Re: Billboard charts

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In a message dated 9/1/98 9:57:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dbloom@genesys-
soft.com writes:

<< Decades ago the singles charts were based on consumer sales of 45s, right?
 Well, what are they based on now? >>

Today, "singles" are either in the form of cassettes, often called "cass-
singles" or CD singles.  Most cassette singles are marketed toward kids and
young adults, and tend to feature a lot of rap, pop, and country titles.  CD
singles are usually targeted to rock, alternative and dance/rap buyers since
they often have additional mixes or bonus tracks not found on the full length
CD by that particular artist.  Billboard uses the sales of these formats in
tabulating their singles charts.  As we've mentioned earlier, they also use
monitored airplay as part of the equation, but the sales figures are the most
heavily weighted.

Mike Thomas, WXLO & Premiere Radio Networks

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