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UKChartsPlus
NewUKChartsPluslogo (June 2010)
EditorLonnie Readioff
CategoriesEntertainment industry
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherUKChartsPlus
First issue1 September 2001;22 years ago(2001-09-01)
CompanyOfficial Charts Company
CountryEngland
Based inLondon
WebsiteUKChartsPlus.co.uk
OldChartsPlus logo(2001–2010)

UKChartsPlusis an independent weeklynewsletterabout the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 asChartsPlusin order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the UK, as compiled by theOfficial Charts Company.It began afterHit Music,a sister publication ofMusic Week,ceased publication in May 2001. The new newsletter was established totally independent ofMusic Week,licensing the chart data directly from Official Charts Company and other chart providers.

History

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Initially, the newsletter covered:

It also included aNew Entries Spotlighton all new top 200 singles, and aYear to Datecollection of all the current year's Top 200 albums and singles.

Since then, it has expanded to include theBPIsilver, gold or platinum sales awards, predictions of the success of forthcoming releases, Budget Albums Top 50, Airplay Top 100, andDownloads Top 40.The Welsh Singles and Albums Top 75s and theScottish Singles and AlbumsTop 75s are published in reference to the main UK Top 200 listings. It also published genre specific charts, forIndie,Dance,RockandR&B.

Some of these charts are exclusive toChartsPlusand it is the only site that publish theUK Singles ChartandUK Albums Chartpositions below 75, as is the case for the Compilation Album Chart for positions below 40.

In October 2008, publisherMusiqware Ltd.(formerlyIQware Ltd.) ceased production ofChartsPlus:the last issue published was number 371 (4 October 2008). In December 2008,ChartsPluswas relaunched by new publisherUKChartsPlus;the first issue under new ownership was number 383 (27 December 2008). Issues 372-382 were issued retrospectively between January and March 2009.

2010 relaunch

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With issue no. 463 (10 July 2010) the publication was relaunched under the new title "UKChartsPlus",featuring a new cover (with hyperlinked index),[1]several new charts, and some expanded charts, and a new colour scheme. It now also features a singles index and an albums index showing each entry's chart positions across all charts featured inUKChartsPlus.[2][3]

The range of charts (chart provider, in parentheses, Official Charts Company unless otherwise stated):[1]

  • Top 200 Singles (reduced to only Top 100 Singles as of issue 829, dated 15 July 2017, after OCC stopped compiling positions 101-200 because of a new rule whereby no more than three tracks from one album can feature on the singles chart in the same week).[4]
  • Top 200 Artist Albums
  • Top 200 Download Songs
  • Top 100 Audio Streaming Songs (from issue no. 672, 12 July 2014)
  • Top 100 Download Albums
  • Top 50 Compilation Albums
  • Top 50 Budget Albums
  • Top 40 Vinyl Albums
  • Top 40 Dance Singles & Albums
  • Top 50 R&B Singles & Albums
  • Top 40 Rock/Metal Singles & Albums
  • Top 50 Indie Singles & Albums
  • Top 20 Indie Breakers Singles & Albums
  • Top 100 Year So Far Singles & Albums
  • Top 75 Scottish Singles & Albums (with reference to main chart)
  • Top 75 Welsh Singles & Albums (with reference to main chart)
  • UK Radio Airplay Top 100 (NMC), from July 2013: UK Radio Airplay Top 200 (Radio Monitor)
  • UK TV Airplay Top 40 (NMC), from July 2013: UK TV Airplay Top 40 (Radio Monitor)
  • The Big Top 40(Global Radio)

Other features:[1]

  • New Entries Spotlight: Singles (Top 200)
  • New Entries Spotlight: Albums (Top 100)
  • UKChartsPlus Singles Index
  • UKChartsPlus Albums Index
  • BPI Sales Awards (BPI)
  • NMC Airplay Awards (NMC), from July 2013: UKChartsPlus Airplay Awards (based on Radio Monitor data)

Occasional additions:

  • Michael Jackson Performance Chart[1]
  • Beatles Performance Chart
  • Football Songs Chart (based on OCC data)[1]
  • Christmas Songs Chart (based on OCC data)
  • Lonnie's Random Observations

Subscriptions and back issues

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As of February 2011, there are two subscription services available, the full and the express versions (downloads: only Top 50, Year So Far: only Top 75s,noUK TV Airplay Top 40, The Big Top 40, Indie Breakers, Vinyl Top 40, Index).[5]Back issues are available, separately, or in quarterly or annual batches.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcde"UKChartsPlus Index".UKChartsPlus(463). Liverpool:Official Charts Company:1.
  2. ^Chris Wall. "Editorial".UKChartsPlus(463). Liverpool: Official Charts Company.
  3. ^Lonnie Readioff. "Lonnie's Random Observations".UKChartsPlus(463). Liverpool: Official Charts Company.
  4. ^"UKChartsPlus - Background".UKChartsPlus.co.uk.Retrieved24 January2022.
  5. ^"UKChartsPlus Prices".UKChartsPlus.co.uk.February 2011.Retrieved11 February2011.
  6. ^"UKChartsPlus Back Issues".UKChartsPlus.co.uk.February 2011.Retrieved11 February2011.
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