Billboard is revamping its dance charts offerings in 2025 to better recognize the diverse sounds of our favorite genre. While the metrics for the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart will remain unchanged, starting on January 18, 2025 (which reflects activity from January 3-9, the first full week of the year), the eligibility criteria for songs debuting on the ranking will shift. Going forward, only tracks primarily created by DJs or producers with a focus on electronic-based production will qualify.
This finally means all the pop songs that currently feature on the chart will be removed. The Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, which launched in January 2013, currently ranks the top 50 songs based on U.S. streaming (official audio and video), sales data, and radio airplay audience impressions. The chart uses data provided by Luminate, the independent analytics firm, and Mediabase, which tracks radio airplay. The sales component includes purchases of both physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers.
Along with the updated Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, Billboard is introducing a new Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart, which will rank the top 25 songs using the same multi-metric methodology. This new chart will feature tracks with dance-driven vocals, melodies, and hooks from artists who are not primarily known for their work in the dance/electronic genre. Songs co-billed to both a DJ/producer and a non-dance vocalist may be eligible for both the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Hot Dance/Pop Songs charts.