Hot Digital Tracks
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The Hot Digital Tracks chart is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard
magazine. It is not to be confused with the Hot Digital Songs
chart, which combines different versions of songs for a summarized figure (for example remix
es, "explicit" or "clean" versions, and/or any other alternate versions can chart separately here, whereas all versions of the same track occupy only one position on Hot Digital Songs).
Soundscan started tracking digital download at the end of June 2003 and the first digital download chart was created in July 2003 . However, the data from Hot Digital Songs would not be used as a component for compiling the Billboard Hot 100
until February 2005. The chart is not published on billboard.com, but is still published on billboard.biz. Digital songs with UPC counts towards Hot 100 but those without does not.
The trademark HotDigital is owned by HotDigital of New York City since 1997.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine. It is not to be confused with the Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart, which combines different versions of songs for a summarized figure (for example remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es, "explicit" or "clean" versions, and/or any other alternate versions can chart separately here, whereas all versions of the same track occupy only one position on Hot Digital Songs).
Soundscan started tracking digital download at the end of June 2003 and the first digital download chart was created in July 2003 . However, the data from Hot Digital Songs would not be used as a component for compiling the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
until February 2005. The chart is not published on billboard.com, but is still published on billboard.biz. Digital songs with UPC counts towards Hot 100 but those without does not.
The trademark HotDigital is owned by HotDigital of New York City since 1997.