Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 27/5/2016

in my libary lol

7 years is a great tune as is uptown funk, but yep one dance doesnt deserve to be number 1 its awful

unfortunately yes it is

I don't think new girl will get In the top twenty, it will probably exit the top 40 next week.

new girl doesn't have an official video yet, and they've only done one TV performance. it still has every chance.

I agree with the last one, it's not great but it at least deserves to hit the 40.

I agree but it could easily be resolved if they made the sales chart the principle one.

Streaming is really popular at the moment

then again, if song 1 sells better and steams better than single 1, surely it would be unfair not to put that song on the chart? There are many popular songs, not singles that would be kept off the charts despite being popular. it's unfair to not chart them, because then it's not a real portrayal of how popular each song is. it's a fake chart.

Possibly - but it would be a case of bad luck by choosing the wrong single from the album, it happened in the past, does that mean all charts pre-internet are all fake? Popular albums that have 8-10 songs on the chart are also stopping new talent getting a hit - and in turn being dropped for "failing"

huh? pre-internet streaming did not exist. so everything was based on sales. you could buy a single or the whole album, so before the internet it was IMPOSSIBLE for a song on an album to sell on it's own, lmao. you're argument is invalid. no, the charts weren't fake, because back then airplay wasn't huge and streaming, non-existent. now with modern times, it should be fair that any song can blow up. look at drakes too good. it has strong sales and strong streaming - why should it be kept off the charts if it's doing better than some 'single'?

What I meant was someone playing an album track to death on CD, or cassette, or LP, or wax cylinder....like someone streaming a song. For example what if Madonna's Pretender was HUGE in 1985 - everyone was playing it far more than Material Girl or Baby Be Mine from Michael Jackson's Thriller.

well that kind of thing still happens today. someone buys the album in CD or download and streams it offline. they bought the entire album therefore contributing to the albums chart. i'm talking about people today buying/streaming only two or three songs from the album.

"They need to include streaming - BUT only include songs that have officially been released as singles, You never had every song from an album chart before streaming......I thought that was the point of having an album chart."

Yep, makes sense, Paul. Can't imagine anyone disagreeing with your suggestion. :)

Noone, it's all coming from streams :(

it's generally believed that people are streaming it to hear what it sounds like or forgetting it and streaming it again, this appears to be a fault with streaming, easily forgettable songs getting streamed a few times as people forget what they sound like.

Not quite all of it. It's number 3 on sales alone

Not me!

I know, right? I do like Drake, and have the album, but I don't get the fascination with this song?!