Kid Albums
Encyclopedia
Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine
which ranks the top selling children's music
albums in the United States
. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen Soundscan
data and from legal digital download
s from an all music digital retailers.
The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or teenage audiences. Some of the genres can extend from baby music, like lullabies
, to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to pop
, teen pop
and other subdivisions of it. Studio albums, EPs
, compilation albums and soundtracks
are also eligible for the chart.
The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from Walt Disney Records
titled, Classic Disney, Vol. 1. The current number-one title on Kid Albums is the soundtrack Second Album Elevate
By Pop Group Big Time Rush.
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...
which ranks the top selling children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
albums in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen Soundscan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
data and from legal digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
s from an all music digital retailers.
The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or teenage audiences. Some of the genres can extend from baby music, like lullabies
Lullabies
Lullabies is an EP by the Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records on 1 November 1982. The EP features three non-album tracks and was released just a few months after their debut album....
, to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
and other subdivisions of it. Studio albums, EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, compilation albums and soundtracks
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
are also eligible for the chart.
The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
titled, Classic Disney, Vol. 1. The current number-one title on Kid Albums is the soundtrack Second Album Elevate
Elevate
Elevate can refer to:* the act of elevation * Elevate * eleVAte, Virgin America's frequent-flyer program* Elevate, were a short-lived but inventive guitar-based band, formed in London in 1993...
By Pop Group Big Time Rush.