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A thread in 7 parts

1. Radio is a part of the Hot100 calculation.

Along w/ sales and streams, radio is used to calculate the main USA singles chart, the Hot100.

2. Radio& #39;s Tracking week is Monday-Sunday ET

Sales/Streams are Friday-Thursday.

So while week 1 sales/streams tracking for Dynamite started 21 Aug (Fri), week 1 radio tracking started 24 Aug (Mon).

More info on BB chart calculation via the link below. https://www.billboard.com/p/billboard-charts-legend">https://www.billboard.com/p/billboa...

3. Radio charts aka "Airplay Charts" are split by format, w/ an Overall Airplay chart to rule them all.

Formats include Top 40(pop), Adult Contemporary (AC), Urban, Rythmic, etc.

Format type can drive which stations play a song & can be controversial (ex: what is/isn& #39;t pop)

4. Radio is a rolling chart of the past 7 days.

Any +/- is baised on the prevous day& #39;s chart, and not the # of spins on a given day.

Ex: +119 means 119 more than yesterday& #39;s update over a course of 7 days.

NOT a totally of only 119 spins in 1 day.

5. "Last Week" used in radio charts reference spins/ranking on the same day the previous week.

6. Hot 100 uses Audiance size, while some of the format Airplay Charts (like Pop) use # of spins.

It& #39;s why we push MRL/ AT40, etc. They are aired on multiple stations, so each spin gets a wider audiance

7. Remember that radio pushes are weird and *can* speed up/slow down due to multiple reasons.

So don& #39;t stress, enjoy the music, and have fun! //END