Hit song - Wikipedia

A hit song, also known as a hit record, hit single or simply a hit, is a recorded song or instrumental that becomes broadly popular or well-known. Hitsong FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Recordedsongthatbecomespopularorcommerciallysuccessful "Hitrecord"redirectshere.ForthesongbyCustard,seeHitSong.Fortheonlinecollaborativeproductioncompany,seeHitRecord. Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Hitsong" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(June2015)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Ahitsong,alsoknownasahitrecord,hitsingleorsimplyahit,isarecordedsongorinstrumentalthatbecomesbroadlypopularorwell-known.Althoughhitsongmeansanywidelyplayedorbig-sellingsong,thespecifictermhitrecordusuallyreferstoasinglethathasappearedinanofficialmusicchartthroughrepeatedradioairplayaudienceimpressions,orsignificantstreamingdataandcommercialsales.[1] Historically,beforethedominanceofrecordedmusic,commercialsheetmusicsalesofindividualsongsweresimilarlypromotedandtrackedassinglesandalbumsarenow.Forexample,in1894,EdwardB.MarksandJoeSternreleasedTheLittleLostChild,whichsoldmorethanamillioncopiesnationwide,basedmainlyonitssuccessasanillustratedsong,analogoustotoday'smusicvideos. Contents 1Charthits 2Salesfigures 3Albumsofhitsingles 4Seealso 5References Charthits[edit] IntheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom,asingleisusuallyconsideredahitwhenitreachesthetop40oftheBillboardHot100orthetop75oftheUKSinglesChartandstaysthereforatleastoneweek.TheGuinnessBookofBritishHitSingleshasusedthisdefinitionsincethe1970s.Somearguethatreachingatleastthetop100—sincetheOfficialChartsCompanyincreasedthechartsizeontheirwebsiteon23June2007—letsasinglebeconsideredahitduetotheincreasingsinglesmarketafterchartrulesincludeddownloadsingles.Inmostcases,theamountofweeksspentoneithermusicchartmayalsoplayabigpartinitsrelevanceasa'hit,'regardlessofitspeakchartposition. Ahitsingleisvariouslycalledanumberonehit,atop5hit,atop10hit,atop20hitoratop40hit,dependingonitspeakposition.IntheUK(whereradioplayisnotincludedintheofficialcharts),thisdoesnotcompletelyreflectthesong'spopularity—astheweeklychartpositionisbasedsolelyondirectcomparisonwithconcurrentsalesofothersingles.Itis,therefore,notuncommonthatasinglefailstochart,buthasactuallysoldmorecopiesthanothersinglesregardedas"hits"basedontheirhigherchartplacementinaperiodoflowsales.(ThisisalsopossibleintheUnitedStates,oranywhere,withslowbutsteadysellers;anumberofminorhits,especiallythosethatarepopularinspecificgenre,haveearnedgoldcertificationsdespiterelativelypoorpopchartperformances.) Salesfigures[edit] IntheUK,thenumberofsalesrequiredtoachieveahitsinglesteadilydeclinedinlinewithageneraldeclineinsinglesalesuntiltheearly2000s.Thenumberhas,however,recoveredstronglywithgrowthinofficialdigitaldownloads.2011wasarecordyearforUKsinglessales.[2]Actualfiguresvaryconsiderablydependingonthetimeofyear.In2010anumberonesingleusuallysoldaround100,000copiesperweek;salesofaround30,000wereoftensufficienttoreachthetopten,andasinglesellingover6,000copiescouldmakethetopforty.[3] Albumsofhitsingles[edit] Recordcompaniesoftenreleasecollectionsofhitsinglesbyvariousartistsascompilationalbums,suchastheNowThat'sWhatICallMusic!series.Well-knownbandsandartistsalsofrequentlyreleasecollectionsoftheirmostpopularsinglesasGreatesthitsalbums. Seealso[edit] Listofrecordcharts Recordchart Sleeperhit References[edit] ^CaramanFotea,p. 229{{citation}}:Missingorempty|title=(help) ^"BPI2011stats:Marketdown,albumsalesfall5.6%—butdigitalup26.6%". ^Forums,BuzzJackEntertainment."Musicforumsfocusingonchartmusicwithchartandentertainmentdiscussion".www.buzzjack.com. vteSinging,songs,andsongwritingSongtypes Answersong Artsong Ballad Executionballad Murderballad Sentimentalballad Carsong Children'ssong Campfiresong Cumulativesong Repetitivesong Christmascarol Adventsong Drinkingsong Hitsong Sleeperhit Summerhit Listsong Lovesong Torchsong Breakupsong Noveltysong Nonsensesong Pattersong Plainsong Hymntune Politicalorrevolutionarysong Campaignsong Freedomsong Protestsong Warsong Showtune "IWant"song Signaturesong Sportingsong Fightsong Footballchant Themesong Tragedysong Worksong Seashanty Singingtypes Acappella Bathroomsinging Extendedtechnique Throatsinging Overtonesinging Oversinging Rapping Scatsinging Signsinging Sing-along Karaoke Lipsync Vocalpercussion Beatboxing Related Songcycle Songstructure Listsofsongs Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hit_song&oldid=1054281146" Categories:RecordedmusicSingles(music)SongformsPopularculturePopularmusicMusicalterminologyHiddencategories:CS1errors:missingtitleArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromJune2015Allarticlesneedingadditionalreferences Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages ČeštinaDanskEspañolEsperantoFrançaisFrysk한국어ItalianoעבריתNederlands日本語PolskiPortuguêsRomânăРусскийSimpleEnglishSrpskohrvatski/српскохрватскиSuomiSvenskaУкраїнськаTiếngViệt Editlinks