The chart also suggests that newer hip-hop records didn’t stick as well this year. Just six of the Top 25 rap albums on Luminate’s year end list actually came out in 2023, versus 13 a year ago.

Elsewhere in metal, the mainstay German act Rammstein landed at No. 58 on YouTube's Global Top Songs chart with their single "Adieu," released on Nov. 24. It's No. 1 on Germany Top Songs.

Credit: TikTok / Billboard. The first TikTok music chart sees Sexyy Red, Doja Cat and Taylor Swift winning the top three spots. Sexxy Red's "SkeeYee" is currently No. 1.

For example, personal vlogs often appear in YouTube's lists, but these won't have a place in the new system. We may see the company expand into a personality-led chart at a later date.

“One Thing at a Time,” a 36-song record released in March by Wallen, also rose back to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart this week for the 14th time—the most since Adele's "21" scored 24 ...

In 2021, recorded music revenues in the United States grew 23% to $15.0 billion at estimated retail value. All major formats of music grew versus the prior year with the exception of digital ...