Eric Tesug <(Address removed)> said:

Did I get it wrong then – I thought the Beeb were already doing that?

The 'Official Chart' lot (as used by the BBC) count both downloads and physical product sales, and combine them together to make the official chart (personally, I ignore the other charts as, apart from the top 10, they are based on airplay. In other words – they are made up and don't actually reflect what people are buying!).

The 'Official Chart' lot only count downloads from a week before the physical product is available, and then onwards for as long as a physical product is actually available. Other than under these conditions, they don't count downloads, which seems wrong to me. Downloads should be counted at all times, imho, although I guess that means we'd be stuck with the same tracks in the chart forever.