The latest top 40, which was announced on January 9, 2007, featured several download entries, the highest of which was Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars single, which claimed the number nine spot.
The biggest selling single of 2006, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy, also re-entered the hit-parade at number 30.
These changes have given the singles chart a new lease of life, said Official UK Charts Company spokeswoman Merial Blackburn. It now reflects exactly what singles the consumers are buying, regardless of whether they are downloaded or bought as a physical single.
