 NewUKChartsPlus logo (June 2010) | |
| Editor | Chris Wall |
|---|---|
| Categories | Entertainment industry |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | UKChartsPlus |
| First issue | 1 September 2001; 24 years ago (2001-09-01) |
| Company | Official Charts Company |
| Country | England |
| Based in | London |
| Website | UKChartsPlus.co.uk |
UKChartsPlus is an independent weeklynewsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 asChartsPlus in order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the UK, as compiled by theOfficial Charts Company. It began afterHit Music, a sister publication ofMusic Week, ceased publication in May 2001. The new newsletter was established totally independent ofMusic Week, licensing the chart data directly from Official Charts Company and other chart providers.
Initially, the newsletter covered:
It also included aNew Entries Spotlight on all new top 200 singles, and aYear to Date collection of all the current year's Top 200 albums and singles.
Since then, it has expanded to include theBPI silver, gold or platinum sales awards, predictions of the success of forthcoming releases, Budget Albums Top 50, Airplay Top 100, andDownloads Top 40. The Welsh Singles and Albums Top 75s and theScottish Singles and Albums Top 75s are published in reference to the main UK Top 200 listings. It also published genre specific charts, forIndie,Dance,Rock andR&B.
Some of these charts are exclusive toChartsPlus and it is the only site that publish theUK Singles Chart andUK Albums Chart positions below 75, as is the case for the Compilation Album Chart for positions below 40.
In October 2008, publisherMusiqware Ltd. (formerlyIQware Ltd.) ceased production ofChartsPlus: the last issue published was number 371 (4 October 2008). In December 2008,ChartsPlus was relaunched by new publisherUKChartsPlus; the first issue under new ownership was number 383 (27 December 2008). Issues 372-382 were issued retrospectively between January and March 2009.
With issue no. 463 (10 July 2010) the publication was relaunched under the new title "UKChartsPlus", featuring a new cover (with hyperlinked index),[1] several new charts, and some expanded charts, and a new colour scheme. It now also features a singles index and an albums index showing each entry's chart positions across all charts featured inUKChartsPlus.[2][3]
The range of charts (chart provider, in parentheses, Official Charts Company unless otherwise stated):[1]
Other features:[1]
Occasional additions:
As of February 2011, there are two subscription services available, the full and the express versions (downloads: only Top 50, Year So Far: only Top 75s,no UK TV Airplay Top 40, The Big Top 40, Indie Breakers, Vinyl Top 40, Index).[5] Back issues are available, separately, or in quarterly or annual batches.[6]
