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September – A rebranding of the commercial radio chart show sees it lose the Network Chart Show branding and is now called the ‘’Pepsi Chart’’. [5] 1997. 31 August – Regular programming on the BBC's radio and television stations is abandoned to provide ongoing news coverage of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Consequently, for ...
The Official Chart is a long-running United Kingdom music chart programme, airing each Friday afternoon on BBC Radio 1. It airs the UK Singles Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company . In July 2015 The Official Chart moved from its traditional Sunday slot to Friday afternoons, to coincide with the global change in new music release dates ...
Global, which produced the show, made the decision to withdraw the programme from syndication to the wider commercial radio network. [7] The final show across the commercial radio network aired on 30 December 2018. The relaunched show, The Official Big Top 40, started in January 2019 and is widely available on Capital and Heart. [7]
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.
Official Chart logo. The UK singles chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) [1] is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.
This list shows the thirty-nine artists with the most top-ten singles on the UK singles chart. American singer-actor Elvis Presley holds the record for most top-ten singles with seventy-six entries. [7] British musician Cliff Richard is in second place, with sixty-eight. [7] American singer-songwriter-actress Madonna in third, with sixty-four. [8]
Having been streamed over 562 million times, "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi is the UK's most-streamed song (up to November 2022).In June 2014, the Official Charts Company (OCC) started including audio streams in the official UK Singles Chart, recognising their importance as an indicator of current popular trends and tastes in music.
2004 in British radio – Ofcom takes over the regulation of British radio from The Radio Authority; Chris Moyles takes over the breakfast show on Radio 1, while Scott Mills takes over as presenter of the network's drivetime show; 100.7 Heart FM presenter Tushar Makwana dies in hospital following a hit-and-run incident during a botched robbery ...