User:Iadmc/Content Guide (Record Charts)

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NB - This is userspace experiment based on the present Manual of Style and its subpage: Wikipedia:Record charts and Wikipedia:Record charts/Billboard charts guide

For the Record Charts Manual of Style, see User:Jubileeclipman/Manual of Style (Record Charts).

This page gives some guidelines for including record chart information in music-related articles.

Basic rationale[edit]

There are a huge number of music charts in the world and songs end up on several of these charts. The question is: which charts do we include in the articles here in Wikipedia and why chose those rather than others? A list of recommended charts can be found below. Any chart listed by IFPI is considered usable; a list of IFPI registered charts and their providers can be found here. The only exception to this rule is when there is a very specific reason, such as charts representing the home country of the artist or composer (this can mean country of origin, country of residence, official nationality or any country where the artist or composer has lived for a substantial part of their lives) or releases with a strong link to the country in question (e.g. Eurovision entries).

Chart trajectories[edit]

A song/album's chart trajectory should not be included in an article's table or charts as this constitutes an indiscriminate collection of information. Chart trajectories may be mentioned in the article text when there is sufficient reason to do so (for example, a song debuted at number 100, became a sleeper hit and peaked at number 1). Key facts, some examples being the debut position, number of weeks spent at peak position, and/or number of weeks in total on the Chart may be mentioned within the article text.

Deprecated charts[edit]

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This is a list of charts which should not be included in Wikipedia articles. These charts are single vendor charts or from countdown shows, or have, through a community discussion, been deemed unreliable and unsuitable for inclusion.

  • Argentina Singles Top 100 from charly1300.com. Per the chart description ...otros factores que cada semana varían y se modifican en el Ranking. Los datos que proporcionamos no son 100% verificables (Other factors that vary from week to week modify the rankings. The data is not 100% verifiable).
  • Argentina Top 100 at argentinatop100.com.ar. Anonymous chart, with no explanation of methodology or source. Singles chart appears to be a one-week old copy of the chart from charly1300.com.
Note: a valid Argentine albums chart exists at capif.org.ar. There are no known valid Argentine singles charts.
  • Australia Country Tracks Top 30: This chart has been determined as a non-notable chart with dubious methodology; see Talk:2009 in country music.
Note: The Australian Country Albums chart is published by ARIA and therefore acceptable for use. Australia does not seem to have a valid country singles chart.
  • The Big Top 40 Show Chart primarily based on iTunes data (already listed on WP:BADCHARTS).
  • Brazilian Singles Chart from allcharts.org is a mirror of Brazil Hot 100's "Hot 100 Songs and Tracks".
Note: the chart at αCharts.us is a mirror of the Bulgarian National Top 40.
Note: A legitimate Bulgarian chart is located at http://www.bamp-bg.org/en/2009-07-08-09-48-53/nmc-charts/169-week41-0510-11102009.html
  • Croatian Singles Chart at ehot50.blog.hr : blog sourced chart.
  • Croatian Singles Chart at www.soundguardian.com. No apparent notability. Validation of this chart compared to the airplay charts it claims to aggregate does not validate the chart.
  • Cyprus Super Radio Chart This chart is a radio chart and it has not got an official status.
Note: the following charts are known to be mirrors of these charts:
Note: a valid Portuguese albums chart, based on AC Nielsen data, can be found portuguesecharts.com.
Note: valid Italian albums and singles charts, can be found at www.fimi.it
  • Greek Hot 75,Greek Dance, Greek Hype, Greek Pop, Greek Rock, Greek R&B & Latin, Greek Radio1 DJs: These charts from www.radio1.gr are all single network charts.
  • Hungary Editor's Choice Top 40 at MAHASZ. The Editors' Choice Top 40 should not be used: this is a critic's list, not a reflection of sales or airplay.
  • Italian Singles at αCharts.us: see Euro 200/APC-stats.
  • Israeli Singles Chart at www.charts.co.il . These charts are all single network charts, and incorporate user voting.
  • iTunes: Charts pertaining to only one specific retailer should not be used.
  • LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and other Lithuania Charts Company charts: This chart's article was deleted by deletion discussion as a non-notable chart with dubious methodology.
  • Lithuanian Top 40 from music.lt. This chart is based on membership voting, and does not reflect verifiable sales or airplay.
  • Los 40 Principales. Single network chart documenting playlist frequency on the same network.
  • MYX Hit Chart, MYX Daily Top 10, Pinoy MYX Countdown: These charts were deleted by deletion discussion as non-notable charts with dubious methodology.
  • Odyssey Albums Chart: Single vendor charts should not be used.
Note: a valid Polish albums chart can be found at olis.onyx.pl.
  • Polish Singles at αCharts.us: see Polish National Top 50.
  • Portuguese Singles at αCharts.us: see Euro 200/APC-stats.
  • Radio Disney: Charts from countdown shows should not be used as they are not derived from verifiable sales and/or airplay totals.
  • Spanish Singles Chart on allcharts.org. This is a mirror of Los 40 Principales, which is listed above.
  • Viacom Network Countdowns (VH1 VSpot and CMT Top 20 Countdowns): Both programs formerly used a mix of network airplay and radio popularity with some minor viewer feedback to compile their lists, but now only depend entirely on viewer text messaging and internet voting to compile their lists.
  • World Albums Top 40/World Singles Top 40: These listings on acharts.us are mirrors of the United World Chart.

Websites to avoid[edit]

Billboard charts guide[edit]

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In the United States Billboard publishes singles and albums charts based on data from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS. This part of the guide is designed to help editors to determine which charts are acceptable for use on Wikipedia in which circumstances. Below is the chart matrix for this purpose.

It is not recommended that Billboard component charts be used in tables, unless the song fails to enter the main chart, but appears on an airplay or sales chart. Charts pertaining to only one specific retailer (such as iTunes, Amazon.com or Wal-Mart) should not be used. In addition, unofficial charts from countdown shows (such as MTV's TRL or BET's 106 & Park) should not be used as they are not derived from verifiable sales and/or airplay totals.

The guide contains the official and current names for the charts as of April 2010, with the exception of the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs), also known as either the Mainstream Top 40 or the Pop Songs chart. On Wikipedia, it is located at a page using both names (one as a disambiguator). When listing the chart in chart tables list it exactly as its page is named: Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs).

Billboard magazine is the provider of U.S. charts; however, its use on wikipedia when mentioning charts should be limited: i.e., charts should simply be referred to as U.S. followed by the chart name. The only two exceptions to this rule are The Billboard Hot 100 and The Billboard 200 which should be named as they are.

Sourcing Billboard charts

As with all Wikipedia charts, you should first try to source each chart directly from the Billboard.com website. Ideally, the citation should link to the Billboard page for the song in question, through the artist's discography / chart history page there. If you are having trouble with the Billboard site, All Music can be cited instead. Their website allows you to search for an artist; from there (under the "Charts and Awards" tab) you can select the "Billboard Singles" tab which will display ALL of an artist's chart positions. Most of the time, All Music will display ALL of the relevant information. There are a few exceptions to the rule, however, and it usually takes a week or two for information to be updated.

It is recommended that you use the US {{singlechart}} template where possible.

Condition Applicable U.S. Charts
If a song has charted on the Billboard Hot 100 you may add any of the charts to the right →
If a song has not charted on the Billboard Hot 100 you may add any of the charts to the right →
Additionally you may add the following charts if the conditions below are met.
If a song has not charted on
Hot Dance Club Songs you may add any of the following →
If a song has not charted on the
Hot Latin Songs you may add any of the following →
If a song has not charted on
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs you may add any of the following →
If a song has not charted on
Hot Rap Songs you may add any of the following →
  • Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop
If a song has not charted on
Rock Songs you may add any of the following →

Sourcing guide[edit]

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Key to archive symbols
Symbol Explanation of symbol
OK! Official, licensed source. All charts on this site are official and properly licensed.
Convenience link only, possibly unlicensed. No problems have been detected with this archive. While using an official source is generally preferred, using this archive as a convenience link is acceptable. Good and Featured class articles should not rely on unlicensed archives as convenience links, and should use official sites and licensed archives where possible.
Caution: problematic source. Avoid. While this chart appears to have been archived correctly, there are problems surrounding this archive site that make it questionable. Further use of this archive is discouraged, and people are encouraged to change links to this site to point to other sources.
No! Do not use this archive. This chart has been archived incorrectly or is taken from an impermissible chart. It cannot be used as a source.
Typical sources for record charts and archives, by country
Country Charts Archives Comments
Albums Singles
Sales Certifications Sales Airplay Certifications Acharts.co Charts-Surfer.de Top40-Charts.com Hung Medien
Argentina CAPIF [dead link] CAPIF (until 2010) CAPIF [dead link] Monitor Latino No! Do not use this archive. Direct links to the charts are not available.
Billboard (from 2018)
Australia ARIA Charts
Hung Medien 		ARIA (from 1990 - annual/monthly)
ARIA Charts (from 2019 - weekly) 		ARIA Charts
Hung Medien 		ARIA (from 1990 - annual/monthly)
ARIA Charts (from 2019 - weekly) 		Convenience link only, possibly unlicensed. Caution: problematic source. Avoid. Caution: problematic source. Avoid. Recent charts are listed at Sourcing guide/Australia. Pandora has an archive, keyword searchable through Trove.

Kent Music Report was the accepted chart from 1976 to June 1988, but is not available online. The Hung Medien Australian-charts.com may contain user-generated info (see RfC).

Austria Austria Top 40
oe3.ORF.at
Hung Medien 		IFPI (from 1990) Austria Top 40
oe3.ORF.at
Hung Medien 		IFPI (from 1990)
Belgium
(Flanders) 		Ultratop Ultratop (from 1995) Ultratop Ultratop (from 1995) Dutch- and French-speaking sections of Belgium are charted separately, but the certifications in each one are for the whole country.
Belgium
(Wallonia) 		Ultratop Ultratop (from 1995) Ultratop Ultratop (from 1995)
Brazil Billboard (until April 2017, manual archive required) Pro-Música (from 1990) União Brasileira de Compositores (weekly streaming chart)
Pro-Música (monthly streaming chart) 		See Notes
Billboard (weekly until January 2019)
Crowley Broadcast Analysis (since 2018) 		Pro-Música (from 2008) Crowley Broadcast Analysis's Top 100 Brasil chart is fully accessible by free log-in and archived. União Brasileira de Compositores weekly streaming chart and Pro-Música's monthly streaming chart both have accessible archives.

The (now defunct) album chart is poorly formatted and difficult to navigate. Detailed navigation help is available here.The Hot 100 Airplay and Hot Pop Songs charts from Billboard Brasil magazine are acceptable, but not archived. These charts can be included only by referencing the physical magazine, not the online chart. The remaining charts from Billboard Brasil are from individual Brazilian states, and generally should not be used.
Bulgaria Prophon
Canada Billboard Music Canada Billboard Music Canada Acharts.coarchives Canadian Hot 100 only. Sales for albums and singles are archived at Billboard.
RPM RPM RPM contains information for music from 1964–2000; charts are archived by Collections Canada, although some are missing from the collection. Prior to 1964, the CHUM Chart is a valid alternative to RPM, as it was considered the de facto national chart in that period; however, as of 1964, CHUM lost its special status and became just a regular single-station chart. (The CHUM Chart has been republished in book form, and ChumTribute.com archives an online version.)
The Record The Record No known online archive exists; however, Canadian music historian Nanda Lwin has published several books covering the magazine's chart history.
Czech Republic IFPI IFPI IFPI
Denmark IFPI
Hung Medien 		IFPI (from 2001)
IFPI (from 2011) 		IFPI
Hung Medien 		IFPI IFPI (from 2007)
IFPI (from 2011) 		Both IFPI and Hung Medien contain archives back to 2001. Prior to 2001 only known archive is from Billboard Magazine Hits of the World section.
Estonia Eesti Tipp-40 - Eesti Ekspress Eesti Tipp-40 - Eesti Ekspress Both Eesti Tipp-40 single and album charts are posted weekly by the Eesti Ekspress journalist Siim Nestor. The journalist's Eesti Ekspress author page has the history of charts that have been published. Three charts are published every week - when clicking on each chart article, it opens automatically on the Eesti Lood Tipp-40 (the local Estonian chart), but at the top of the table you can access the Album Tipp-40 (album chart) and Singlid Tipp-40 (singles chart) by clicking on the aforementioned chart names.
Finland Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
Hung Medien 		IFPI (until 2015) Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
Hung Medien 		IFPI IFPI (until 2015) Search available at ifpi.fi. Click "Albumit - viikko xx/xxxx »" for albums or "Singlet - viikko xx/xxxx »" for singles. There is also a download chart at latauslista.fi, but this should be treated as a component chart: it should be used only when the main chart was not entered.
France SNEP
Hung Medien
InfoDisc 		SNEP
InfoDisc 		SNEP
Hung Medien 		SNEP SNEP
InfoDisc 		SNEP charts are found under tab labelled "Les Tops".
Germany GfK Entertainment BVMI GfK Entertainment Nielsen
Radio Monitor Top 100 		BVMI
Greece IFPI
Hung Medien
(2010-2011) 		IFPI (until 2013) IFPI IFPI IFPI The IFPI chart only shows the current week, to see previous weeks and years use archive.org. However this has only been sporadically archived but the chart table does include Best Position which may be helpful for any missing weeks. In their ancient charts, IFPI also listed any certifications given under the Awards column. G=gold, P=platinum 2P=2×platinum etc. Again use archive.org to see previous certifications. Webcitation.org also has a number of cached pages going back to January 2010.
Hungary MAHASZ MAHASZ (from 2000) MAHASZ MAHASZ MAHASZ Archived at MAHASZ. The Editors' Choice Top 40 should not be used: this is a critic's list, not a reflection of sales or airplay.
India IMI IMI IMI
Indonesia Billboard Indonesia Actually, Indonesia has record tracking organization called "ASIRI" (Indonesia Recording Industry Association) but they are not actively tracking record sales.
Ireland IRMA
OCC Top 50 		IRMA (2005–2013) IRMA
OCC Top 50 		Radio Monitor Top 100 Archived at IrishCharts.ie (only for singles).
Israel Media Forest
Italy FIMI
Hung Medien 		FIMI (from 2009) FIMI
Hung Medien 		FIMI (from 2009) Archived at FIMI. NOTE: FIMI site shows full charts for albums and singles, while Hung Medien only shows Top 20 for both chart types.
Japan Oricon
Billboard 		RIAJ (from 1989) Oricon
Billboard
RIAJ Digital Track Chart 		RIAJ (from 1989) Detailed navigation help is available due to language difficulties/explanations; on what each chart (Oricon/Billboard/RIAJ) are specifically used for, click here.
Japan Hot 100 Singles
Korea Music Industry Association of Korea (monthly from 1999 to mid-2008)

Circle Album Chart (weekly from 2010)

Circle (from 2018) Circle Digital Chart (from 2010) Circle (from 2018)

Note: The Circle Chart was known as the Gaon Chart from its founding in 2010 until July 7, 2022.

When sourcing peak chart positions, use the weekly Circle Digital Chart (for singles) and the weekly Circle Album Chart (for albums).

For singles sales prior to 2018, see the weekly, monthly, and yearly Circle Download Chart; as of 2018, Circle does not publish singles sales data. For album sales, see the monthly or yearly Circle Album Chart; as of July 7, 2022, Circle also publishes weekly album sales data.

Prior to 2019, there were three tabs above every chart: 종합 (cumulative chart), 국내 (domestic chart), and 국외 (foreign chart). Use cumulative chart positions. Clearly note if the "foreign chart" is used instead. (Note: the foreign chart includes releases by non-Korean artists, as well as foreign-language releases by Korean artists.)

Billboard K-pop Hot 100 (2011 to 2014, and 2017 to 2022) K-Pop Hot 100 charts dating from November 2, 2019 to April 30, 2022 are available on the Billboard website. Archived links to these and older charts can be found here.
Mexico AMPROFON
Hung Medien
(2007-2011) 		AMPROFON (from 1999) Mexican Airplay (manual archive required) AMPROFON Both current charts need to be manually archived. NOTE: The certifications posted on the Mexican Airplay chart are from the RIAA, not AMPROFON.
Netherlands NVPI
GfK 		NVPI NVPI
GfK Dutch Single Top 100 		NVPI Weekly archive incorporated directly into charts.
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40
New Zealand RMNZ
Hung Medien 		RMNZ
RadioScope archive (2007-04-22 to 2011-07-17)

Adabow has access to a book which lists most peak chart positions and certifications up to 2006

RMNZ
Hung Medien 		RMNZ
RadioScope archive (2007-05-20 to 2011-08-21)

Adabow has access to a book which lists most peak chart positions and certifications up to 2006

To link to an individual chart (January 2003 onward), select from the "Chart Archive" in the top right corner. You will be taken to a new URL which is a direct link. For old charts (prior to November 2011), use the format http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=XXXX&chartKind=Y with XXXX as a chart number and Y as the kind of chart (S=singles, A=albums, D=DVDs, C=compilations, H=heatseekers [up to 2007-05-21]/ radio airplay [2007-05-28 to 2011-10-31])
Norway VG-lista
IFPI
Hung Medien 		IFPI (1993–2011)
IFPI (from 2011 to date) 		VG-lista
IFPI
Hung Medien 		IFPI IFPI (1993–2011)
IFPI (from 2011 to date) 		The complete archive (except Midprice and Airplay chart) is on VG-lista
Philippines Philippines Songs (Billboard) In February 2022, Billboard inaugurated Philippines Songs, a chart documenting the streaming and digital download activity in the Philippines.
Poland OLiS (2000-2023)
OLiS (from 2023) 		ZPAV – Gold
ZPAV – Platinum
ZPAV – Diamond
OLiS 		OLiS Airplay Top 20 (archive)
OLiS 		ZPAV – Gold
ZPAV – Platinum
ZPAV – Diamond
OLiS
Portugal Audiogest
Hung Medien 		AFP 1 (2004–2012 - weekly)
AFP 2 (2007–2010 - annual)
Audiogest (from 2018) 		Audiogest
Hung Medien 		Audiogest Audiogest (from 2018) Charts from 2018 to date can be found on the tab "Tops Musicais".
Romania Romanian Top 100 (1996–2012)
Airplay 100
(2012–2021)
UPFR (2008–2011, since 2021)
Media Forest (since 2009)
Romania Songs (since 2022) 		The radio airplay chart Romanian Top 100 is to be used for Romanian peaks until its cancellation in February 2012 (archives can be found here). Beginning with 26 February 2012 and ending 28 November 2021, the Airplay 100 — based on both radio and television airplay throughout Romania — replaced the Romanian Top 100 and served as the country's national singles chart (archives can be found here). Media Forest, the compiler of both the Romanian Top 100 and the Airplay 100, also weekly publishes split radio and television airplay charts on their website, which can be used as further charts (see this, this and this) alongside the Romanian Top 100, Airplay 100, charts published by Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR). UPFR had briefly published airplay charts from 2008 to 2011, which may be used if the Romanian Top 100 lacks archives, and resumed the publication of charts in November 2021 (archives can be found here). Is there no other chart available for a specific date, then the Media Forest charts should be used as the main ones. In February 2022, Billboard inaugurated Romania Songs, a chart documenting the streaming and digital download activity in Romania; this ranking can be used interchangeably with the UPFR charts (archives for Romania Songs can be found here).
Russia Tophit.com
Slovakia IFPI IFPI
IFPI
South Africa EMA
Spain PROMUSICAE
El portal de Música
Hung Medien 		PROMUSICAE
El portal de Música (from 2009)
El portal de Música (from 1994) 		PROMUSICAE
El portal de Música
Hung Medien 		PROMUSICAE
El portal de Música 		PROMUSICAE
El portal de Música (from 2009)
El portal de Música (from 1994) 		Prior to January 12, 2009, the charts published at PROMUSICAE, www.spanishcharts.com, and Acharts.co were identical, and were based on physical sales. After that date, PROMUSICAE began to publish a more comprehensive chart, which included downloads, but www.spanishcharts.com and Acharts.co continued to publish only the physical chart. This means that for songs which charted prior to January 12, 2009, either source can be used. After January 12, 2009, if a song charted on both, then the PROMUSICAE chart should be used. Spanishcharts.com/Acharts.co should be used only for charting information after January 12, 2009, if the song did not chart on PROMUSICAE. Links to individual charts on PROMUSICAE can be made by using the search function, and then linking to the resulting PDF file.

On July 5, 2009, Spanishcharts.com began publishing the more comprehensive chart as well including the complete archive back to January 2009.

Sweden Sverigetopplistan (IFPI)
Hung Medien 		Sverigetopplistan (IFPI) Sverigetopplistan (IFPI)
Hung Medien 		Sverigetopplistan (IFPI) IPFI Sweden stopped adding new certifications to its official website some time ago but these old certifications can be accessed using archive.org All certifications, including historical ones can be seen on Sverigetopplistan but you will need to know or find the week & year the record was certified, or click in "Sök" at the top right corner to search an artist and check certifications along best positions. Individual weeks can now be linked to by copying the url.
Switzerland Hung Medien Hung Medien (from 1989) Hung Medien Hung Medien Hung Medien (from 1989) Weekly archive built into main list.
Switzerland
(Romandy) 		Hung Medien Hung Medien
United Kingdom OCC Top 100 BPI OCC Top 100 Radio Monitor Top 100 BPI Archives available at OCC. Note that for the period 1994–2001 Singles positions 76–100 found on the OCC website do not match the charts published at the time in the OCC-licensed magazine Hit Music (archived at Chart Log UK).
United States Billboard 200 RIAA Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Radio Songs RIAA Books published by Joel Whitburn cover many of the major Billboard genre-specific charts.
Country Charts Archives Comments
Albums Singles
Sales Certifications Sales Airplay Certifications Acharts.co Chart-Surfer.de Top40-Charts.com Hung Medien

Nielsen SoundScan International[edit]

Many countries have a digital songs chart compiled by Nielsen SoundScan International and published in Billboard Magazine in the Hits of the World page.

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