James Masterton (b. September 2, 1973) is a headline columnist for the music website Yahoo! Launch. He writes a weekly column analyzing new entries in the UK Singles Chart. Masterton also works in information technology for a radio production company and is a technical producer for a national radio station on the weekends. He has made several media appearances, most recently on Channel 4's "100 Worst Pop Records". September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... This article or section should be merged with Yahoo! Yahoo! Launch is a free music video website provided by Yahoo!. You must have a Yahoo! account to view many of the videos. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Category: ... A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...
Masterton began posting his weekly comments about the latest singles chart on Usenet in 1992. In 1995 he became an important element of BT's Dotmusic website, an online hub for the UK music scene and one of the few sites that posted the entire UK top 75 every week. His commentary on new entries in the chart was fully integrated into the site. When Dotmusic was purchaced from BT by Yahoo! on October 28, 2003, Masterton's commentary moved to Yahoo! Launch with it. Usenet is a distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP network of the same name. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ... Dotmusic was an internet music site that existed as a stand alone website from June 1995 to December 2003. ... Yahoo! Inc. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Masterton is popular for the depth and scope of his weekly analysis and for his wit. He not only explains the significance of an individual song, but also examines its place within an artist's career by citing past records and predictions. Masterton also occasionally makes comments about trends and records within the UK Singles Chart itself, tracking its evolution and making wry comments about the trend away from singles sales. Masterton also predicted and analysed the impact of download sales being incorporated into the chart and he sometimes references developments in US Billboard music charts. He is sure to mention when a particular release goes against the trend in its chart performance or its marketing and he often comments about a popular release's economic or cultural impact. He is sometimes careful to avoid the expression of his own opinion on particular tracks, preferring instead to conduct a neutral analysis, but usually fails miserably. The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...
Masterton also works in information technology for a radio production company and is a technical producer for a national radio station on the weekends.
Masterton is popular for the depth and scope of his weekly analysis and for his wit.
Masterton also predicted and analysed the impact of download sales being incorporated into the chart and he sometimes references developments in US Billboard music charts.
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