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Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 10/8/2018

10 August 2018 - 16 August 2018

The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com. View the biggest songs of 2023.

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Mr. Threepwood

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It's amazing that it took Gigi D'Agostino a total of just over 22 years to make a return to the UK Chart. The only time he appeared was in July 1996, at #73 with "Angel's Symphony" (with RAF by Picotto). Both times, amusingly enough, he's the second credited act.

He is well-known for his cover of Nik Kershaw's "The Riddle", which is surprisingly good and fun, and also has a great video. It came out around 1999/2000.

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Frank Griffin

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The Charts has been updated now.

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Paul Anthony Searle

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Don't you guys at the OCC work on Saturday's ???? I'm sure somebody does! and someone who could see their way to uploading the correct TOP 100 singles chart which like others point out should have been uploaded at 5.45 YESTERDAY FFS! By some way of an apology you do publish just the top 40 elsewhere in your posts but this is NOT acceptable and almost 24 hours later it's still not fixed. Sort it out NOW Please!

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James England

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Technical fault. Please stand by. Click. Tick Tock. Whoosh. Kachook. Bzzzt. Error. Cannot Computer. Fault. Reboot. Stand By. Hard Drive Rebooting. Error. All Data Erased. Whoops!

:P

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James England

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I think the chart has got even worse (well as bad as when Ed Sheeran's entire album was in the top 20!). The current number one has been in the chart for 21 weeks! 5 MONTHS AND BACK UP TO NUMBER ONE. That's crazy. Shotgun rises back to number one. This sort of chart activity would have been impossible pre-internet and pre-streaming.

Other than a 16 - 20 week limit for all songs eligible for streaming chart status, I cannot see any other way to improve the chart. No amount of chart stream 'quotas' will change the jukebox nature of the chart. Streaming will never equal true sales so just cap the streams - 20 weeks is enough and then the song is not eligible for chart sales. That would mean Geroge Ezra's Shotgun would have dropped out of the top 40 last week.

See, my idea will result in radical change to chart! Real movement instead of a top 10 or top 20 stagnant week in week out. :) The chart is busted, folks. Time for radical change.

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David Eve

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its back upto no.1 because its sales/streams are still increasing or steady. As soon as they drop 3 consecutive week it will tumble as ACR will kick in.
Personally i think someone's streams should only count once as sales only count once...rather than every week.
Don't forget the only reason it has been in the chart for 21 weeks is the song was streaming and hence charting before official release and it took a while to climb to the top in the first place - as songs used to do before downloads and streaming.....

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James England

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Said in hindsight, the OCC and the streaming apps should have sorted this out back in 2014 when streaming was added to the chart. The whole chart is mucked up - songs are around too long. Also, with streaming and Youtube views it seems a bit too much favouring artists on bigger record labels. Just the impression I get. I doubt a guy on his own record label or someone else's tiny record label will get many YT views. "Record label?" That sounds old fashioned. Heh. Kids will ask "what is a record?" "Well, kids, it's a shiny black thing that reproduces sound". Their reaction: "Boring!"

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Colin Mccrory

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Any chance you could actually put up this weeks singles and album chart?? Meant to update at 5.45pm on Friday.

It’s now 10am Saturday and still no sign of them :-(

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David Blake

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I sense a rat, Colin Mccrory! 'Officially', George Ezra (a 'real' musician) has returned to #1... but the OCC don't recognise it.

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Colin Mccrory

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Exactly.. so called official chart and they don’t even bother to update it.. ridiculous

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James England

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"Due to a technical fault beyond our control, the latest charts aren’t showing on the site. We’re hoping to resolve the issue as soon as possible." - OCC on their Facebook page

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James England

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Technical fault. You can view the top 40 on the Radio 1 site.

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Colin Mccrory

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Indeed and I did that the moment I realised this wasn’t updated. But the whole point of this site is to view the entire 100. “Technical fault”. Probably more likely member of staff forgot to update singles and albums before knocking off for the weekend haha

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Paul Bramley

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How technical is it to publish a page on the web?

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Colin Mccrory

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Exactly Paul... by the time it’s updated we will already be onto Mondays midweek chart.

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Official Charts

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It's a bit more involved than that Paul. When the charts publish, the process also re-crunches the numbers on each individual artist hub, weeks on chart, etc. Anyway, the latest charts are up now, enjoy!

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Helen Robertson

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why is the chart not updating?

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Dan Love

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they've had a technical problem so they can't upload it
but you can see the top 40 singles here: http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/george-ezra-returns-to-number-1-for-a-third-week-with-shotgun__23670/

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The Poacher

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Why no Singles/Albums charts for today?

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Dan Love

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they've had a technical problem so can't upload it
but you can see the top 40 singles here: http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/george-ezra-returns-to-number-1-for-a-third-week-with-shotgun__23670/

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Jamie

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Hey guys for those interested I made a Reddit page about the charts where we can discuss would appreciate if some of you subscribed :) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e7db82987983338b687ae0525d25ad8714e8760cba96ed0b1330f2390820223c.png

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etin

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Boyzone's because didnt chart

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Dan Love

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How many music consumers do you think know or care about Boyzone, more than Drake or George Ezra

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etin

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90s lovers very well know boyzone

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James England

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On the subject of a lack of good songs in the chart, here's a catchy pop song. Has a Euro-pop vibe. The song does contain a swear word but if OCC don't mind, here is the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL9v67-X_Ug

"Girlfriend....don't feel like a girlfriend."

The chart needs more tracks like this. :) There is another version sung in a foreign language.

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Helen Robertson

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I love Christine and the queens .. Lovin Doesn't Matter.

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Ronald van Veen

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Robyn entered the chart at #87.... after all that media coverage. I don't get it!

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Orange Studio

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Well her style of pop music was big in the 2000s and early 2010s but it has basically died out now. It gets to #44 on sales, which is used more by older people, but doesn't chart on streaming, which is typically used by younger people and which is also used way more than sales. Therefore it gets a very low position.

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Ronald van Veen

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I guess I am one of those older (50) people then.... I really love this song and play it all the time!

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etin

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Her style isnt old.she refresh herself in Every work. Even old tiesto in top 10. He couldnt even dream this..She just doesnt collab with djs and rappers

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Alec Gabriel

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me too! I play it every day !

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Yolanda Merkel

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Garbage charts. People have become dumb and complacent.

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Orange Studio

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No, just more dumb and complacent people have started listening to music. There have always been lots of dumb and complacent people

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Chloe Jones

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The charts are SO boring at the moment, there is just nothing happening and some great singles either didn't make it to the Top 100 or barely scraped in

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Dan Love

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It has always been boring at this time of year, a lot more singles will be released soon

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Chloe Jones

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About 100 came out last week but this week I counted just 33

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Piran

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I like seeing 'Body' hit the Top 10, but a bit mixed on 'Taste'!
Not too fond of 'Lucid Dreams' just beneath them though & haven't heard 'Sicko Mode' yet.