UK's aptly named Official Chart Company has a fairly progressive idea for how to more accurately tabulate the sales success of musical artists on its Official Download Chart -- by including the sales statistics for tracks offered as downloadable content for rhythm titles such as Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour and SingStar.
To compile and include this data, it would take a great deal of negotiation between the record companies, the Official Chart Company and the game's developers, but we think it's definitely worth the trouble -- if only so we could try to get Stephen and the Colberts on the UK Weekly Top 40.
Reader Comments (18)
Posted: Jul 9th 2009 6:57PM (Unverified) said
My Eeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Jul 9th 2009 6:50PM (Unverified) said
I would love to see some numbers on some of my favorite DLC in Rock Band. Cough it up HMX!!!
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Posted: Jul 10th 2009 5:04AM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said
There is a few of them on the Rock Band forums. Here's one of them.
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108105
There's plenty: top DLC of all time, weekly DLC charts for all consoles etc.
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http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108105
There's plenty: top DLC of all time, weekly DLC charts for all consoles etc.
Posted: Jul 10th 2009 9:56AM (Unverified) said
@Archon:
Unfortunately, that's probably the only chart we'll ever see a Jonathan Coulton song at #1.
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Unfortunately, that's probably the only chart we'll ever see a Jonathan Coulton song at #1.
Posted: Jul 9th 2009 7:00PM (Unverified) said
OMG ITS t3h R31Z
seriously, can we try to have on topic posts instead of 50 going DSG LOLOMGWTFBBQ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
We all have eyes, we all can see her. Shut the fuck up and talk about the article
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seriously, can we try to have on topic posts instead of 50 going DSG LOLOMGWTFBBQ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
We all have eyes, we all can see her. Shut the fuck up and talk about the article
Posted: Jul 9th 2009 7:16PM zx3junglist said
she's on the left
with the guitar
kicking
screaming
plotting your death.
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with the guitar
kicking
screaming
plotting your death.
Posted: Jul 10th 2009 12:13AM peterntrinh said
In all honesty, I think she's there because the guys were too lazy to keep the original graphic.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2009 7:22PM (Unverified) said
*Shrinks slowly into a corner*
No....not again....not again!!....Not AGAAAAAAAAAAIINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
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No....not again....not again!!....Not AGAAAAAAAAAAIINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Jul 9th 2009 8:37PM (Unverified) said
I would wager that depending on how many tracks are downloaded then whatever the weekly DLC happens to be could skew the Chart in it's favour over the older stuff. I know the Chartshow guys are also looking into adding streaming services like Spotify n Last.FM to the counting too. But they both have the same issue of adding the complexity of figuring out what's UK bought/listened too.
Also I think they are just aiming for gimmicks with the chart show if they want to add game DLC to the numbers. How would they deal with Beatles Rockband? Just add nearly every Beatles songs as joint whatever in the chart?
Silly idea
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Also I think they are just aiming for gimmicks with the chart show if they want to add game DLC to the numbers. How would they deal with Beatles Rockband? Just add nearly every Beatles songs as joint whatever in the chart?
Silly idea
Posted: Jul 9th 2009 7:52PM TaskMaster said
This is an excellent idea. It could possibly persuade the holdout labels to release more popular music when they see the actual cash and interest it generates.
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Posted: Jul 9th 2009 10:29PM (Unverified) said
I'd like to see the uk top 20 in DLC for Singstar or Lips, it would be great, I don't know why they don't already to be honest, what a great way of making your songs even more well known. Also having some top 20 in Rockband would be awsome too, it would also give older songs more recognition.
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