Editing Billboard charts (section)

== Albums ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Chart title
! Number of chart positions
! class="unsortable" | Description
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| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| align=center| 200
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* Industry standard, includes albums from any genre.
* Includes both new and catalog albums.
* Includes data from on-demand streaming services<ref name="billboard albums">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-200-makeover-streams-digital-tracks/|title=Billboard 200 Makeover: Album Chart to Incorporate Streams & Track Sales|date=19 November 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122190912/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6320099/billboard-200-makeover-streams-digital-tracks|archive-date=November 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Top Album Sales]]
| align=center| 100
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* A pure album sales chart.
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| Top Alternative Albums {{anchor|Top Alternative Albums}}
| align=center|25
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* Ranks the most popular alternative albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music.
* Based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums)
|-
| Top Bluegrass Albums {{anchor|Top Bluegrass Albums}}
| align=center|15
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| Top Blues Albums {{anchor|Top Blues Albums}}
| align=center| 15
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| Cast Albums
| align=center|
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* Measuring sales of [[cast recording]]s
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| [[Top Pop Catalog Albums|Catalog Albums]]
| align=center| 50
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* An album becomes a catalog title when it is more than 18 months old and has fallen below position 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
|-
| [[Christian Albums]]
| align=center|50
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| {{vanchor|Top Classical Albums}}
| align=center|50
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| {{vanchor|Classical Crossover Albums}}
| align=center|15
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|-
| Top Comedy Albums {{anchor|Top Comedy Albums}}
| align=center| 10
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| Compilation Albums
| align=center|20
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|-
| {{vanchor|Contemporary Jazz Albums}}
| align=center|15
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*Debuted on February 28, 1987, with 25 positions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/billboard-1-contemporary-jazz-albums-of-1987/|title=Billboard #1 Contemporary Jazz Albums of 1987|work=JAZZ LPS|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214435/https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/billboard-1-contemporary-jazz-albums-of-1987/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Top Country Albums]]
| align=center| 50
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| Top Current Album Sales
| align=center| 100
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* The same chart as Top Album Sales, with catalog titles removed
|-
| [[Top Dance/Electronic Albums]]
| align=center| 25
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* To be renamed Top Dance Albums starting with the week dated January 18, 2025.<ref name="dancerevamp" />
|-
| [[Top Gospel Albums]] {{anchor|Top Gospel Albums}}
| align=center|40
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| Top Hard Rock Albums {{anchor|Top Hard Rock Albums}}
| align=center|25
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* Ranks the most popular hard rock albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music.
* Based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums)
|-
| [[Top Holiday Albums]]
| align=center| 50
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* Combined with single sales, debuted November 30, 1963 as [[Billboard Christmas Holiday Charts|Christmas Records]]. Name changed to [[Billboard Best Bets for Christmas 1963–1973|Best Bets For Christmas]] in 1966.  No charts published between 1974 and 1982. Resumed December 17, 1983 as [[Billboard Christmas Hits 1983–1989|Christmas Hits]]. 
* The album only chart renamed [[Billboard Top Christmas Albums of the 1990s|Top Christmas Albums]] in 1990, then [[List of Billboard Top Holiday Albums number ones of the 2000s|Top Holiday Albums]] in 2000.
* Surveys run for 12–15 weeks each holiday season beginning in October.
|-
| [[Independent Albums]]
| align=center| 50
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* Ranks top 50 albums released through [[independent record label]]s.
|-
| Jazz Albums {{anchor|Jazz Albums}}
| align=center|25
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|-
| [[Top Latin Albums]]
| align=center|50
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* Ranks the best-selling [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]] albums weekly. An album must have at least 51% of its content recorded in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] to rank on this chart.
|-
|-
| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]
| align=center| 50
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| [[Rap Albums]]
| align=center|25
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| Top Rock Albums {{anchor|Top Rock Albums}}
| align=center|50
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* Ranks the most popular rock albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music.
* Based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums)
|-
| Top Rock & Alternative Albums {{anchor|Top Rock & Alternative Albums}}
| align=center|50
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* Ranks the most popular rock and alternative albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music.
* Based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums)
|-
| Top Soundtracks {{anchor|Top Soundtracks}}
| align=center|30
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|-
| [[Americana/Folk Albums]]
| align=center| 25
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|-

| [[Kid Albums]]
| align=center| 15
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| [[Latin Rhythm Albums]]
| align=center|25
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| [[Latin Pop Albums]]
| align=center|20
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| New Age Albums
| align=center|10
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| R&B Albums
| align=center|25
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*Ranks top R&B albums by sales as compiled by Nielsen Music. Albums must be less than 18 months old, or if older than 18 months then they must reside on the ''Billboard'' 200's top 100.<ref name="bc-r&b-albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums|title=Billboard R&B Albums|publisher=Billboard |access-date=December 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217073108/http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums|archive-date=December 17, 2015|url-status=live}} Description per "How it works" section of webpage.</ref>
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| Reggae Albums {{anchor|Reggae Albums}}
| align=center|10
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| {{vanchor|Tastemakers}}
| align=center|
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* Ranked albums based on "an influential panel of indie stores and small regional chains."<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Binkert| first = Lisa| title = Bruno Mars Live: Billboard Tastemakers| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| url = https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video-953194/ | access-date = December 26, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161227140124/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video| archive-date = December 27, 2016| url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
| Traditional Classical Albums
| align=center|
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| {{vanchor|Traditional Jazz Albums}}
| align=center|15
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| [[Tropical Albums]]
| align=center|20
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| Vinyl Albums {{anchor|Vinyl Albums}}
| align=center|25
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| World Albums
| align=center|15
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* Debuted on May 19, 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/1990-05-19|title=''Billboard'' World Albums – Week Ending May 19, 1990|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330204136/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/1990-05-19|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Ranks biggest-selling [[world music]] albums, including catalog titles.
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| [[Regional Mexican Albums]] {{anchor|Top Regional Mexican Albums}}
| align=center|20
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|}