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Points Scoring

  Chart Points

• Genre Singles - If any of your musicians appear in the top 10 'Rock' or 'Indie' singles charts, as per the BBC (chart links in this page) they score 10 points for a no.1 spot, down to 1 point for being no.10 in the charts. The points are scored for every week they are in the top 10.

• Albums and Singles - If your artist appears in the top 30 album or main singles chart they score the following: no.1 - 15 points. For a no.2 - 12 points, declining down to no.10 where they score 4 points. If they are outside the
  top 10 they score 3 points (11th-15th), 2 points (16th-20th) and 1 point
  (21st-30th).

• If one of your band members has a single that appears in more than one of the charts, they only score once (their best score).

• Warning! You can only pick artists who you have at home in your CD or download collection (apart from your Breakthrough Artist). Any sign of a truly pop act in your group, and not only will you have to prove you own them, but your reputation as a music guru will be tarnished for life!

• The small print - You will not score album points for any 'live', 'best of', 're-issues' or 'compilation' releases of old material. New albums containing a mix of B-sides, live tracks, rarities etc, where a decent amount of the content is new will score points though. Original single releases to promote a best of/compilation will also score points. Also, if ones of your artists guests with another group on a single, they will score points.

  Breakthrough Artist

Your Breakthrough Artist earns you bonus points, but the bonuses depend on whether they have released an album in the UK (max one only) prior to 2008.

• If they have not released an album prior to 2008, they will earn you double points for all album and single releases, plus anything earned in the "other
  points" section (below).

• If they have released one album prior to 2008, they will only earn you a 25% bonus.

  Rising Stars

• Your rising stars will earn a 20% bonus on all points earned.

  Other Points

• Ivor Novello Awards - "Handed out by the British Academy for outstanding work in songwriting and composition, these are the awards for real musicians."

Five Categories - Best Album, Songwriter of the Year, Best Contemporary Song, Best Song Musically & Lyrically, Most Performed work.

You score 75 points for each winner in your band.

• The Mercury Music Prize - "exists solely to champion UK music. The music on the album is the only thing taken into account."

50 points for being one of the 12 nominations. 50 extra points for winning.

• NME Top 50 albums and singles of the year, 2008.

Points scored are a reversal of their position in the top 50, i.e. if 1st 50 points, if 50th 1 point.

• Later With Jools Holland

Perform (as a guest) on the show during the year and you earn 40 points. If you appear on his New Years Eve show 2008/09, you earn 80 points. This only applies to new performances, and not highlights programs etc.

• Glastonbury

The official line-up for the 2008 festival will be announced on May 1st. If you are on the official list when it is first revealed you score the following for an appearance: Pyramid stage 30 points, Other stage 20 points, anywhere else 10 points.

This only applies to the first official line-up released on or around May 1st/2nd, so you will score points then, not during the festival. Should your band member have to withdraw you will still score points, but if you are a late (or secret) addition, you won't score.

• X-Factor

If you pick an X-Factor "star", they start on -1,000 points!

  Guidelines

• Make sure you are familiar with the band guidelines before choosing your
  line-up.