Billboard charts are charts published by Billboard magazine. They have information about the popularity of music songs, bands and singers. The Billboard Hot 100 is the most popular chart. It appears every week in the United States. It uses information from radio play and sales to say the most popular song each week.
Songs
All-genre
| title of the chart |
Chart type |
number of sales |
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| The Billboard Hot 100 |
sales + airplay |
100 |
- Ranks the top 100 songs currently playing on radio stations.
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| Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles |
25 |
- Ranks the top 25 songs below #100 that have not yet appeared on the Hot 100.
- It is a 25-position table just below the Hot 100. This means that it ranks the 25 songs that are above the 100th position from the Hot 100.
- A song cannot appear on the Bubbling Under chart if it has been on the Hot 100.
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| Heatseekers Songs |
25 |
- Ranks songs from new artists/bands that have never reached the top 50 of the Hot 100.
- If a song reaches the top 50, it and any of the artist's/band's other singles cannot chart on the Heatseekers.
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| Hot 100 Airplay |
airplay (audience) |
75 |
- Measures radio airplay on 1,233 radio stations.
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| Hot Singles Sales |
physical sales |
50 |
- Measures sales of CD singles
- It is not a recurrent chart.
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| Hot Digital Songs |
digital sales |
75 |
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| Hot Digital Tracks |
75 |
- Ranks digital song sales with different versions of songs listed (remix, radio edits, alternative versions)
- No recurrent chart
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R&B/Hip-Hop
| Chart Title |
Description |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs lists the most popular song from Urban AC and R&B/Hip-Hop stations and record sales from Urban stores. |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay |
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay measures airplay on R&B/Hip-Hop stations. |
| Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop |
The Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop ranks songs by counting airplay base on radio plays (spins) from 76 R&B/Hip-Hop Stations. |
| Hot Adult R&B Airplay |
The Hot Adult R&B Airplay measures airplay from 65 Urban AC radio stations. |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales |
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales is the sales version of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. |
| Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles |
The Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ranks the top 25 singles that are above the 100 number. |
| Rhythmic Top 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. |
| Hot Rap Songs |
The Hot Rap Songs ranks the top 25 Hip-Hop/Rap songs. |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents |
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ranks songs that have fallen below #50 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and have been on that chart for over 20 weeks. |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay |
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay ranks the songs that have fallen below #25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and have been on that chart for over 20 weeks. |
Adult/Pop
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Top 40 Mainstream |
airplay (spins) |
40 |
- Measures airplay (spins) on 141 Contemporary hit radio stations. These stations also contribute to the Dance/Mix Show Airplay panel
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| Adult Top 40 |
40 |
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| Adult Contemporary |
30 |
- Measures airplay spins on 85 adult contemporary stations
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Country
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Hot Country Songs |
airplay (audience) |
60 |
|
Rock
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Rock Songs |
airplay (audience) |
50 |
- Measures airplay (spins) on 180 radio stations. Only mainstream rock, alternative, active rock, heritage rock, and Triple A stations are measured.
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| Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks |
airplay (spins) |
40 |
- Measures airplay spins on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (i.e., alternative).
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| Alternative Songs |
40 |
- Measures airplay spins on alternative or "modern rock" stations
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| Active Rock |
40 |
- Measures airplay spins on 57 active rock radio stations, which plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs
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| Heritage Rock |
30 |
- Measures airplay spins on 22 heritage rock radio stations
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| Triple A |
30 |
- Measures airplay spins on Adult album alternative (also known as "Triple A") radio, most of which are alternative rock songs that are towards an older audience
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Dance
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Hot Dance Club Songs |
reports from DJs |
50 |
|
| Dance/Mix Show Airplay |
Continuous airplay (Spins from exclusive reporters)
Mix show airplay (Spins from Mainstream and Rhythmic stations) |
25 |
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| Hot Dance Singles Sales |
|
10 |
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| Hot Dance/Electronic Digital Songs |
|
50 |
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Latin
| Billboard Chart Title |
Description |
| Hot Latin Songs |
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| Latin Pop Airplay |
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| Latin Regional Mexican Airplay |
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| Latin Tropical Airplay |
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| Latin Rhythm Airplay |
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Christian
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Christian Songs |
airplay (audience) |
50 |
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| Hot Christian AC Songs |
airplay (spins) |
30 |
| Hot Gospel Songs |
30 |
|
Jazz
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Smooth Jazz Songs |
airplay (spins) |
30 |
- Measures airplay spins on 14 smooth jazz stations
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Ringtones
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Hot Ringtones |
ringtone sale |
40 |
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| Hot RingMasters |
40 |
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| Hot Videoclips |
|
25 |
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Canadian charts
| Chart Title |
Chart type |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| Canadian Hot 100 |
airplay + sales |
100 |
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| Emerging Canadian Artist |
30 |
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| Hot Digital Song |
digital sales |
75 |
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| Hot 100 Airplay |
airplay (audience) |
75 |
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| All-format Airplay |
airplay (spins) |
50 |
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| CHR/Top 40 Airplay |
50 |
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| AC Airplay |
50 |
- Measures radio airplay spins on 28 AC radio stations
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| Hot AC Airplay |
50 |
- Measures radio airplay spins on 24 Hot AC radio stations
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| Country Airplay |
50 |
- Measures radio airplay spins on 31 country radio stations.
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| Rock Airplay |
50 |
- Measures radio airplay spins on 29 rock radio stations
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International charts
| Billboard Chart Title |
Description |
| Brasil Hot 100 Airplay |
The Brazil Hot 100 Airplay ranks the most listened singles and tracks in Brazil. |
| Euro Digital Songs |
The chart ranks the best selling digital singles and tracks in Europe. |
| European Hot 100 Singles |
The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles ranks the best selling singles in Europe by counting sales from various countries in Europe. |
| Global Dance Tracks |
Global Dance Tracks is a weekly international survey of the songs that are most popular in dance clubs globally. It is made by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys who must apply and meet certain criteria to become Billboard-reporting DJs. |
| Japan Hot 100 |
The Japan Hot 100 ranks the best selling singles and tracks in Japan. |
| Korea K-Pop Hot 100 |
The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 ranks the best selling singles and tracks in South Korea. |
| Luxembourg Digital Songs |
The chart ranks the best selling digital singles and tracks in Luxembourg. |
Discontinued charts
| Chart Title |
Discontinued date |
Description |
| Country Singles Sales |
2005 |
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| Pop 100 |
June 13, 2009 |
- Ranked songs by combining airplay focused on pop radio and sales
- The chart's importance is replaced by the Top 40 Mainstream chart
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| Pop 100 Airplay |
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Albums
| Chart Title |
Number of
positions |
Description |
| The Billboard 200 |
200 |
- Includes both new and catalog albums.
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| Top Current Albums |
200 |
- The same chart as Billboard 200, with catalog titles removed
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| Top Pop Catalog Albums |
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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| Top Internet Albums |
40 |
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| Tastemakers |
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| Top Digital Albums |
50 |
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| Heatseekers Albums |
50 |
- Ranks albums from new artists/bands that have never attained the top 100 of Billboard 200.
- If an album reaches the top 100, it and any of the artist's/band's subsequent singles cannot be on the chart.
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| Heatseekers Albums (East North Central) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (Middle Atlantic) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (Mountain) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (Northeast) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (Pacific) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (South Atlantic) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (South Central) |
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| Heatseekers Albums (West North Central) |
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| Top Independent Albums |
50 |
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| Top Rock Albums |
25 |
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| Top Alternative Albums |
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| Top Hard Rock Albums |
20 |
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| Top Folk Albums |
15 |
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| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
100 |
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| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums |
100 |
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| Top Rap Albums |
30 |
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| Top Country Albums |
75 |
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| Top Country Catalog Albums |
75 |
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| Top Bluegrass Albums |
15 |
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| Top Latin Albums |
30 |
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| Regional Mexican Albums |
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| Latin Pop Albums |
30 |
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| Tropical Albums |
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| Latin Rhythm Albums |
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| Top Classical Albums |
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- Traditional Classical albums
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| Top Classical Crossover Albums |
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| Classical Albums |
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- Available only on billboard.com
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| Top Classical Budget Albums |
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| Top Classical Midline Albums |
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| Top Christian Albums |
50 |
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| Top Gospel Albums |
40 |
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| Top Christian & Gospel Albums |
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| Top Jazz Albums |
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| Top Contemporary Jazz |
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| Jazz Albums |
35 |
- Available only on billboard.com
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| Top Dance/Electronic Albums |
25 |
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| Top Blues Albums |
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| Top Cast Albums |
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- Measuring sales of cast recordings
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| Top Comedy Albums |
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| Top Compilation Albums |
20 |
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| Top Holiday Albums |
50 |
- see Best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the United States
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| Top Kid Audio |
15 |
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| Top New Age Albums |
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| Top Reggae Albums |
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| Top Soundtracks |
30 |
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| Top World Albums |
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- Ranks biggest-selling world music albums, including catalog titles
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Listas de Billboard para niños
