Small but apt comment to make considering this time next week we'll be sat around a table having a battle of wills across a Monopoly board. The introduction of downloads into the singles charts is having a largely positive effect, with any song out there eligible to re-enter the charts without so much as a CD press being turned on. So, inspite of the inevitability of the X Factor winner who dare not speak his name taking top spot next week, a cursory glance around the rest of the charts sees some genuinely festive favourites returning. I never thought I'd welcome Mariah Carey back into the top 10, but god bless her she's in at number 4 with "All I Want For Christmas", whilst the Pogues featuring Kirsty Maccoll are in at number 9 with the ever brilliant "Fairytale of New York" (ok, it's not technically a christmas song, but then Die Hard isnt technically a Christmas film).
Take a look at positions outside of the Top 10 and things get even more interesting with Slade, Wizzard, Wham, Shakey and Band Aid all coming back for a sing song. Lummee, I've seen Chris Rea and John & Yoko peeking in the edges of the Top 40.
This is all good. We're starting to get a chart driven by demand and not by smart distribution and poor retail sales. All we need now is something like Scrobble to publish most played tracks from users computers and we have a truly representative picture of what the world is rocking and a boppin' to.
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