Deletion (music industry)

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Deletion is a music industry term referring to the removal of a record from a label's official catalog.

Deletion can be for a variety of reasons, but usually reflects a decline in sales so that distributing the record is no longer profitable. Singles are routinely deleted after a period of weeks, but an album may remain in the catalog indefinitely.

The single for Crazy was deleted by Warner Music after six weeks at #1 in the UK as a deliberate move to protect it from overexposure. Deleted records cannot remain on music charts, so the single was no longer charted after two weeks.