Rhythmic (chart)

The Rhythmic chart (also called Rhythmic Airplay, and previously named Rhythmic Songs, Rhythmic Top 40 and CHR/Rhythmic) is an airplay chart published weekly by Billboard magazine.

The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on rhythmic radio stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/hip-hop, rhythmic pop, and some dance tracks. Nielsen Audio sometimes refers to the format as rhythmic contemporary hit radio.

History

Billboard magazine first took notice of the newly emerged genre on February 27, 1987, when it launched the first crossover chart, Hot Crossover 30.[1] It originally consisted of thirty titles and was based on reporting by eighteen stations, five of which were considered as pure rhythmic. The chart featured a mix of urban contemporary, top 40 and dance hits. In September 1989, Billboard split the Hot Crossover 30 chart in two: Top 40/Dance and Top 40/Rock, the latter of which focused on rock titles which crossed over. By December 1990, Billboard eliminated the chart because more top 40 and R&B stations were becoming identical with the rhythmic-heavy playlist being played at the crossover stations at the time.

Billboard revived the chart in October 1992 as Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover, with the first number one being "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. On June 25, 1997, it was renamed to Rhythmic Top 40 as a way to distinguish stations that continued to play a broad based rhythmic mix from those whose mix leaned heavily toward R&B and hip-hop. It was changed to Rhythmic Airplay in the February 7, 2004, issue and shortened to Rhythmic on July 12, 2008. The current number-one song on the chart is "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat[2]

Chart criteria

There are forty positions on this chart and it is solely based on radio airplay. 66 rhythmic radio stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Songs are ranked based on the number of plays that each song received during that week.

Songs receiving the greatest growth will receive a "bullet", although there are tracks that will also get bullets if the loss in detections doesn't exceed the percentage of downtime from a monitored station. "Airpower" awards are issued to songs that appear on the top 20 of both the airplay and audience chart for the first time, while the "greatest gainer" award is given to song with the largest increase in detections. A song with six or more spins in its first week is awarded an "airplay add". If a song is tied for the most spins in the same week, the one with the biggest increase that previous week will rank higher, but if both songs show the same amount of spins regardless of detection the song that is being played at more stations is ranked higher. Songs that fall below the top 15 and have been on the chart after 20 weeks are removed.[3]

Records and achievements

Most weeks at number one

15 weeks

14 weeks

13 weeks

12 weeks

11 weeks

Artists with most number-one singles
No. 1sArtistSource
38Drake[4]
17Rihanna[5]
13Usher[6]
Bruno Mars[7]
Chris Brown[8]
12Lil Wayne[9]
The Weeknd[10]
Beyoncé[11]
11Nicki Minaj[12]
10Post Malone[13]
Doja Cat[14]

Artists with most entries
EntriesArtistSource
123Drake[15]
117Chris Brown[16]
103Lil Wayne[17]
92Nicki Minaj[18]
60Kanye West[19]
59Jay-Z[20]
55Rihanna[21]
54Snoop Dogg[22]
Pitbull[23]
51Ludacris[24]
Usher[25]

See also

References
  1. Freeman, Kim (February 28, 1987). Hot 30 Crossover Chart Tracks New Breed Of Radio. Billboard magazine. pp. 1, 83.
  2. "Rhythmic Airplay Songs". Billboard. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  4. "Drake Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. "Rihanna Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. "Drake & Rihanna Rule Rhythmic Songs Chart With 'Too Good'". Billboard.
  7. "Bruno Mars Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. "Chris Brown Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. "Lil Wayne Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. "The Weeknd Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. "Beyoncé Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. "Nicki Minaj Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. "Post Malone Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. "Doja Cat Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. "Drake Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  16. "Chris Brown Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  17. "Lil Wayne Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  18. "Nicki Minaj Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  19. "Kanye West Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  20. "Jay-Z Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  21. "Rihanna Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  22. "Snoop Dogg Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  23. "Pitbull Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  24. "Ludacris Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  25. "Usher Rhythmic Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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