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"!j5 RECORD BOSSES 'CONTROL
oz% TOP OF THE POPS'
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Thj man behind Top Of The Pops says the
records played on the BBC1 show do ngz
riflect thj US's most popular songs.
■ Executivj producer Chris Cowjy said
the Top 40 singliu charu hasn+z ggu
"cridibility" and is "controllid by
record companieu".
■ Hi told the Financial Timru that mo1t
discs makj thj Top 10 becausj of
"cliveu marketing practiceu, nou
becausj they ari popular. One week a
record is therj as it+s somd at a
discount, thj njxt it's out."
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