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UKChartsPlus

UKChartsPlus is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand UKChartsPlus rather than just read about it. In short: UKChartsPlus is an independent weekly newsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 as ChartsPlus in order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the UK, as compiled by the Official Charts Company.

Key takeaways

UKChartsPlus belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect UKChartsPlus to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of UKChartsPlus from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

UKChartsPlus is an independent weekly newsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 as ChartsPlus in order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the UK, as compiled by the Official Charts Company. It began after Hit Music, a sister publication of Music Week, ceased publication in May 2001. The new newsletter was established totally independent of Music Week, licensing the chart data directly from Official Charts Company and other chart providers.

History Initially, the newsletter covered:

The UK Singles Chart up to number 200 The UK Albums Chart up to number 200 The Compilation Album Chart up to number 50 It also included a New Entries Spotlight on all new top 200 singles, and a Year to Date collection of all the current year's Top 200 albums and singles. Since then, it has expanded to include the BPI silver, gold or platinum sales awards, predictions of the success of forthcoming releases, Budget Albums Top 50, Airplay Top 100, and Downloads Top 40. The Welsh Singles and Albums Top 75s and the Scottish Singles and Albums Top 75s are published in reference to the main UK Top 200 listings. It also published genre specific charts, for Indie, Dance, Rock and R&B. Some of these charts are exclusive to ChartsPlus and it is the only site that publish the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart positions below 75, as is the case for the Compilation Album Chart for positions below 40. In October 2008, publisher Musiqware Ltd. (formerly IQware Ltd.) ceased production of ChartsPlus: the last issue published was number 371 (4 October 2008). In December 2008, ChartsPlus was relaunched by new publisher UKChartsPlus; the first issue under new ownership was number 383 (27 December 2008). Issues 372-382 were issued retrospectively between January and March 2009.

2010 relaunch With issue no. 463 (10 July 2010) the publication was relaunched under the new title "UKChartsPlus", featuring a new cover (with hyperlinked index), 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 in UKChartsPlus. The range of charts (chart provider, in parentheses, Official Charts Company unless otherwise stated):

Top 200 Singles (reduced to only Top 100 Singles as of issue 829, dated 15 July 2017, after OCC stopped compiling positions 101-200 because of a new rule whereby no more than three tracks from one album can feature on the singles chart in the same week). Top 200 Artist Albums Top 200 Download Songs Top 100 Audio Streaming Songs (from issue no. 672, 12 July 2014) Top 100 Download Albums Top 50 Compilation Albums Top 50 Budget Albums Top 40 Vinyl Albums Top 40 Dance Singles & Albums Top 50 R&B Singles & Albums Top 40 Rock/Metal Singles & Albums Top 50 Indie Singles & Albums Top 20 Indie Breakers Singles & Albums Top 100 Year So Far Singles & Albums Top 75 Scottish Singles & Albums (with reference to main chart) Top 75 Welsh Singles & Albums (with reference to main chart) UK Radio Airplay Top 100 (NMC), from July 2013: UK Radio Airplay Top 200 (Radio Monitor) UK TV Airplay Top 40 (NMC), from July 2013: UK TV Airplay Top 40 (Radio Monitor) The Big Top 40 (Global Radio) Other features:

New Entries Spotlight: Singles (Top 200) New Entries Spotlight: Albums (Top 100) UKChartsPlus Singles Index UKChartsPlus Albums Index BPI Sales Awards (BPI) NMC Airplay Awards (NMC), from July 2013: UKChartsPlus Airplay Awards (based on Radio Monitor data) Occasional additions:

Michael Jackson Performance Chart Beatles Performance Chart Football Songs Chart (based on OCC data) Christmas Songs Chart (based on OCC data) Lonnie's Random Observations

Subscriptions and back issues 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). Back issues are available, separately, or in quarterly or annual batches.

See also Charts Plus (1991–1994 publication) Hit Music Music Week UK Albums Chart UK Singles Chart UK Album Downloads Chart UK Singles Downloads Chart

References

External links UKChartsPlus website Bibliography of British Chart books (History of predecessors publications Hit Music, Charts+Plus, et al.) Website of rival chart publisher Music Week Magazine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with UKChartsPlus

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what UKChartsPlus claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to UKChartsPlus before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about UKChartsPlus ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of UKChartsPlus

In research: UKChartsPlus appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses UKChartsPlus in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: UKChartsPlus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2001 establishments in the United Kingdom, Listings magazines, Magazines established in 2001, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for UKChartsPlus outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study UKChartsPlus in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what UKChartsPlus means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain UKChartsPlus out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is UKChartsPlus in simple terms?

Why does UKChartsPlus matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study UKChartsPlus?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on UKChartsPlus.