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Old 05-07-2008, 19:22
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Does anyone know the time they finish compiling The Official UK Top 40 singles chart ready to be broadcast on Radio 1? I always thought it was 4pm.
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Old 05-07-2008, 21:11
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I think it's midnight saturday/sunday

I'm not 100% though so don't quote me on it
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Old 05-07-2008, 22:22
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Yes, end of trading on Saturday for stores that send data back, but I don't know about iTunes/Napster etc, given it is electronic I am assuming that it will be up until midnight on Saturday/Sunday.

The charts are released to the industry at 1pm if it is of any interest
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Old 06-07-2008, 01:37
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Yes, end of trading on Saturday for stores that send data back, but I don't know about iTunes/Napster etc, given it is electronic I am assuming that it will be up until midnight on Saturday/Sunday.

The charts are released to the industry at 1pm if it is of any interest
So when they have an artist in the studio on the Top 40 Show, and it gets down to the last two, and the presenter says 'who's gonna be number one - you, or Artist X? Well... at number two this week... Artist X, which means you are number one!!!!'

... the number one artist has to feign surprise and delight?! They've known already for six hours!

Seems like you can't believe anything you see/hear in the media...
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Old 06-07-2008, 16:39
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Well, possibly! I mean whilst they are dished out at 1PM, it doesn't mean the artist will find out. But I'm no doubt sure that managers etc would call or text their artist to congratulate them.

Those phone calls may also not be live don't forget...
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Old 07-07-2008, 06:56
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Ever wondered how the charts are compiled?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/c...bram=1&bbram=1
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