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.
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 is "Kill Bill" by SZA.[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]
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External links
Current Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart (updated weekly)
May 01, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Rhythmic chart news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rhythmic chart news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 amp B hip hop rhythmic pop and some dance tracks Nielsen Audio sometimes refers to the format as rhythmic contemporary hit radio Contents 1 History 2 Chart criteria 3 Records and achievements 3 1 Most weeks at number one 3 2 Artists with most number one singles 3 3 Artists with most entries 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditBillboard 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 amp 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 amp 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 is Kill Bill by SZA 2 Chart criteria EditThere 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 EditMost weeks at number one Edit 15 weeks No Scrubs TLC 1999 14 weeks Twisted Keith Sweat 1996 13 weeks Freak Me SilK 1993 You Make Me Wanna Usher 1997 1998 12 weeks I ll Make Love to You Boyz II Men 1994 Fantasy Mariah Carey 1995 Lollipop Lil Wayne featuring Static Major 2008 11 weeks Shoop Salt n Pepa 1993 1994 Dilemma Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland 2002 Artists with most number one singles Edit No 1s Artist Source37 Drake 4 17 Rihanna 5 13 Usher 6 Bruno Mars 7 Chris Brown 8 12 Lil Wayne 9 The Weeknd 10 Beyonce 11 10 Post Malone 12 9 Jay Z 13 Nicki Minaj 14 Doja Cat 15 Artists with most entries Edit Entries Artist Source118 Drake 16 113 Chris Brown 17 103 Lil Wayne 18 85 Nicki Minaj 19 60 Kanye West 20 59 Jay Z 21 55 Rihanna 22 54 Snoop Dogg 23 Pitbull 24 51 Ludacris 25 See also EditDance Mix Show Airplay Mainstream Top 40 List of artists who reached number one on the U S Rhythmic chartReferences Edit Freeman Kim February 28 1987 Hot 30 Crossover Chart Tracks New Breed Of Radio Billboard magazine pp 1 83 Rhythmic Airplay Songs Billboard April 18 2023 Retrieved April 25 2023 Billboard Charts Legend Billboard Retrieved February 15 2013 Drake Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 25 January 2023 Rihanna Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 25 June 2018 Drake amp Rihanna Rule Rhythmic Songs Chart With Too Good Billboard Bruno Mars Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 1 February 2022 Chris Brown Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 29 November 2022 Lil Wayne Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 25 June 2018 The Weeknd Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 9 August 2022 Beyonce Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 17 August 2022 Post Malone Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 9 August 2022 Jay Z Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 25 June 2018 Nicki Minaj Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 27 September 2022 Doja Cat Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 15 November 2022 Drake Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 9 March 2023 Chris Brown Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 25 January 2023 Lil Wayne Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Nicki Minaj Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Kanye West Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Jay Z Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Rihanna Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Snoop Dogg Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Pitbull Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 Ludacris Rhythmic Songs Chart History billboard com Billboard Music Retrieved 22 April 2021 External links EditCurrent Billboard 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