Billboard Charts Guide
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Billboard charts boost US & international recognition. Higher charting = more exposure = expanding fandom. Opens doors to more collaboration opportunities.
Overview
BILLBOARD CHART ranks the popularity of songs and albums in the United States and other countries every week. BILLBOARD itself has a few different charts which have their own characteristics and charting criteria. Below are some charts we can push to get ATEEZ more popularity in the US and internationally.
US / PR ONLY CHARTS
ALBUM CHARTS
BILLBOARD 200
TOP ALBUM SALES
TOP CURRENT ALBUM SALES
GLOBAL CHARTS
BILLBOARD GLOBAL 200
BILLBOARD GLOBAL 200 (US EXCLUDED)
What is it?
BILLBOARD 200 is the week's most popular albums as compiled by Luminate.
TOTAL UNITS = PURE ALBUM SALES + SEA + TEA
PURE ALBUM SALES
The amount of album direct purchases (physical & digital)
TEA (TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUM)
10 song sales from an album = 1 album unit
SEA (STREAMING EQUIVALENT ALBUM)
1,250 premium streams OR 3,750 free streams = 1 album unit
BILLBOARD 200
How it works
This chart is based on multi-metric consumption – blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
SINGLES CHARTS
BILLBOARD HOT 100
BILLBOARD BUBBLING UNDER 100
DIGITAL SONGS SALES
WORLD DIGITAL SONG SALES
OTHER CHARTS
ARTIST 100
What is it?
BILLBOARD Hot 100 is the week's most popular current singles across all genres as compiled by Luminate.
CHART FACTORS: STREAMING, DIGITAL SALES, RADIO PLAY
Billboard has changed how it calculates Hot 100 over the years, and streams have become a much more important factor. We encourage ATINY to follow US fanbases for BB Hot 100 and streaming projects. We also recommend signing up for free premium trials and/or purchasing premium streaming plan(s) as paid streams have the highest impact for this chart.
Remember that only US / PR ATINY can contribute streams for Hot 100 – do NOT use a VPN. We encourage international ATINY to use Spotify and Apple Music to stream for global charts. Those streams increase our chances for global playlisting which can then help increase playlisting and streams in the US.
BILLBOARD HOT 100
How it works
This chart is ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources, digital sales, & audience impressions from radio airplay compiled by Luminate.
What is it?
BILLBOARD Global 200 ranks the top songs based on streaming and/or sales from more than 200 territories around the world - including the U.S.
GLOBAL DIGITAL SALES + GLOBAL STREAMS
1 Track Unit = 1 global digital sale
1 Track Unit = 200 global premium streams OR 900 global free streams
BILLBOARD GLOBAL 200
How it works
The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of leading audio and video music services, plus download sales from top music retailers across the globe.
What is it?
BILLBOARD Global 200 ranks the top songs based on streaming and/or sales from more than 200 territories around the world - EXCLUDING the U.S.
GLOBAL DIGITAL SALES + GLOBAL STREAMS
1 Track Unit = 1 global digital sale
1 Track Unit = 200 global premium streams OR 900 global free streams
BILLBOARD GLOBAL 200, U.S. EXCLUDED
How it works
This chart uses the same method as Global 200 but excludes US data.