How to Tell What Has Been on the Billboard Chart

Specific Songs and Albums

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  Navigate to Billboard.com. Click the "Charts" button.

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  Click inside the "Search" text box in the top-right corner of the web page. Type an artist's or band's name into the box and click "Search." Click on the artist's name in the pane that opens.

• 3

  Click the "Chart History" tab to see all of the artist's appearances on the Billboard charts. To see the top chart position for a specific album or song, click the "Albums" or "Songs" tab, then click the album or song.

• 4

  Click the pink square containing a song's or album's chart position, then click "Launch the Visualizer" to display a visual representation of the song's or album's complete chart history.

• 5

  Click on the name of the song or album, then scroll to the bottom of the window and click the name of a chart to see the top 10 songs in that week's chart.

Historical Charts

• 6

  Open Billboard.com. Click the "Charts" icon.

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  Click on the name of a chart. Click "View Chart Archives" to open a pop-up calendar.

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  Select a month and year from the drop-down menus at the top of the calendar. Click on a week in the calendar to view the chart for that week.