The UK Pop Charts are getting overhauled to match the new, downloadable digital reality of music sales:

The British pop chart will undergo one of the biggest shake-ups since its inception 54 years ago on Sunday when any song downloaded from the Internet will be able to compete for the number one single spot.

Up to now, only songs which were physically available for purchase in shops counted toward the weekly chart.

In theory, almost any song can now make the charts.

In unrelated news, King Banaian and I will soon be dusting off our various Nick Coleman dance mixes.

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