[5][6] In December 1984, data from MRIB showed that pirate radio station Laser 558 had an audience of nearly five million people.
[12] MRIB's Network Chart was published in music publications NME, Melody Maker,[13] and Sounds,[14] as well as on ITV's Teletext service.
[16] Although MRIB's chart was no longer broadcast on commercial and independent radio, it was still used in publications such as NME and Melody Maker.
[17][18][19][20] MRIB also compiled the UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts that were published in many newspapers and magazines such as Melody Maker.
[4][33] In 2002, Emap announced that they would be launching their own Smash Hits chart for its FM radio stations such as Kiss and that it would be compiled using sales data from MRIB.