The Billboard Twitter Real-Time charts were four interactive Billboard music magazine charts debuted on May 27, 2014. The charts ranked trending songs from popular and emerging artists based on how often they are mentioned in messages called "tweets" sent by social networking site Twitter in the United States.[1] The charts "Trending 140", "Emerging Artists", "Weekly Top Tracks" and "Weekly Emerging Artists" were reported to define how fans interacted with, and influenced, popular content by ranking the most popular songs being shared on Twitter in the U.S. The first two charts updated on a "real-time" minute-by-minute basis, with the last two charts providing weekly summaries.[2][3]
In August 2017, for the charts dating September 2, the "Trending 140" and real-time charts were discontinued and the Emerging Artists chart was revised to become a "breakout" of the overall Artist 100 chart, highlighting the top-performing rising acts of each week.[4]
In October 2021, Billboard and Twitter launched two new charts, Hot Trending Songs ("Real Time" - first 24-hours started at noon on October 22, and "Weekly" - first chart release date was October 30), sponsored by Rémy Martin, which track 24-hour and weekly global Twitter trends.[5][6]
- ^ Hernandez, Brian Anthony (May 27, 2014). "Billboard Debuts Real-Time Rankings of Trending Music on Twitter". Mashable. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Gruger, William (May 27, 2014). "Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts Go Live". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Rougeau, Michael (May 27, 2014). "Top 140: Twitter and Billboard now ranking popular music in real time". TechRadar. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Billboard Staff. "Billboard Launches Revamped Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Eggertsen, Chris (May 5, 2021). "Billboard & Twitter to Launch 'Hot Trending' Chart Tracking Music Buzz Online". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Zellner, Xander (October 22, 2021). "BTS' 'Permission to Dance' Leads Inaugural Hot Trending Songs Charts, Powered by Twitter". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.