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The list was promoted by The Rambling Man 10:01, 15 June 2013 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of UK Official Download Chart number-one singles from the 2000s[edit]

List of UK Official Download Chart number-one singles from the 2000s (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

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Nominator(s): A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 02:32, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because I feel that it is of sufficient quality. I believe that this article meets the necessary FL criteria, and I welcome any comments about ways in which it could be improved. Thanks very much! A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 02:32, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 17:13, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Seems odd to have a template above the lead image, is it really needed at all?
  • Perhaps not. Similar lists have had navboxes like that, but I've removed this one.
  • At which point? In the Chart history section, or a piped link earlier in the lead?
  • " 109 more singles had " 109 further? Or "another 109 singles..."?
  • "had reached the top" -> "had topped the chart."?
  • "were also high-selling downloads" quantify.
  • "was "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley, which spent 11 weeks at the top." compare the sales with Gaga?
  • Done (sort of).
  • "the chart as a result of an online campaign" perhaps note it was designed to prevent X Factor single from topping the charts if you can cite it?
  • " late 2002 " hyphenate.
  • rerelease -> re-release.
  • "with a mere 22,000 copies" lose the "mere".
  • "single to that date" -> "single at that time"
  • "The following year, the UK's online music revenue reached €42.1 million." this was 2005, any figures for 2009?
  • None that I have available to me unfortunately, but I can have a look.
  • "this 10-week " -> "ten-week".
  • Possibly worth noting that The Streets has 7th highest weeks at number one despite it being during the trial period.
  • Not too sure about this – it just seems a little bit too trivial to me. I can't imagine any reader will click onto this article because they want to find out which single spent the 7th longest time at number one, and I don't think the pre-1 September 2004 charts really "count" when compiling such statistics. But, if you think it be better for it to be included, I'm happy to add it.
  • What You Waiting For needs a ?
  • Pussycat Dolls -> The Pussycat Dolls.
  • Switch the "Weeks at number one" col with the "number-one singles" col as it initially sorts by the former, not the latter.
  • On second thoughts, I have resorted the table so that it initially sorts by Artist name, with the logic being that the reader can then decide for themselves if they want to sort by number of number ones or by weeks at number one. Does that work? A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 17:07, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • What's the initial sort order of the "by record label" table?
  • Alphabetical.
  • E.g. ref 21, why the spaces for "158 – 175"? see WP:DASH.

The Rambling Man (talk) 18:55, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Holiday56 (talk) 13:35, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Done.
  • The list alternates between using ampersands (ex. "Beyoncé & Shakira") and the written word "and" (ex. "The Proclaimers featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin"). For consistency's sake, the ampersands should probably be changed to "and".
  • Done.
  • This is consistent with other featured lists, such as Pendulum discography, but I have changed it nonetheless.
Otherwise, a solid list. Great work. Holiday56 (talk) 04:47, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, as my comments have been addressed. Holiday56 (talk) 13:35, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: Well written and referenced. I believe the user's above have addressed any problems that I would have pointed out. Great work! – Underneath-it-All (talk) 14:28, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from SchroCat (talk) 12:46, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Nice work. Only a few comments below: if you disagree with the last two it's not a problem: the first is the only one that needs sorting.

  • " the The Official UK Charts Company": I suggest losing the second (and capitalised) "the", and not linking it in.
  • I've removed the first "the", as, from what I recall, the "The" formed part of the OCC's name at the time, which I feel would allow it per WP:THE. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 18:37, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • " Universal Music Group – with an artist": I'd suggest a change from dash to a colon, but your call.
  • Yep, a semi works just as well for me. - SchroCat (talk) 07:36, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "By 2007, the": it's an American style to add commas after dates at the start of a sentence, which jars slightly in a UK-centred article

Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 17:04, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oh, I never knew that, thanks. Changed the two that I could find. What about the "Released in 2009," modifier in the second paragraph – should that lose the comma too? A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 18:37, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's more borderline, as it could be argued that it's followed by a sub-clause, especially with the verb first. Your call as to whether you keep it or not, as both are grammatically correct in BrEng. - SchroCat (talk) 07:36, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm... I think I'll keep it then. I think a reader would naturally put a break there if they were reading it anyway. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 12:07, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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