UK Music Charts
The UK Music Charts are a collection of charts that reflect the music buying habits of people within the United Kingdom. The majority of them are produced by The Official Charts Company.
The Main charts
| Chart title | Description |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | The official singles chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales plus a factor for audio streams.[1] |
| UK Albums Chart | The best-selling UK albums. |
| The Vodafone Big Top 40 | Unofficial singles chart broadcast on 140 local radio stations in the UK. The chart is compiled by downloads from iTunes. |
| UK Download Chart | Chart based purely on downloads. |
| UK Streaming Chart | Chart based purely on song plays on digital streaming services. |
| UK R&B Chart | Chart of the biggest selling R&B and Rap singles and albums. |
| UK Rock Chart | Chart of the biggest selling rock singles and albums. |
| UK Indie Chart | Chart of the biggest selling indie singles and albums. |
| UK Dance Chart | Chart of the biggest selling dance singles and albums. |
| Scottish Singles Chart | Regional chart. Reflects how sales towards the UK Singles Chart are faring in Scotland. |
| Scottish Albums Chart | Regional chart. Reflects how sales towards the UK Albums Chart are faring in Scotland. |
Further genre, format and regional charts are produced by OCC and other compilers.
Classic FM introduced a classical music chart and the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame. In response, BBC Radio 3 introduced a specialist classical chart that lists only "serious" classics, and devoted some of its Tuesday morning programming to this chart.[2]
References
- ↑ Kreisler, Lauren (22 June 2014). "UK's Official Singles Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/r3chart
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