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List of top 12 singles in 1952 (UK)

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I've listed this article for peer review because I think it could be ready for FL but want to get some feedback, mainly on the prose.

Thanks, 03 md 23:27, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Finetooth comments: This looks pretty good to me. The prose isn't bad, but I have a few suggestions for making it better. Three of the links in the citations died recently and will need fixing or replacing. The tables look good, and so do the images.

Lead

"The UK Singles Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom." - To avoid repeating "chart" three times, I'd suggest a variant: "The UK Singles Chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company, calculates the best-selling record singles of the week in the United Kingdom."

Done.

"The record charts were officially recorded by the music publication New Music Express (NME) in the United Kingdom for the first time in 1952." - To avoid repeating "record" and "music" twice each, I'd suggest something like "New Music Express (NME) magazine published the United Kingdom record charts for the first time in 1952."

Done.

"The date is when the song entered the top 12 for the first time." - The phrase "the date" seems to refer to October 1954, but I don't think that's the intended meaning. I think you could simply delete this sentence since the table heading "Top 12 Entry Date" is quite clear.

Done.

1953 peaks

"Cowpuncher's Cantanta" - Spelling? Cantata?

Yes, its a typo. Changed.

References

Is the Dave McAleer site reliable per WP:RS?

I don't think it is and probably isn't really needed. I have removed it. 03 md 23:28, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Other

For consistency, the column headings should use lower-case letters on all but the first word; e.g., "Top 10 Entry Date" should be "Top 10 entry date". You've done this with "Peak position" but not with all the columns in all three tables.

Changed.

The alt-text checker in the toolbox at the top of this page shows that the images lack alt text, meant for readers who can't see the images. WP:ALT has details.

I will add alt text when I get a chance.

The link checker finds three dead urls in the citations.

I hope these few suggestions prove helpful. If so, please consider reviewing another article, especially one from the PR backlog at WP:PR. That is where I found this one. Finetooth (talk) 23:30, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all your comments Finetooth. I have addressed nearly all of them and will get to the others in due course. 03 md 23:28, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]