"We are very strict about our annual chart, so much so that people in the record industry call us the 'style maker chart,'" says Wong Lai Ngo, Senior Programme Manager. Take for example the songs of Taiwan star Cheng Chih-hwa, which have a certain socially critical perspective. The record company thought they wouldn't find an audience in Malaysia, and didn't plan to issue an album there.
「我們選年度排行很嚴謹，以致唱片業者稱我們是『格調榜』」，節目總監黃麗娥指出，像台灣歌星鄭智化的歌，帶有社會批判色彩，唱片公司認為在大馬沒銷路，根本沒打算發片。