Export charts

Click at top right to export any chart as a CSV or Excel file. 

Chart FAQs

Why can’t I change the Time Frame? 

The Charts landing page displays a snapshot of current charts, which reflect the previous week’s consumption. To see past weeks, open a specific chart and change the Time Frame that way.

Why can’t I select a custom date range for a chart? 

Charts cover one week at a time. Set Time Frame to a different week to see a past week’s chart. 

To combine multiple chart weeks or replicate a chart not found in our database, build a custom Ranking Report. Note that Ranking Reports may not apply the same exclusions as a given chart. But a Release Group Ranking based on Product Sales (for example) can be an effective proxy for an album sales chart. 

Can I export multiple charts at once? 

Not at this time.

Are these the same charts published by Billboard?

Some of them are, yes. Charts labeled “Billboard” are official Billboard charts. Those charts are also published on Billboard.com and in Billboard magazine. The Billboard-published versions display the same rankings, but without the detailed metrics and activity breakouts visible in CONNECT. Charts owned by Luminate are not published by Billboard.

Does CONNECT get the charts early? 

Most of the time, yes. Billboard traditionally releases all final charts for the previous week on Tuesdays, but CONNECT begins publishing charts on Mondays. (We also publish Daily and Forecast charts for the week in progress with day-by-day cumulative totals). 

Sometimes, Luminate and Billboard delay releasing the charts until we can validate or finish processing the data.

How can I tell whether a chart is an official Billboard chart?

Official Billboard charts show Chart Owner: Billboard and a Billboard logo in the top Details section or in the chart preview card. Non-Billboard charts list the chart owner as Luminate. 

Why are some charts Luminate charts instead of Billboard charts? 

We run Luminate charts to show daily building totals for certain weekly charts. We also generate Luminate charts for genres and Airplay Formats not covered by official Billboard charts. Some Luminate charts show deeper rankings and more breakouts than the Billboard versions.

How can I see the Billboard Global 200 charts?

CONNECT hosts official Billboard Global 200 and Global 200 Excl. U.S. charts. On the Charts home page, set Location to Worldwide to see a preview of both global charts. Click VIEW FULL CHART to open either one. 

How can I see the Billboard Hits of the World charts?

CONNECT hosts either official Billboard Hits of the World charts or Luminate Global charts for most countries. To see country-level charts, set Location to any available country from the top menu bar. The current Billboard or Luminate song chart for that country will automatically appear.

Why don’t you host every country-level Billboard chart?

In some countries, Billboard charts are created by a local Billboard licensee, who may draw from additional data sources and apply different methodology. When this happens, we generate a Luminate version of that chart in CONNECT using our Stream Equivalent ratios. 

Select a country from the Location menu to pull up that country’s chart. The Chart Owner label indicates whether it’s a Billboard or Luminate chart.

How do you calculate global charts?

The Billboard Global 200, Global 200 Excl. U.S. and official Hits of the World charts are song charts. These charts rank songs based on Stream Equivalent activity. 

Our Stream Equivalent ratios convert streams and song sales into premium stream units. Exact ratios vary among global charts to capture worldwide and country-level consumption patterns. Read more here. 

What’s the difference between a Daily and Forecast chart?

Daily and Forecast charts are both building charts that provide day-by-day cumulative totals for the chart week in progress. They start out the same, but at midweek we begin adjusting streaming metrics in Forecast charts to account for potential missing data. 

Forecast streaming totals will generally appear higher than the same metrics in a Daily chart as the week goes on.

Do Daily/Forecast chart totals include IMO sales? 

Yes. Internet Mail Order/IMO sales are tracked on charts the same way they are on Dashboards: with a +3 day delay from the reported online transaction. Each building chart incorporates all eligible activity up to the latest published date, including any IMO sales tracked up to that point.

Do Daily/Forecast chart totals include indie modeled sales? 

Not at first. Modeled indie sales figures are added to CONNECT on Fridays. They are reflected in the Saturday building charts, but not before. 

What do the column headers mean in the expanded chart grid? 

See Chart types above.

Why is the Equivalent total on a chart different from the Dashboard figure?

There are a few reasons a Dashboard Equivalent might not match the total ranked on a chart. Short answer: Dashboards aggregate all activity, not just chart-eligible activity. Charts present a narrower lens on music consumption.

Longer answer:

1. Dashboard Data Controls may be filtering out some activity and affecting the Equivalent KPI. 
2. Billboard groups songs differently and may exclude certain ISRCs from chart tracking. 
   
3. Some ICPNs might not be eligible or have activity excluded based on Billboard rules.
   
4. Eligibility varies among charts, and total Equivalent figures on various charts reflect this. 
5. Dashboards incorporate data from providers that are currently excluded from Billboard chart tracking.
6. Other Billboard eligibility rules may exclude titles or activity from any given chart.
7. Charts are “locked” after publication, while Dashboards are dynamic and can incorporate consumption that was reported and/or restated after the chart week ended.
   

How do Billboard exclusions work? Do Luminate charts use the same eligibility criteria? 

Billboard’s eligibility rules apply to every chart in CONNECT, including Luminate-owned charts. 

Some ineligible items or activities are excluded from charts automatically. Billboard manually reviews charts before publication and may exclude additional items. If needed, we delay chart publication to ensure alignment with eligibility standards.  

Do genre “Hits” charts draw from different format panels for Airplay data?

No. All the Luminate Hits charts use the Hot 100/Radio Songs format panel to measure Airplay Audience. 

More to know 

Methodology 101: How Luminate collects, models and measures music data

Equivalent weighting: Measuring music consumption

About Genres: How Luminate classifies music