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On August 4, 1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart: the Hot 100, with "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson its first No. 1. [14][15] The Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13, 1958.
TME UNI Chart, provided by Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ranks the top songs within China based on streaming and sales activity from seven major platforms (QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music...
Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes" and "The Top 100". These charts, which ranged from 20 to 100 slots, were phased out at different times between 1957 and 1958.
May 30, 2018 · On Dec. 5, 1998, the Billboard Hot 100 underwent one of the greatest methodology changes in its history. From its inception on Aug. 4, 1958, Billboard ‘s premier songs chart had ranked the...
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- Rosé
- Blackpink
Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto made history as the first Asian artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 with his Japanese single, ‘Ue o Muite Arukō'. Considered as one of the best-selling singles of all time, the song sung entirely in Japanese sold over 13 million copies globally. While the lyrics had no connection to the famous hot pot beef dish, the tr...
Wonder Girls broke into the K-pop scene in 2007 and made their way to America in 2009 with the US release of their single, 'Nobody'. The catchy retro-pop track charted at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, making the JYP Entertainmentact the first-ever Korean group to enter the chart. The top-selling track has been released in four different langu...
"Oppa, Gangnam Style!" Everyone knows this song and its signature dance moves. Written and performed bySouth Korean rapper PSY, 'Gangnam Style' and its now-iconic music video went viral in 2012, with the single debuting at number 64 and eventually peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track, which has influenced pop culture worldwide an...
While South Korean rapper CL's first Hot 100 appearance was with PSY for their 2015 collaboration 'Daddy,' the former 2NE1 member would return on her own with her first American single, 'Lifted'. The song debuted at number 94 on the Hot 100 in October 2016, marking CL’s first entry as a lead artist and second overall on the chart. With ‘Lifted’, CL...
South Korean educational technology companyPinkfong's viral hit 'Baby Shark' debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2019. Spurred by a viral challenge titled ‘Baby Shark Challenge’, the children's fave is considered as the “next big thing” after the influence of ‘Gangnam Style’. These videos attracted thousands of viewers and Red ...
“Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen!” You may have heard these lyrics back in 2016, where the song spawned several parodies online and gained attention in mainstream media. ‘PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)’ debuted as a music video in August 2016by Pikotaro, a fictional singer-songwriter created and portrayed by Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka. The song enter...
J-hope of BTSmade his first solo appearance on the chart with his take on Webstarand Young B’s‘Chicken Noodle Soup’, a collaboration with American singer Becky G. The rapper’s trilingual single, which contains English, Korean and Spanish lyrics, debuted at number 81 in October 2019, and it made him the first member of BTSto land a solo hit on the c...
BTS member SUGA's alter-ego Agust D releasedhis second mixtape titled D-2in May 2020. The lead track ‘Daechwita’ debuted at number 76 on the Hot 100 chart. With 'Daechwita' and D-2appearing on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts in the same week respectively, Agust D became the first Korean solo artist to appear simultaneously on both charts. The ...
BLACKPINK's Rosémade waves with her smash debut single ‘On the Ground’ from her solo single album R. Its official music video also broke several YouTube records for a Korean solo artist including most-watched premiere and the most views within 24 hours for a music video, gaining 41.6 million views beating PSY's 36 million views for 'Gangnam Style'....
BLACKPINK made its chart debut with ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’, peaking at number 55 in June 2018. The song broke the record for the highest-charting song by a Korean girl groupon the Hot 100, previously held by Wonder Girls’ ‘Nobody’. The group then made three more appearances with ‘Kill This Love’, ‘Lovesick Girls’, and‘How You Like That’, with the latter r...
Sep 1, 2021 · The latest episode of Billboard Explains breaks down the history of the Hot 100 and the factors that compose a hit single today, from streaming to sales to radio play.
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Aug 10, 2021 · In its initial launch in 1958, Billboard’s Hot 100 combined three of their existing charts—“Best Sellers in Stores”, “Most Played by Jockeys”, and “Most Played in Juke Boxes”—into one chart.
