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New era for chart arrives.
Now all downloads will count to rundown, as OCC updates rules
by Paul Williams
The UK singles chart will this week usher in the New Year with one of the most significant changes in its 54-year history.
From this week the Official Charts Company is axing all qualification restrictions for digital sales. The result is that every download sold will count towards the combined singles chart, concluding a process started nearly two years ago when some downloads were first allowed into the rundown.
The change will result in an overhaul in the look and make-up of the chart, beginning with the countdown published this coming Sunday (January 7), as for the first time digital-only releases will be able to qualify irrespective of whether an accompanying physical format is or will be made available.
The Official Charts Company's chart director Omar Maskatiya says the move underlines the rapid growth in the UK of download sales, which now make up around 80% of the entire singles market.
"It's 1m downloads a week now and we're surprised just how fast it has taken off; it really has just motored and people want to consume music in that way. This next development is a natural one," he says.
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