Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Tables for charts
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This page gives some guidelines which should be used in displaying chart information for music-related articles. The chart positions should be organized using class="wikitable", with all chart positions appearing on one table.
Please note that Billboard component charts should not be used in the charts, unless the song fails to enter the main chart, but appears on an airplay or sales chart.
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| French Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Tokyo Hot 100 (Japan) | 1 |
The specific charts included should change depending upon the genre of the song. For hip hop music, the dance chart should be replaced with Hot Rap Tracks. For a R&B ballad, the dance chart should be replaced with the adult contemporary chart. For rock music, both the R&B and dance charts should be replaced with Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks. The number of charts should include no more than ten national charts, and up to ten additional charts, but no more than eighteen charts total.
Albums and singles which appear on different charts during different years are formatted with the charts for the most recent year furthest down the table:
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| Tokyo Hot 100 (Japan) | 1 |
Alternative versions, such as remixes or radio edits, of the same song should be indicated on the table with superscript numbers:
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart 1 | 1 |
| ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart 2 | 1 |
1 Extended dance remix
2 German radio version
[edit] Chart trajectories
A song/album's chart trajectory should not be included in an article, even if it is verifiable. Including the chart trajectory constitutes an indiscriminate collection of information. Chart trajectories should instead be briefly described in the text of the article or in a table for charts.
