Rolling Stone rolls out daily charts with five new charts available auto-populating in almost real-time on a daily basis, with finalized overviews available at the end of each week. The Rolling Stone Charts announced by the music magazine are powered by its independent analytics company Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which collects and processes data from dozens of major suppliers. The company aims ‘to reflect the true impact of music, celebrate the artists most deserving of attention, and better define what it really means to be number one.’
The magazine argues that with the changes in the way that music is now consumed weekly metrics no longer provide an accurate picture of listening habits. The Rolling Stone chart rules have been applied to the latest week of data, with all figures before that date tallying under the rules of Alpha Data’s years-long internal log. For a deeper look at how Rolling Stone puts the charts together, visit the methodology tab on any individual chart page, or their General Methodology here. A list of frequently asked questions is also available here.
The Rolling Stone Daily Charts
Note: All the charts do not count passive listening such as plays on terrestrial or digital radio.
The Rolling Stone Top 10 Songs
The Rolling Stone 100 keeps track of the most popular songs in the US. each week, counting track streams across the major music-streaming providers as well as digital and physical purchases. This chart is updated daily and finalized each week with an official version of the seven-day period ending on the previous Thursday.
The Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums
The Rolling Stone 200 logs the most popular albums today. The chart ranks consumption using physical and digital album sales, song sales and audio streams. This chart is updated daily and finalized on Monday each week with a default display of the final tally from the prior week.
The Rolling Stone Artists 500
The Rolling Stone Artists 500 offers a look at the most in-demand artists of the week by audio streams. The chart is updated daily and finalized each week with an official snapshot of the prior week.
The Rolling Stone Trending 25
The Rolling Stone Trending 25 ranks new songs that are seeing the greatest gains in popularity each week, measured by percentage growth in audio streams. The Trending chart offers an in-the-moment view of music by highlighting tracks picking up the most momentum, week on week. This chart only includes songs released in recent years and excludes tracks already high on the Songs chart. Data populates daily and the chart is finalized with an official snapshot once a week.
The Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25
The Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25 highlights rising artists who are appearing on the charts for the very first time, offering a preview of the biggest stars of tomorrow. It measures audience demand by audio streams and only artists who have not appeared in the Artist 500 chart before are eligible. This chart is similar to the Trending 25 but measures fast-rising artists rather than songs. It updates with new data daily with official versions of the chart finalized at the end of each month.
