Talk:Canadian Singles Chart

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The information given by Eternal Equinox is terribly wrong. I have no idea who his/her sources are, but it is completely inaccurate.

• http://jam.canoe.ca/
• http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php

Check and see. My sources are precise; I would know my country's chart if I worked for my country's chart. —Eternal Equinox | talk 02:13, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

The Canadian Digital Chart does not yet have any affiliation with the Canadian Singles Chart or the BDS Airplay Chart; please stop changing this information to U.S.-centric when the chart is not even based in the U.S. The Canadian Digital Chart may appear on Billboard.com, but that does not mean it has been widely released yet. CD singles sales did not begin to decrease in Canada until 2004. 64.231.161.171 02:18, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Eternal. Listen I don’t mean to cause you trouble, but your info is terribly incorrect and inaccurate. For instance, the reason why there are only 10 titles isn’t because the public is only interested in the top 10. It’s because SoundScan policy says that a minimum of 10 copies have be sold to make the chart. And there are only 10 titles or so that sells 10 copies in one week. I should know: I’ve studied the Canadian charts for the past 20 years or so, so I too know my country's charts.

Plus your sources that you cited up above don't back anything you're saying.

Furthermore, if you want to talk about "officialness" it is arguable that the Nielsen SoundScan singles chart isn't official. No-one looks at it in the industry - it's so unreliable. Single sales are so low in this country.

Nielson SoundScan Charts are official. Many companies hire Nielson SoundScan for their quality services. I suggest checking out their site for more information. For the topic in question, it is also important to note that Nielsen SoundScan is the sales source for the Billboard music charts.--Agdonald 21:09, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

BTW, Mediabase 24/7 compiles the airplay charts - it doesn't compiled the sales-based SoundScan singles chart, as you suggested in a later revision of your work. Nielsen BDS is its competitor. And everyone knows that SoundScan, BDS and Mediabase are all based in the U.S., even though they have Canadian offices.

Also, songs other than "Vertigo" have stayed on the charts longer. Everyone knows that downloads have been part of the reason for the demise of the physical single. And what is this policy of putting out CD singles first that you're talking about? That's ridiculous. And another thing, you said that the record labels are pumping all those singles in the stores in great quantities and that's the reason why titles stay on the chart. That's absolutely incorrect. Those labels are having trouble selling those singles - so quite the opposite from what you're sayting.

So PLEASE STOP CHANGING WHAT I HAVE CORRECTED! Thanks - I hope that we'll have the chance to chat online one-to-one.

Question

Why do people refer to this chart when talking about how well a single did? I know that there's no comprehensive singles chart in Canada incorporating both airplay and sales, but honestly, using the Cdn. sales info to say that a single did well is really silly, when considering the weakness of physical single sales. SKS2K6 21:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Hardly anybody uses the Soundscan singles chart anymore. Who do you know is using it?

#1s

This article really shouldn't be naming the "current" #1 single, as that's information that changes very rapidly and we can't trust that people will always keep it properly updated. An external link to the chart is already provided; people who are that curious to find out what's the current #1 hit in Canada can click on that link and find out there. Bearcat 23:43, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Past charts?

Well, we have lists of British, Aussie and American charts going way back, where are the Canadian charts? This would be something that would be very interesting. -- Earl Andrew - talk 03:00, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

- There is the Canadian charts done by a defunct magazine called RPM but unfortunately they don't have all the data yet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:RPM_100 -- sd-100 - talk 9:40, 16 October 2007 EST

Merging Canadian Digital and Singles charts?

Is this true? 64.231.152.103 21:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I've heard about this too. Are the Canadian Singles Chart and Digital Chart merging? Velten 01:32, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

1957 to 1986 number-one hits

Wasn't the 1957 to 1986 number-one hits came from the CHUM chart? -- sd-100 - talk 11:38, 21 October 2007 EST

Could someone please provide another link. The 1957-1986 site pops up and my computer's anti-virus pops up saying there's a Trojan called Iframe. I really need the weekly charts for 1985-1986 but I do NOT want an infected computer! -- User:tangcameo April 18 2009 p.s. CHUM no longer has links to their music charts archives or they've changed them. —Preceding undated comment added 17:25, 18 April 2009 (UTC).

Something does not quite add up: the Canadian Singles Chart had existed long before 2001, so why is information before this date presented from RPM magazine? Are archives unavailable? 129.173.181.229 (talk) 20:51, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Original research

The paragraph beginning "Since the early 1990s…" lacks any citations to verify it. If it can be verified then it is very interesting but if not then it should be deleted. Labalius (talk) 01:24, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Citation request added. Skinsmoke (talk) 18:41, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

The name "Canadian Singles Chart"?

Where does this name come from? I don't find it in the cited sources. Dicklyon (talk) 11:19, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

It's written in this Billboard article - "Thus, the new Digital Songs chart replaces the Canadian Singles chart..." Breaktheicees (talk) 22:17, 23 March 2024 (UTC)