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Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 15/4/2016

15 April 2016 - 21 April 2016

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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Pekka Sahlberg

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Just so I would know. Now that streaming is a part of the official music charts so I was wondering does it include Spotify, YouTube and....on what other sites you can stream music that counts 1000 streams / 1 sold single / album? Please could some tell me. I hope I was clear enough! So it´s Spotify, YouTube and what other sites?! UR´s Pekka from Finland

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Official Charts

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Hi Pekka, all the major streaming channels report to the Official Chart - Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Napster, etc. We do not count YouTube plays.

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James England

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Expect some songs from Prince to appear in the chart tomorrow. He passed away today. He was one of the biggest pop stars of the 1980s and fondly remembered.

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Froot_Store

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Sia is still in the top 3! Now i can believe music is still appreciated.

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Rohan Kakar

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you know what Good for drake, he has released loads of albums and to be precise 3 in 6 months and so the charts are finally changing and getting better, oh wait... Sia is back again with bang my head but just with sean paul y'know that jamaican rapper that sounds normal when he talks but when he raps, GEEZ, you sound like an indian who is drunk and has slurred vocab.

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Alfred Lock

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Well that's just the way progress is with streaming now. Just a pity that most veteran acts no longer chart in the singles and only in the albums chart that is where the teen generation don't completely rule.

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akiue

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lol, the people who say that streaming is so easy to manipulate must look back at 2013 when a bunch of crazy anti-marge thatcher bought enough copies to make "ding dong! the witch is dead" hit the top 3 of the UK charts. every format is "easy to manipulate" if you get enough people with enough energy.

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James England

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Sweeping generalization I know, but I don't think pop music has improved with the internet and streaming. A lot of dance stuff - which seems to fill the top 100 - sounds fairly tuneless. I think this is the best dance song of the last few years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxJlW6cxRk

Only reached no 42! Deserved to be number one, I reckon. :) I also think Michael Jackson's Love Never Felt So Good is probably the best pop song of the last few years (even though it was originally recorded in the 1980s!) The updated version was amazing.

SImeone, sales represent what is popular. Well it used to before streaming came about and distorted the chart. Streaming is not sales so it's a new way to determine what is popular. Some music fans don't like the change. Anyway, as you say, streaming is here to stay!

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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My prediction is that if One Dance doesn't get a video by next week, it won't stay at number 1.

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Simeon Davenport

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Dear everyone: For the last f**king time, stop saying streams should be removed from the chart! Newsflash: They're not getting removed. EVER. Wake up! Stop complaining they should be! Your constant whining in these comments is doing NOTHING! The OCC is not getting rid of streams! What, are you hoping they're going to suddenly stop counting streams because a few people want it gone? Who cares if it's not sales? The OCC have NEVER been about sales. They've been about WHAT'S POPULAR and what the most POPULAR songs each week are, and considering how streams are the #1 way to see what songs are more popular and are beating sales, and considering sales are becoming more and more obsolete and it'll only be a few years until sales are 100% obsolete, streaming is used to see what songs are more popular! That's why it's added! Do you really think you griping in these comments is DOING ANYTHING? No! It's not! Accept the fact that this is the chart! Complaining about how much you hate streaming in the charts isn't going to make it go away! You'd have a better chance of the calendar being changed to have an 8th day of the week! Now stop complaining! I see most of you are aware of the sales chart. Well, that's what you should check every week. Now do that and stop complaining! Streams are not being removed from the chart, so it up and move on with your life!

Now, just to make sure you people see this, I'm tagging people who have commented about this so they'll get a notification when I post this comment:
https://disqus.com/by/paulanthonysearle/ https://disqus.com/by/Keenyy/ https://disqus.com/by/pekka_sahlberg/

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Pekka Sahlberg

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I´ll stop complaining. Things are how they are and we just have to live with it, I get that!!

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Piran

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You're right there! I still think we should pay attention to sales/downloads but streaming has surged in popularity over the last couple of years. It's been popular with the public (particularly teenagers) so artists rely heavily on it these days. The only change I would like to see the OCC make is to introduce a 'recurrent rule' so that songs spend a maximum number of weeks in the chart to give new artists and comeback artists a better chance - like in the USA.

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Spitfire

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I personally was happy to read your comments and didn't see it as complaining but rather informing us of things. Don"t let others stop you from having your say. You at least did not come across aggressive-unlike some.

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drew

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you should be removed from the chart as should streaming.

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Piran

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I get that some people don't like the way the charts work but that's no excuse to troll other people's opinions.

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Pekka Sahlberg

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Not complaining. How were the charts in the beginning of 80´s? As I have told you or somewhere I used to follow the top 40 singles chart on Radio Luxembourg on the radio here in Finland (long wave). It was the time when Ultravox, Visage, Spandau Ballet, Heaven 17 and other groups came. Let´s say after punk era. (Thank God it ended) So how were charts back then? I don´t think that radio play was much of nothing back then. Just the singles / albums sold at the time. But if you know better I´m more than to happy to hear about charts back in those days. I so miss those days. And for ur information, don´t EVER move to Finland because the music they make here is still the same old s*****t as like......it always have been. I give U British people a standing applause for giving me such great music over the years!! Just waiting 4 the new DEPECHE MODE album. I´ve listened and loved their music since they ever started. I so wish U well!!!

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Pekka Sahlberg

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That´s not a very nice thing to say to someone, is it? I wish we could be like friends here and be kind to one another. There is no need to be rude, is there?

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Sim

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the usa don't have a maximum number of weeks.. or if they do it is very high considering the fact WDYM lasted over 30 weeks on the chart.
the US charts are very stiff, should I say. so the song normally climbs up, peaks, stays around, falls a little then completely flops out. This is due to airplay. it always runs a month or so behind lol.

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Piran

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Yeah it's something like:
- No limit for songs in the Top 25
- 52 weeks maximum for songs below No.25
- 20 weeks maximum for songs below No.50
Airplay does indeed take a while to catch on so songs very rarely debut at No.1 in the US.

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Sim

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that makes sense for their chart considering the fact it's not very fluid. but having a limit on our charts would be pretty ridiculous. maybe like 60 weeks for below 50 to stop songs like Take Me To Church hanging around for little reason.
But nothing too abrupt, really. like some people were suggesting 26 weeks for the whole chart which is dumb.

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Piran

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Yeah 26 weeks is way too short, but 60 weeks seems sensible. It's just so other new artists and anyone making a comeback has a better chance of success. :)

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Karl Macnaughton

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Yeah, airplay, I don't mind the streaming personally as it's a way that people choose to enjoy/consume (call it what you will) music. But airplay, please let that horror never ever pollute our chart over here. Our chart is probably the most democratic in the world; if ever airplay counts I'll cease to care. I'd also be very much against a time limit on songs. They last as long as they last and they fade away only when people stop buying and playing them in sufficient number. Sounds fair to me.

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Piran

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I do agree with your point there. We have very little decision is what is played on the radio so it seems fair not to include it. Sales, downloads & streams (what the UK chart is currently based on) is a big part of how music fans enjoy singles... so I'm pleased that is how things are over here.
As for a time limit though I'm not entirely sure what I make of them. While it can get boring seeing the same songs in the Top 100 for so many weeks, they are often very good singles as well. :)

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James England

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I am going to predict a future number one!

Zayn- Fool For You

If that track is released from his album I reckon it's a future number one. :) It's a slow ballad with a strong melody.

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Diego

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Happy to see I'm in control finally, getting in the top 40

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ashlynn

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Little Mix secret love song ft Jason Durulo should be on the top 5

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Well it hit number 6 at one point...

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Piran

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Congratulations to Drake on his first ever UK No.1 as a lead artist! "One Dance" was last week's highest new entry but now it's this week's biggest climber too. I hope that "Cheap Thrills" gets another shot at No.1 though. 4 new entries (if you count the reworking of "Desire") in the Top 40 and they all seem okay. Pleased to see DNCE reach the Top 10 too. :)

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Scott Harris

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So "Cheap Thrills" didn't go number 1 in the UK, but it did top the Scotland chart like I predicted.

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Piran

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"Cheap Thrills" might not have gone to the top of the UK charts yet but it could next week and I hope it does.

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Scott Harris

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As much as I would love "Cheap Thrills" to go number 1, unfortunately, "One Dance" is on track for a second week at the top spot, so I'm starting to doubt it's gonna happen. :(

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James England

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Paul,

Rick Astley's last top 40 hit was in 1993! The guy is 50 years old so he's not gonna appeal to teens! Hopefully Rick's new album (out in June) will do decent business in the album chart.

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Carl Mefkintallica Foxall

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Disturbed at no. 63??? They shud no. 1

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jcjcjjc

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Number 22 if you exclude streaming.

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Carl Mefkintallica Foxall

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It's now up 2 no. 30 in the chart update

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theboy

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NO to the top!!
and NEW ROMANTICS already inside!!

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Diego

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This drake song is number one?!!!

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Dan Love

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Sia is no.1 in Scotland

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Diego

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Megan trainer is up 12 spots! These charts are so different to last weeks.

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Froot_Store

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She'll reach Top 10 next week, maybe number 8-7. By the way, is she even close to reach silver?

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Paul Anthony Searle

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NO new entries this week from J-Lo Pitbull Roxette or Rick Astley - what the is going on with the UK record buying public? Normally these would all make the top 40

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James Keen

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That is due to including streaming... It has completely and utterly crucified the charts!! Such a shame...

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RIME

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http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/ Even on the sales chart (which is the old method), Rick barely made the top 40 and I have no clue what Roxette, Jennifer Lopez, or Pitbull songs you're talking about because they're nowhere to be seen. Sorry, but you can't blame streaming for this one!

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Pekka Sahlberg

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Paul, I go through this chart but the real chart is the SALES chart. No streaming or that other s***t is included. Just the ones that has been bought or downloaded. CD´s, physical formats, vinyl, download´s, nothing else. That´s what I take as the REAL UK chart these days, both singles and albums. You do the same!! Just waiting for the new DEPECHE MODE CD that is due to be released in 2017. Let´s see how it does! And the new LADY GAGA too. But....it´s the SALES CHART!!! Remember please! Yours Pekka from Finland

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Pekka Sahlberg

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Even so but the streaming should be taken off when putting charts together. What if I got my 1000 friends in Facebook to stream let´s say QUEEN / Bohemian Rhapsody, 24/7 for a week. I think that would make it clime up the single´s chart all over again. And that would not selling anything, just listening. How would you feel bout that? I take the SALES chart the real chart these days. Ur´s Pekka from Finland

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Pekka Sahlberg

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So if I could make my 1000 facebook friends to stream QUEEN / Bohemian Rhapsody non-stop for a week so that would make1.816.216 streams per week. How many sold singles would that make? Or if I could do the same for QUEEN / Don´t Stop Me Now so it would be 3.054.545 streams per week. How many sold singles that equals? I know that this is just speculation but let´s pretend it would be real. Can anyone answer to me?

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RIME

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You do know the sales chart isn't immune to that kind of finagling, right? There was a whole stink about some awards show (in case you can't tell, I'm not British) that kept getting number ones, so a group of people decided to just latch onto a Rage Against the Machine song and buy it enough to get it to #1 instead. Similar things happened after some official died and trolls made "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" a hit again. Yes, it costs less for the end user, but if you were streaming a song that much, you'd hit enough ads to be giving the song's rightsholders significant ad revenue.

Also, mobilizing a group of people to try that sort of stunt isn't as easy as it sounds, so if you really want to prove that this system is bad, I openly challenge you to try.

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garry

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here's a chart based on sales which calls itself 'the real chart'! not sure how accurate it is, but it does make interesting comparisons! http://therealchart.blogspot.co.uk/p/this-weeks-chart-real-chart-music.html

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Dimitris

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Based on what I've read occasionally in here, 1.000 streams equals to 1 sale. So even with 3.000.000 streams (=3.000 sales) one wouldn't get to the top 100. Besides only 10 streams of each song per user is taken into account. Therefore I don't think charts are that easy to manipulate now, and definitely not easier than during the non streaming era.
In my opinion now that streaming is taken into account the charts are more accurate on which songs are really popular. In the previous era one single could be bought by anyone during the first weeks of its release and than drop off the charts because noone would buy it anymore even though many people would still enjoy listening to it. Nowadays one can easily detect which songs the majority of people enjoys listening, which is the point of the charts afterall.

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Dimitris

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Sorry I meant 100 streams equals to 1 sale. So along with the fact that only limited streams per user is taken into account, manipulating the charts isn't that easy.

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Dan Love

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J-Lo has already reached her peak in the music industry, wait a while because Pitbull might take a while to make an impact, Roxette were popular in the 80's and 90's and won't appeal to teens, and Rick Astley's last top 40 song was in 1993 so it will be hard for him to make a comeback now.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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I agree, all of Pitbull's songs post Timber have really flopped in the charts.

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akiue

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does it even share the methodology behind the calculations? all I see so far is the person showing their workspace, nothing more.

edit: I will never take this "real chart" seriously until I find their methodology(ies) found the methodology/ies. can't take this chart seriously; they include illegal downloads and don't include streams.

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Karl Macnaughton

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The streaming rules have a maximum number of plays per person per day of 10. So your thousand friends could all play Bohemian Rhapsody 24/7 every day for a week but each of their efforts would only count as 70 plays each for the whole week.
Multiply that by 1,000 and you get 70,000 streams. BUT 100 streams count as ONE sale so 70,000 / 100 = 700 sales. I doubt that would have any impact and it's certainly not worth the effort.