Spotlight Publications

Spotlight Publications was a music business information company based in London, England that published music magazines in the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2010, with some expansion into the United States.

Publications

• Gavin Report , US magazine acquired in November 1992. ^[1]
• Kerrang! . ^[2]
• Miro, music information service, acquired in 1993. ^{[3] [4]}
• Music Week . ^[2]
  • Charts Plus , subscription chart newsletter. ^[5]
  • Hit Music , subscription chart newsletter. ^[6]
  • Video Week. ^[7]
  • Studio Week. ^[7]
• Noise (Teenybopper magazine). ^[8]
• Record Mirror . ^{[2] [9] [10]}
• Sounds . ^{[2] [11]}

Music charts

Entertainment Research & Analysis

In April 1991, Spotlight Publications created ERA (Entertainment Research & Analysis) which compiled the UK Airplay Chart, BBC Radio 1's rock chart, as well as the Charts Plus subscription newsletter. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

The Network Chart

The UK Network Chart was compiled by Spotlight Publications from July 1993 onward after they beat MRIB to the contract who had compiled it since it started in 1984. ^[15]

References

1. "Spotlight buys top US radio title" (PDF). Music Week . November 14, 1992. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
2. "Directory" (PDF). Music Week . August 25, 1984. p. 39. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
3. "Miro joins the Spotlight table" (PDF). Music Week . July 24, 1993. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
4. "News" (PDF). Music Week . October 23, 1993. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
5. "If it's out, it's in...Charts Plus" (PDF). Music Week . June 15, 1991. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
6. "The Definitive Magazine For Chartwatchers - Hit Music" (PDF). Music Week . August 14, 1993. p. 30. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
7. "Appointments" (PDF). Music Week . December 5, 1987. p. 37. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
8. "Mullings" (PDF). Record Business . April 26, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
9. "Get It On!" (PDF). Record Mirror . April 2, 1977. p. 11. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
10. "A Free Record Mirror T-Shirt For You" (PDF). Record Mirror . November 8, 1980. p. 16. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
11. "Small Sounds" (PDF). Sounds . July 1, 1972. p. 32. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
12. "ERA opens for business" (PDF). Music Week . April 13, 1991. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
13. "ERA" (PDF). Music Week . April 25, 1991. p. 29. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
14. Bakker, Machgiel (August 24, 1991). "National Airplay-Based Charts" (PDF). Music & Media . p. 3. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
15. "Network Chart opts for official CIN data" (PDF). Music Week . July 3, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

External links

• "Spotlight Publications Limited". gov.uk.