Official 2004 charts show Keane and Band Aid 20 on top
Keane's 'Hopes And Fears' was 2004's best-selling album and Band Aid 20 its best-selling single, according to the Official UK Charts with the top ten listed.…
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Race on for 1000th UK number one
Steve Brookstein's 'Against All Odds' is the 998th UK number one, and BMG hopes Elvis re-releases from RCA could take the 1000th spot.…
Records galore in the top five
Three of the current top five singles are donating their profits to charity, including Band Aid 20, Ronan Keating and Steve Brookstein's chart-topping cover of 'Against All Odds'.…
Janet Jackson tops web search poll
Janet Jackson's Superbowl performance was the most searched celebrity topic online in 2004, with 60 times more searches than for Paris Hilton's video, according to Lycos.…
Downloading reaches new heights after Christmas
The Official UK Charts Company reported over 260,000 downloads sold in the week after Christmas, an all-time high, boosted by digital music players given as presents.…
Fall top Peel's Festive 50
The Fall topped John Peel's final Festive 50, compiled by Rob Da Bank, with Theme from Sparta FC #2, ahead of Bearsuit and Caroline Martin.…
What has MTV ever done for us?
MTV nearly lost access to independent labels' videos in a royalty dispute earlier in 2004, before a last-minute deal kept the channel supplied.…
What have cover mount CDs ever done for us?
A review of 2004 says the cover-mounted CD debate grew heated, and that BigTime's music CDs for the Evening Standard and Mail On Sunday showed the format can benefit labels.…
Live sector still going strong
A review of 2004 finds the UK live sector thriving, with festivals selling out, though several headline acts cancelled tours through illness.…
Labels on the up
A review of 2004 notes the major labels' recovery, the SonyBMG merger and IMPALA's challenge to the EU decision, with EMI and Warner possibly considering merger.…
The kids are still downloading
A review of 2004 notes the RIAA's continuing lawsuits against file sharers, with mixed evidence on whether they have reduced P2P use.…
The year of the iPod
A review of 2004 says download services went mainstream, with Apple's iTunes dominating and passing 200 million tracks sold by year end.…