The Official Charts appear in a wide range of media, broadcasting and publishing right across the nation.
As well as being featured on Radio 1, MTV and in industry bible Music Week, our charts appear via Classic FM, Gramophone magazine, Yahoo, Observer Music Monthly, and approaching 80% of the national newspapers bought every day in the UK. We are also working continuously to make the charts and chart news accessible to music fans via a range of additional sources, including iPhone apps, Twitter feeds, Facebook and many others besides. Below are a series of links to some of our closest partners.
For licensing enquiries, contact Luke Whalley or Phil Matcham
Newspapers:
Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Record, Daily Star, Independent, Sun, London Lite
Magazines:
Music Week, Billboard (US), Music Network (Aus), Radio Magazine, DVD & Blu-ray Review, Cue Entertainment, Gramophone, Songlines
TV:
MTV, VH1, TMF, 4Music, The Box, Smash Hits
Radio:
BBC Radio1, BBC 1Xtra, Classic FM
Web/Wapsites:
BBC.co.uk, HMV.co.uk, Napster UK, Orange, Virgin Net, Yahoo UK, thesun.co.uk, 7 Digital Media.
BBC Radio 1
The Radio One Official Chart Show is one of the nation’s most popular radio shows, broadcast every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm, hosted by Fearne and Reggie and featuring The Top 40 rundown and guest appearances by artists looking to celebrate their new chart success. 97.7- 99.7 MHz
Music Week
Music Week is the UK music industry’s leading trade title, celebrating its 50th year of publication this year. The magazine, and its predecessors such as Record Retailer, have been publishing the UK’s official charts for the past four decades and more.
MTV chart show
MTV, the leading music channel family, broadcasts a range of Official Charts, including the Official Singles Chart, the Official Albums Chart, Official Downloads Chart and much more. The Official Singles Chart offers the first chance to see all of the videos to the UK’s biggest selling singles, every Monday afternoon from 4pm to 7.30pm on TMF.
iPhone App
The first Official Charts iPhone application was launched in Spring 2009, designed for use on the world’s fastest growing phone handset, and providing a weekly update of the Official Singles and Albums Top 40s, together with deep links for additional functionality.
Virgin Books
Through our partnership with Virgin Books, Official Charts contributes data to a range of books, including the Virgin Book Of British Hit Singles, the Virgin Book Of British Hit Albums, The Top 40s Book and a series of pop quiz books.
Retail Video Charts
* DVD Chart
* Blu-Ray Chart
* UMD Chart
* All Video
Video Genre Charts
* Film Video (DVD & Blu-ray)
* Music Video (DVD & Blu-ray)
* Children's Video (DVD & Blu-ray)
* Sport/Health/Fitness DVD
* TV Video (DVD & Blu-ray)
* Special Interest DVD
* Interactive DVD
Other Music Charts
* Official Scottish Charts (Singles & Albums) - Based on sales by Grampian, STV and Borders TV regions
* Official Welsh Charts (Singles & Albums Charts) - Based on sales in Welsh postcodes
* Classic FM Chart - Based on Classical Albums
* 1Xtra Chart - Based on sales of tracks in line with 1Xtra playlist policy
