Billboard – December 12, 2009 (US)

Billboard – December 12, 2009 (US)
English | 48 pages | PDF

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It is often considered to be one of the ‘holy grails’ of the entertainment industry, and the official trade publication of the music industry; it is typically regarded as one of the most relevant and unbiased sources of information on the music industry, as opposed to others that can have a significant bias. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis. Among the two most important charts, the Billboard Hot 100 ranks the top 100 songs regardless of genre and is frequently used as the standard measure for ranking songs in the United States, while the Billboard 200 survey is the corresponding chart for album sales.