Spotify Streaming Tracks To Be Included In Top 40 Music Chart

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The decision by Official Charts company is symptomatic of the change occurring across the market. The number of people actually buying music CDs is rapidly diminishing as music downloaders (legal and illegal) and streamers increase and the Top 40 has to adapt to reflect this paradigm shift.

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