Chart policiesĪs with most other Billboard charts, the Hot Country Songs chart features a rule for when a song enters recurrent rotation. Four weeks later, on February 17, the chart was retitled "Hot Country Singles & Tracks." Beginning with the Januissue, the chart was cut from 75 to 60 positions to reduce the number of album cuts that were reaching the charts and effective Apthe chart was renamed "Hot Country Songs".įrom its inception in 1973 through August 2009, American Country Countdown used this chart in its programming, using the top 40 singles/tracks on it for each week. On January 20, 1990, the Hot Country Singles chart was reduced back to 75 positions and began to be compiled entirely from information provided by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, a system which electronically monitors radio airplay of songs. The name of the chart, and the number of positions varied through the years: Its name was switched to "Hot Country Singles" on Novemit was expanded to 50 slots on Januthen 75 on Octoand finally 100 beginning July 14, 1973. Starting with the Octoissue, Billboard began combining sales and radio airplay in figuring a song's overall popularity, counting them in one single chart called "Hot C&W Sides." The chart began with a standard length of 30 positions each week.
The "best sellers" and "jockeys" charts continued until October 13, 1958. The "jukebox" chart – which by 1956 was known as "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes" – ended on June 17, 1957. The names of each chart changed slightly during each chart's life. A "jockeys" chart – started Decemas "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys." This chart had anywhere from eight to 15 positions, varying from week to week.The "best sellers" chart – started as "Best Selling Retail Folk Records." This chart had anywhere from 10-20 positions during its ten-year life, with the number of positions varying each week.In addition to the jukebox chart, these charts included: Only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records." The chart length was not standardized a given week had anywhere from two to eight positions.įor approximately ten years, from 1948–1958, Billboard used three charts to measure the popularity of a given song. Billboard began compiling the popularity of country songs with its Januissue.
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