Unsigned Band Scores Top 40 Hit

by Jordan Yerman | January 17, 2007 at 09:41 am

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The recent change in chart rules mirrors our shift in buying habits: downloading is here to stay. This is great news for anyone out there with a guitar, recording software, server space, and a dream.

... and they named themselves after a Super Mario Brothers character.

Essex rock band Koopa have made chart history by becoming the first unsigned band to land a UK top 40 hit.

Under new chart rules their download-only single Blag, Steal & Borrow debuted at number 31.

Chart rules were changed at the start of the year to allow digital single sales to count towards a chart position even if there is no CD version.