The funny thing is, this obsession with the charts is very much a British thing. (Or perhaps was a British thing.) Maybe it exists in other countries. But in Spain, for example, no one gives a toss. Christmas number one? No one cares. Number one the day you were born? Ni idea. So I wonder whether the kind of interest in the charts in the UK that once existed was more of a glorious Anomaly.
I actually don't think it's that complicated. We need a basket of charts - maybe half a dozen, maybe more - that represent a constituent part of the music biz: vinyl/physical new releases, vinyl/physical catalogue, same for streaming - and abandon the "sales equivalents". Find sponsor and media partners for each chart. It's a B2B business, the B2C is long gone, people don't really care. B2B there is so much data and insight to share, it has value.
The funny thing is, this obsession with the charts is very much a British thing. (Or perhaps was a British thing.) Maybe it exists in other countries. But in Spain, for example, no one gives a toss. Christmas number one? No one cares. Number one the day you were born? Ni idea. So I wonder whether the kind of interest in the charts in the UK that once existed was more of a glorious Anomaly.
I actually don't think it's that complicated. We need a basket of charts - maybe half a dozen, maybe more - that represent a constituent part of the music biz: vinyl/physical new releases, vinyl/physical catalogue, same for streaming - and abandon the "sales equivalents". Find sponsor and media partners for each chart. It's a B2B business, the B2C is long gone, people don't really care. B2B there is so much data and insight to share, it has value.