By Iona St Joseph

Billboard launches new singles chart

Billboard, aka the world’s biggest music publication, has team up with Twitter, aka one of the world’s biggest social networks, to launch new singles charts. This week saw the launch of the Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts. Catchy, huh?

These new charts work in real-time, and provide an up to the minute ranking of songs shared in the US, measured by acceleration over the past hour. A weekly summary can be viewed on the Billboard site and in print in Billboard magazine.

Song shares are tracked and incorporated by links, hashtags, song and artist names, and the use Read full story ›

Source: The Drum