robson / uk-singles-chart-number-1s

Visualising the Number 1s from the UK Singles Chart.

UK Singles Chart: Number 1s

Table of Contents

• Explanation
• Live Version
• Compatibility
• Testing
• File Descriptions
• Technologies
• Validation

Explanation

The UK Singles Chart tracks the sales of music in the United Kingdom.

This interactive webpage allows you to explore the songs that have reached Number 1 on the chart.

Live Version

https://robson.plus/number-1s/

Compatibility

The output for this project is designed for desktop only. Mobile is not supported.

Platform	OS	Browser	Version	Status
Desktop	Windows	Firefox	85	Working
Desktop	Windows	Opera	74	Working
Desktop	Windows	Chrome	88	Working
Desktop	Windows	Edge	88	Working

Last tested on 16th February 2021.

Testing

The repository has two things: a Python script to get the data and a webpage to view it.

Python

The instructions for running this are contained within converter.py

Webpage

To run this on your computer:

• Download the repository.
• Unzip anywhere.
• Open index.html in your browser.

File Descriptions

converter.py

This python script is responsible for converting the data from Wikipedia into JSON. There's lots of information and instructions in that file.

data.json

This is created by the script above.

index.html + style.css + page.js

These are responsible for visualising the data as an interactive webpage.

Technologies

This is built using:

• Python
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
  • jQuery
    • Tooltipster

Validation