UK music charts

List of music charts in the United Kingdom

The UK music charts are a collection of charts that reflect the music-buying habits of people within the United Kingdom. Most of them are produced by the Official Charts Company.

## Main charts

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### All-genre charts

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* UK singles chart \- The official singles chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales, and (since July 2014) a factor for audio streams.[1]
* UK Albums Chart \- The official albums chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales, and (since March 2015) a factor for audio streams.[2]
* The EE Official Big Top 40 From Global \- Non-OCC singles chart introduced in 2009, compiled from iTunes sales, Apple Music streams and Global radio airplay.[3]
* UK Singles Downloads Chart \- Singles chart based purely on downloads. Introduced in 2004.[4]
* UK Album Downloads Chart \- Albums chart based purely on downloads. Introduced in 2006.[5]
* Official Audio Streaming Chart \- Chart based purely on song plays on digital streaming services.[6]
* Official Albums Streaming Chart \- Chart based purely on album plays on digital streaming services.[7]
* Official Physical Singles Chart - Chart based purely on physical single sales.
* Official Music Video Chart - Chart based purely on the UK's biggest music videos of the week, based on sales of DVDs, Blu-rays and other physical formats.[8]
* Official Vinyl Singles Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling vinyl singles.[9]
* Official Vinyl Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling vinyl albums.[9]
* Scottish Singles Chart \- Regional chart. Reflects how sales towards the UK Singles Chart are faring in Scotland.
* Scottish Albums Chart \- Regional chart. Reflects how sales towards the UK Albums Chart are faring in Scotland.
* UK Independent Singles Charts \- Chart of the biggest selling independent singles.
* UK Independent Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling independent albums.
* Official Soundtrack Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling film/TV soundtrack and musical theatre albums.

### Afrobeats

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* Official Afrobeats Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling Afrobeats and Afroswing songs.

### Asian

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* Asian Music Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling Asian singles.[10]
* Official Punjabi Music Chart - Chart of the biggest selling punjabi singles.

### Classical

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* Official Classical Artist Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling classical music albums which have 60% or more of their playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional" music.
* Official Specialist Classical Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling specialist classical albums which have all of their playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional" music.
* Official Classical Compilation Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling classical music compilation albums.

### Country/Roots

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* Official Americana Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling Americana albums.[11]
* Official Country Artists Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling country music albums.
* Official Country Compilations Chart - Chart of the biggest selling country music compilation albums.
* Official Folk Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling folk music albums.

### Dance

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* UK Dance Singles Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling dance singles.
* UK Dance Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling dance albums.

### Hip Hop/R&B

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* UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling hip hop and R&B singles
* UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling hip hop and R&B albums.

### Jazz/Blues/Gospel

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* Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling jazz and blues albums.
* Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart - Chart of the most popular christian and gospel albums in the UK.[12]

### Rock/Metal

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* UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling rock and heavy metal singles.
* UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart \- Chart of the biggest selling rock and heavy metal albums.

### Other charts

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Further genre, format and regional charts are produced by OCC and other compilers.

Classic FM introduced a classical music chart and the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame. 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. Monitored by Radiomonitor and the UK wing of the Country Music Association, chart rankings collate information from a range of participating radio stations to identify the most listened to country music single in the UK each week. The chart itself is posted on Holler Country.[14]

## References

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1. ^ Kreisler, Lauren (22 June 2014). "UK's Official Singles Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
2. ^ Copsey, Rob (11 February 2015). "UK's Official Albums Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
3. ^ "Loreen enters UK chart "The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40" with "Tattoo"". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
4. ^ Wells, Matt (2 September 2004). "Record industry produces first chart of legal downloads". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
5. ^ West, Dave (9 April 2006). "Album chart allows downloads from Sunday". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
6. ^ Langshaw, Mark (10 May 2012). "Official music streaming chart launching in UK". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
7. ^ "Album charts to count streamed songs". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
8. ^ Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company
9. ^ a b Siddique, Haroon (13 April 2015). "Vinyl records get into groove with own charts". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
10. ^ "BritAsia In Conjunction With The Official Charts Company Launch - The UK Punjabi Chart". Daily Ent Xpress. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
11. ^ "Mumford and Sons fail authenticity test as first UK Americana chart launches". The Independent. Independent News & Media. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
12. ^ "Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
13. ^ "BBC - Podcasts and Downloads Rights Restrictions". bbc.co.uk.
14. ^ Eames, Tom (March 11, 2024). "Conner Smith tops UK's first ever Country Radio Airplay Chart". Smooth Radio.

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