Billboard charts

Weekly song standings

Billboard charts are weekly rankings of popular music in the United States, published by Billboard magazine.

The charts track song and album popularity through sales, streaming, and radio airplay.

The Hot 100 ranks singles; the Billboard 200 ranks albums.

The song debuted at number one on the Billboard charts.

Charting on Billboard remains a primary measure of commercial success in the music industry.

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Categories
Opposites
mainstream vs. underground music

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Non-commercial sonic culture

indie scene · underground scene · obscurity · independent music · college radio

commercial success vs. critical acclaim

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Praise from reviewers

music criticism · artistic merit · critical darling · Grammy Awards · prestige

charted vs. untracked music

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Recordings never made available

live recordings · folk traditions · oral tradition · field recordings · demos

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Rated G