Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. The new charts go into effect every Saturday, while the charts are posted every previous Thursday on the website.

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U.S. - Singles - ''Billboard'' magazine - Saturday - Thursday

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What is now the Hot 100 existed for nearly fifteen years as numerous different charts: "Best Sellers In Stores," "Most Played By Jockeys," "Most Played In Jukeboxes," "The Top 100" (an early version of the Hot 100). On August 4, 1958 the charts were combined into one main all-genre singles chart: the Hot 100. The first number one song of the Hot 100 era was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson. As of the week ending October 15, 2005, the Hot 100 has had 913 number one hits. Its current number one is "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx.

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Jukebox - August 4 - 1958 - Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson - October 15 - 2005 - Gold Digger - Kanye West - Jamie Foxx

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The Hot 100 served for many years as the data source for the weekly radio countdown show American Top 40. This relationship ended in 1995, the result of the narrowing of major radio playlists ? few so-called "Top 40" stations in recent decades will play the full array of pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, country and other genres depicted in a typical week's Hot 100.

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American Top 40 - 1995

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A new chart, the Pop 100, has been created to answer criticism that the Hot 100 in recent years has been biased in favor of rhythmic songs, as throughout most of its existence, it was seen predominantly as a pop chart.

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Pop 100 - Rhythmic

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