The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in Billboard magazine. Billboard biz, the online extension of the Billboard charts, provides additional weekly charts,[1] as well as year-end charts.[2] The charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts.[3] For the Billboard 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales.[4]
The weekly sales and streams charts are monitored on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle since July 2015; previously it was on a Monday-to-Sunday cycle. Radio airplay song charts, however, follow the Monday-to-Sunday cycle (previously Wednesday-to-Tuesday).[5] The charts are released each Tuesday with an issue date the following Saturday.[citation needed]
History, methods and description
On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade.[6] The first Music Popularity Chart was calculated in July 1940.[7] A variety of song charts followed, which were eventually consolidated into the Hot 100 by mid-1958.[8] The Hot 100 currently combines singles sales, radio airplay, digital downloads, and streaming activity (including data from YouTube and other video sites). All of the Billboard charts use this basic formula.[9] Which stations and stores are used separates the charts; each musical genre has a core audience or retail group. Each genre's department at Billboard is headed up by a chart manager, who makes these determinations.[citation needed]
For many years, a song had to be commercially available as a single to be considered for any of the Billboard charts. At the time, instead of using Nielsen SoundScan or Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS), Billboard obtained its data from manual reports filled out by radio stations and stores. According to the 50th-anniversary issue of Billboard, prior to the official implementation of SoundScan tracking in November 1991, many radio stations and retail stores removed songs from their manual reports after the associated record labels stopped promoting a particular single. Thus, songs fell quickly after peaking and had shorter chart lives. In 1990, the country singles chart was the first chart to use SoundScan and BDS.[10] They were followed by the Hot 100 and the R&B chart in 1991.[11] Today, all of the Billboard charts use this technology.[citation needed]
Originally, Billboard had separate charts for different measures of popularity, including disc jockey playings, juke box song selection, and best selling records in retail stores. The final accolade of a successful single was a position on the Honor Roll of Hits. The chart was introduced in the March 24, 1945, issue, ranking the most popular songs comprised by record and sheet sales, disk jockey, and jukebox performances as determined by Billboard's weekly nationwide survey.[12] The jukebox chart ceased publication after the June 17, 1957, issue, the disk jockey chart after the July 28, 1958, issue, the best-seller chart after the October 13, 1958, issue, and the Honor Roll of Hits after the November 16, 1963, issue.[13] A composite standing chart that combined these gradually grew to become a top 100, the predecessor to the current Hot 100 chart. The July 28, 1958, issue was the last to call the composite chart the "Top 100"; the following week began the "Hot 100." Billboard publishes many different charts, with the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 being the most famous. Billboard also has charts for these music styles: rock, country, dance, bluegrass, jazz, classical, R&B, rap, electronic, pop, Latin, Christian music, comedy albums, Catalog Album, and even ringtones for mobile (cell) phones. In 2009, Billboard partnered with MetroLyrics to offer top-10 lyrics for each of the charts.[citation needed]
At the end of each year, Billboard tallies the results of all of its charts, and the results are published in a year-end issue and heard on year-end editions of its American Top 40 and American Country Countdown radio broadcasts.[14] Between 1991 and 2006, the top single/album/artist(s) in each of those charts was/were awarded in the form of the annual Billboard Music Awards, which were held in December until the awards went dormant in 2007. The awards returned in May 2011.[15]
Before September 1995, singles were allowed to chart in the week they first went on sale based on airplay points alone. The policy was changed in September 1995, to only allow a single to debut after a full week of sales on combined sales and airplay points. This allowed several tracks to debut at number one.[citation needed]
In December 1998, the policy was further modified to allow tracks to chart on the basis of airplay alone without a commercial release. This change was made to reflect the changing realities of the music business. Previous to this, several substantial radio and MTV hits had not appeared on the Billboard chart at all, because many major labels chose not to release them as standalone singles, hoping their unavailability would spur greater album sales. Not offering a popular song to the public as a single was unheard of before the 1970s. The genres that suffered most at the time were those that increasingly impacted pop culture, including new genres such as trip hop and grunge. Among the many pre-1999 songs that had ended up in this Hot 100 limbo were The Cardigans' "Lovefool", Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" (which peaked at 42), Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" (which hit number 9), OMC's "How Bizarre", Sugar Ray's "Fly", and No Doubt's "Don't Speak".[citation needed]
On June 25, 2015, Billboard made changes in its chart requirements. The official street date for all new album releases was moved from Tuesday to Friday in the United States. For all sales-based charts (ranking both albums and tracks), Billboard and Nielsen changed the chart reporting period to cover the first seven days of an album's release. As a result of the changes, The Billboard 200, top albums sales, genre-based albums, digital songs, genre-based downloads, streaming songs, and genre-focused streaming surveys ran on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle. Radio Songs, which informs the Hot 100, synced to the Monday-to-Sunday period after formerly covering Wednesday to Tuesday. All other radio charts and genre tallies followed the Monday-to-Sunday cycle. The move was made to coincide with the IFPI's move to have all singles and albums released globally on Fridays.[5]
Incorporating digital platforms
Starting on February 12, 2005, Billboard changed its methodology to include paid digital downloads from digital music retailers such as Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, and iTunes. This change also allowed songs to chart with or without the help of radio airplay. This meant that a song did not need radio airplay to be eligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. With this policy change, a song could chart based on digital downloads alone.[16]
On July 31, 2007, Billboard changed its methodology for the Hot 100 chart to include digital streams. The digital information at the time was obtained from Yahoo and AOL's streaming platforms. This change was made exclusively to the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The effect of this chart change was minuscule at the time because it was estimated to account for 5% of the chart's total points.[17]
In October 2012, Billboard significantly changed the methodology for their country, rock, Latin, and rap charts, when it incorporated sales of digital downloads and streaming plays into what had been airplay-only charts. Another change was that rather than measuring airplay only from radio stations of the particular genre, the new methodology measures airplay from all radio formats.[18] This methodology was extended to their Christian and gospel charts in late 2013.[19] These methodology changes resulted in higher positions on the genre charts for songs with crossover appeal to other genres and radio formats (especially pop) at the expense of songs that appeal almost exclusively to core fans of the given genre, which was controversial with those devotees.[20]
On February 20, 2013, Billboard announced another change in the methodology for its charts that incorporated YouTube video streaming data into the determination of ranking positions on streaming charts. The incorporation of YouTube streaming data enhanced a formula that includes on-demand audio streaming and online radio streaming. The YouTube video streams that used in this methodology are official video streams, Vevo on YouTube streams, and user-generated clips that use authorized audio. Billboard said this change was made to further reflect the divergent platforms of music consumption in today's world.[21]
Songs
All-genre
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
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Billboard Hot 100 | sales + airplay + streaming |
100 |
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Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 25 |
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Radio Songs | airplay (audience) |
50 |
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Digital Song Sales | digital sales | 50 |
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Streaming Songs | streaming | 50 |
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Adult/Pop
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
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Mainstream Top 40 (also Pop Songs) | airplay (spins) | 40 | Measures airplay detections (spins) on 157 contemporary hit radio stations. These stations also contribute to the Dance/Mix Show Airplay panel |
Adult Top 40 (also Adult Pop Songs) | 40 | Measures airplay spins on 90 hot adult contemporary stations | |
Adult Contemporary | 30 | Measures airplay spins on 85 adult contemporary stations |
Christian
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Hot Christian Songs | Sales, streaming, all format airplay | 50 | Combines sales, airplay from all radio formats, and streaming data |
Christian Digital Songs | Digital downloads | 50 | Top-downloaded Christian songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan |
Christian Airplay | Airplay (audience) | 50 | Audience impressions from Christian AC, Hot AC/CHR, Soft AC, and Christian Rock stations |
Christian AC Airplay | Airplay (spins) | 30 | Measures airplay spins on Christian adult contemporary stations |
Hot Gospel Songs | Sales, streaming, allformat airplay | 30 | |
Gospel Airplay | Radio (airplay) | ||
Gospel Digital Song Sales | Digital sales | Top-downloaded Gospel songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. | |
Gospel Streaming Songs | Streaming | Top-streamed Gospel songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Country
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Hot Country Songs | sales + all format airplay + streaming | 50 | Combines sales, airplay from all radio formats and streaming data |
Country Airplay | airplay (audience) | 60 | Measures airplay audience impression on 128 country music stations |
Country Digital Songs | digital sales | 50 | Top-downloaded country songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Country Streaming Songs | streaming | 50 | Most streamed country songs. |
Dance/Electronic
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
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Dance Club Songs | reports from DJs | 50 |
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Hot Dance/Electronic Songs | Continuous airplay, single sales, digital downloads, online streaming | 50 |
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Dance/Mix Show Airplay | Continuous airplay (Spins from exclusive reporters) Mix show airplay (Spins from Mainstream and Rhythmic stations) |
40 |
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Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales | digital sales | 50 |
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Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs | streaming | 25 |
|
Holiday
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Holiday 100 | Sales, streaming and airplay | 100 | Combines sales, airplay and streaming data. Only in November to December. |
Holiday Digital Song Sales | Digital downloads | 50 | Top-downloaded Holiday songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Holiday Streaming Songs | Streaming | 50 | Most streamed Holiday songs. Only in November to December. |
Holiday Airplay | Airplay (audience) | 50 | Audience impressions from all radio stations. Only in November to December. |
Internet charts
Chart title | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|
Social 50 | 50 | A ranking of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. Artists' popularity is determined by a formula blending their weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with artist page views and weekly song plays, as measured by Next Big Sound. |
Real Time - Hot Trending Songs | 50 | Most-discussed songs on Twitter updated live. |
Weekly - Hot Trending Songs | 50 | Most-discussed songs on Twitter updated weekly. |
Top Triller Global | 20 | Most popular songs worldwide on the app Triller. |
Top Triller U.S. | 20 | Most popular songs in the United States on the app Triller. |
LyricFind Global | 25 | Most-searched songs on LyricFind. |
LyricFind U.S. | 25 | Most-searched songs on LyricFind. |
Jazz
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Smooth Jazz Airplay | airplay (spins) | 30 | Measures airplay spins on 14 smooth jazz stations |
Latin
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Hot Latin Songs | Sales + airplay + streaming | 50 | Ranks the top fifty Spanish-language singles in the American music market. It was established as an airplay-only chart by Billboard in 1986. As of October 11, 2012, the chart is based on airplay across all formats, digital downloads, and streaming of Latin songs. Only predominately Spanish-language songs are eligible to rank on the chart. |
Latin Airplay | Airplay (spins) | 50 | Ranks the most played songs on Latin radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico regardless of genre or language. |
Latin Digital Song Sales | Digital sales | 50 | Ranks the best-selling Spanish-language from digital music retailers as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Latin Pop Airplay | Airplay (audience) | 25 | Ranks the most-listened to Spanish-language pop songs on Latin music radio stations. It was established in 1994, initially measuring airplay of songs being played on Latin pop radio stations. |
Regional Mexican Airplay | Airplay (spins) | 40 | Ranks the most performed song on Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States. It includes musical styles originating from Mexico as well as the Mexican-American community in the US such as Tejano. This chart is based on airplay from 65 regional Mexican radio stations compiled using information tracked by from BDS. It was established in 1994. |
Tropical Airplay | Airplay (audience) | 25 | Ranks the most-listened to Spanish-language tropical music songs on 140 Latin music radio stations. It was established by the magazine in 1994, initially measuring airplay of songs played by a small panel of tropical music radio stations. |
Latin Rhythm Airplay | Airplay (audience) | 25 | Ranks the most-listened to Spanish-language Latin rhythm songs. Latin rhythm is a music radio format that includes Spanish-language urban genres such as Latin hip hop and reggaeton. Established in 2005, it initially measured airplay of songs being played on 15 Latin rhythm radio stations. |
Latin Streaming Songs | Streaming | Ranks play of Spanish-language streamed radio songs and on-demand songs and music videos on leading online music services. |
R&B/Hip-Hop
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | airplay + sales + streaming | 50[A] | Ranks the most popular by combining airplay from all formats of radio stations, digital download sales, streaming data and YouTube views of R&B and hip-hop songs. |
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | airplay (audience) | 50 | Measures airplay based on audience impressions from various R&B/hip-hop stations. Component of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. |
R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales | digital sales | Top-downloaded R&B and hip-hop songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. | |
R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs | streaming | Top-streamed R&B and hip-hop songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. | |
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | airplay (spins) | 40 | Ranks songs by combining airplay base on radio plays (spins) from 76 R&B/hip-hop stations. Component of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. |
Adult R&B Airplay. | airplay (spins) | 30 | Measures airplay from 65 Urban AC radio stations. Component of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. |
Rhythmic Airplay | airplay (spins) | 40 | Measures airplay spins on 72 rhythmic stations. Rhythmic is a music radio format that includes of a mix of dance, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and R&B hits. These stations also contribute to Dance/Mix Show Airplay panel |
Hot Rap Songs | airplay + sales + streaming | 25 | Ranks the top 25 hip-hop/rap songs by combining airplay from all formats of radio stations, digital download sales, streaming data and YouTube views of rap songs. |
Rap Airplay | airplay (spins) | 25 | Ranks the top 25 hip-hop/rap songs by airplay spins from R&B/hip-hop and rhythmic radio stations. Component of Hot Rap Songs chart. |
Rap Digital Song Sales | digital sales | Top-downloaded rap songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot Rap Songs chart. | |
Rap Streaming Songs | streaming | Top-streamed rap songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot Rap Songs chart. | |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents | airplay (spins) | 20 | Ranks songs that have fallen below No. 50 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and have been on that chart for over 20 weeks. |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay | airplay (spins) | 20 | Ranks the songs that have fallen below No. 25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and have been on that chart for over 20 weeks. |
Hot R&B Songs | airplay + sales + streaming | 25 | Ranks the top 25 R&B songs by combining airplay from all formats of radio stations, digital download sales, streaming data and YouTube views of R&B songs. |
R&B Digital Song Sales | digital sales | Top-downloaded R&B songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot R&B Songs chart. | |
R&B Streaming Songs | streaming | Top-streamed R&B songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot R&B Songs chart. |
Rock/Alternative
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs | Sales, airplay, and streaming |
50 | Ranks the top rock and alternative songs based on radio airplay across all formats, sales data, and streaming activity |
Rock & Alternative Airplay | Airplay (audience) | 50 | Airplay audience impressions on mainstream rock, alternative, and Triple A radio stations |
Rock Digital Song Sales | Digital sales | 50 | Top-downloaded rock songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan |
Rock Streaming Songs | streaming | 25 | Top-streamed rock songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Hot Alternative Songs | Sales, airplay, and streaming |
25 | Ranks the top alternative songs based on radio airplay across all formats, sales data, and streaming activity |
Alternative Airplay | Airplay (spins) | 40 | Measures airplay spins on 50 alternative/modern rock stations |
Alternative Digital Song Sales | Digital sales | 25 | Top-downloaded songs classified as alternative (or a combination of alternative and another genre), ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Rock Digital Songs. |
Alternative Streaming Songs | streaming | 25 | Top-streamed songs classified as alternative, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Mainstream Rock Airplay | Airplay (spins) | 40 | Measures airplay spins on 77 mainstream rock radio stations encompassing active rock and heritage rock |
Adult Alternative Airplay (Triple A Airplay) | 40 | Measures airplay spins on 24 adult album alternative radio stations | |
Hot Hard Rock Songs | Sales, airplay, and streaming |
25 | Ranks the top hard rock songs based on radio airplay across all formats, sales data, and streaming activity |
Hard Rock Digital Song Sales | Digital sales | 25 | Top-downloaded songs classified as hard rock, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Hard Rock Streaming Songs | streaming | 25 | Top-streamed songs classified as hard rock, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
World music
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
U.S. Afrobeats Songs | streaming | Top-streamed R&B songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Component of Hot R&B Songs chart. | |
World Digital Song Sales | digital sales | Ranks the best-selling international/foreign-language digital singles in the US. |
International charts
Canadian charts
Chart title | Chart type | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Canadian Hot 100 | airplay + sales + streaming[22] | 100 |
|
Emerging Canadian Artist | airplay + sales + streaming | 30 |
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Digital Song Sales | digital sales | 75 |
|
Hot 100 Airplay | airplay (audience) | 75 |
|
All-format Airplay | airplay (spins) | 50 | |
CHR/Top 40 Airplay | 50 |
| |
AC Airplay | 50 |
| |
Hot AC Airplay | 50 |
| |
Country Airplay | 50 |
| |
Rock Airplay | 50 |
|
Other international charts
Chart title | Description |
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Argentina Hot 100 | Ranks the top 100 singles in Argentina based on airplay, digital downloads, and streaming. |
Billboard Global 200[23] | Ranks the top songs based on sales and streaming data from more than 200 territories worldwide. |
Billboard Global Excl. U.S.[23] | Ranks the top songs based on sales and streaming data from territories outside the United States. |
Japan Hot 100 | Ranks the best-selling singles and tracks in Japan. |
K-Pop 100 | Ranks the best-selling singles in South Korea. |
Mexican Airplay | Ranks the most listened singles in Mexico. |
Mexico Espanol Airplay | Ranks the most listened singles in Spanish-language in Mexico. |
Mexico Ingles Airplay | Ranks the most listened singles in English-language in Mexico. |
Switzerland Digital Sales | Ranks the best-selling digital singles and tracks in Switzerland. |
Vietnam Hot 100 | Ranks the top 100 singles in Vietnam based on digital downloads and streaming. |
Vietnam Top Vietnamese Songs | Ranks the top 100 singles in Vietnam by Vietnamese artists based on digital downloads and streaming. |
Albums
Chart title | Description | |
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Billboard 200 | 200 |
|
Top Album Sales | 100 |
|
Current Album Sales | 100 |
|
Catalog Albums | 50 |
|
Tastemakers |
| |
Heatseekers Albums | 25 |
|
Independent Albums | 50 |
|
Top Rock Albums | 50 |
|
Top Alternative Albums | 25 | |
Hard Rock Albums | 25 | |
Americana/Folk Albums | 25 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 50 | |
Rap Albums | 25 | |
R&B Albums | 25 |
|
Top Country Albums | 50 | |
Bluegrass Albums | 15 | |
Top Latin Albums | 50 | |
Regional Mexican Albums | 20 | |
Latin Pop Albums | 20 | |
Tropical Albums | 20 | |
Latin Rhythm Albums | 15 | |
Top Classical Albums | ||
Traditional Classical Albums | ||
Classical Crossover Albums | ||
Christian Albums | 50 | |
Gospel Albums | 40 | |
Jazz Albums | 35 | |
Traditional Jazz Albums | 15 | |
Contemporary Jazz Albums | 15 |
|
Dance/Electronic Albums | 25 | |
Blues Albums | 15 | |
Cast Albums |
| |
Comedy Albums | 10 | |
Compilation Albums | 20 | |
Holiday Albums | 50 | |
Kid Albums | 15 | |
New Age Albums | 10 | |
Reggae Albums | 10 | |
Soundtracks | 30 | |
Vinyl Albums | 25 | |
World Albums | 15 |
|
Canadian Albums | 100 |
Video
Chart title | Number of positions |
Description |
---|---|---|
Music Video Sales | 100 |
|
Discontinued charts
Chart title | Discontinuation date |
Description |
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Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles |
| |
Comprehensive Music Video | 2012 (?) |
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Country Singles Sales | 2005 |
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Best Seller in Stores | October 13, 1958 |
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Brasil Hot 100 Airplay | 2019 |
|
China Top 100 | 2019 |
|
Euro Digital Song Sales | February 12, 2022 |
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Euro Digital Tracks | November 29, 2014 |
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European Hot 100 Singles | December 11, 2010 |
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Global Dance Tracks | June 29, 2013 |
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Hits of the World |
| |
Heatseekers Songs | December 6, 2014 |
|
Hot Digital Tracks |
| |
Hot Singles Sales | November 21, 2017 |
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Honor Roll of Hits[12] | November 16, 1963[13] |
|
Hot Dance Singles Sales | 2013 |
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Indonesia Top 100 | 2020 |
|
Luxembourg Digital Song Sales | 2020 |
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Most Played by Jockeys | July 28, 1958 |
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Most Played in Juke Boxes | June 17, 1957 |
|
Philippine Hot 100 | January 15, 2018 |
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Philippine Top 20 |
| |
Pop 100 | June 13, 2009 |
|
Pop 100 Airplay |
| |
Hot Ringtones |
| |
Hot RingMasters |
| |
Hot Videoclips |
| |
Spotify Velocity | ||
Viral 50 | ||
Spotify Rewind | ||
Top 40 Tracks | March 2005 |
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Pop Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded pop songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Jazz Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded jazz songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Classical Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded classical songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
New Age Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded new age songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Blues Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded blues songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Reggae Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded reggae songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Kid Digital Song Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded children's songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Comedy Digital Track Sales | January 2020 | Top-downloaded comedy songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. |
Digital Albums | 2019 | |
Top Internet Albums |
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Heatseekers Albums (East North Central) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (Middle Atlantic) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (Mountain) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (Northeast) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (Pacific) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (South Atlantic) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (South Central) | ||
Heatseekers Albums (West North Central) | ||
Country Catalog Albums | ||
Classical Budget/Midline Albums | ||
Dance/Electronic Album Sales |
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R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums | ||
Christian Streaming Songs |
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Christian Hot AC/CHR |
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Christian Soft AC |
& Measures airplay spins on Christian Soft ACstations | |
Christian Rock |
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Christian AC Indicator |
Notes
- ^ 100 positions prior to October 2012.
Other charts
In December 2010, Billboard announced a new chart titled Social 50, which ranks the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. The Social 50 chart tallies artists' popularity using their weekly additions of friends/fans/followers, along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays on Myspace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and iLike.[36]
In January 2011, Billboard introduced another chart called Uncharted, which lists new and developing artists, who are yet to appear on any major Billboard chart, "...regardless of their country of origin."[37] The ranking is based on the views and fans on social networking websites like Myspace and Facebook. It has since been discontinued.[citation needed]
In May 2014, after the Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart was discontinued in the U.S., the Billboard K-Town column continued to provide chart information for K-pop artists on all Billboard charts.[38][39]
The Artist 100 debuted in July 2014.[citation needed]
In June 2019, Billboard launched the Top Songwriters Chart and the Top Producers Chart, based on weekly activity on the Hot 100 and other "Hot" genre charts.[40]
In October 2021, Billboard launched the Hot Trending Songs charts, utilising real-time music-related trends and conversations on Twitter.[41]
Further reading
- Durkee, Rob. "American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century." Schriner Books, New York City, 1999.
- Battistini, Pete. "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem The 1970s." Authorhouse.com, January 31, 2005. ISBN 1-4184-1070-5
- Parker, Martin (1991). "Making Sense with the Hit Parade". Popular Music. 10 (2): 205–17. doi:10.1017/s0261143000004517.
- Hakanen, Ernest (1998). "Counting Down to the Number One:Evolution of the Meaning of Popular Music Charts". Popular Music. 17 (1): 98–111. doi:10.1017/s0261143000000507.
- "About Us". Nielsen Business Media Inc. 2009.
- "Billboard.com FAQ". Nielsen Business Media Inc. 2009.
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External links
- Billboard popular charts (subscription only except Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Artist 100)
- Billboard complete artist/chart search (subscription only)
- Billboard current boxscore (lists one week only)
- Billboard charts archive Archived December 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (archive of number ones for select charts)