Billboard has been the way the music industry tracks what's popular since 1936. The Billboard Hot 100 is generally considered the gold standard for what's the most popular song in the United States, but there are also charts for subgenres: country, rap, rock, etc. The Hot 100 chart has been tracking digital downloads and streaming stats, but that 21st century attitude didn't apply to genre charts. Today, Billboard applied digital data to five genre charts: country, rap, rock, Latin and R&B. Before, those charts were basically 100% based on radio, which isn't the primary way that young people consume music anymore.
Ubergizmo , Billboard charts now count the ways people actually listen to music, Billboard charts now count the ways people actually listen to music
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