The Download Chart : Vanity Publishing for famous people or the new punk?

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OK, it's early days.

But the highlights have seemed to be

1) Westlife being the first number one by 'releasing' a live track for their block-booking fans to buy
2) William Shatner being high up the list for a 'comedy' version of "Common People"
3) Chris Moyles attaining an ambition he didn't know he had by knocking U2 off the top spot with his "Mouldy Looking Chain"

On the other hand, the ability to record and disseminate a track that could conect with large volumes of people without recourse to the evils of the record companies would have been a massive boost if it had been available back in the 1977 era. (then again, it was easy, it was cheap and people went and did it anyway)

Spin this one round, like a record, chaps...

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 1 November 2004 10:39 (twenty years ago)

Basically it shows that distribution is nothing without promotion and the radio/tv are still the be all end all for music promotion.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Monday, 1 November 2004 11:33 (twenty years ago)

Of course, you are right.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 1 November 2004 13:36 (twenty years ago)

still, but will they always be? in the way we are used to?

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:00 (twenty years ago)

It's a narrow enough medium with a large enough audience to create a self perpetuating critical mass of promotion, it's also non-interactive and pervasive, I can't see it going anywhere soon.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 15:31 (twenty years ago)

7000 downloads for the last number one (Chris Moyles), a record!

"!"

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 4 November 2004 13:28 (twenty years ago)

7000 downloads!!!!!!!!

Imagine how many downloads he would get if he did one that was actually funy!!!!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 4 November 2004 15:41 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, as I was saying.

Thanks to everywhere promoting downloads as the new black, and no-one buying singles anymore, we have

1) the lowest number one single sales for Eric Prydz of (forget quantity)
2) the highest ever number one download total for "Dogs/rabbits" of 7,000

I know, early days, but ever get the feeling you're being forced?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 4 November 2004 15:41 (twenty years ago)

re: the Band Aid III single, from the BBC website...

Organisers also say the song is being lined up to be "one of the biggest internet download singles ever".

so, 7,001 sales?

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 5 November 2004 14:01 (twenty years ago)

merging with singles sales chart soon

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago)

But the 'biggest change' in the chart is really small po's compared to the inclusion of CD singles way back when...

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:31 (twenty years ago)

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