EDU - Charts Comparison

Smooth Jazz Charts : How they work?

Music Charts rank recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. The most common period covered by a Chart is one week, with the Chart being published at the end of this time period.

Many different criteria are used to create a variety of Music industry Charts, including Music Sales, Streams, and Radio Airplay. 

Smooth Jazz Airplay Charts rank collected, weekly Airplay data (spins) from a panel of participating Radio Stations and Shows.

Music Charts have become an increasingly important way to measure the commercial success of individual songs and albums with the data utilized by Artists/Record Labels, Music Broadcasters, Radio Programmers, Talent Buyers, etc. 

There are a handful of Music Charts in Smooth Jazz, each using different monitoring methods; we set out to define the differences here for your education and discernment.

Chart Reporters Vetting Guide

Keeping Radio station panel databases updated and current is essential for accurate Radio Airplay Charts. SmoothJazz.com delivers 100% accuracy each week with built-in regulatory systems that patrol for on-air status, format integrity and new music relevance for every station on our Radio Reporting Panel.

The same is not true for all Smooth Jazz Airplay Charts, as noted in each Chart Reporting Panel below.

GLOSSARY

FLIPPED = Changed formats, no longer playing Smooth Jazz

MULTICAST = Repeater Stream (Clone) of another Radio Station

OFF AIR = No longer broadcasting