# Different "Billboard" charts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-billboard-charts/570336>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 6, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-billboard-charts/570336 "2011-02-06T00:48:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-billboard-charts/570336/1 "2011-02-06T00:48:34Z")

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How many different charts does Billboard track?

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-billboard-charts/570336/2 "2011-02-06T00:53:55Z")

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[Here they all are](http://www.billboard.com/#/charts) at Billboard’s web site.

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**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-billboard-charts/570336/3 "2011-02-06T00:54:50Z")

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A huge amount. Seems like sort of an obvious link to post so I do apologise but here is the list on Wikipedia: [Billboard charts - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_charts), if you need the number them I guess you could count them.

Not only do they track lots and lots of different ones but the methodology of how they are compiled often differs from chart to chart as well. Even as a chart geek myself I still am astounded by how complicated and involved the whole thing is.