The Billboard Hot 100 is a music chart that ranks the top 100 songs in the United States based on sales, radio airplay, and streaming activity. It is published weekly by Billboard, a magazine and website that covers the music industry. The Hot 100 is one of the most widely followed music charts in the world and is considered a benchmark for the success of a song in the United States.
The Hot 100 is compiled using data from a number of sources, including sales figures from retailers, radio airplay data from Nielsen Music, and streaming data from online music services. The chart is based on a multi-metric system that takes into account a variety of factors, including the number of sales, the number of streams, and the number of radio plays. The Hot 100 is updated on a weekly basis and is widely followed by music fans, industry professionals, and the media.