Sorontar
Full Member
I've been told DL'ding from Amazon won't count towards the charts. Play, 7Digital and iTunes are all valid.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag/mp3/forum?cdThread=Tx3U7MN4WDHUQUA
Someone from Amazon Music Teamrently(apparently) says they do and having checked Rock Radio's site who are obviously backing the bid they list it as well, although there is some confusion about the price making it invalid it would appear.
It's this bit of the rules that are the issue for people
3. Digital Minimum Dealer Price �0.40p : Only tracks with a minimum PPD of 40 pence or more shall be eligible for the Official Singles Chart. In the event that a record company has an alternative business model for the sale of downloads (i.e., one not based on a published dealer price), the price charged to the online digital retailer should not be less than 32 pence per track. OCC will monitor sales to ensure they are 'genuine sales'. Where OCC judges sales not to be genuine, they may be excluded from the chart at OCC's absolute discretion.
I think Amazon are taking the hit of (at least) 11p per track but have bought the track from the dealer at the required amount. They are also selling the X-Factor track at 29p.
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