New Musical Express was established in 1952 by
London music promoter Maurice Kinn, and was
initially published in a non-glossy tabloid format
on standard newsprint. On 14 November 1952 it
created the first UK Singles Chart, a list of the
Top Twelve best-selling singles. The first of these
was, in contrast to more recent charts, a top twelve
sourced by the magazine itself from sales in
regional stores around the UK. During the 1960s the
paper championed the new British groups emerging at
the time.
Prior to 1952 and beginning in October, 1946 this
magazine's "ancestor" was published as "Musical
Express".
"The paper was established in 1952. The
"Accordion Times" and
"Musical Express" were bought
by London music promoter Maurice Kinn, for the sum
of £1,000, just 15 minutes before they were due to be
officially closed. A re-launch occurred as The New
Musical Express, and was initially published in
a non-glossy tabloid format on standard newsprint.
On 14 November 1952, it created the first UK
Singles Chart, a list of the Top Twelve best-selling
singles. The first of these was, in contrast to more
recent charts, a top twelve sourced by the magazine
itself from sales in regional stores around the UK.
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