Billboard Hit Songs

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The first issue of monthly Billboard was published in Cincinnati, Ohio, by William Donaldson and James Hennegan on November 1, 1894. Initially, it covered the advertising and bill posting industry, and was known as "Billboard Advertising". The title was changed to "The Billboard" from 1st July 1897, which was declared on 1st February 1897 issue. From 5th May 1900, Donaldson changed it from a monthly to a weekly paper with a greater emphasis on breaking news.
Billboard focused on music and start to publish Weekly best-selling Sheet Music in vaudeville from 7th July 1913 to 1918, but not regularly. From November 1934, Billboard regularly charted "Sheet Music Leaders". Another chart of radio play was published as "Network Song Census" which was changed the caption as "Songs With Most Radio Plugs" from 20th February 1937. Phonograph Record best sellers was started to publish from the end of 1935. From 24 April 1937, the caption of music section change from "Night Spots-Orchestras-Music" into only "Music". Billboard started to publish annual hits from 1938, which was published on 14th January 1939.





From July 27, 1940, the magazine launched another weekly chart "Best Selling Retail Records" nationally and regionally with previous 2 charts "Sheet Music Best Sellers" and "Songs With Most Radio Plug".




Billboard magazine started to publish new chart "Harlem Hit Parade" from 24th October 1942 with its previous 3 charts (Sheet Music, Most Radio Plugs and Best Selling Retail Records). Harlem Hit Parade based on a survey of record stores primarily in the Harlem district of New York City. The area noted for its African American population.




Billboard magazine started to publish new chart "Most Played Jukebox Folk Records" (Country & Western) from 8th January 1944.




Billboard magazine changed it's chart name from Harlem Hit Parade to Most Played Jukebox Race Records and published from 17th February, 1945.




Billboard magazine it's charts name from "Most Played Jukebox Folk Records" into "Folk (Country & Western) Record" and "Most Played Jukebox Race Records" into "Rhythm and Blues Records" and published from 25th June 1949.




Billboard began publishing "The Billboard Hot 100" chart regularly on August 4, 1958, instead of the popular chart. Billboard began publishing "The Billboard Hot C&W Sides" and "The Billboard Hot R&B Sides" on October 20, 1958, replacing the previous C&W and R&B charts. Annual Hot 100 chart published for 1959.






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