I'm not very taken with the new Boy George single "Amazing Grace", but it's entered the FAB Chart at No.16. Quite a groovy video though.

At No.13, the highest new entry comes from the Kentucky Headhunters with "Dumas Walker". This is more to my liking, but the FAB Chart does seem to be about variety in music, which is cool.

A rather nice ballad by Chloe Temtching called "Ice Cream" possibly hints at the approach of Spring at No.18.

Good old Gilbert O'Sullivan is at No.20 with "Two's Company (Three is Allowed)". I remember this one marking his return to form a few years back. Not sure why it's suddenly popped up on the FAB Chart, but I do like it.

Kalai spends a second week at No.1, and the first of the England World Cup songs nudges up to No.5.

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One of the missing ingredients in our industry over the decade has been enthusiasm for music. Which is why we encourage and approve of the Fab chart.

Who and hw are fab chart judged!

yes I've wondered that too....

I'd like to know as well. A google search only reveals this site which makes one wonder.

I'm a supporter of anything that promotes music but when you produce a chart then the way its contructed should be declared. There is nothing wrong with a chart being one persons favs but if thats the case it should be stated. This FAB chart will never have any traction without readers knowing how it is put together

Seems to have been going for a few years and it's fun, so who cares.
I follow it because I find new music through it which would probably escape my radar otherwise. I've never really thought about how it's put together. I never get the impression that it's a serious part of the music industry. There used to be a FAQ page before the redesign and I got the impression that it started off as a school project or some such thing. Maybe they could put that back up to satisfy the "everything has to be taken seriously" brigade.

I don't think its a case of "everything has to be taken seriously" though if you read the "Your Views" section on this site you'll find a lot of things are.

The FAB Chart isn't a chart based on any quantitative data so it's somebodies opinion. If that somebody is JK then that's cool and it should be declared. If it isn't then their identity (in the very broadest sense) should be stated. A tipping service can never have credibility without some degree of transparency. I think anyone who tries and research the origin of the FAB chart will conclude it is a JK run thing and if it is I can't see the problem with that being disclosed.

If people are really interested in the chart it's only human nature that they will be interested in who is behind it and why it appears absolutely nowhere except on this site

Nothing to do with me BB; just one of our many visitors/tipsters who thinks we might be interested - and we are.

A tipping service can never have credibility without some degree of transparency.

Surely the most important thing is whether the music being tipped is good or not. That is purely for the listener to decide. It's why we have ears.

I do not run the FAB Chart but I report on it here, with JK's permission. However, it's not true that it is only featured on this site. Over the last few years it's been mentioned in several myspace vlogs, gets discussed on twitter where it has it's own page, and a few artists who have been featured in the chart have included it in their websites.

It does seem to have a mainly young audience who just find it a fun kinda cult thing to follow and who probably couldn't give a stuff about where it fits into the major music scene, if at all.

It's something you either appreciate or you don't. If you don't then you leave it alone (a bit like curry). It's not compulsory and does no harm. For me, part of it's quirky charm is that I have no idea about the who or what or why. Like Emma, I've found some interesting new sounds through it. That alone makes it worthwhile, and I remember Mart once posting on here about how an American DJ had become interested in an Uncle Rob Harding track (produced by Mart) after hearing it on the FAB Chart.

Does the quality of a piece of music depend on whether we know the person who told us about it? "Hey I heard about this song while at the train station but I didn't see which person was talking about it so it can't be any good."

What matters is - Does the tipster have an agenda and is their judgement unbiased? The more secretive someone is the more open they are to suspicion. The argument put forward by The Cat is one that could (and has) been used to justify payola.

Do I believe that someone produces The FAB Chart and then someone different called The Cat reports on it every week but claims they know nothing about its construction? I'm afraid I don't but as the chart doesn't seem to have any relevance at all outside this site means it isn't really worth worrying about.

Blue Boy wrote:
Do I believe that someone produces The FAB Chart and then someone different called The Cat reports on it every week but claims they know nothing about its construction? I'm afraid I don't but as the chart doesn't seem to have any relevance at all outside this site means it isn't really worth worrying about.

Well that made me laugh.

The fact is I'm not behind the FAB Chart. Do I care if you believe me? Not really. Since Blue Boy seems to have no relevance outside of his own mind means he isn't really worth worrying about.

I leave it to JK whether I continue to report on the FAB Chart. It gives me something to do on a Saturday morning, but I can easily find something else.

We're delighted to carry any positive enthusiasm for music, Cat; there's not enough of it about.

Is this banner headline stuff.

VILE PERVERT LINKED TO ONLINE MUSIC CHART CONTROVERSY

It would be a loose link, and not much of a controversy, but the sheep would happily eat the artificial grass.

Ooooh! I have an idea! If people want to know about the FAB Chart, why don't they email them direct? Or might that risk exposing an identity that the emailer might want kept secret?

Goodbye Everybody

Message to Emma Bee - I would E Mail but there's no contact details on their website. My E mail is bourneman@hotmail.co.uk and keeping my identity secret isn't/wasn't a concern, I just hate hypocrisy.

"The sheep would eat the artificial grass." Love it!

btw Blue Boy I just checked and there is a clear visible email link on the Fab Chart website.

As a teen I think the FAB Chart is kinda cool and it provides us with another way of finding music we've not heard before. Maybe some older people think it breaks the mould and so object to it because it doesn't fit into a set category.

I think it's good too. Just want to know how it's judged. Has anyone seen heart tonight byPalms13 I caught wind of the fact tht the album is on iTunes in a week!

Hey,
has anyone seen Palms13 on the fab charts, I'm Fin the lead singer and would just like to say that our album which is all songs we wrote and is done in a professional studio. Is now on itunes , Just were wondering if any were Interested and Thanks for support
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