Billboard Hot 100

The current Billboard Hot 100 logo

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S.[1]

A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by Billboard's website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands.[2] The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021.[3] Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before July 2015, Wednesday–Tuesday.[4]

The first number-one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958.[5] As of the issue for the week ending on March 30, 2024, the Billboard Hot 100 has had 1,167 different number-one entries. The current number-one song on the chart is "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims.[6]

  1. ^ "Billboard Finalizes Changes to How Streams Are Weighted for Billboard Hot 100 & Billboard 200". Billboard. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (July 12, 2021). "BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Returns to Top Five". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Billboard to Alter Chart Tracking Week for Global Release Date". Billboard. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ricky Nelson Rules First-Ever Hot 100 with 'Poor Little Fool'". August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Trust, Gary (March 25, 2024). "Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.