'I'm with stupid' Physical chart position

[kimphilby]

So the unfriendly download formats have cost the boys in the charts:

UK Top 30 Physical Singles weekending 21st May 2006

1 (1) Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
2 (2) Control Myself – LL Cool J ft Jennifer Lopez
3 (4) From Paris To Berlin - Infernal
4 (New) First Time – Sunblock ft Robin Beck
5 (3) Somebody’s Watching Me - Beatfreakz
6 (6) No Promises – Shayne Ward
7 (New) Touch It – Busta Rhymes
8 (New) Say I – Christina Milian
9 (9) Teenage Life – Daz Sampson
10 (7) S.O.S. - Rihanna
11 (New) Jam – Michael Jackson
12 (11) Stoned In Love – Chicane ft Tom Jones
13 (New) Bright Idea - Orson
14 (8) Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers
15 (New) The Adventure – Angels & Airwaves
16 (16) Who Am I – Will Young
17 (5) I’m With Stupid – Pet Shop Boys
18 (14) One – Mary J Blige & U2
19 (New) Air Guitar – Towers Of London
20 (New) Love Sensation 2006 – Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick
21 (18) Yo (Excuse Me Miss) – Chris Brown
22 (New) I Ain’t Losing Any Sleep – Sunshine Underground
23 (25) So Sick – Ne-Yo
24 (24) You’re All Here – Snow Patrol
25 (16) Steady As She Goes – The Raconteurs
26 (13) Black and White – The Upper Room
27 (New) Whoah – Lil’ Kim
28 (New) The Great Escape – Morning Runner
29 (12) Suzie – Boy Kill Boy
30 (27) Dance, Dance – Fallout Boy

Still a top 20 single there.

[profile790]

It must be 10 years ago that a PSB single managed to stay in the Top 20 for two weeks, so it's quite remarkable. It also shows how downloads affect the charts. I saw last week's download chart and it's rather weird to see (for instance) old singles by Keane in it. The physical single sales tell more, actually.

[kimphilby]

The physical single sales tell more, actually.

Take your word for it, as you are the "stats freak"

[Tomas]

So the unfriendly download formats have cost the boys in the charts:

But is it for sure that if there were no downloads, people (fans of music of all genres) wouldn't compensate with CDs/DVDs respectively?