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A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 or album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay
Airplay (song)

Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. For example, a song which is being played several times every day would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay....
, club play
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack
Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
, causing it to have "hit" (appeared on) one of the popular chart listings. Despite the current dominance of a few record companies
World music market

The music industry sells musical compositions, sound recordings and music performances of music. It employs about a quarter of million people,...
 worldwide, for reasons of cultural and political differences, few songs achieve broad international airplay and sales.






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A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 or album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay
Airplay (song)

Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. For example, a song which is being played several times every day would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay....
, club play
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack
Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
, causing it to have "hit" (appeared on) one of the popular chart listings. Despite the current dominance of a few record companies
World music market

The music industry sells musical compositions, sound recordings and music performances of music. It employs about a quarter of million people,...
 worldwide, for reasons of cultural and political differences, few songs achieve broad international airplay and sales. The following is a compilation of Wikipedia hit record lists from around the world. This list is subject to expansion.

UK

  • List of best-selling singles (UK)
    List of best-selling singles (UK)

    These are the top 10 best selling singles in the UK.Top 10 best selling singles of the 2000s#Will Young Anything Is Possible/Evergreen 1.79m...
     as compiled by the Official UK Charts Company
  • List of number-one singles (UK)
    List of number-one singles (UK)

    This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. The sources, in accordance with the official canon of The Official UK Charts Company, are the New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960; the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 on...
  • List of best-selling albums (UK)
  • UK Singles Chart records
    UK Singles Chart records

    Since the inception of the UK Singles Chart in 1952 there have been various records to break, including most chart toppers, longest run at number one, biggest selling single etc....
  • List of best-selling singles by year (UK)
    List of best-selling singles by year (UK)

    This is a list of the best-selling singles on the UK Singles Chart for each year. Note that the Number sold section denotes the amount sold within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years ....
  • One-hit wonders in the UK
    One-hit wonders in the UK

    A One-hit wonder has been defined by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles as an artist who has achieved a No.1 hit in the UK Singles Chart and has never had another hit....
  • List of Christmas number one singles
    List of Christmas number one singles

    This is a list of Christmas number one singles in the United Kingdom. Christmas number one singles are those that are at the top of the UK Singles Chart on the Sunday before Christmas Day....
     in the UK


See also

  • Hit Music
    Hit Music

    Hit Music was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to Music Week. Hit Music existed for almost nine years, supplying the officil UK music charts ....
     in the UK
  • Charts Plus
    Charts Plus

    ChartsPlus is an independent weekly newsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 and was established to record the official music chart information in the United Kingdom, as compiled by The Official UK Charts Company....
     (about the weekly UK newsletter)
  • UK Albums Chart
    UK Albums Chart

    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....
  • UK Singles Chart
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
  • Music Week
    Music Week

    Music Week is a trade paper for the United Kingdom record industry.Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week ....
     about the UK trade paper
  • Record Retailer
    Record Retailer

    Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the United Kingdom record industry. It was founded in August 1959 as a monthly newspaper covering both record labels and dealers....
     about the trade paper


Ireland

  • List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
    List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

    This is an incomplete list of recording artists who have reached number one on the singles and albums chart in Republic of Ireland.*All acts are listed alphabetically....
  • List of songs that reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart
    List of songs that reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart

    This is a list of number-one songs as recorded by Irish Recorded Music Association?s Top 50 Singles chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in Ireland....
     (still in development in late 2005)
  • Top selling singles and albums in Ireland (still in development)
  • List of songs that reached number one on the Irish Dance Chart
    List of songs that reached number one on the Irish Dance Chart

    This is a list of number-one dance songs as recorded by Irish Recorded Music Association’s Top 10 Dance Singles chart — a weekly national survey of popular dance songs in Ireland....
     (still in development)
  • One-hit wonders in Ireland
    One-hit wonders in Ireland

    This list covers songs which were one-hit wonders in Ireland by Irish artists only. Most of the one hit wonders in the United Kingdom and the USA were also one hit wonders in the Republic of Ireland....


Australia

  • List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart
    List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

    This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Australia's singles chart from 1956 to the present.Artists who reached number one on both the Australian Music Report and Australian Record Industry Association singles charts are included here....
  • List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s
  • List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1990s

see also

  • ARIA Charts
    ARIA Charts

    File:ARIA Charts Logo.pngThe ARIA charts are the main Australia record charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling single and albums in various genres in Australia....


Canada


See also

  • Canadian Recording Industry Association
    Canadian Recording Industry Association

    The Canadian Recording Industry Association is a non-profit Industry trade group that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings in Canada....
  • RIAA certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
     of a hit record


United States

  • List of number-one hits (United States)
    List of number-one hits (United States)

    Pre-Hot 100 era Number-one hits of 1940 Number-one hits of 1941 Number-one hits of 1942 Number-one hits of 1943 Number-one hits of 1944 Number-one hits of 1945 ...
     Billboard Magazine List
  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
    List of number-one dance hits (United States)

    This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in United States dance clubs....
  • Elv1s: 30
    Elv1s: 30

    ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits is a compilation album by Elvis Presley released in November 2002. It was the first Elvis album to go straight to #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 charts with 500,325 copies sold in its first week, and his tenth album chartopper since 1956....
     top hits by Elvis Presley
  • Top 40
  • List of best-selling singles in the United States
    List of best-selling singles in the United States

    This is a list of best selling singles in the United States that have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. All of these singles have sold over 2 million copies, meaning they are all platinum or multi-platinum singles....
     of all time
  • List of best-selling albums in the United States
    List of best-selling albums in the United States

    This is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on Recording Industry Association of America certification. The criteria are that the album must have been published , and the album must have shipped at least 10 million units in the United States....

See also

  • RIAA certification
    RIAA certification

    In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
     of a hit record
  • Billboard magazine Complete list of Billboard's lists


France

  • List of best-selling singles (F)
    List of best-selling singles (F)

    Here is the official list for the 100 best selling singles in France's history.This list has been made public in a prime-time nationwide broadscast on M6 on February 6 2004....


Brazil



Other

  • World music market
    World music market

    The music industry sells musical compositions, sound recordings and music performances of music. It employs about a quarter of million people,...
  • List of best-selling music artists
    List of best-selling music artists

    This list documents the world's best-selling music artists categorically and alphabetically. This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales....
     worldwide


External links

  • at HitQuarters