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Mainstream Top 40 (also called Pop Songs on billboard.com and sometimes referred to as Top 40/CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by Billboard Magazine which ranks the most popular songs being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the United States. The rankings are based on radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS). Arbitron refers to the format as contemporary hit radio (CHR).

History

The chart debuted in Billboard Magazine in its issued date October 3, 1992, with the introduction of two Top 40 airplay charts, Mainstream and Rhythm-Crossover. Both Top 40 charts measured "actual monitored airplay" from data compiled by Broadcast Data Systems (BDS). The Top 40/Mainstream chart was compiled from airplay on radio stations playing a wide variety of music, while the Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart was made up from airplay on stations playing more dance and R&B music.[1] Both charts were "born of then-new BDS electronic monitoring technology" as a more objective and precise way of measuring airplay on radio stations. This data was also used as the airplay component for Hot 100 tabulations.[1]

Top 40/Mainstream was published in the print edition of Billboard from its debut in October 1992 through May 1995, when both Top 40 charts were moved exclusively to Airplay Monitor, a secondary chart publication by Billboard. They returned to the print edition in the August 2, 2003, issue.[2]

Chart criteria

Songs on the chart are ranked by the total number of spins detected per week. Songs which gain plays or remain flat from the previous week will receive a bullet. A song will also receive a bullet if its percentage loss in plays does not exceed the percentage of monitored station downtime for the format. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first.

Since the introduction of the chart until 2005, songs below No. 20 were moved to recurrent after 26 weeks on the chart. In the chart week of December 3, 2005, songs below No. 20 were moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Since the issue dated December 4, 2010, songs older than 20 weeks on the chart are moved to recurrent after they drop below No. 15.

This chart was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart.[citation needed] Whereas the Top 40 Mainstream and Pop 100 Airplay charts both measured the airplay of songs played on Mainstream stations playing pop-oriented music, the Pop 100 Airplay (like the Hot 100 Airplay) measured airplay based on statistical impressions, while the Top 40 Mainstream chart used the number of total detections.

All time chart achievements

Top 10 pop songs of all time (1992–2017)

Rank Single Year released Artist(s) Peak and duration
1.
 "Another Night"
1994
 Real McCoy #1 for 6 weeks
2.
 "Smooth"
1999
 Santana featuring Rob Thomas #1 for 8 weeks
3.
 "Hanging by a Moment"
2000
 Lifehouse #2 for 12 weeks
4.
 "Apologize"
2007
 Timbaland featuring OneRepublic #1 for 8 weeks
5.
 "How You Remind Me"
2001
 Nickelback #1 for 10 weeks
6.
 "Here Without You"
2003
 3 Doors Down #1 for 2 weeks
7.
 "Don't Speak"
1996
 No Doubt #1 for 10 weeks
8.
 "Iris"
1998
 Goo Goo Dolls #1 for 4 weeks
9.
 "Closer"
2016
 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey #1 for 11 weeks
10.
 "I Love You Always Forever"
1995
 Donna Lewis #1 for 11 weeks

Source:[3]

The top 10 pop songs artists of all time

Rank Artist
1.
 Rihanna
2.
 P!nk
3.
 Maroon 5
4.
 Katy Perry
5.
 Justin Timberlake
6.
 Britney Spears
7.
 Taylor Swift
8.
 Kelly Clarkson
9.
 Mariah Carey
10.
 Bruno Mars

Source:[4]

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Mariah Carey shares the record with Taylor Swift for the highest debut with "Dreamlover" at #12
Taylor Swift shares the record with Mariah Carey for the highest debut with "Shake It Off" at #12

Song records

Highest debut

No. 12: Mariah Carey - "Dreamlover" (August 14, 1993), Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off" (September 6, 2014)
No. 13: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (June 6, 2015)
No. 14: Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011), Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z - "Suit & Tie" (February 2, 2013)
No. 16: Madonna - "Frozen" (March 7, 1998), Britney Spears - "Hold It Against Me" (January 29, 2011)
No. 18: Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (September 1, 2012), Maroon 5 - "Maps" (July 5, 2014)

Most weeks at number one

14 weeks

11 weeks

10 weeks

9 weeks

Source:[7]

Most weeks in the top 10

Most weeks on the chart

Longest climbs to number one

Longest climbs to the top 10

Highest weekly plays

Below are listed the 10 songs with the most weekly plays under Billboard's then panel. The panel is regularly updated, with stations being added or removed sometimes even weekly, and often expanded, thus the spins record is broken quite frequently.

Artist records

See also: List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart
Rihanna shares the record with Katy Perry for the most number-one singles (with 11) and holds the record for the most top ten singles (with 29), and the most overall appearances on the chart since her debut (43).[22]
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Katy Perry shares the record with Rihanna for the most number-one singles (with 11). Katy holds the record for most cumulative weeks at number one for Pop Songs.[23]

Artists with the most number-one singles

Source:[24]

Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number-one

Source:[25][26]

Artists with the most top 10 singles

Source:[27][28]

Artists with the most entries

Source:[29]

Self-replacements at number one

† Iggy Azalea is the only act in Mainstream Top 40 history to replace herself at number one with her first two chart entries.

Source:[30]

Additional artist achievements

Lady Gaga is the only musical artist in history to have her first six singles all reach the number-one position on this chart.
  • Lady Gaga is the only artist to have her first six singles reach No. 1.[31]
  • As of 2011, Britney Spears holds the record for the longest span between No. 1s at 12 years, seven months and four days between her first No.1 and her latest.[32]
  • Katy Perry's Teenage Dream is the first and only album to have 6 singles top the chart.[33]
  • JoJo at age 13, became the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single on the chart with "Leave (Get Out)".[34]

Album records

Most number-one singles from an album

Source:[35]

Use in countdown shows

From January 9, 1993 up until its last first-run show on January 28, 1995, American Top 40 used this chart as its main source after having used the Hot 100 Airplay chart since 1991.

References

  1. ^ a b "Chart Histories—Top 40 Airplay". Billboard 100th Anniversary Issue 1894–1994: 264. November 1, 1994. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ Girard, Keith (August 2, 2003). "The Evolution Continues". Billboard. 115 (31): 10. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Greatest of All Time Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Greatest of All Time: Pop Songs Artists". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (March 16, 2014). "March 16, 1996: Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men's 'One Sweet Day' Makes History On Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Trust, Gary (March 26, 2010). "Ask Billboard: Happy 40th, Mariah!". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Ties for Second-Longest No. 1 Run Atop Pop Songs Chart". Billboard. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs December 26, 1998 (Weeks on chart)".
  9. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs June 03, 1995 (Weeks on chart".
  10. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs January 23, 1999 (Weeks on chart".
  11. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs July 10, 1999 (Weeks on chart".
  12. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs April 15, 2000 (Weeks on chart".
  13. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs September 01, 2007 (Weeks on chart".
  14. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs January 24, 1998 (Weeks on chart".
  15. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs May 15, 1999 (Weeks on chart".
  16. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs September 02, 2000 (Weeks on chart".
  17. ^ "Billboard Pop Songs November 03, 2001 (Weeks on chart".
  18. ^ "Alessia Cara's 'Here' Completes Record Climb to No. 1 on Pop Songs Chart". Billboard.
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2012/TFNm0904.pdf
  20. ^ http://www1.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2012/tfn_m_081312.pdf
  21. ^ a b "Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Tops Another Tally & Breaks Weekly Plays Record". Billboard. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  22. ^ "Rihanna Rewrites Record For Most Pop Songs No. 1s". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  23. ^ "Katy Perry Ties For Most Pop Songs No. 1s". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  24. ^ Trust, Gary (October 16, 2017). "Taylor Swift Tops Pop Songs Chart With 'Look What You Made Me Do'". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  25. ^ "Katy Perry Sets Record On Pop Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  26. ^ "Chart Highlights: One Direction, Katy Perry, U2 Score New No. 1s". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  27. ^ "Hot 100 Chart Moves: Hailee Steinfeld's 'Starving' Hits the Top 40". Billboard. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  28. ^ "Hot 100 Chart Moves: Lorde's A-Leaping & Ed Sheeran Debuts 10 Songs From 'Divide'". Billboard. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  29. ^ "G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha Rule Pop Songs Chart With 'Me, Myself & I'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  30. ^ "Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea Top Pop, Rhythmic Songs Charts With 'Problem'". Billboard.
  31. ^ Trust, Gary (2010-03-15). "Lady Gaga, Beyonce Match Mariah's Record". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  32. ^ Trust, Gary (2011-09-12). "Britney Spears' Sustained Success 'Go'-es On At Pop Radio". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  33. ^ "Katy Perry". Billboard.
  34. ^ "JoJo Signs Deal with Atlantic Records". Complex. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  35. ^ "Selena Gomez Scores Third Pop Songs No. 1 With 'Hands to Myself' & Releases New Single From 'Revival'". Billboard.

External links

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