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Revealed! The secrets of the domestic charts

From Bilderbuch to Taylor Swift: week after week, the Ö3 Austria Top 40 shows what local music fans love.(Bild: picturedesk Krone KREATIV,)

It used to be simple: whoever sold the most records in the stores was at the top of the charts. In the age of Spotify and YouTube, things are much more complicated. Do the charts reflect what's going on musically in Austria? CD or stream, which is worth more? Can charts be manipulated? Krone+ uncovers the secrets of the "Ö3 Austria Top 40". 

"Nothing is simply presented to the music fans or anyone is favored," says Christoph Gruber, the top chart investigator for Austria, in an interview with Krone+. The trained musician and music industry expert has been responsible for compiling the Austrian hit parade since the turn of the year, taking over from Andy Zahradnik.