User:Kww/UKguide

The UK has a complex chart structure, nearly as bad as Billboard. There are also numerous unofficial archives. The rules and eligibility for these charts are documented on the OCC Chart Rules. It's worth noting that there are multiple exclusion rules that can only be described as Byzantine, such as ''A single which, in the normal course of events, would appear between positions 76 and 200 of the combined Singles Chart is excluded if its sales have fallen for two or more consecutive weeks AND have fallen by more than 20% in the past week. Once excluded in this way, a record will only re-appear in the chart if its sales increase. Records excluded by this rule are shown on the printed chart report with their sales index and asterisks (***) in place of a chart position. Because of things like that, it really isn't fair to describe the sales of anything as being the "127th best selling"'' or the equivalent. Try to stick to "Reached position xxx on the so-and-so chart."

These charts are generally eligible for inclusion in Wikipedia:
 * The Official UK Singles Chart
 * The Official UK Albums Chart
 * Hit40UK