Mother And Children Of All Charts

Billboard has been celebrating its 50 years of the Hot 100, but those of us who used to live by this chart back in the day just yawn. When Soundscan came aboard these radio stations became more fragmented. Sure, a #1 on the Hot 100 means something, but with all of these different charts in the magazine, someone will land a #1 somewhere. Digital sales, airplay, video airplay, all are taken in to account to compile the latest Hot 100. But the framentation has left most people not being able to sing many of the songs that chart. Radio can still break a song, but not in any one format. The Hot 100 might be the mother of all charts, but its children are running rampant