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Daniel Griffiths

How to write a ‘sticky’ hit: Pure luck can put you in the charts, but sticking around to make the big bucks needs pure science

Chart Staying Power.

Securing a top 40 chart placing, even in the streaming era, is still something to be celebrated. To do so represents your track breaking through, ‘going viral’ and – fingers crossed – perhaps even making you (dare we say it) some money. However, to earn the big bucks you need not just to stick around for a week or two but sit as a chart resident for years.

So how does one do that, exactly?

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