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David Bowie Forces Chart Rule Change

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A bunch of people on Twitter got very wound up when, after all the frothing excitement about David Bowie’s comeback single ‘Where Are We Now’ suddenly appearing out of nowhere, it didn’t actually go to number one. This was because a large amount of the downloads were sold as part of a bundle including a pre-order of his new album, making them ineligible for the Official Chart. After a slightly pathetic uproar (pretty sure Bowie himself didn’t give a toss seeing as he was raking it in anyway), the Official Chart Company has re-adjusted its rules so this sort of outrage can never occur again. What a relief.

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