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| Other names | Big Top 40 |
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| Genre | Download chart |
| Running time | 180 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | 95.8 Capital FM |
| Starring | Rich Clarke Kat Shoob Matt Wilkinson |
| Creators | Global Radio |
| Producers | Paddy Bunce |
| Air dates | since 14 June 2009 |
| Website | Big Top 40 |
The Vodafone Big Top 40 is a chart show broadcast on 140 radio stations in the UK. The chart is based on music download figures provided by iTunes.
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The Vodafone Big Top 40 claims to be the first real-time chart ever to be broadcast in the United Kingdom and broadcasts on 140 commercial UK radio stations.[1][2] Like previous charts such as The Network Chart Show and The Pepsi Chart, The Vodafone Big Top 40 is sponsored by Vodafone, but is also partnered with iTunes.
The show, which was launched following the demise of Hit40UK,[3] is produced by Global Radio and broadcast from the studios at Leicester Square in the city of London.
The radio broadcast also features voice over artist Howard Ritchie who announces the chart position for each of the songs broadcast, along with the names of the presenters and radio station it is being broadcast on.[4]
The show is presented by Capital radio DJ Rich Clarke, and Kat Shoob,[5] with Heart radio DJ Matt Wilkinson deputising both Clarke and Shoob.
The first show was broadcast on Sunday 14 June 2009 at 16:00.
Some of the stations that take the chart are Global Radio's Heart and Capital FM; Bauer Radio's Place stations; GMG's Real Radio and UTV Radio stations.[6]
In 1993, on The Pepsi Chart's first show, Dr. Fox produced an interview with Mark Owen from Take That and a similar interview with Owen was broadcast on The Big Top 40's first show too. This has since been stated as a coincidence.
During the week, the live iTunes top 10 can be seen being updated on the website. The updates occur every fifteen minutes until 6pm on Sunday when the chart is frozen during the live show.[7]
The show starts at 4pm with a shortened version of the top 10 downloaded tunes of the week. Then, starting at 4:30pm, numbers 40 to 11 (which consist of downloads and radio airplay) are broadcast (also during this time they have regular updates of the live top 10 played). Many songs are skipped and never mentioned between 40 and 11, especially in the 40 through 30 countdown where roughly half the songs are omitted. The only way to see the whole chart is online (although this is published in UKChartsPlus when the weekly PDF is e-mailed to its subscribers on Wednesday evenings). At 6pm, the live iTunes top 10 is frozen and then broadcast on the show, which finishes at 7pm.
Some stations may be stated more than once, due to the location and coverage area.
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