The Number One Song
Number One hits are the tunes that have the most popular success in that week. In the UK these are the most listened to songs based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, as measured by the official Charts Company. Looking back, for a long period of time, (up until 1988), the music paper, NME, compiled their own charts, leading to their being a small handful of unofficial number ones in a year. Beat The Clock
Beat The Clock can refer to a countdown of time in order to a complete a task. A metronome can be used by a recording artist to measure a musical beat.