read the first line of my comment too.

I read the whole of your comment, and I must say, I don't see why you're suggesting that these artists "need a Number 1". First of all, the chart is not compiled according to requests or wishes. These are songs people in the UK are buying and streaming. It is no way a one-person's favourites list. The reason I love the UK Charts is that it's the most versatile and features various genres.

Also, what you're writing about Lukas Graham as an explanation for your first comment (when you used the word "gay" as a derogatory term) is completely offensive and should also be moderated.

Because I'm saying artists I think deserve a number 1. And that automatically means I assume the charts is based on REQUESTS, isn't it? God.

I agree entirely where are the OCC moderators when you need them?

Oh, so it's fine for others to say 'sh*t' and 'd*ck' and even people telling me to choke myself for a difference of opinion, but as soon as I say 'gay', you all get off your rocker. God, some people are SO oversensitive.

You haven't heard him sing it live, he's pretty good.

And if people call One Direction, Justin Bieber and their fans gay no-one gives a bullcrap.

you should come out.

What do you mean?

you are clearly gay

No I'm not. Not everyone in the world is hypocritical.

Soak, Be a nobody Andrew

Thank you so much Caley, you got it in one!! Really appreciate it, been singing the, "come on come on" bit all week trying to figure out the song.

you forgot Rolf Harris' Tie Me Little Child Down

Fetty Fetty Wap 's single 679 - there are two chart eligible versions of it one featuring Remy Boyz and the other Monty ......i believe OCC give credit to the version selling / streaming the most? Either way it's very forgettable rap with no lasting value. I give him to the end of the year before people then say ' Fetty who? '

thank you Paul

True and true.

Monty is credited on the album version as P. Dice's verse was removed in favor of another Fetty Wap one. I'm not sure if the original single version is still up for sale in the UK, and I see only the Monty version on the sales top 100 on iTunes, so it's at least the dominant version at the moment.

Certainly does deserve to chart, the girls did good and are far more talented than most of these modern girl-bands (all show and no go!)

Yes, on the Billboard Hot 100, they recently changed something to make the favor more in sales than in streams because of how impactful streams are. I think the UK Singles Chart should do something similar as that would move the charts along quicker.

You're always welcome to check out the sales chart: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/ This is what the chart looks like WITHOUT streams and ONLY including sales.

Interesting comment, but I'm tempted to say "none of the above." The main reason the chart has stagnated is because today's music is mostly rubbish and boring.

Sort of agree. The stuff in the chart is boring, but there's some good stuff out there

There's good stuff but you have to really search beyond the UK/US pop charts. I am getting tired of all the sound alike female bluzak singers (and the male ones for that matter). Perhaps it's just song choices...they have decent voices...but their tunes all sound alike.

To clarify, the reason for the ratio change in the US was because of an analysis by the RIAA, the first done since 2012, which evaluated the revenue delivered to labels on average from streams in the country. Because aggregate streams increased, there are proportionally fewer royalties than 4 years ago as subscribers consume more streams than back then, which means they are somewhat devalued compared to the constant-value (~60 cents, if I recall), if declining, sales format.

possibly performed on The Voice or from a TV advert ?????

It's on an advert for Sky i think.

You mean this year? Let's hope Jess Glynne does it with 'Ain't Got Far To Go'.

I can't believe that "Open My Eyes" is basically the same song as "Say Something". They changed a few notes and that's it. It had worked before: just think of Robin S's "Show Me Love" and "Luv 4 Luv" or Rozalla's "Everybody's Free" and "Are You Ready To Fly". :)

Didn't work this time Zoltan the song is a no show and mega flop despite the aforementioned OCC plugs, time and money wasted on remixes and scant radio airplay. Back to the drawing board Ms Harding and please come up with something original!

May i please ask why 16 weeks? I was thinking more fairly 26 weeks + Don't forget Frank Sinatra's My Way hung around for 122 weeks! Why? Because it was popular and selling. Another more recent example being Snow Patrol's - Chasing Cars. Where do you set the barrier? I'm not knocking your suggestion but it's really diffucult to decide just where the cut off point is.

You are right - 26 weeks is a better cut off point. Six months is more than enough time to slowly move up the charts. Now that streaming figures are included it means the chart doesn't work as well as it used to.

The singles chart is not and should not be a showcase for brand new music only. Its purpose is to rank the most popular tracks in the country. It has never been more accurate than it is now.

I agree. The chart is very democratic because it just tells us what people are buying. THAT is its purpose.

I agree!!! I love it when a song can be Number One for several weeks. Remember Bryan Adams or Wet Wet Wet? :D

Exactly!

back in the 90s, gallup chart positions 76-100 were a 'next 25' , including only songs which did not decrease their sales for two weeks in a row or some such formula. maybe this should be re-introduced...

YUP! .............and none of them are Official Singles Releases .........apart from Riton ......which charted on sales of just one pre released mix i believe. (It's out fully this week)

And the highest one is at No.67. So only 1 in the Top 75