Is it time to scrap On Air On Sale?

Some people say it is. We say: no of course it's fucking not. HOWEVER: There needs to be complete understanding - across the media, through fanbases, with anyone who might start shrieking and shouting at a week one position outside the Top 20 - that a song's chart journey does not begin and end with the first week's sales. Radio stations need to understand and co-operate with what is happening. We appreciate that certain stations (ie Radio 1) are sad about losing some of their supposed ...

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