Billboard Singles Charts Now Include Digital Data
Billboard shakes up charts to include digital, streaming data
Oct 11, 2012
From Reuters
Billboard shook up its singles charts for country, Latin and hip-hop music on Thursday by including digital download sales and streaming data from services like Spotify, Rhapsody and others in its weekly rankings.
The move follows Billboard's decision earlier this year to incorporate the fast-growing digital market into the Hot 100 singles chart, which includes all music genres.
In addition, Billboard said in a statement it has launched a new chart for R&B songs that will use the same hybrid formula and will separate R&B from rap or hip-hop singles.
Oct 11, 2012
From Reuters
Billboard shook up its singles charts for country, Latin and hip-hop music on Thursday by including digital download sales and streaming data from services like Spotify, Rhapsody and others in its weekly rankings.
The move follows Billboard's decision earlier this year to incorporate the fast-growing digital market into the Hot 100 singles chart, which includes all music genres.
In addition, Billboard said in a statement it has launched a new chart for R&B songs that will use the same hybrid formula and will separate R&B from rap or hip-hop singles.
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