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To kick off Billboard’s inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, Dua Lipa reps the UK as No. 1. She shares everything about her big year in 2024. From headlining Glastonbury to ‘Radical Optimism’ reaching No. 1 on the charts, she gives a rundown on her exciting year. Keep watching for all the details! Billboard is launching […]
Beginning in January, Billboard will roll out updates to some of its weekly album charts.
Commencing with the Billboard charts dated Jan. 18, 2025 (reflecting the Luminate tracking week ending Jan. 9), six longstanding album genre charts will transition from sales-only rankings to consumption-based tallies, and expand their depths. Plus, three album genre charts that were already consumption-based will also increase their depths.
Consumption-based album charts rank the most popular titles of the week by equivalent album units earned, as compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
The first Billboard album chart to transition from a traditional album sales-based ranking to a consumption-based tally was the overall all-genre Billboard 200 in December 2014. The bulk of Billboard’s album genre charts migrated to a consumption-based ranking in January 2017. (With the January 2025 updates, essentially all of Billboard‘s genre album charts will have migrated to consumption-based ranking.)
Lastly, the Heatseekers Albums chart, which ranks the week’s most popular albums by new and developing acts, will be retired, beginning with the Jan. 18, 2025-dated list. Billboard will continue to chart new and developing acts on its weekly Emerging Artists chart, which launched in 2017. The Emerging Artists chart ranks the most popular developing artists of the week, using the same formula as the all-encompassing Billboard Artist 100, which measures artist activity across multiple Billboard charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. (The Artist 100 lists the most popular acts, overall, each week.) However, the Emerging Artists chart excludes acts that have notched a top 25 entry on either the Hot 100 or Billboard 200, as well as artists that have achieved two or more top 10s on Billboard’s “Hot” song genre charts and/or consumption-based “Top” album genre rankings.
Here’s a recap of the changes to Billboard’s album genre charts beginning with the charts dated Jan. 18, 2025:
Bluegrass Albums – Transitions from a 10-position album sales-only chart to a 15-position consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
Blues Albums – Transitions from a 10-position album sales-only chart to a 15-position consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
Cast Albums – Transitions from a 10-position album sales-only chart to a 15-position consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
Classical Crossover Albums – Transitions from a 10-position album sales-only chart to a 15-position consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
Traditional Classical Albums – Transitions from a 10-position album sales-only chart to a 15-position consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
Kid Albums – Transitions from a 15-position album sales-only chart to a 25-position consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
New Age Albums – Expands from 10 to 15 positions, remains a consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
Tropical Albums – Expands from 20 to 25 positions; remains a consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
World Albums – Expands from 15 to 25 positions; remains a consumption-based chart, ranking albums by equivalent album units.
As with all genre consumption album charts, the rankings for the above album genre charts will be inclusive of both current and catalog titles.
‘Mufasa’ is coming to theaters on December 20th, and we had the opportunity to sit down with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Seth Rogan, Barry Jenkins, and Billy Eichner ahead of the release to get the inside scoop on what it was like to create the soundtrack for the film, work with Blue Ivy, and more!
Tetris Kelly:
Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News here at San Diego Safari Park at Press Day for ‘Mufasa.’ I’m talking to the cast and creators about the roaring prequel. This was director Barry Jenkins, first time with a musical, and he linked up with Disney favorite, Lin Manuel Miranda.
Lin-Manuel Miranda:
Barry’s a musical storyteller. I mean, you feel the music in ‘Beale Street.’ You feel it in ‘Moonlight.’ So his notes always made my songs better. He was very clear about what he wanted. And so I signed on because I knew I’d learn a lot from him.
Tetris Kelly:
And of course, you’re so you know, known in the Broadway world. And now, of course, Disney with ‘Moana,’ ‘Encanto.’ So do you approach the Disney music differently than, say, Broadway? How do you change?
Lin-Manuel Miranda:
I think the only difference is, and someone pointed this out to me I didn’t even realize it, all my stage musicals take place in New York. So Disney’s kind of my passport, you know, with Moana, I got to go to, you know, learn about the beautiful Pacific Island culture. With ‘Encanto,’ I got to go down to Colombia, learn all these different music forms that are down there. And then with this, you know, we got, I got to work with the great Lebo M on his incredible choral harmonies and his voice being, you know, really present in the music and and play with these incredible African rhythms.
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Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Zach Bryan and more fill up the remaining five spots in Billboard’s Top 10 Artists of 2024. With hits dominating the Hot 100 throughout 2024 along with albums that have reigned the Billboard 200, each artist has earned their well-deserved slot. Do you agree with the top five? Let us know […]
A behind-the-scenes look at Teddy Swims’ BBMAs performance for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
Patrick Adair:Hi, I’m Patrick Adair. I’m the art director for Teddy Swims. Teddy and his team really were the ones who guided this from the beginning. It’s totally their vision, his vision, and I think we’ve done a great job bringing it to life.
Teddy Swims:We kind of got the creative for, I guess, the whole album and the performances I was really obsessed with, like this, retro futurism, this, this old movie, A Clockwork Orange.
Patrick Adair:A ton of work goes into planning a performance like this, and it all happened within the period of a week.
Jairus “JJ” Hardge:This particular performance I’m very excited about. We’re gonna have people standing behind us and surround again, almost like a 360 setup, and the energy is gonna be crazy, and just super excited about doing these songs for you guys. I’ve been working with Teddy 13-14, years. He’s my brother. It’s not work. We love music. I love his heart, his passion, and he recognizes mine as well. And because of that, we’re able to come together and just make it gel so, yeah,
Teddy Swims:You guys are making me nervous.
Christian Stroble:Honestly, I think he’s one of the rawest, truest talents that we’ve had in a long time. So I was psyched when he was like, “Yes, I want to work with you.” He just transcends from another space and time honestly, and so I wanted to elevate him to the next level within the wardrobe, but keeping it natural and cool and just feeling fresh.
Teddy Swims:My favorite part about performing live is this try to create a safe place for myself and other people to feel that we’re, you know, in the same room together. You know, honored to be doing the best job in the world, my best pal, so it’s the best ever you.
A behind-the-scenes look at Megan Moroney’s BBMAs performance for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Jessica Candage:The vibe on set has been such a buzz. People are really excited to be here with Megan, being outside of the city of Nashville, just kind of seeing it from a distance is really beautiful, and seeing her just […]
As Billboard Latin Artist on the Rise, Óscar Maydon talks about what convinced him to invest in his music career. Watch the singer reflect on his rising star. Keyword: JohnnieWalkerLMW2024 Óscar Maydon: What’s up, guys? It’s your friend, Óscar Maydon. And I am the Billboard Artist Latin… What’s up, guys? It’s your friend, Óscar Maydon. […]
A behind-the-scenes look at Fuerza Regida’s BBMAs performance for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Manny Bonilla:Dick Clark Productions contact me to direct this multi-cam performance of Fuerza, and it’s pretty big deal. Janeth Briceno:The movement was created for Manny, our director, and he talked about 360s everything like bird eyes, they want dancing around the […]
Yeison Jiménez played Finish the Lyrics to some of his biggest hits including “Aventurero,” “Ya No Mi Amor” and more! Yeison Jiménez:I’m Yeison Jiménez and I’m with Billboard. Today we are going to Finish the Lyrics. And I don’t run from anyone/ I never humiliate anybody/ I am who I am. I’d like to know […]
A behind-the-scenes look at SEVENTEEN’s BBMAs performance for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Kylie Kang:Hi, we’re the directing duo, seven to five, and my name is Kylie and his … Jihoon Jeon:Jihoon Jeon. Because we had a limited amount of time to develop a performance that felt as live as possible, we thought a lot […]