Billboard is a weekly American [[magazine]] devoted to the [[music]] industry, and is one of the oldest [[trade magazine]]s in the world. 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. It maintains several internationally recognized [[Record chart|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| 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 based on physical sales, digital sales, and radio airplay, while the [[Billboard 200|illboard 200]] survey is the corresponding chart for [[album]] sales. ==History== When founded in [[Cincinnati]] in 1894, illboard Advertising magazine was a [[trade paper]] for the bill posting industry, hence the magazines name. Within a few years of its founding, it began to carry news of outdoor amusements, a major consumer of billboard space. Eventually Billboard became the paper of record for [[circus]]es, [[carnival]]s, [[amusement park]]s, [[fair]]s, [[vaudeville]], [[minstrel]]s, [[whale]] shows and other live entertainment. The magazine began coverage of [[motion pictures]] in 1909 and of [[radio]] in the 1920s. Image:Billboard01_FirstIssue.jpg|First Issue Image:Billboard03_1896.jpg‎|Christmas, 1896 Image:Billboard02_10thAnniv.jpg‎|10th Anniversary Issue It was the development of the [[juke box]] industry during the 1930s which led he Billboard to begin publishing the music charts for which it ultimately became famous. Originally, there were only three genre-specific charts: Pop, Rhythm & Blues, and Country & Western. This also began the process which would lead the magazine to gradually cede coverage of other parts of the entertainment industry to such publications as Variety (magazine)|Variety]] and The Hollywood Reporter]]. In the 1950s it introduced a section covering the television industry, including ratings charts for programs. It continued to carry news of fairs, carnivals, theme parks and other outdoor entertainments until 1961 when these departments were transferred to a new weekly magazine called musement Business. By this time television coverage had also been transferred to another publication. From 1961 until 2005, illboard was devoted entirely to the [[music industry]]. In 2005, the magazine and its web sites were repositioned to provide coverage of all forms of digital and mobile entertainment. musement Business prospered for a few decades, but was struggling by the beginning of the new century. Shortly after that its frequency of publication was reduced to monthly, and it finally ceased publication altogether following its May 2006 issue. ===Billboard charts=== {{Main|Billboard charts}} On January 4, 1936 he Billboard published its first music [[hit parade]], and on July 20, 1940 the first usic Popularity Chart was calculated. Since 1958 the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] has been published, combining [[single (music)|single]] sales and radio [[airplay (radio)|airplay]]. illboard currently puts out over 100 charts each week, the most popular ones being [[Hot 100]], [[Billboard 200]], and [[Hot 100 Airplay]]. ===Radio countdown programs=== For many years, the weekly syndicated radio program American Top 40]], hosted by [[Casey Kasem]] (July 4, 1970 to August 6, 1988), and [[Shadoe Stevens]] (August 13, 1988 to January 28, 1995), played the [[top 40]] songs on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart in reverse order; in late November 1991, it switched to using the top 40 portion of the [[Billboard Hot 100 Airplay|Hot 100 Airplay]] chart. Later, in early 1993, it began using the [[Top 40 Mainstream]] chart until it temporarily went off the air in 1995. When the show returned in 1998, it no longer used illboard charts as its source. A country music version of American Top 40]], called American Country Countdown]], has been on the air since October 1973. The show is hosted each week by [[Kix Brooks]] of the country duo [[Brooks & Dunn]], who replaced radio legend [[Bob Kingsley]] in January 2006. merican Country Countdown used the top 40 songs of the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart until August 2009. ==illboard today== Billboard Publications became a major trade magazine publisher, acquiring The Hollywood Reporter]], Kirkus Reviews]], Adweek]] and Mediaweek]]. It was acquired by Dutch publisher VNU (later renamed the [[Nielsen Company]]) in 1993, but later sold in 2009 along with the other Nielsen Business Media properties to the new company [[e5 Global Media]]. illboard magazine covers every aspect of the music business, from radio and television to [[CD]], [[DVD]] and [[video cassette]] sales and [[internet]] music downloads. It features charts, news stories, features and opinion articles. For the most part, illboard is intended for music professionals, such as [[record label]] executives and [[disc jockeys|DJs]]. It is generally considered a business-to-business magazine, for music industry professionals, though it can be found at many bookstores. The magazine extensively covers the entertainment business, but Billboard remains best known for its charts. Editorial coverage and broader strategy are guided by its editorial director, Bill Werde. Much of the magazine, in addition to up-to-the-minute coverage, is available at Billboards B2B site, Billboard.biz. Billboard.com is the consumer-centered site, and includes artist interviews, daily news and, of course, charts. Billboard.com also features video programming, including artist interviews, performances and event coverage. For instance, Billboard has red carpet footage from the 2009 Grammy Awards and intimate interviews with acts like [[Keyshia Cole]], [[Adele (singer)|Adele]] and [[30 Seconds to Mars]]. ==Billboard Books== The group behind the magazine has an [[imprint]] of the [[Crown Publishing Group]] (itself a part of [[Random House]]) known as Billboard Books, who bought the imprint from Nielsen in 2008. Their publishing agency describes itself as "a leading publisher of music and entertainment titles".http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/billboard-books/ ==See also== *[[American Top 40]] *[[Billboard Touring Awards]] *[[Billboard Türkiye]] local Turkish version of Billboard magazine) *[[Billboard Brasil]] local Brazilian version of Billboard magazine) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *Durkee, Rob. merican Top 40: The Countdown of the Century. Schriner Books, [[New York City, New York|New York City]], 1999. *Battistini, Pete, merican Top 40 with Casey Kasem The 1970s. Authorhouse.com, January 31, 2005. ISBN 1-4184-1070-5. ==External links== * [http://www.billboard.com Official illboard website] {{Billboard}} {{Record charts}} {{e5 Global}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Billboard (Magazine)}} [[Category:Billboard charts|*]] [[Category:American music magazines]] [[Category:VNU Business Media publications]] [[Category:Weekly magazines]] [[Category:Publications established in 1894]] [[Category:Magazines about media]] [[ar:بيلبورد]] [[bg:Билборд]] [[ca:Billboard]] [[cs:Billboard (magazín)]] [[da:Billboard]] [[de:Billboard (Magazin)]] [[el:Billboard]] [[es:Billboard]] [[eu:Billboard]] [[fa:بیلبورد (مجله)]] [[fr:Billboard magazine]] [[ko:빌보드 지]] [[id:Billboard]] [[it:Billboard]] [[he:בילבורד]] [[hr:Billboard]] [[ka:ბილბორდი (ჟურნალი)]] [[sw:Billboard]] [[hu:Billboard]] [[nl:Billboard (tijdschrift)]] [[ja:ビルボード]] [[no:Billboard]] [[nn:Billboard]] [[uz:Billboard]] [[pl:Billboard (magazyn)]] [[pt:Billboard]] [[ro:Billboard (revistă)]] [[ru:Billboard]] [[simple:Billboard (magazine)]] [[sk:Billboard]] [[fi:Billboard]] [[sv:Billboard]] [[th:บิลบอร์ด]] [[tr:Billboard (dergi)]] [[uk:Billboard]] [[vi:Billboard]] [[zh:告示牌 (雜誌)]]

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