The UK music charts are a collection of charts that reflect the music-buying habits of people within the United Kingdom. Most of them are produced by the Official Charts Company.
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Main charts
All-genre charts
- UK Singles Chart - The official singles chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales, and (since July 2014) a factor for audio streams.[1]
- UK Albums Chart - The official albums chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales, and (since March 2015) a factor for audio streams.[2]
- The Official Big Top 40 from Global - Non-OCC singles chart introduced in 2009, compiled from iTunes sales, Apple Music streams and Global radio airplay.[3]
- UK Singles Downloads Chart - Singles chart based purely on downloads. Introduced in 2004.[4]
- UK Album Downloads Chart - Albums chart based purely on downloads. Introduced in 2006.[5]
- Official Audio Streaming Chart - Chart based purely on song plays on digital streaming services.[6]
- Official Albums Streaming Chart - Chart based purely on album plays on digital streaming services.[7]
- Official Physical Singles Chart - Chart based purely on physical single sales.
- Official Music Video Chart - Chart based purely on the UK's biggest music videos of the week, based on sales of DVDs, Blu-rays and other physical formats.[8]
- Official Vinyl Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling vinyl singles.[9]
- Official Vinyl Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling vinyl albums.[9]
- 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.
- UK Independent Singles Charts - Chart of the biggest selling independent singles.
- UK Independent Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling independent albums.
- Official Soundtrack Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling film/TV soundtrack and musical theatre albums.
Afrobeats
- Official Afrobeats Chart - Chart of the biggest selling Afrobeats and Afroswing songs.
Asian
- Asian Music Chart - Chart of the biggest selling Asian singles.[10]
- Official Punjabi Music Chart - Chart of the biggest selling punjabi singles.
Classical
- Official Classical Artist Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling classical music albums which have 60% or more of their playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional" music.
- Official Specialist Classical Chart - Chart of the biggest selling specialist classical albums which have all of their playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional" music.
- Official Classical Compilation Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling classical music compilation albums.
Country/Roots
- Official Americana Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling Americana albums.[11]
- Official Country Artists Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling country music albums.
- Official Country Compilations Chart - Chart of the biggest selling country music compilation albums.
- Official Folk Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling folk music albums.
Dance
- UK Dance Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling dance singles.
- UK Dance Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling dance albums.
Hip Hop/R&B
- UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling hip hop and R&B singles
- UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling hip hop and R&B albums.
Jazz/Blues/Gospel
- Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling jazz and blues albums.
- Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart - Chart of the most popular christian and gospel albums in the UK.[12]
Rock/Metal
- UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling rock and heavy metal singles.
- UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling rock and heavy metal albums.
Other charts
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.[13]
On March 10, 2024, the UK Country Airplay chart debuted, the first ever genre-specific airplay chart. Monitored by Radiomonitor and the UK wing of the Country Music Association, chart rankings collate information from a range of participating radio stations to identify the most listened to country music single in the UK each week. The chart itself is posted on Holler Country.[14]
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.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (11 February 2015). "UK's Official Albums Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Loreen enters UK chart "The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40" with "Tattoo"". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Wells, Matt (2 September 2004). "Record industry produces first chart of legal downloads". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ West, Dave (9 April 2006). "Album chart allows downloads from Sunday". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Langshaw, Mark (10 May 2012). "Official music streaming chart launching in UK". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Album charts to count streamed songs". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company
- ^ a b Siddique, Haroon (13 April 2015). "Vinyl records get into groove with own charts". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "BritAsia In Conjunction With The Official Charts Company Launch - The UK Punjabi Chart". Daily Ent Xpress. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Mumford and Sons fail authenticity test as first UK Americana chart launches". The Independent. Independent News & Media. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "BBC - Podcasts and Downloads Rights Restrictions". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Eames, Tom (March 11, 2024). "Conner Smith tops UK's first ever Country Radio Airplay Chart". Smooth Radio.
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This page was last edited on 27 May 2024, at 15:44