UK Rock Chart
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The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company
from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales.
The chart is published on the official OCC
website and appears on Radio 1's website, since October 2001 http://web.archive.org/web/20010929041321/http://www0.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/http://web.archive.org/web/20011019051239/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/, and in ChartsPlus newsletter.
Unlike the US counterpart, Hot Modern Rock Tracks, which is compiled solely on the airplay of 80 modern rock stations, the UK equivalent is based on physical sales and therefore does not follow the rigid formatting of radio stations. However, the criterion for inclusion and exclusion is unclear.
The Official UK Charts Company
The Official Charts Company , previously called the Chart Information Network and then The Official UK Charts Company, compiles various "official" UK record charts, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, and the UK Official Download Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video...
from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales.
The chart is published on the official OCC
The Official UK Charts Company
The Official Charts Company , previously called the Chart Information Network and then The Official UK Charts Company, compiles various "official" UK record charts, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, and the UK Official Download Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video...
website and appears on Radio 1's website, since October 2001 http://web.archive.org/web/20010929041321/http://www0.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/http://web.archive.org/web/20011019051239/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/, and in ChartsPlus newsletter.
Unlike the US counterpart, Hot Modern Rock Tracks, which is compiled solely on the airplay of 80 modern rock stations, the UK equivalent is based on physical sales and therefore does not follow the rigid formatting of radio stations. However, the criterion for inclusion and exclusion is unclear.