Wednesday, May 9, 2012

UK gets official Top 100 music streaming chart next week, Billboard seen crying in the corner

UK gets official Top 100 music streaming chart next week, Billboard seen crying in the corner

Used to be, musicians were judged (commercially speaking, of course) by how much radio play they got and how many albums and singles they sold. The UK's answer to Billboard, the Official Charts Company, has seen a future filled with streaming music from services like Spotify, Napster and Deezer and decided that it needed a streaming chart to truly judge the success or failure of today's, and tomorrow's, top tunes. Thus, a Top 100 streaming chart was created and is set to launch next Monday, May 14. So, who rules the web across the pod, sonically speaking.

Engadget, UK gets official Top 100 music streaming chart next week, Billboard seen crying in the corner

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