The TikTok Billboard Collaborate A Top 50 Chart: Recognize The Way Music Discover On TikTok

The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is the first chart to watch the popularity of music on the video-sharing platform. The chart is based on a dynamic combination of creations, video views and user engagement in the U.S. Tiktok community and it will be released every Thursday, starting today.

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TikTok is already the world's most powerful platform for music discovery and promotion, and each week the passionate and devoted community of music fans drives songs onto the Billboard charts. It therefore made perfect sense to partner with Billboard to create the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart. You can see the chart that gives a vivid image picture of the music that is being listened to on TikTok, therefore starting to trend on DSPs and other services.

In addition to the contemporary top three on the new chart, Dazz Band’s “Let It Whip” — a top five Hot 100 hit from 1982 — lands in the top 10 of the first TikTok Billboard Top 50, along with country tracks from Zach Bryan and Tim McGraw and songs from R&B legend Charlie Wilson and emo band Pinegrove.

At Billboard, they constantly evolve their charts to reflect how fans engage with music and connect it more deeply and utterly with the artists they love.

The clear opportunity to recognize the way music discovery on TikTok is shaping popular culture and are proud to offer this to the industry. while offering brands a new way to connect with music fans at scale.

You are not No. 1 until you are No. 1 on Billboard.

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The most popular songs on TikTok are based on the number of videos made with the track, their views, and the amount of user engagement with those videos. It will only track trending songs in the US.

The inaugural TikTok Billboard Top 50 has been unveiled, with Sexy Red's "SkeeYee" taking the first top spot. Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" and Taylor Swift's "August" hold the second and third spots, respectively.

TikTok's popularity has given rise to numerous new artists and their music. For example, Benee's "Supalonley" became a hit in 2020 after TikTok users posted dance videos to the song, leading to sold-out arena shows and a nomination for New Artist of 2020 at the People's Choice Awards.

The app's popularity has also brought some older songs back into the mainstream. For instance, Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" made it to Billboard's Hot 100 in 2022, 37 years after the song was released, after it went viral on TikTok last year. "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse, initially released in 1970, returned to Billboard's top 200 songs last year after TikTok users began using the track in their videos.

Aside from tracking songs used on TikTok, Billboard also ranks the most-discussed tracks on X, formerly known as Twitter, on a chart called the Hot Trending Songs chart. The chart is currently dominated by songs from pop star Olivia Rodrigo. It is worth noting that years ago, Billboard tracked popular songs on MySpace.

The company is an enthral that supports, nurtures and powers independent artists and creators, they believe that this is a never-heard or seen precursor for what's to come in this era of innovation. Independent artists are tackling the new modern music business with a sense of bravery and adventurousness that doesn't subscribe to the norm or the conventionality of how it's been done.

TikTok users can find the new chart on Billboard.com or the TikTok app and tapping the "Music Charts" button in the top right, The chart can also be found on its website which is updated weekly each Thursday.