After a Q1 of full Top of the Pops shows Q2 began without enough records to fill the show. The following week saw just 4 eligible records which were 3 new entries by Weeknd plus the number one, probably the best illustration of why Top of the Pops shouldn't come back.
After Drake occupied the number one spot for the bulk of Q1 he hit number one again with a new record and I suspected we'd see 9 weeks of him at number one, any more than 9 seems impossible thanks to the ridiculous chart rules. Instead though Drake only lasted a week and we had Calvin Harris instead at number one for the remaining 8 weeks before he inevitably got knocked of the top courtesy of the chart rules.
As of next week YouTube views will count towards the chart. Given the obvious way to hear how a chart record goes is by playing it on YouTube it will most likely ensure that a record will stay in the charts for 9 weeks before down weighting takes effect.
There have been a number of records which have not featured due to lack of YouTube video. Will these new rules make a difference of do said artists really care enough to put a video on YouTube? We'll soon find out.
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