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Billboard Hot 100
May 6, 2026 ·
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This fascinating and yet entirely expected piece of Americana has shaped the music industry for better or worse (probably worse). But, why does it exist at all? We explore how...
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This fascinating and yet entirely expected piece of Americana has shaped the music industry for better or worse (probably worse). But, why does it exist at all? We explore how the Billboard Hot 100 came to be, what it was intended to do, and how it has affected musicianship around the world. Do you follow the Hot 100?
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Links and References:
- https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/08/16/207879695/how-the-hot-100-became-americas-hit-barometer
- https://www.scribd.com/document/670560817/Billboard-Hot-100-2
- https://www.edmsauce.com/what-is-the-billboard-hot-100/
- https://sites.psu.edu/noahpassion/2019/10/25/the-evolution-of-billboard-and-birth-of-the-hot-100/
- https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-global-new-global-billboard-charts/
- https://www.billboard.com/charts/genre/hits-of-the-world/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_charts
- https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-chart-history-evolution-milestones/#:~:text=now%20Nielsen%20Music.)-,Nov.,singles%20sales%20data%20from%20SoundScan.
- https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/683851-longest-song-to-reach-no-1-on-the-billboard-hot-100
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