Napster and Virgin Radio have announced a cheeky plan to pre-empt the launch of the UK's first official download chart, unveiling their own collaboration which will result in the broadcast of the first digital music chart on Sunday August 28.

The chart, a rundown of the Top 20 tracks sold by Napster every week, will be the basis of a new chart show being aired by Virgin at 7pm every Sunday. Besides the fact that the chart will only poll Napster business, ...