Which Music Chart is Best?

By Scott McKenzie

American Top 40, Billboard, MTV, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 there is no shortfall in displays that rank euphony. But what to listen?It depends on you.

The Billboard chart is the way by which a song is judged by American standards although by no means does this imply it is better than the others. Songs are ranked based on the sales and airplay they get. A Hot100 board is decided by the total sales and the amount of airplay a song receives. The songs on Billboard are categorized into different genres with some songs crossing from one genre to another. The first song to debut on Billboard Hot 100 was in 1957 and continues to date. Billboard is grouped into categories that include the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Pop, Billboard Country, and other genres.

While American Top 40 is entertaining, it is not as definitive as Billboard in how it arrives at its ratings.American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest is another immensely popular music chart. Originally hosted by Casey Kasem and counting down the top Billboard hits, American Top 40 now counts down songs with the most airplay and based on Mediabase.

Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 is another chart countdown that has been around for a long time. Rick Dees originally hosted the American Top 40 before being replaced with Ryan Seacrest. This is another good chart, but still not as authoritative as Billboard.

There is no shortage of music charts around the world that you can follow. MTV, for example, has charts for best music videos. There are charts for almost every genre. The sheer number of charts to follow can become overwhelming.

As mention on the past, the advertisements that is given are raised to the top of the charts. Performers are good to be ranked on, specially in terms of musics.

If you are looking for music from all over the world, then there are music charts which list out this music; they also have charts which are listed based on voting; there are also charts which are based in sales and airplay.

Deciding which chart is best for you to follow depends on why you are following the charts. If you are following the chart to see how well a song is performing commercially then you will want to follow a chart that ranks according to sales, such as Billboard. If you want to see how well a song performs in terms of radio play then you will want to follow a chart based on airplay such as Billboard or American Top 40.

Unless you have a monetary stake in the songs performance, choosing which chart to follow is much like choosing your music, its all a matter of personal taste.Regardless of what chart you choose to follow, music and its ranking is all a matter of opinion. A song can be number one or number 100 and if you like it that is all that matters. - 20768

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