If airplay of songs on the radio was to be the only criterion used to award artistes, then worse controversies would always shroud the event.

There’s no denying the fact that there are numerous radio stations operating in the country and it’s interesting to note that, all these FM’s have chart shows, where they countdown the top local songs.

Most stations countdown the top twenty, others do it for the top ten and others countdown the top fifty.

Taking time to listen to some of the chartshows, you realize that positions of songs on the different stations never tally. It’s confounding to note, that whiles song1 occupies the first position at radioX, it holds the tenth position at radioY and whiles song2 languishes at the bottom of radioX, it enjoys fifth slot at radioY. So what does all these mean?

What criteria do the radio stations use to do their countdowns? When some sampling is done, one will take cognizance of the fact that not even two stations in one region have the same first -five songs on their songs. That pre-supposes that the FM’s do their chart shows based on the airtime they give such songs and position the songs with their own discretion.

Why then do presenters say that the charts are based on sales and nationwide
airplay? If that’s the case then the record companies or shops that sell the songs give contradicting information about sales to the stations.

Since the radio stations are doing their own thing with respect to the chartshows, what chart is used for the music awards? It seems many perceive the ‘Megahitz’ on JOY FM as the most authentic chart show and it’s always depicted in the Graphic Showbiz, but how sure can we be that, what transpires on the ground is presented to us.

What about the authenticity of all the other chartshows? These chartshows on the many stations contribute to the brouhaha that surrounds the music awards. I therefore suggest that, whoever is in charge of the Ghana music awards should have it’s own chart to grade songs and award artistes.

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