ISSN:
1573-6997
Keywords:
greatest hits
;
popular music
;
soundtracks
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Art History
,
Economics
Notes:
Abstract In this paper we investigate the dynamics of chartsuccess in the U.K. pre-recorded popular music industryover the period 1980 to 1993 using the British albumchart listings. We find that the incidence of chartsuccess is substantially skewed to the right, whethermeasured by total weeks spent per artist, averageweeks spent per album, or the total number of albumslisted per artist. We subsequently investigatepossible determinants of the length of chart survivalof albums in order to determine what may be drivingthe observed skewness. Our results indicate that thetype of album, seasonal demand, and initial popularityplay an important role in ensuring continued chartlisting of an album.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007601402245
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