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Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on March 18, 1972 as Music Week. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the UK Record industry. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On January 17, 1981, the title was again changed owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The rival title Record Business, founded in 1978 by Brian Mulligan and Norman Garrod, was absorbed into Music Week in February 1983. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Later that year, the offshoot magazine Video Week was launched and the title of the parent publication reverted to Music Week.

Since April 1991, Music Week has incorporated Record Mirror, initially as a 4 or 8-page chart supplement, later as a specialist dance supplement featuring articles, reviews and charts. Record Mirror was a national tabloid consumer weekly pop music newspaper founded by Isadore Green in 1953 then priced 6d (2½p in decimal currency featuring news articles interviews

In the 1990s, several magazines and newsletters become part of the Music Week family: Music Business International (MBI), Promo, MIRO Future Hits, Tours Report, Fono, Green Sheet, Charts+Plus (published from May 1991 to Nov. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 1994), and Hit Music (Sept. 1992 to May 2001). By May 2001 all newsletters (except Promo) ceased publication.

In 2003, Music Week launched a revitalised online presence Musicweek.com, which offers content including daily news, features, record release listings and all the UK sales, airplay and club charts.

In early 2006, a separate free-to-access site was launched for the Music Week Directory [1] giving users access to around 10,000 contacts from the across the UK music industry.

In mid-2007, the magazine was given a facelift and redesigned by London-based design company This Is Real Art.

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Circulation

Recent circulation developments (ABC data): 1997/98: 12,503, 1998/99: 11,851, 1999/00: 10,982, 2000/01: 10,933, 2001/02: 10,555, 2002/03: n/a, 2003/04: 9,622; 2004/05: n/a; 2006/07: 7,960

Charts

Music Week currently features these British charts: Top 75 Singles, Top 75 Artist Albums, Top 20 Downloads, Top 20 Ringtones, Top 20 Compilations, Top 50 Radio Airplay, Top 40 TV airplay, and a number of format and genre charts (Music DVD, Rock, Indie, etc. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the ABC certifies and audits the Circulations of major publications including Newspapers and ) It also includes extensive background on major chart hits in the form of sales and airplay analysis from chart expert Alan Jones.

Publishing details

The parent publishing company is called CMP Information a division of United Business Media, publishing director: Joe Hosken, editor: Paul Williams , news editor: Ben Cardew, features editor: Christopher Barrett, chief sub-editor: Ed Miller, web editor: Hannah Emanuel. CMP Information (CMPi is the European magazine and events business of United Business Media plc. United Business Media Limited provides business information services principally to the technology healthcare media automotive and financial services industries ISSN 0265-1548. An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication.

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The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry ChartsPlus is an independet weekly Newsletter about the UK music charts Hit Music is a weekly British chart newsletter sister publication to Music Week. Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the UK Record industry. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the ABC certifies and audits the Circulations of major publications including Newspapers and
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