Record chart
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Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40. They are primarily a marketing or supermarketing tool like any other sales statistic, they have become a form of popular media culture in their own right
There are lots of different criteria used in different charts used to reflect popularity, commonly: sales of records, cassettes and compact discs; amount of radio airplay; and recently number of downloads.
Some charts are specific to a particular musical genre and most to a particular geographical location (although download charts are not easily pinned down in this way). The most common period of time covered by a chart is one week with the chart being printed or broadcast at the end of this time. Summary charts for years and decades are then calculated from their component weekly charts. Component charts have become an increasingly important way to measure the commercial success of individual songs.
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- Charts all over the world
- Alaska Jim's music charts
- Wall brawl hourly chart
- Choice Hits Top 50
- All Music Hits
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