Billboard to revamp Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart

advertising billboard With the start of the new year, we’re revamping its dance music charts to better identify the genre’s diverse sounds.

While the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs metric will remain unchanged, the charts as of January 18, 2025 (reflecting activity from January 3 to 9, i.e. During the event from the 3rd to the 9th, the first full chart week), songs eligible to debut on the charts will be recorded primarily by DJs or producers, with an emphasis on electronic-based production.

advertising billboardAccording to independent data provider Luminate, the weekly multi-metric dance/electronic song chart currently ranks the top 50 songs based on U.S. streaming (official audio and official video) and sales data. advertising billboard Chart, and radio station audience impressions as measured by Mediabase. This sales metric reflects physical singles and digital tracks purchased from full-service digital music retailers.

advertising billboard The Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart was launched in January 2013.

At the same time as the chart on January 18, advertising billboard Also launched is the Top 25 Dance/Pop Songs chart, which uses the same multi-metric methodology as the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, which features dance-centric vocals, melodies and songs by artists not considered rooted in the dance/electronic genre. and melodic songs. Songs (beyond the dance genre) co-released by DJs/producers and singers may be eligible for Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Hot Dance/Pop Songs.

As the hot dance/pop song begins, advertising billboard Corresponding Dance/Pop Songwriter and Dance/Pop Producer charts will also be launched based on the total points a songwriter and producer respectively receive for each attributed song that appears on each chart.

farther, advertising billboard Also renamed the “Top Dance/Electronic Albums” chart to “Top Dance Albums” to better reflect the cross-referencing of dance titles appearing in the rankings. This chart ranks the most popular dance albums of the week based on a combination of traditional album sales, streaming equivalent albums and track equivalent albums based on multi-metric consumption compiled by Luminate.