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The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and globally. The results are published in Billboard magazine. Billboard biz, the online extension of the Billboard charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The three most important charts are the Billboard Global 200 for songs globally, the Billboard Hot 100 for songs in the United States of America and the Billboard 200 for albums in the United States of America, and other 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 or Global 200 (though the latter globally) song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the Billboard 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales. Titled "Ten Best Records for Week Ending", it listed the 10 top-selling records of three leading record companies as reported by the companies themselves. In March 1937, the "Songs with the Most Radio Plugs" chart debuted with data from a separate company. In October 1938, a review list, "The Week's Best Records", was retitled "The Billboard Record Buying Guide" by incorporating airplay and sheet music sales, which would eventually become the first trade survey of record popularity.
In the July 27, 1940, issue, the first "Billboard Music Popularity Chart" was published for the week ending July 20, with separate listings covering retail sales, sheet music sales, jukebox song selection and radio play. Among the lists were the 10 songs of the "Best Selling Retail Records", which is the fore-runner of today's pop chart, with "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey (featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra) its first number one. Another accolade of a successful song was a position on the "Honor Roll of Hits", introduced on March 24, 1945, initially as a 10-song list, later expanded to 30 songs, which ranked the most popular songs by combining record and sheet sales, disk jockey, and jukebox performances as determined by Billboard's weekly nationwide survey. This chart amalgamated different records of the same song by different performers as one, and topping the first chart was "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive".
In November 1955, a composite standing chart that combined retail sales, jukebox and disk jockeys play charts but counted individual records separately was created as "The Top 100" chart, with "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" by The Four Aces its first No. 1. After July 28, 1958, the composite chart the "Top 100" chart was also discontinued; and the "Hot 100" began the following week on August 4, 1958, listing "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson as its first No. 1. The methodology for compiling the chart has changed over the years, currently the Hot 100 combines singles sales, radio airplay, digital downloads, and streaming activity (including data from YouTube and other video sites). Many Billboard charts use this basic formula apart from charts dedicated to the three data sources: sales (both physical and digital), airplay and streaming.
In the early period, the issue dates and the chart dates given in Billboard were different until January 13, 1962, when the issue dates and the chart dates both referred to the week ending dates. The first chart had 10 albums, before reducing to five in the following weeks, then increasing again to 10 in 1948. The album chart was split into 33-8 and 45 rpm lists in 1950 before they recombined in 1954, then divided into mono and stereo classifications in 1959 before they merged into a 150-item pop album chart in 1963. It was eventually expanded into a 200 album list on May 13, 1967. The first such annual charts released were for the year 1946, published in the January 4, 1947, issue, although annual listing of songs had been published some years prior, such as the undifferentiated annual chart based on "Honor Roll of Hits" for 1945. 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.
Chart compilation methodology
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 Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan or Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, BDS), Billboard obtained its data from manual reports filled out by radio stations and stores. For different musical genres, 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. According to the 100th-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. They were followed by the Hot 100 and the R&B chart in 1991. Today, all of the Billboard charts use this technology.
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.
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".
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.
Incorporation of 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. With this policy change, a song could chart based on digital downloads alone.
On July 31, 2007, Billboard changed its methodology for the Hot 100 chart to include digital streams, which 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.
In October 2012, Billboard significantly changed the methodology for its country, rock, Latin, and rap charts, when it incorporated sales of digital downloads and streaming plays into what had previously been airplay-only charts. Another change was that rather than measuring airplay only from radio stations of a particular genre, the new methodology measures airplay from all radio formats. This methodology was extended to their Christian and gospel charts in late 2013. 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, a change that proved controversial with those devotees.
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.
Greatest Artists of All Time (1963–2015)
In 2015, Billboard compiled a ranking of the 125 best-performing artists over the 52 years of the charts, based on the combined point totals of all their Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts.
Songs
All-genre
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Billboard Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align=center| 100
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- The US music industry standard song popularity chart
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| Bubbling Under Hot 100
| align=center| 25
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- Ranks the top 25 songs below #100 that have not previously appeared on the Hot 100.
- Positions do not directly correspond to positions 101–125 of an extended Hot 100, but many sources use this notation
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| Radio Songs
| align=center| airplay<br>(audience)
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay audience impressions on 1,233 radio stations encompassing all formats.
- One of the component charts of the Hot 100
- Formerly called Top 40 Radio Monitor (1986–1991) and Hot 100 Airplay (1991–2014)
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| Digital Song Sales
| style="text-align:center;"| digital sales
| align=center| 25
|
- Ranks top-selling digital song sales
- Combines different versions of songs for a summarized figure
- One of the component charts of the Hot 100
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| Streaming Songs
| align=center| streaming
| align=center| 50
|
- Ranks top-streaming songs
- Combines different versions of songs for a summarized figure
- One of the component charts of the Hot 100
|}
Adult/Pop
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Pop Airplay (also Pop Songs)
| align="center" rowspan="3"| airplay (spins)
| align=center| 40
| Measures airplay detections (spins) on 157 contemporary hit radio stations. These stations also contribute to the Dance/Mix Show Airplay panel. Formerly known as the Mainstream Top 40.
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| Adult Pop Airplay (also Adult Pop Songs)
| align="center"| 40
| Measures airplay spins on 90 hot adult contemporary stations
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| Adult Contemporary
| align="center"| 30
| Measures airplay spins on 85 adult contemporary stations
|}
Christian and Gospel
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Hot Christian Songs
| align=center | Sales, streaming, all format airplay
| align=center| 50
| Combines sales, airplay from all radio formats, and streaming data
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| Christian Digital Song Sales
| align=center| Digital downloads
| align=center| 15
| Top-downloaded Christian songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
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| Christian Streaming Songs
| align=center| Streaming
| align=center| 25
| Most streamed Christian songs
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| Christian Airplay
| align=center | Airplay (audience)
| align=center| 40
| Audience impressions from Christian AC, Hot AC, CHR/Pop, Soft AC, and Christian Rock stations.
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| Christian AC Airplay
| align=center | Airplay (spins)
| align=center| 30
| Measures airplay spins on Christian adult contemporary stations
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| Hot Gospel Songs
| align=center| Sales, streaming, allformat airplay
| align=center| 25
| Combines sales, airplay, and streaming data of Gospel songs
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| Gospel Airplay
| align=center| Radio (airplay)
| align=center| 30
| Measures airplay spins of Gospel stations
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| Gospel Digital Song Sales
| align=center| Digital sales
| align=center| 25
| Top-downloaded Gospel songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
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| Gospel Streaming Songs
| align=center| Streaming
| align=center| 15
| Top-streamed Gospel songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
|}
Country
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Hot Country Songs
| align=center| sales + all format airplay + streaming
| align=center| 50
| Combines sales, airplay from all radio formats and streaming data
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| Country Airplay
| align=center| airplay (audience)
| align=center| 60
| Measures airplay audience impression on 128 country music stations
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| Country Digital Song Sales
| align=center| digital sales
| align=center| 50
| Most-downloaded country songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate. First launched with the charts dated January 23, 2010.
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| Country Streaming Songs
| align=center| streaming
| align=center| 50
| Most streamed country songs.
|}
Dance/Electronic
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Dance Club Songs
| align=center| reports from DJs
| align=center| 50
|
- Compiled exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys, who must apply and meet certain criteria to become Billboard-reporting DJs.
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| Hot Dance/Electronic Songs
| align=center rowspan=2| Continuous airplay, single sales, digital downloads, online streaming
| align=center| 50
|
- A chart which uses the same methodology as the Hot 100, which tracks the top dance/electronic songs based on monitored airplay, single sales, digital downloads and monitored online streaming.
- The songs will be used to determine eligibility for entry into the Hot 100.
- Criteria will be based on the song's tempo.
- Remixed versions of pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop and/or songs of other genres are ineligible for this chart.
- Starting with the chart dated January 18, 2025, songs are only eligible if they are "primarily recorded by DJs or producers with an emphasis on electronic-based production".
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| Hot Dance/Pop Songs
| align=center| 15
|
- A chart which uses the same methodology as Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
|}
Jazz
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Smooth Jazz Airplay
| align=center| airplay (spins)
| align=center| 30
| Measures airplay spins on 14 smooth jazz stations
|-
|}
Latin
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:150px;"| Chart title
! style="width:150px;"| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Hot Latin Songs
|Sales + airplay + streaming
| align=center|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.
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| Hot Latin Pop Songs
|Sales + airplay + streaming
| align=center|25
| Ranks the top twenty-five Spanish-language pop songs in the American music market. Launched on the issue dated April 12, 2025, the chart is based on airplay, digital downloads, and streaming of Latin pop songs.
|-
| Hot Latin Rhythm Songs
|Sales + airplay + streaming
| align=center|25
| Ranks the top twenty-five Latin rhythm songs in the American music market. Launched on the issue dated April 12, 2025, the chart is based on airplay, digital downloads, and streaming of Latin rhythm songs.
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| Rock Digital Song Sales
| align=center|Digital sales
| align=center|50
| Top-downloaded rock songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
|-
| Rock Streaming Songs
| align=center|streaming
| align=center| 25
| Top-streamed rock songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
|-
| Hot Alternative Songs
| align=center|Sales, airplay, <br>and streaming
| align=center| 25
| Ranks the top alternative songs based on radio airplay across all formats, sales data, and streaming activity
|-
| Alternative Airplay
| align=center| Airplay (spins)
| align=center| 40
| Measures airplay spins on 50 alternative/modern rock stations
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| Alternative Digital Song Sales
| align=center|Digital sales
| align=center|25
| Top-downloaded songs classified as alternative (or a combination of alternative and another genre), ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate debuted with the chart week dated January 22, 2011.
|-
| Alternative Streaming Songs
| align=center|streaming
| align=center| 25
| Top-streamed songs classified as alternative, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
|-
| Mainstream Rock Airplay
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Airplay (spins)
| align=center| 40
| Measures airplay spins on 77 mainstream rock radio stations encompassing active rock and heritage rock
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| Adult Alternative Airplay (Triple A Airplay)
| align=center| 40
| Measures airplay spins on 24 adult album alternative radio stations
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| Hot Hard Rock Songs
| align=center|Sales, airplay, <br>and streaming
| align=center| 25
| Ranks the top hard rock songs based on radio airplay across all formats, sales data, and streaming activity
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| Hard Rock Digital Song Sales
| align=center|Digital sales
| align=center| 25
| Top-downloaded songs classified as hard rock, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
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| Hard Rock Streaming Songs
| align=center|streaming
| align=center| 25
| Top-streamed songs classified as hard rock, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.
|-
|}
World music
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! style="width:200px;"| Chart title
! width=120 | Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
| U.S. Afrobeats Songs
| align=center| streaming
| align=center|
| Top US-streamed Afrobeats songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
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|World Digital Song Sales
| align=center| digital sales
| align=center|
|Ranks the best-selling world music / foreign-language digital singles in the United States.
|-
|}
International charts
Canadian charts
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! width=200| Chart title
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Canadian Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| airplay + sales + streaming
| align=center| 100
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- Canadian music industry standard singles popularity chart
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| Canadian Albums
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | sales + streaming
| align=center|100
|
|-
| Emerging Canadian Artist
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | airplay + sales + streaming
| align=center| 30
|
- Ranks most popular songs by emerging Canadian artists
- Artists are considered emerging until 12 months after the date their first Canadian Hot 100 charting entry reaches the top 40.
- No recurrent chart
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| Digital Song Sales
| align=center| digital sales
| align=center| 75
|
- Ranks top-selling digital song sales
- Combines different versions of songs for summarized figure
- one of the component charts of Canadian Hot 100
- No recurrent chart
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| Hot 100 Airplay
| align=center| airplay (audience)
| align=center| 75
|
- Measures radio airplay audience impressions on 137 radio stations from five different formats
- One of the component charts of Canadian Hot 100
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| All-format Airplay
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| airplay (spins)
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay spins on 137 radio stations from five formats.
- A 100-position chart was previously available at Jam! Canoe website.
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| CHR/Top 40 Airplay
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay spins on 25 CHR radio stations
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| AC Airplay
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay spins on 28 AC radio stations
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| Hot AC Airplay
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay spins on 24 Hot AC radio stations
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| Country Airplay
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay spins on 31 country radio stations
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| Rock Airplay
| align=center| 50
|
- Measures radio airplay spins on 29 rock radio stations
|}
Other international charts
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! style="width:200px;"| Chart title
! class="unsortable" | Description
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|Arabic Hot 100
|Ranks the top 100 singles based on streaming.
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|Argentina Hot 100
|Ranks the top 100 singles in Argentina based on airplay, digital downloads, and streaming.
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|Billboard Global 200
|Ranks the top songs based on sales and streaming data from more than 200 territories worldwide.
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|Billboard Global Excl. U.S.
|Ranks the top songs by Korean artists based on sales and streaming data from more than 200 territories worldwide.
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|Brasil Hot 100
|Ranks the top 100 singles in Brazil based on streaming.
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|China TME UNI Chart
|Ranks the top 100 singles in China by China, Hong Kong and Taiwan artists based on digital downloads and streaming. Collaborates with Tencent Music
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|Colombia Hot 100
|Ranks the top 100 singles in Colombia based on airplay, digital downloads, and streaming.
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|Hits of the World
|Ranks the top 25 songs in more than 40 countries.
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|Japan Hot 100
|Ranks the best-selling singles and tracks in Japan.
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|Korea Hot 100
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|Top Thai Country Songs
|Ranks the top 50 luk thung songs in Thailand based on digital downloads and streaming.
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| Top Album Sales
| align=center| 50
|
- A pure album sales chart.
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| Top Alternative Albums
| align=center|25
|
- Ranks the most popular alternative albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music.
- Based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums)
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| Top Bluegrass Albums
| align=center|15
|
|-
| Top Blues Albums
| align=center| 15
|
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| Cast Albums
| align=center|
|
- Measuring sales of cast recordings
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| Catalog Albums
| align=center| 50
|
- An album becomes a catalog title when it is more than 18 months old and has fallen below position 100 on the Billboard 200.
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| Christian Albums
| align=center|50
|
|-
|
| align=center|50
|
|-
|
| align=center|15
|
|-
| Top Comedy Albums
| align=center| 10
|
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| Compilation Albums
| align=center|20
|
|-
|
| align=center|15
|
- Debuted on February 28, 1987, with 25 positions.
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| Top Country Albums
| align=center| 50
|
|-
| Top Current Album Sales
| align=center| 50
|
- The same chart as Top Album Sales, with catalog titles removed
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| Top Dance Albums
| align=center| 25
|
- Known as Top Dance/Electronic Albums until the week dated January 11, 2025.
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| Reggae Albums
| align=center|10
|
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| Indie Store Album Sales
| align=center|
|
- Ranked albums based on "an influential panel of indie stores and small regional chains."
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| Traditional Classical Albums
| align=center|
|
|-
|
| align=center|15
|
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| Tropical Albums
| align=center|20
|
|-
| Vinyl Albums
| align=center|25
|
|-
| World Albums
| align=center|25
|
- Debuted on May 19, 1990.
- Ranks biggest-selling world music albums, including catalog titles.
- Initially featured 15 positions, but was extended to 25 starting from the week of January 18, 2025.
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| Regional Mexican Albums
| align=center|20
|
|}
Video
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! width=200| Chart title
! <small>Number of<br>positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
| Music Video Sales
| align=center| 100
|
- Industry standard, includes video albums from any genre.
|}
Discontinued charts
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|-
! width=200| Chart title
! Discontinuation<br>date
! width=120| Chart type
! <small>Number of positions</small>
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| Active Rock
| November 25, 2013
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay
|
|
- Was assimilated into the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
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|Best Sellers in Stores
|October 13, 1958
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
|
- Ranked records in order of national selling importance at the retail level.
- Three charts: Popular Records, Rhythm & Blues Records, Country & Western Records
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| Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align=center| 15
|
- Ranks the top 15 songs below #50 that have not previously appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
|-
| Classical Budget/Midline Albums
| align=center|
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
|
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| Comprehensive Music Video
| 2012 (?)
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
|
- Ranked the best-selling music DVDs, including those not in full retail distribution
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| Country Catalog Albums
|
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
|
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| Country Singles Sales
| 2005
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
|
- Ranked the best-selling commercial country singles
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| China Top 100
| 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align=center| 100
|
- Ranked the best-selling local singles in China.
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| Dance Singles Sales
| November 30, 2013
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
|
- Dual chart combined with the Dance Club Songs from 1985 until 2013.
- Devoted exclusively to 12-inch maxi single Sales.
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| Dance/Electronic Album Sales
|
| style="text-align:center;"| physical sales
|
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- Similar to Dance/Electronic Albums, but more focused on core Dance/Electronic artists
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| European Hot 100 Singles
| December 11, 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align=center| 100
|
- Ranked the best-selling singles in Europe by combining sales from various countries in Europe.
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| Global Dance Tracks
| June 29, 2013
| style="text-align:center:"| physical sales
|
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- A weekly international survey of the songs that were popular in dance clubs globally.
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| Heatseekers Songs
| December 6, 2014
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align="center"| 25
|
- Ranked songs from new and developing acts that had never attained the top 50 of the Hot 100.
- If a song reached the top 50, it and any of the artist's subsequent singles became ineligible for the chart.
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| Heatseekers Albums
| align=center|January 2025
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align="center"| 25
|
- Ranked albums from new and developing acts that had never attained the top 100 of the Billboard 200.
- If an album reached the top 100, it and any of the artist's subsequent albums become ineligible for the chart.
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| Heritage Rock
| November 25, 2013
| style="text-align:center;"| sales +<br>airplay
|
|
- Was assimilated into the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
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| Hot Digital Tracks
|
| style="text-align:center;"| digital sales
| align=center| 75
|
- Ranked digital song sales with different versions of songs listed
- No recurrent chart
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| Hot Ringtones
|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ringtone sale
| align=center| 40
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- Ranks weekly sales of polyphonic ringtones for mobile phones, launched in 2004
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| Hot RingMasters
|
| align=center| 40
|
- Ranked weekly sales of master ringtones for mobile phones.
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| Hot Singles Sales
| November 21, 2017
| align=center| physical sales
| align=center| 15
|
- Measures sales of commercial physical singles
- One of the component charts of the Hot 100
- No recurrent chart
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| Hot Videoclips
|
|
| align=center| 25
|
- Ranks top 25 most popular music videos according to digital sales and TV play on shows such as TRL and 106 & Park
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|Honor Roll of Hits
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| Indonesia Top 100
| 2020
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| sales +<br>airplay +<br>streaming
| align=center| 100
|
- Ranked the top 100 singles in Indonesia based on digital downloads, airplay, streaming, and karaoke play.
|-
|K-Pop 100
| April 2022
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- Ranked the best-selling singles by Korean artists in South Korea.
- Replaced by Hits of the World chart South Korea Songs.
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- Ranked records in order of the greatest number of plays on disk jockey radio shows throughout the country. 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."
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. The Artist 100 debuted in July 2014. 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. Dance/Pop Songwriters and Dance/Pop Producers charts are scheduled to be launched in January 2025, based on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart.
See also
- Official Singles Chart
- List of record charts
References
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.
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 (archive of number ones for select charts)