Official Singles Chart on 10/3/2017

the boomers in these comments were so pathetic 

They shouldn't of limited the artists songs to three because what if there is this song that deemed as popular for example 'I Don't Care' went at No.1 for 9 straight weeks and it went to stay at 2 weeks at No.2 then it dropped out of the Top 100 because of that stupid 3-track rule. They should bring album bombs back but not make every song of Ed Sheeran's new album on the Top 20. They should be spread out on the Top 100 and many other albums like Doja's Planet Her. It that one of her singles 'You Right' was also victim of this stupid rule. I hope it re-enters soon and knocks ou one of the others either 'Aint Sh*t' or 'Need To Know'.

This is not an achievement, it's laughable and keeping out everyone else!!! 19 of his tracks are in the charts this week, 15 are new entries and 13 of them are by him!! Something's going on here. There are never that many new entries now, not even half that amount. He's becoming too overexposed, and looking to get banned from the charts at this rate. This way of compiling the charts needs to end now and go back to including paid downloads.

This is just plain silly. The Singles Top 100 has totally lost its meaning. I mean, there were songs issued as singles back in the days when I was young....

is this "Singles Chart" or "Album Tracks chart" ??? the tittle is Official Singles Chart Top 100, so it must be "single" that count on sale, download or stream ? ... Ed Sheeran dominated chart becouse of streams. in fact, Ed Sheeran just released 2 singles so far from his album Divide. But Why album tracks are counted too ? its not fair for other singers ? arrgggg chart are now a joke ...

This is not a chart, this is joke!

I used to listen to RADIO LUXEMBOURH (spelled wrong I know, sorry) back in the 80´s and up to 90´s and it was so exciting to hear something like Ultravox, Visage, Queen etc. enter the singles chart and really waiting for the next week to see how high those singles really end up. That´s all gone, so sad!!!!!

SO happy to see that SOFT CELL is back on the albums chart at #7!! I´ve loved their music ever since they started back in the 80´s and I still do!!!! YES!!!

Does anybody here remember the singles and album charts in 1982? For any of your trivia buffs who are old enough to recall that time, it was by far the most interesting year EVER for both singles and albums in that Gallup had just recently taken over its compiling, and boy, were there some interesting movements going on within both the top 75 singles and albums. There were some unprecedented HUGE leaps to number 1 from OUTSIDE THE TOP 25 - two of which happened weeks apart - 33 to number 1 [Captain Sensible's 'Happy Talk'] and 26 to number 1 [Musical Youth's 'Pass The Dutchie - which itself was part of the only ever trilogy of consecutive reggae number 1s - along with Culture Club and Eddy Grant - in chart history]. Some singles kept going up and down the charts from some strange reason - after entering in the top 40, they would oddly drop out, then re-enter again .... then we had quite possibly the single strangest event of all - a JOINT NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM in the same week. [Kids from Fame and ABC's Lexicon of Love]. It was a fascinating year for chart-watchers!!!

The singles charts [not the albums] have been absolutely effing meaningless since, oooh... from 2005 onwards... the inclusions of streams and downloads as well as physical formats only serves to show how the credibility of these listings has long fallen to farcical depths. The only way to curb this is to reintroduce physical formatting and *just* have downloads - NOT STREAMING - and vinyl format as well as the still just-about-hanging-on-for-dear-life CD format counting towards official sales. And, of course to BAN ALL ALBUMS TRACKS FROM THE SINGLES CHARTS AS ANY FOOL KNOW THIS DEFEATS THE WHOLE OBJECTIVE OF IT BEING CALLED A 'SINGLES CHART' DOESN'T IT? DUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Talk about dumbing down in the modern age!!

A potential way to resolve the problem with the chart:

Introduce a new album tracks chart. The album tracks chart will list the most popular streaming album tracks. For example, all of Sheeran's album tracks will be at the top of that chart. However, his single release - Shape of You - won't be in that chart, it will be in the official Top 40 Singles chart.

Spotify will also introduce a new album tracks chart so Spotify users can see what album tracks are popular.

If the OCC and Spotify were to agree on this new album tracks chart I think the singles chart can retain its legitimacy. The record industry, the OCC and Spotify (and other major streaming apps) would need to come up with a strict rule regarding what is a single. And the single would not be eligible for the album tracks chart. For example, Shape of You would never chart in the album tracks chart.

You should end up with a pure singles chart and a new album tracks chart. Depending on your preference you can choose to follow the singles chart or the album tracks chart or both.

The British "Singles" Chart is a joke. I've lost interest in it. I used to look forward to seeing it - now I simply roll my eyes when I see artists such as Ed Sheersn hogging the top spots notveith singles but with downloads. Bor-ing. Meanwhile other artists such as Katy Perry who release singles get jostled out by the download rush.

What is going to be done to restore the charts back to how they where, or is the chart now dead Because the new way is redicules it as been spoilt, so what is going to be done????

This is the 9/11 of Brit music..

This is the WORST THING HAPPENED in music - after Glee mania...
Its the end of THE MUSIC as we know it.. Uuuuuuuust..

worst week of occ's history

Knowone disputes Ed Sheeran is a nice guy but if you take his and stormzy entries within the last 2 weeks it is a joke. When will they just change it to account for single releases only, album tracks should NOT be counted it is unfair to other artists. I also feel that it should be based on sales also.

Clearly streaming has killed the charts and putting in every track of an album just clutters it up. God help new acts. The industry will be dead in a decade if it allows this to continue. One track per album has to be the rule and soon.

That Little Mix song No More Sad Songs... so they should just sing along a little f**king louder to a happy song!!! Haha... anyone here familiar with Bring Me The Horizon?

It's been a long agony, now it's over.

Ups and Downs for this abnormal week in the UK Charts.

Ups:
Well, I'm glad Divide hit #1 in the album charts, making sure Stormzy is off the top.
Some of the songs (Galway Girl and New Man in mind) on Divide are good so I'm happy to see them in.
Mr Brightside dropping out of the top 100 is good as I kind of don't want it to break Chasing Cars' record. You know the one.

Downs:
SHAPE OF YOU STILL #1.
I LOVE Ed Sheeran but this is ridiculous. Conclusive proof that album tracks should keep OUT of the top 40. 16 out of the top 20 Ed Sheeran songs, with only 3 being singles? There's no words.
The climbing of Solo Dance. Who (besides Calum Pk7) even LISTENS to that?

Yeah, I rushed it a little this week...

Streaming is not reality, its virtual reality as far as a chart position is concerned.
Streaming is not good for NEW artists, as 100 stream equates to one sale. I've just released a charity song (for a laugh and not a career move and available from Amazon if your interested) and have a target of 2500-3000 songs in total, and or 2500-3000 in one week so that it may, may get into the top 100. But with streaming, I would not have any chance whatsover as I would need 25-35 thousand streams for the same effect..! Impossible for a new artist, impossible for me, unless I have a massive publushing machine behind me which I have not.
Seriously....when you bought a single, they did'nt count how many times you played it back in your bedroom. Thats exactly what they are doing now with streaming. Thats just not reality.
I fully agree that that the Official Charts need to keep up to date in the way people buy music so it reflects the charts, but streaming is not reality, its vertual reality, and one step to far for the charts.
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Yes, I gladly join the comments with the same flair. So, let me see, 13 new entries in one week from one artist inside top 20. Yes, there has been moments in chart history when artists re-released all their singles at once. Yes, there has been several singles from one artist in the charts simultaneously. So what happened this week? Is this singles chart, the variety of all sorts of music coming together from various artists? Yes, we have a problem, when every song can be on its own as a single. They are not glued together anymore by the constraints of technology from the yester-years, like they used to. This is when modernity meets the past! Here and now, singles and albums mean nothing anymore. There are just songs. The clue is how to adapt the charts to reflect these new times....Clearly, this feat of Ed here is a shock, but nevertheless a reality. What solution would be most appreciated and fair in order to reflect the most popular songs. Suggestions...?

Absolutely ridiculous situation the charts are now a joke. I've been compiling an iPod playlist of every single number 1 since Al Martino in 1952 to the current Ed Sheeran single. 9started doing this way back in 2004 and been diligently updating every time a new single reached the top).This last couple of years when streaming was included and other tweaks are destroying what was once a very exciting weekly countdown. Streaming needs to be removed and if necessary listed independently on another chart. The system needs to be reset to reflect what is really happening.

anyone think ed will continue to lock the top 20 next week, or was this feat only for 1 week?

It`s official the UK Charts are well and truly dead.
Been following since 1975, NO MORE!

Streaming music is not a sale it should not be included in the chart. Singles should be treated as just that a song specifically released as a single, Not plays of an album track. It is just a mockery and a sham. Streaming needs to go. Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify and so on need to go. Unless the users actually buy the single releases. This chart need to go back to basics. No more adding stuff to make it count. Streaming is useless there is no way possible streaming is accurate in figures. The chart should solely concentrate on single releases that are bought as a digital download or physical sales.

The music industry will collapse in this country if it continues. Everyone will just stream. As said before, everyone loves a bit of Ed Sheeran, but the entire album in the top 20 is nothing more than a complete sham. This is not a chart. It is an industry insider promotion package and nothing more. Ridiculous.

Oh dear. It all started so well back in 1952. When Radio 1 moved the chart to Friday afternoons, it seemed the writing was on the wall and now unfortunately it seems to have been proved right. Streaming has ruined the chart. Even the OCC only counts sales when talking about million sellers. We had the Drake debacle last year when apparently he was number 1 for 15 weeks even though sales showed he only had 3 weeks at number 1 with sales and now we have this situation. Real shame. It is telling that the most listened chart show in the UK now is Pick of the Pops on Radio 2 with the charts from previous years as opposed to the latest offerings.

I've just said to my 33 year old son that today ends my music collection addiction, having every charted song since November 1952, (not actual physical items) it's not that I am a fan of today's music, quite the opposite, False sounds & false vocals have destroyed the music industry, I will now spend the rest of my life listening to the the previous 65 years of music, Elvis has left the Building, thank you and Good night

Lets' not forget there are other charts on here. Sales, Physical, Downloads and none of them are swamped by Ed Sheeran. I wonder what his next single will be? That would be a bit pointless wouldn't it. By the way yes the BBC Chart show (4.00pm-6.00pm) Friday did play all of Ed Sheeran's songs - what else could they do?

This week's singles chart has nothing to do with a singles chart. I have nothing but respect for Ed Sheeran but listening to a song has nothing to do with buying a single whether physical or digital

Ahhh.. I am trying to imagine the nightmare the producers of Top Of The Pops will have if it was still being recorded. Mind you, they will just invite Sheeran and play his whole album!

This chart is a joke. There is no sense coming on here to see who has released a new 'single'. But then, nobody in 2017 buys a 'single' physical track like we used to in the 70's and 80s'. Back then it was a 'physical entity' - an artists released ONE track as promotional material for her/his new album - he appeared on TV to promote it, it was played on the radio if they chose to and a video was shot for it to take the promotion further. The consumer bought the track depending if they liked it. Today I can keep it on repeat on spotify and it will chart, therefore the joke above, hear it multiple times on you tube, and then convert it to MP3 using an array of software at our disposal. There the question must be asked - what is the meaning of the 'SINGLES' chart when actual PHYSICAL sales are irrelevant. BY SALES, I will include digital sales, but NOT a track being played - Playing it very different from parting with hard earned cash to OWN IT!.
This needs a serious rethink by the powers that be.

I agree 100% with you guys mark McCabe, james England, dave Jackson, kevin Summers and the rest of you.
R.I.P the singles chart!!!.
we need to get rid of the STREAMING/downloads im lost for words, its the worst chart ive ever seen in my life, it just gets worse every week!!.
(FYI i do like Ed Sheeran)

This is the worst chart I have seen anywhere in the world, ever...Billboard does not have these issues; a national chart comprising one artist does not represent anything other than one fan base across a range of products--the rules need to focus on what single the record company wants represented in the chart---or combine the artist's sales--when a chart so clearly does not represent the diversity of what the country is listening to and buying it will not survive---it has become a stilted chart with the same artists and songs dominating the top slots for much of a year--a dismal situation. It needs a radical overhaul. Including airplay might help.

Now you know why radio airplay should still be incorporated in the charts nowadays.

this is SUCH an easy scenario to resolve : the bottom track sold 31,718 - you simply subtract this from each other single and add to the album sales

thus shape of you would still be no 1, but with 108,909 not 140,627

Galway girl would be on 58,365 not 90,083, but still no 2 as deserved

castle on the hill would get 42,302 and end at no 4

perfect would score 30,881 and come in at no 7

only new man would have made the top 30 other than this

I´m speechless! This chart has nothing to with anything anymore. I have been following these Official singles and Albums chart for like 35 years now and....pure rubbish...doesn´t reflect the real situation.

Who is the director of the UK charts?

This methodology is only encouraging streaming. I thought artists preferred people buy their music
Plus - when you buy, it counts as one sale - the chart doesn't reflect that you may have listened to the song over and over.

What a joke. On the one hand, it may represent the most popular songs in sales/streaming for a week. On the other, the majority will be gone next week. It's also unfair to older acts (the legends) who didn't have this privilege. They need to tighten up the entry rules - only specified singles can chart. Not every song that happens to be available because of streaming and digital sales.

The charts are completely ridiculous! Have still never understood why a stream should get credit. Streaming the song is not the same as buying a song! I have Apple Music. When I add that to my play list, I download the song. If I listen to it 1000 times I doubt it gets counted towards the charts. So why should 1000 YouTube or Spotify listens get credit.

the entire album in the top twenty and at number one in the album chart GET RID OF STREAMING IT IS NOT A SALE go back to sales thats what the charts has always been about i have followed the chart since 1973 but now it has got stupid and is no longer an official chart when the bmrb did the chart none of this would have been allowed time for someone else to take over

Absolutely ridiculous. Iv'e been following the charts since the 1970s but this is just pointless and meaningless now. A song should not be eligible for the 'singles' chart unless it's, you know, actually released as a single. It should be made impossible for peoplle to download individual tracks from albums. Utter nonsense.

Oh god, and I thought the US charts were ridiculous with having the entire album on the chart. But this one... has his entire album in the Top 20. Why must you, UK? I thought you were better than this.

This week sees the exposure of how bad the chart has become. After decades of different rules that have distorted the chart till it's completely unrecognisable and has no credibility, implementing the streaming data has been the final indignation of the sad state of the UK singles chart. The result has been the complete appearance of 16 "album" tracks of Ed Sheeran split and spread across the top 20. It's a farce. We have to remember this kind of chart behaviour isn't new. The Beatles back catalogue was reissued in 1976 when 7 singles returned back to the top 30 and when Elvis Presley died in 1977, there was a succession of reissues that followed and more "recently" in January 1983, the entire Jam back catalogue was re-released following the breakup but they didn't occupy the dizzying heights of the top 20. It is clear that streaming data has a big part to play and now implemented as part of a "sale" which in my opinion is an example of a bad chart rule that was introduced but shouldn't have, because it doesn't constitute an actual sale more of a consumption. So the question is what is the chart suppose to represent ... sales or consumption? The singles chart can't represent both or we will continue to see more odd and extreme chart behaviour.

If the total number of single entries match say 80% of an album listed contents. Those tracks should be considered an album downlad. The number of downloads should then be collated and translated as an album sale

Does this situation not now bring the whole idea of a "singles" chart into complete and utter disrepute. What's the point anymore? Maybe it should be discontinued immediately.
But, hey, Johnny Cash at 96....a true artist!

Did anyone listen to The Chart Show on Radio 1. I just wondered how they presented it. I can't imagine they played over an hour of Ed Sheeran tracks, did they ?
R.I.P. The Official Singles Chart!

If you're upset about streaming "ruining" the charts because of Ed Sheeran's album dominating the top 20, please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT8GgRpDDLI
It's about a year old and this guy talks specifically about the U.S. Billboard charts, but what he says there applies to the UK charts too.

See, here's what I don't understand from the criticism: Galway Girl was the second-biggest revenued song of the week, 3rd in raw sales and 2nd in streaming, a considerable quantity higher than Something Just Like This' #17 rank in the latter to compensate for the sales lead. In what world is it not the second-biggest song in the country? Just because it hasn't been pushed to radio? Who cares, that's not important and it's never been an actual factor in the chart as a metric. You guys get hung up too much on the word "single" in the classical sense. News flash: practically every song is a single because you can indeed purchase it as an isolated track. It'd be a move of ignorance to filter away the biggest songs of the week simply because people like stagnancy and don't like when an artist is extremely popular, and I don't even care especially about Ed Sheeran.

This week see's the death of the UK singles chart!

I wish to echo David Poza's comments about this week chart. I have listened to the UK Top 40 Singles Chart since the early 1980s. Regardless of progress and technological change, the chart remained the standard measure of popular music. Each generation would follow their favourite singers/groups and buy their singles. It's such a shame that in 2017 the chart ended up with album tracks and multiple tracks by the same artist. This has destroyed the chart's legitimacy.

It's also a great shame the Official Chart Company were unable or unwilling to implement sensible change to the chart. Limiting the amount of songs per artist would seem a reasonable compromise but the OCC surrendered too quickly to the march of streaming. Had they respected the founding principle of the chart - a chart based on single sales - Ed Sheeran wouldn't have 16 songs in the top 20, he wouldn't have 9 songs in the top 10.

RIP UK TOP 40 SINGLES CHART

Congrats to Ed on the history making feats today. Having 16 songs in the top 20 is basically impossible. Way to go Ed. Also he had the highest debut ever for a male on the albums chart. Give it up to Ed. This is an extremely amazing accomplishment!

This is getting ridiculous now. I can't understand why an artist can be allowed to have every track of their album charting individually in the "singles" chart and this has been happening for the past 2 weeks now. I think it's just pure monopolisation, and unfair on other artists who are trying to release new material. There ought to be a regulation on this.

This is The official Ed Sheeran Chart.most boring chart in history

On other news, HDD has reported that Sony/ATV Music Publishing has published or co-published the No. 1 single in the U.K. each week for an entire year (52 weeks) starting with Mike Posner’s “I Took A Pill In Ibiza".

why so many ed sheeran songs in the charts?

RIP Singles Chart. Today all the remains of variety and common sense have been destroyed by an over-hyped red-haired. I bid farewell to the chart which has seen good times, bad times, near-coma times, and their ultimate death today.

1952-2017.

That Ed Sheeran needs to step his game up. He let 4 of the top 20 slots go to other acts. Disappointing. Maybe next week he'll sort it out?

ffs...this is just nonsense now. i like Ed Sheeran,we live just 15 miles apart but i don't want this type of singles chart anymore..where one act can totally dominate the top 5,the top 10..but ridiculously the top 20?! it's a sheer-annihilation of everyone else's output.

I love Ed's new album but this is the worst chart in it's history even Ed says that things need to change but congratulations to him anyway

Really pointless chart this week. He didn't release an album of singles, he released album tracks. Remind me again what's the name of this chart ?

A shake up needs to be done as as you said it's the official chart singles and other artists aren't getting the credit anymore, no one is going to want to release a single anymore. I've been buying singles since 1983 and now pay for Apple Music just so these artists can at least get some money from their recordings, even thou I have Apple Music I still buy the cd album just so I can read who wrote it who knicked music from who and so on, the digital world is killing all the stuff what music was about not just a stream or a download, most music not all has had peoples hard work and heart put into the songs they put out.
PS I don't mind Ed Sheeran but it seems to be a lot of people's album chart songs like with stormzy last week

hey congrats to ed on occupying 9 of the top 10 entries on the uk singles chart! i thought it was just only 6...anyone think he'll lock up most of the top 10 for next week too?

Its even better in the Irish charts - Ed has got the top 16, with "Galway Girl" at no. 1. Mind blowing.