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THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE OFFICIAL CHARTS


Managing Director Martin Talbot Martin@OfficialCharts.com


BRAND


On top of the world: The Official Chart Company’s recognisable No.1 Award has been handed to stars with singles success from a variety of genres this year (clockwise from top left) Fun, Gary Barlow, Kylie, The Military Wives, Cover Drive, Robbie Williams, Rita Ora and Little Mix


Brand Marketing Manager Lauren Kreisler Lauren@OfficialCharts.com


OfficialCharts.com Content Manager Dan Lane Dan@OfficialCharts.com


COMMERCIAL Head of Commercial Giles Jones Giles@OfficialCharts


Business Development Executive Tim Brock Tim@OfficialCharts.com


FINANCE


Finance Director Jonathan Woods Jonathan@OfficialCharts.com


The Official Number 1 Award


The Official Charts Company has started giving chart-toppers a special new award over the past year - and it’s gone down a storm with artists


Topping the Official Singles Chart continues to be one of the most highly prized achievements in music. For the past 60 years, it’s delivered artists a place in the Number 1 ‘hall of fame’. But, this year, the achievement has also been recognised for the first time by a physical trophy – following the inauguration at the beginning of the year of the Official Number 1 Award. This brushed aluminium


award – a three-dimensional reflection of the Official Charts Company icon - was presented for the first time to the Military Wives last December after they scooped the Christmas Number 1 with their single Wherever You Are. Since then, its recipients have included the likes of Gary


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Barlow, Jessie J, Rita Ora (three times!), Little Mix, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tulisa, Labrinth, DJ Fresh, and, last week, Robbie Williams, to name but a few. In addition, the career


achievements of Dizzee Rascal


says: “Reaching Number 1 is the highlight of many artists’ careers, but until now they have had nothing physical to show for it. The Official Number 1 Award changes all that – and highlights that, above all, that there is only


“The Official No.1 Award highlights that, above all, there is only one No.1 slot worth having”


and Kylie Minogue have also been recognised, with the two singles superstars receiving five awards and seven awards respectively, to recognise their career Number 1 tallies. Official Charts Company brand manager Lauren Kreisler


one Number 1 slot worth having – the Official Number 1.” Replicas of the Official


Number 1 Award are also available for the teams behind each chart-topping project – and can be ordered from the Official Charts Company, adds Kreisler.


Financial Controller Austen Hornbrook Austen@OfficialCharts.com


OPERATIONS Chart Director Omar Maskatiya Omar@OfficialCharts.com


Senior Operations Executive Chris Austin Chris@OfficialCharts.com


Senior Operations Executive Lucy Blyth Lucy@OfficialCharts.com


Information Analyst Gus Hully Gus@OfficialCharts.com


Chart Operations Assistant Danny Lovett Danny@OfficialCharts.com


MILLWARD BROWN Charts Director Bob Barnes


Bob.Barnes@millwardbrown.com


Project Manager Dan Lister Dan.Lister@millwardbrown.com


Product Research Manager Lee Hopkins


Lee.Hopkins@millwardbrown.com


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