[a fool in paradise]

..except "random" play does NOT indicate popularity and is NOT an album/song "sale".

Sales are in the toilet (what it takes to become a "big seller") because the public is NOT interested.

[Cowboy Bob]

The should track Pirates Bay downloads too.

[uglybiker]

I thought integrating the streams was bad?

[plain talk]

Exactly. If they can’t eliminate random play results then this is meaningless. I do think actual plays in an “all you can eat” plan could be considered if they address obvious issues. What if the “play” is 2 seconds long because the music sux and they bailed. Does that count as a play?

Unless they can ensure full selective plays then they should only include buys.

[KoRn]

lol Who in the hell actually goes into a store to buy music anymore? Do those people also use stone tablets for writing, or mail letters? Write checks in the store? (I hate waiting behind those people - they’re usually old and it takes them 10 minutes) LOL

The last music I physically bought was probably 17 years ago, and it was a ‘TAPE’. LOL (nothing but digital media files since)

[Dr. Sivana]

So-called “track equivalent albums” – in which 10 downloaded tracks equal one album – will now also count towards an album’s ranking on the chart.

So, using these criteria, whatever album had "Achy Breaky Heart" on it would wind up being #1 for the year, instead of being the #1 single and the #xxx album.