Stay ConnectedOn Billboard’s Chart Beat podcast, Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson of Billboard’s charts department look at why what’s on the charts is on the charts. With discussions with artists, record label executives, radio programmers, songwriters and more, the Chart Beat Podcast covers the numerous factors that go into making songs and albums Billboard chart hits.
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Gary and Trevor time-travel back 20 years and chat with Paula Cole, who ranked in the top 40 this week in 1997 with her breakthrough smash "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"
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Gary & Trevor muse about Drake, Taylor Swift & more. Plus, more insights from Z100 New York's Mark Medina, Billboard's top pop programmer of the year.
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The boss of the biggest top 40 radio station in the U.S. shares insights. Plus, Bieber bests prior stars who achieved notable domination on the Digital Song Sales chart.
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How will new single "Down" do on the charts? Plus, radio programmer Charlie Quinn remembers making the "Friends" theme a No. 1 hit in 1995.
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Bieber is featured on what should be two of this summer's biggest songs, just like Pharrell in 2013. Plus, ABC Radio's Andrea Dresdale recaps covering the Billboard Music Awards and previews more summer hits.
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Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana is (are?) on an elite list of artists with at least 20 Hot 100 entries under different billings. Plus, Columbia's Lee Leipsner reveals whether any more singles will be released from Adele's "25."
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After no acts had done so for more than a half-century, since March, Future & Bieber have notched new No. 1s on the Billboard 200 & Hot 100 in consecutive weeks. Coincidence or trend? Plus, Columbia Records' latest hits.
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Bieber has now landed more top five Hot 100 hits in featured roles post-"Purpose" than he did with songs from his smash 2015 album. Gary and Trevor discuss, while Billboard's Jim Asker chats with Cyrus about 25 years of "Achy Breaky Heart."
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A look at Mars' current success vs. Jackson's in the '80s, and Pandora's Rachel Whitney discusses the service's country programming with Billboard's Jim Asker. Plus, do we discuss, and play, everything from Ja Rule to Louis Armstrong and Bette Midler? (We do.)
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Gary and Trevor discuss Kendrick Lamar's new Hot 100 No. 1 "Humble." & Justin Bieber's multi-lingual singing skills. Plus, songwriting analysts Yael & Dave Penn break down The Chainsmokers' "Closer."
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