Mainstream Top 40

The Mainstream Top 40 (also called Pop Songs on Billboard.com and sometimes referred to as Top 40/CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by Billboard Magazine that ranks the most popular songs being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the United States. The rankings are based on radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS), a subsidiary of the U.S.' leading marketing research company. Consumer researchers, Nielsen Audio (formerly Arbitron), refers to the format as contemporary hit radio (CHR).

History

The chart debuted in Billboard Magazine in its issued date October 3, 1992, with the introduction of two Top 40 airplay charts, Mainstream and Rhythm-Crossover. Both Top 40 charts measured "actual monitored airplay" from data compiled by Broadcast Data Systems (BDS). The Top 40/Mainstream chart was compiled from airplay on radio stations playing a wide variety of music, while the Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart was made up from airplay on stations playing more dance and R&B music.[1] Both charts were "born of then-new BDS electronic monitoring technology" as a more objective and precise way of measuring airplay on radio stations. This data was also used as the airplay component for Hot 100 tabulations.[1]

Top 40/Mainstream was published in the print edition of Billboard from its debut in October 1992 through May 1995, when both Top 40 charts were moved exclusively to Airplay Monitor, a secondary chart publication by Billboard. They returned to the print edition in the August 2, 2003, issue.[2]

Chart criteria

Songs on the chart are ranked by the total number of spins detected per week. Songs which gain plays or remain flat from the previous week receive a bullet. A song also receives a bullet if its percentage loss in plays does not exceed the percentage of monitored station downtime for the format. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first.

There are forty positions on this chart and it is solely based on radio airplay. 167 Mainstream Top 40 radio stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Songs are ranked by a calculation of the total number of spins per week with its "audience impression", which is based upon exact times of airplay and each station's Arbitron listener data.

Songs receiving the greatest growth receive a "bullet", although there are tracks that also get bullets if the loss in detections doesn't exceed the percentage of downtime from a monitored station. "Airpower" awards are issued to songs that appear on the top 20 of both the airplay and audience chart for the first time, while the "greatest gainer" award is given to song with the largest increase in detections. A song with six or more spins in its first week is awarded an "airplay add". If a song is tied for the most spins in the same week, the one with the biggest increase that previous week ranks higher, but if both songs show the same amount of spins regardless of detection the song that is being played at more stations is ranked higher.

Since the introduction of the chart until 2005, songs below No. 20 were moved to recurrent after 26 weeks on the chart. In the chart week of December 3, 2005, songs below No. 20 were moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Since the issue dated December 4, 2010, songs older than 20 weeks on the chart are moved to recurrent after they drop below No. 15.

Whereas the Top 40 Mainstream and Pop 100 Airplay charts both measured the airplay of songs played on Mainstream stations playing pop-oriented music, the Pop 100 Airplay (like the Hot 100 Airplay) measured airplay based on statistical impressions, while the Top 40 Mainstream chart used the number of total detections.

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All-time chart achievements

On October 19, 2017, the Mainstream Top 40 co-hosts, Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson, gave hints as to what the number 1 all-time Mainstream Top 40 song was going to be on the charts.[4] Later that day, the top 100 all-time songs and the top 50-all time artists were released, with the number 1 all-time song being revealed as "Another Night" by Real McCoy.[5] Shown below are the top 10 songs and the top 10 artists from each chart.

Top 10 Pop Songs of all time (1992–2017)
Rank Single Year released Artist(s) Peak and duration
1.
 "Another Night"
1994
 Real McCoy #1 for 6 weeks
2.
 "Smooth"
1999
 Santana featuring Rob Thomas #1 for 8 weeks
3.
 "Hanging by a Moment"
2000
 Lifehouse #2 for 12 weeks
4.
 "Apologize"
2007
 Timbaland featuring OneRepublic #1 for 8 weeks
5.
 "How You Remind Me"
2001
 Nickelback #1 for 10 weeks
6.
 "Here Without You"
2003
 3 Doors Down #1 for 6 weeks
7.
 "Don't Speak"
1996
 No Doubt #1 for 10 weeks
8.
 "Iris"
1998
 Goo Goo Dolls #1 for 4 weeks
9.
 "Closer"
2016
 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey #1 for 11 weeks
10.
 "I Love You Always Forever"
1995
 Donna Lewis #1 for 11 weeks

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Top 10 Pop Songs artists of all time (1992–2017)
Rank Artist
1.
 Rihanna
2.
 Pink
3.
 Maroon 5
4.
 Katy Perry
5.
 Justin Timberlake
6.
 Britney Spears
7.
 Taylor Swift
8.
 Kelly Clarkson
9.
 Mariah Carey
10.
 Bruno Mars

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Song records
Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift have the highest debut at number 12 with "Dreamlover" by Carey and "Shake It Off" by Swift

Highest debut
Debut
Position		 Artist Song Debut Date Source
No. 12
 Mariah Carey "Dreamlover" August 14, 1993 [8]
Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" September 6, 2014
No. 13
 Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood" June 6, 2015
No. 14
 Lady Gaga "Born This Way" February 26, 2011 [8]
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z "Suit & Tie" February 2, 2013
No. 16
 Madonna "Frozen" March 7, 1998 [8]
Britney Spears "Hold It Against Me" January 29, 2011 [8]
No. 18
 Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" September 1, 2012 [8]
Maroon 5 "Maps" July 5, 2014

Most weeks at number one
Number of
weeks		 Artist Song Year(s) Source
14
 Ace of Base "The Sign" 1994 [9]
11
 Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men "One Sweet Day" 1995–96 [9]
Donna Lewis "I Love You Always Forever" 1996 [9]
Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" 1998 [9]
Nelly featuring Tim McGraw "Over and Over" 2004–05 [9]
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Closer" 2016 [9]
10
 Dionne Farris "I Know" 1995 [9]
No Doubt "Don't Speak" 1996–97 [9]
Céline Dion "My Heart Will Go On" 1998 [9]
'N Sync "Bye Bye Bye" 2000 [9]
Nickelback "How You Remind Me" 2001–02 [9]
Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" 2005 [9]
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell "Blurred Lines" 2013 [9]
Post Malone "Circles" 2019–20 [9]

Most weeks in the top 10
Number of
weeks		 Artist Song Year(s) Source
35
 Post Malone "Circles" 2019–20 [10]
28
 Real McCoy "Another Night" 1994–95 [5]
Goo Goo Dolls "Iris" 1998 [5]
27
 Lifehouse "Hanging by a Moment" 2001 [5]
Dua Lipa "Don't Start Now" 2020
26
 No Doubt "Don't Speak" 1996–97 [5]
Savage Garden "Truly Madly Deeply" 1997–98 [5]
Khalid and Normani "Love Lies" 2018–19
Halsey “Without Me” 2018–19

Most weeks on the chart
Number of
weeks		 Artist Song Year* Source
45
 Dua Lipa "New Rules" 2018 [11]
Khalid and Normani "Love Lies" 2019 [11]
Benny Blanco, Halsey, and Khalid "Eastside" 2019 [11]
Post Malone "Circles" 2020 [11]
42
 Lauv "I Like Me Better" 2018 [11]
41
 Edwin McCain "I'll Be" 1998 [11]
39
 Real McCoy "Another Night" 1995 [11]
Goo Goo Dolls "Iris" 1999 [11]
"Slide" [11]
5 Seconds of Summer "Youngblood" 2019 [11]
38
 Santana featuring Rob Thomas "Smooth" 2000 [12]
Pink "U + Ur Hand" 2007 [12]
Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" 2020 [13]
Dua Lipa "Don't Start Now" 2020 [14]
37
 MAX featuring gnash "Lights Down Low" 2018 [12]
Harry Styles "Adore You" 2020 [15]

Note: *-Year when the songs ended their respective chart runs.

Longest climbs to number one

The following songs took 20 or more weeks to reach number one.

Week reached
number one		 Artist Song Year Source
31st week
 Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid "Eastside" 2019 [16]
28th week
 Trevor Daniel "Falling" 2020 [17]
26th week
 Alessia Cara "Here" 2016 [18]
25th week
 CeeLo Green "Forget You" 2011 [18]
Demi Lovato "Give Your Heart a Break" 2012 [18]
24th week
 Alessia Cara "Scars to Your Beautiful" 2017 [19][20]
Khalid and Normani "Love Lies" 2018 [21]
23rd week
 Pink "U + Ur Hand" 2007 [22]
Ellie Goulding "Lights" 2012 [23]
Shawn Mendes "Stitches" 2015 [24][25]
Post Malone "Wow" 2019 [26][27]
22nd week
 Dua Lipa "New Rules" 2018 [28][29]
21st week
 Jewel "You Were Meant for Me" 1997 [30][31]
Eagle-Eye Cherry "Save Tonight" 1999 [32][33]
20th week
 Niall Horan "Slow Hands" 2017 [34][35]
Camila Cabello "Never Be the Same" 2018 [36]
Bazzi "Mine" [37][38]
Maroon 5 "Memories" 2020 [39]
Justin Bieber featuring Quavo "Intentions" [40]

Longest climbs to the top 10

The following songs took 25 or more weeks to reach the top 10.

Week reached
top 10		 Artist Song Year Source
35th week
 Lauv "I Like Me Better" 2018 [41]
31st week
 Edwin McCain "I'll Be" 1998 [41]
27th week
 MAX featuring gnash "Lights Down Low" 2018 [41]
Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go" 2020 [42]
25th week
 MKTO "Classic" 2014 [41]
Daya "Sit Still, Look Pretty" 2016 [41]
Jon Bellion "All Time Low" 2017 [41]

Artist records
See also: List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart
Rihanna shares the record with Katy Perry and Maroon 5 for the most number-one singles (with 11) and holds the record for the most top ten singles (with 30), and the most overall appearances on the chart since her debut (49).[43]
Katy Perry shares the record with Rihanna and Maroon 5 for the most number-one singles (with 11). Katy holds the record for most cumulative weeks at number one for Pop Songs.[44]

Artists with the most number-one singles
Number of SinglesArtistSource
11
Rihanna[45]
Katy Perry[45]
Maroon 5[45]
9
Pink[45]
Bruno Mars[45]
Taylor Swift[45]
8
Justin Timberlake[45]

Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number-one
Number of WeeksArtistSource
47
Katy Perry[46][47]
45
Mariah Carey[46]
39
Maroon 5[46]
32
Pink[46]
Rihanna[46]
29
Ace of Base[46]
28
Bruno Mars[48]
Taylor Swift[49]
25
Christina Aguilera[46]
23
Beyoncé[46]
Boyz II Men[46]
Nelly[46]
Justin Timberlake[50]

Artists with the most top 10 singles
Number of SinglesArtistSource
30
Rihanna[51]
21
Maroon 5[51]
19
Pink[51]
18
Justin Timberlake[51]
Taylor Swift[51]
17
Mariah Carey[52]
Katy Perry[53]
16
Usher[53]
Bruno Mars[53]
Ariana Grande[54]
15
Britney Spears[52]
Justin Bieber[55]
14
Nelly[52]
Madonna[52]
Christina Aguilera[52]

Artists with the most entries
Number of EntriesArtistSource
50
Rihanna[56]
41
Nicki Minaj[57]
37
Chris Brown[58]
35
Britney Spears[59]
34
Pitbull[60]
33
Taylor Swift[61]
32
Lil Wayne[62]
31
Mariah Carey[63]
Justin Timberlake[64]
Drake[65]

Simultaneously occupying the top two positions
  1. "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men)
  2. "Fantasy"
  • OutKast: January 31 - February 7, 2004
  1. "Hey Ya!"
  2. "The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown)
  1. "Blurred Lines" (Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell)
  2. "Get Lucky" (Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams)
  1. "Fancy" (featuring Charli XCX)
  2. "Problem" (Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea)
  • Halsey: February 23 - March 9, 2019
  1. "Without Me"
  2. "Eastside" (with Benny Blanco and Khalid)

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Self-replacement at number one

† Iggy Azalea is the only act in Mainstream Top 40 history to replace herself at number one with her first two chart entries.

Source:[16]

Additional artist achievements
Lady Gaga is the only musical artist in history to have her first six singles all reach the number-one position on this chart.
  • Lady Gaga is the only artist to have her first six singles reach No. 1.[67]
  • Britney Spears holds the record for the longest span between No. 1s at 12 years, seven months and four days between her first No.1 and her latest.[68]
  • JoJo at age 13, became the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single on the chart with "Leave (Get Out)".[69]

Album records

Most number-one singles from an album
Number of SinglesArtistAlbumYear (s)
6
Katy PerryTeenage Dream2010-12
5
Taylor Swift19892014-15
4
Justin TimberlakeFutureSex/LoveSounds2006-07
Lady GagaThe Fame2009
3
Ace of BaseThe Sign1993-94
Alanis MorissetteJagged Little Pill1996
Avril LavigneLet Go2002-03
Maroon 5Overexposed2012-13
Justin BieberPurpose2015-16
Selena GomezRevival2015-16

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Use in countdown shows

From January 9, 1993, until its last first-run show on January 28, 1995, American Top 40 used this chart as its main source after having used the Hot 100 Airplay chart since 1991.

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