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The UK music charts are a collection of charts that reflect the music-buying habits of people within the United Kingdom. Most of them are produced by the Official Charts Company.
All-genre charts
- UK Singles Chart - The official singles chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales, and (since July 2014) a factor for audio streams.[1]
- UK Albums Chart - The official albums chart of the United Kingdom. It uses physical and download sales, and (since March 2015) a factor for audio streams.[2]
- The Official Big Top 40 from Global - Non-OCC singles chart introduced in 2009, compiled from iTunes sales, Apple Music streams and Global radio airplay.[3]
- UK Singles Downloads Chart - Singles chart based purely on downloads. Introduced in 2004.[4]
- UK Album Downloads Chart - Albums chart based purely on downloads. Introduced in 2006.[5]
- Official Audio Streaming Chart - Chart based purely on song plays on digital streaming services.[6]
- Official Albums Streaming Chart - Chart based purely on album plays on digital streaming services.[7]
- Official Physical Singles Chart - Chart based purely on physical single sales.
- Official Music Video Chart - Chart based purely on the UK's biggest music videos of the week, based on sales of DVDs, Blu-rays and other physical formats.[8]
- Official Vinyl Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling vinyl singles.[9]
- Official Vinyl Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling vinyl albums.[9]
- Scottish Singles Chart - Regional chart. Reflects how sales towards the UK Singles Chart are faring in Scotland.
- Scottish Albums Chart - Regional chart. Reflects how sales towards the UK Albums Chart are faring in Scotland.
- UK Independent Singles Charts - Chart of the biggest selling independent singles.
- UK Independent Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling independent albums.
- Official Soundtrack Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling film/TV soundtrack and musical theatre albums.
Afrobeats
- Official Afrobeats Chart - Chart of the biggest selling Afrobeats and Afroswing songs.
Asian
- Asian Music Chart - Chart of the biggest selling Asian singles.[10]
- Official Punjabi Music Chart - Chart of the biggest selling punjabi singles.
Classical
- Official Classical Artist Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling classical music albums which have 60% or more of their playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional" music.
- Official Specialist Classical Chart - Chart of the biggest selling specialist classical albums which have all of their playing time dedicated to "classical or traditional" music.
- Official Classical Compilation Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling classical music compilation albums.
Country/Roots
- Official Americana Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling Americana albums.[11]
- Official Country Artists Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling country music albums.
- Official Country Compilations Chart - Chart of the biggest selling country music compilation albums.
- Official Folk Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling folk music albums.
Dance
- UK Dance Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling dance singles.
- UK Dance Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling dance albums.
Hip Hop/R&B
- UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling hip hop and R&B singles
- UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling hip hop and R&B albums.
Jazz/Blues/Gospel
Rock/Metal
- UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart - Chart of the biggest selling rock and heavy metal singles.
- UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart - Chart of the biggest selling rock and heavy metal albums.
Other charts
Further genre, format and regional charts are produced by OCC and other compilers.
Classic FM introduced a classical music chart and the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame. In response, BBC Radio 3 introduced a specialist classical chart that lists only "serious" classics, and devoted some of its Tuesday morning programming to this chart.[13]
On March 10, 2024, the UK Country Airplay chart debuted, the first ever genre-specific airplay chart. Monitored by Radiomonitor and the UK wing of the Country Music Association, chart rankings collate information from a range of participating radio stations to identify the most listened to country music single in the UK each week. The chart itself is posted on Holler Country.[14]
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