Billboard Hot 100

Weekly singles ranking

The Billboard Hot 100 is the American music industry's standard weekly ranking of the most popular songs, published by Billboard magazine since 1958.

Rankings combine streaming, radio airplay, and sales data.

A song that tops the Hot 100 or debuts at number one on the Hot 100 has achieved a benchmark of mainstream success.

Artists track their Hot 100 entries as career milestones.

Related

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Categories
Opposites
chart type/metric

Billboard Hot 100Billboard 200

American weekly album rankings

album chart

commercial success vs. obscurity

Billboard Hot 100obscurity

State of being unknown

bargain bin · flop · uncharted · unknown · underground

mainstream vs. alternative recognition

Billboard Hot 100college radio

Student-operated broadcast outlet

underground hit · critical acclaim · cult classic · lo-fi · critical darling

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G