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Rolling Stone To Launch Charts Tracking Top Artists, Albums And Songs
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Rolling Stone has announced the launch of Rolling Stone Charts, which will go public May 13 and track the popularity and reach of artists, albums and songs in the United States.
The charts are powered by music analytics service Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which powers Pollstar’s weekly Elite 100 Artists chart.
Rolling Stone Charts are customized for specific content verticals, incorporating digital and physical sales, and on-demand streaming activity.
“PMC’s strategy is to constantly evolve our brands and products across media platforms. What’s imperative and exciting about our new Rolling Stone Charts is that it will present a transparent, granular and real-time quantification to accurately reflect listeners’ evolving interests and give insight into worldwide trends,” said Jay Penske, founder, chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation, which owns Rolling Stone.
The first launched charts include top 100 songs, top 200 albums, Rolling Stone Artist 500, Trending 25 and Breakthrough 25.
Penske Media Corp. announced in January it had bought a 49% stake in Rolling Stone, after purchasing an initial 51% stake in 2017, giving the company full control of the storied music mag.
The company made a strategic investment in Alpha Data in 2018 to deepen the influence and expand exposure of the Alpha Data charts, as well as provide Alpha Data a stronger financial foundation from which to grow.