UK Video Charts

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The UK Video Charts is a group of charts compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of The British Association for Screen Entertainment. The charts are based on weekly DVD, Blu-ray and, formerly, VHS sales in 6,500 retailers across the UK. The main chart combines the sales of all video sales in the UK and trades under the name of the Combined Video Chart. There are also charts for the sales of music videos (Music Video Chart) and children's videos, among others. All of the charts are published on the OCC's website.

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Charts

Chart titleDescription
Official Video ChartRanks the sales of video releases based on collective amounts of units sold per week across the UK. [1]
Official Film ChartRanks the sales of films based on their combined DVD, Blu-ray and digital download sales. [2]
Official DVD ChartCompiled by the Official Charts Company, the UK's biggest DVDs and Blu-rays of the week. [3]
Official Blu-ray ChartRanks the weekly sales of Blu-ray discs in the UK. [4]
Official Children's Video ChartRanks the weekly sales of children's video formats in the UK.
Official Film on Disc ChartRanks the weekly sales of films in the UK based on overall disc sales. [5]
Official Music Video ChartChart based purely on the UK's biggest music videos of the week, based on sales of DVDs, Blu-rays and other physical formats. [6]
Official TV on Video ChartRanks the weekly sales of television programmes or series on video formats in the UK.

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References

  1. Official Video Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company
  2. Official Film Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company
  3. Official DVD Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company
  4. Official Blu-ray Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company
  5. Official Film On Disc Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company
  6. Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company