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JLS take top spot and Amy Winehouse is back in the charts

Jul 25, 2011

JLS and The Wanted performing at the 2011 Summertime Ball

Yesterday’s Vodafone Big Top 40 chart was an interesting one for two reasons - it saw the UK’s biggest boybands, JLS and The Wanted battle it out for the top spot and Amy Winehouse who sadly passed away on Saturday, re-entered the chart with her legendary track ‘Back to Black’.

JLS’ new song ‘She Makes Me Wanna’ was available to download on Sunday morning, but went straight to the top of the chart, as thousands of fans downloaded the tune throughout the day.  They knocked rivals, The Wanted from the top, after two weeks at number one with ‘Glad You Came’.

Following the news of Amy Winehouse’s death fans paid tribute to her by downloading her songs in their droves, so by Sunday evening ‘Back to Black’ was back at number 10.

The real time chart is based on downloads and airplay, with the top ten based on downloads only - this means that it reflects musical trends, providing the only real, up to the minute barometer of public music tastes. These examples demonstrate how up to date the Big Top 40 chart can be, especially in comparison to rival charts that are often a week behind the BT40 results.

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