''Spotlight Publications'' was a music business information company based in

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, England that published music magazines in the

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from 1953 to 2010, with some expansion into the

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Publications

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'', US magazine acquired in November 1992. *''

Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication ...

''. *''Miro'', music information service, acquired in 1993. *''

Music Week ''Music Week'' is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future. History Founded in 1959 as ''Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music We ...

''. **'' Charts Plus'', subscription chart newsletter. **''

Hit Music ''Hit Music'' was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to ''Music Week''. ''Hit Music'' existed for almost nine years, supplying the official UK music charts (as compiled by The Gallup Organization, Gallup and later Official Cha ...

'', subscription chart newsletter. **''Video Week''. **''Studio Week''. *''Noise'' (

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magazine). *''

Record Mirror ''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after ''New Musical Express'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK Album ...

''. *'' Sounds''.

Music charts

Entertainment Research & Analysis

In April 1991, Spotlight Publications created ERA (Entertainment Research & Analysis) which compiled the UK Airplay Chart,

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's rock chart, as well as the '' Charts Plus'' subscription newsletter.

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.

References

External links

*{{cite web , url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00517203 , title=Spotlight Publications Limited , website=gov.uk Music organisations based in the United Kingdom Business magazines published in the United Kingdom