The Hits of the World is a collection of weekly record charts published by Billboard magazine. It ranks the top 25 songs in more than 40 countries around the globe based on streaming and digital sales. These charts in 40+ countries joined existing chart listings for Billboard-branded licensees in Argentina, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam, along with Billboard's longstanding third-party partner charts like Official Charts Company in the United Kingdom.[1]
Announced on February 14, 2022, and launched the following day, the tracking period for each chart runs from Friday to Thursday of every week with new charts released every Tuesday.[2]
Hits of the World takes its name from the pages of the old Billboard magazines, where were listed charts around the world.
Methodology
editThe chart tracks songs' performance from Friday to Thursday and is made available on Tuesday morning. Each chart includes 25 songs, ranked based on streaming data and digital sales provided by MRC Data, in a unique blend for each territory.[1]
Charts
editPre-existing charts
edit- Billboard Argentina Hot 100
- Billboard Canadian Albums
- Billboard Canadian Hot 100
- Billboard Italia Hot 100[3]
- Billboard Japan Hot 100
- Billboard K-pop 100 (discontinued and replaced by South Korea Songs chart as of the issue dated May 7, 2022[4])
- Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 (discontinued, last charts available dated on December 30, 2023)
- The Official U.K. Albums Chart
- The Official U.K. Songs Chart
- Australia Albums
- Germany Albums
- Greece Albums
Later charts
edit- Billboard Brasil Hot 100 (Added to Hits of the World on August 28, 2023 following the Billboard Brasil relaunch; in replacement for Brazil Songs)
- China TME UNI Chart (launched by Tencent Music in 2018, incorporated to Hits of the World since 2023)[5]
- Billboard Philippines Hot 100 (added to Hits of the World on July 16, 2024; re-launched on July 3, 2024, in replacement for Philippines Songs)
- Top Philippine Songs (added to Hits of the World on July 16, 2024)
- South Korea Songs (added on issue dated May 7, 2022[6] as a replacement of the K-pop Hot 100)
- Billboard Thailand Top Thai Songs (launched on March 17, 2023, in replacement for Thailand Songs)[note 1]
- Billboard Thailand Top Thai Country Songs (launched on March 17, 2023, in replacement for Thailand Songs)[note 1]
Africa
edit- South Africa Songs
Asia-Pacific
edit- Australia Songs
- Hong Kong Songs
- India Songs
- Indonesia Songs
- Malaysia Songs
- New Zealand Songs
- Singapore Songs
- Taiwan Songs
- Turkey Songs
Europe
edit- Austria Songs
- Belgium Songs
- Croatia Songs
- Czech Republic Songs
- Denmark Songs
- Finland Songs
- France Songs
- Germany Songs
- Greece Songs
- Hungary Songs
- Iceland Songs
- Ireland Songs
- Luxembourg Songs
- Netherlands Songs
- Norway Songs
- Poland Songs
- Portugal Songs
- Romania Songs
- Russia Songs (removed as of the issue dated April 9, 2022)[8]
- Slovakia Songs
- Spain Songs
- Sweden Songs
- Switzerland Songs
- U.K. Songs
Latin America
edit- Bolivia Songs
- Chile Songs
- Colombia Songs
- Ecuador Songs
- Mexico Songs
- Peru Songs
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Billboard Expands International Footprint With 'Hits of the World' Charts". Billboard. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Billboard unveils 'Hits of the World' charts". The Industry Observer. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Billboard Italia - News Musicali, Classifiche, Foto e Video su billboard.it". Billboard Italia. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Group, Tencent Music Entertainment. "Tencent Music Entertainment Group Introduces TME UNI Chart on Billboard to Promote Chinese Music in Global Markets". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "South Korea Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Thailand Launches 2 Weekly Local Charts". Billboard. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Russia Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.