How biased are the current UK song charts?

RJDG14 · 10-29-2015, 11:19 AM

There are a couple of reasons why I feel that the charts are biased at the moment, most obviously being that since about 2007 everything has been pop on the main chart, with all other entities being shifted into a separate chart. In addition, I've found channels such as MTV promote an "upcoming hit" several weeks before it's even out officially, then place it as a #1 new entry the first week it's in the charts. How do they do this? And why do I never see anything alternative in the chart anymore? Would it be that alternative music is not in fashion, or do they place it in a different area now?

10-29-2015, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
RJDG14 Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 157	How biased are the current UK song charts? There are a couple of reasons why I feel that the charts are biased at the moment, most obviously being that since about 2007 everything has been pop on the main chart, with all other entities being shifted into a separate chart. In addition, I've found channels such as MTV promote an "upcoming hit" several weeks before it's even out officially, then place it as a #1 new entry the first week it's in the charts. How do they do this? And why do I never see anything alternative in the chart anymore? Would it be that alternative music is not in fashion, or do they place it in a different area now?