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[Jono]

The Official Charts Company has revealed that an "error" was made when calculating last week's music charts.

The official top 40 singles and album charts, which are announced on BBC Radio 1 between 4pm and 7pm, were reported inaccurate for the week ending December 26 by market researchers Millward Brown after faulty software affected the chart position of a number of songs.

A message posted on Radio 1's website reads: "Last night, Millward Brown, the market research company currently contracted by the Official Charts Company to collect sales data, discovered a bug in the weighting software used to compile the charts, which has affected a number of positions in the charts published on Sunday December 26.

"As a result, the OCC has decided to re-run all of this week's Official Charts. In relation to the Top 40 Singles and Albums Charts, the errors are minimal."

The updated chart has since been published, with the X Factor finalists' single 'Heroes' dropping four places from 18 to 22. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a295150/official-charts-company-admits-error.html

[R94N]

Uh oh. I suppose it's all been resolved now though.

[capes]

Oh dear i expect a few heads will roll at Millward Brown!?

[TheEpicPlum]

That's kinda bad. Meh.

This seems a good place to resolve a question, whilst I'm here.

Radio 1 is the only radio station with the OFFICIAL chart, right? Heart is NOT official, yes?

[Tom.]

yes. blah blah blah

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Does this mean Surfin Bird IS Christmas Number 1 2010?

[TheEpicPlum]

NOOOO!

[Computer]

That's kinda bad. Meh.

This seems a good place to resolve a question, whilst I'm here.

Radio 1 is the only radio station with the OFFICIAL chart, right? Heart is NOT official, yes?

Heart carry the Big Top 40 Show. It is based on itunes sales only.

[R94N]

That's kinda bad. Meh.

This seems a good place to resolve a question, whilst I'm here.

Radio 1 is the only radio station with the OFFICIAL chart, right? Heart is NOT official, yes?

As Computer says, Heart's chart is slightly different in that it isn't based on the data from the Official Chart Company. Therefore it isn't official like you say.

[japitts]

Is there anywhere, a list of download sites that OCC do use for compiling the official chart? All their website says is along the lines of, "all the main ones" - I know the "Big top 40" only does iTunes which OCC do have on their panel..

[Tom.]

There is... I know they use 7Digital, iTunes, Amazon, HMV.... it is on their website.

99% of all legal downloads count, although some are too cheap to be included...

[cxx666]

Does this mean Surfin Bird IS Christmas Number 1 2010?

Sadly not no, its still that stupid karaoke competition winner.