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Billboard's change to Hot 100 rules immediately purges some of music's most popular hits - what is the change?
Billboard's new Hot 100 rule removes songs after set chart durations to address stagnation, immediately purging over 10 major hits, officials said.
- Recently, Billboard enacted a major update to its Recurrent Rule and immediately purged at least ten established hits from the Hot 100, affecting artists like Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.
- Facing a streaming-era 'stagnation crisis', Billboard says massive album bombs and streaming feedback loops triggered stricter Hot 100 thresholds to refresh the chart.
- Under the new benchmarks, songs can be forced off the Hot 100 if they fall below set positions after specified weeks, and the ACR-style halving of stream-to-sale ratio limits older tracks like Teddy Swims, recording artist’s Die With a Smile.
- High-Profile names were immediately affected, with Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Teddy Swims losing Hot 100 spots as Taylor Swift's album reshuffled rankings, while Sabrina Carpenter survived and Benson Boone's hit was pulled after roughly 89 weeks.
- Comparatively, the UK's Official Singles Chart already uses Accelerated Chart Ratio and Permanent ACR, and Billboard says its tighter rules aim for a more dynamic Hot 100.
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