User:JayJ47/MyMusic

JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC) is a collection of music charts frequently published by JayJ47. Active since 2004, the charts rank popular singles and albums and cover a range of musical genres.

My Music Charts era
JayJ47's Music Charts was first established in 2004 as My Music Charts (MYC). At the time of its foundation, MYC consisted of two charts: The MYC Singles Chart (also known as the Mainstream Singles Chart) and MYC Albums Chart. Throughout 2004, both charts were published on an inconsistent basis with the former chart being issued up to 3 times a week. The number of chart positions present in the MYC Singles Chart also gradually increased overtime, rising from the original count of 20 to 30 to 40 before eventually settling on 50. In its early years, MYC was largely based on the ARIA Music Charts but later drew most of its influences from the American Billboard charts and subsequently came to resemble more of the latter.

2007 saw MYC publish its first secondary singles chart with the introduction of the Pop Singles Chart; with the word 'Pop' serving as an abbreviation for "Popularity". This chart acted as an alternate singles chart that highlighted which songs would have reached #1 on the Mainstream Singles Chart had there been less competition from other singles at the time. Two more secondary charts, the Download Chart and Airplay Chart came into effect the following year with the former chart ranking songs based on their increase in points each week (which up until 2010 was completely random) and the latter chart being determined by play counts recorded using Apple's iTunes Library.

In 2009, MYC introduced its own music awards to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. MYC continued to publish its charts until January 15, 2010 which officially marks the end of the MYC era. The charts remained on hiatus until August of the same year when they were re-introduced and re-branded.

JayJ47's Music Charts era
In August 2010, the charts resumed after a seven month long hiatus and were subsequently re-branded as JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC), thus marking the beginning of the JMC era. The MYC singles and airplay charts were re-named JayJ47's Top 10 Countdown (it was eventually re-titled JayJ47's Top 25 Countdown on June 2, 2011 after settling on 25 chart positions) and The MC Airplay Chart respectively and re-introduced along with two new genre-based charts, The Pop Songs Singles Chart and The R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Singles Chart. The Pop Singles Chart was also re-introduced but unlike other charts from the MYC era, it retained its original title. Another new chart entitled, The Recurrent Singles Chart also debuted during the charts' re-vamp. It ranked songs which would have enjoyed success during JMC's hiatus but it was discontinued after just two weeks and replaced by The MC Tracking Chart, which was very much a continuation of the MYC era's Download chart. This chart however, was also quickly discontinued after just five weeks of activity. By October 14, 2010, the only active chart remaining was JayJ47's Top 20 Countdown as all other charts had been discontinued.

In January 2011, JMC began publishing the Pop, Pop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap and Airplay charts once again. A new Dance chart was also introduced and the albums chart was re-named JayJ47's Albums Chart and re-introduced on January 20, 2011. However, JMC ceased its publication of the latter chart from March 24, 2011 onwards. Another new chart, The International Singles Chart debuted on October 8, 2011. It ranked non-English songs but was discontinued on November 19, 2011 after just six weeks of activity.

In early 2012, JayJ47's Albums Chart was reinstated while the Pop, MC Airplay and Dance charts were re-named, JayJ47's Hot Shots Singles Chart, iTunes Airplay Chart and JayJ47's Dance Chart respectively. The Pop Songs Singles Chart meanwhile, was expanded and re-named JayJ47's Pop/Rock Singles Chart to include singles in the Rock genre. On October 6, 2012, two new charts were added to the JMC line-up. The first chart entitled, JayJ47's Hot 25 Countdown ranked singles according to a points system that was determined by a song's position on JayJ47's Top 25 Countdown, its percentage increase in points from the previous week and its play count for the current week. The second chart, JayJ47's Catalogue Singles & Album Tracks centred on former chart hits and yet to be released album tracks. Both charts were introduced on a trial basis and eventually discontinued on November 3 and November 10, 2012 respectively.

From 2014 onwards, JMC ceased publishing a full weekly albums chart. This was due largely to the repetitive nature of the albums chart in recent years, which consequently did not accurately reflect the chart performance of albums on JayJ47's Albums Chart. All album rankings will now be determined solely at JMC's discretion. This means that there may be some weeks in the year where no album will be ranked number-one. In April 2015, the International Singles Chart was re-introduced on a semi-active basis; re-branded as JayJ47's International Singles & Albums Chart and expanded to include non-English language albums and non-Western music.

On June 27, 2015, the JayJ47's Music Charts era officially came to an end as JMC published its weekly charts for the final time. After one week of non-activity, the charts resumed on a semi-active basis, with the introduction of a new ranking-based system.

JMC Certified era
JayJ47's Music Charts ceased issuing its weekly music charts from July 4, 2015 onwards. However, JMC began re-issuing incomplete music charts on a semi-active basis, a week later on July 11, 2016. Since this time, singles and albums have been issued "rankings" at JMC's sole discretion. A single's total points were originally determined by the addition of points earned from their five best rankings. This system was scrapped in early 2016 in favour of one where singles earned points based on the points system previously used in the JMC era, with top ten songs now earning double points and top three songs earning triple points e.g. a #1 hit now earns 300 points instead of 100 points, while a song which peaks at #5 would now receive 192 points as opposed to 96. This was later adjusted slightly so that all singles released from 2016 onwards would receive double points if they ever attained rankings in the top three. Points for albums on the other hand, are still determined by the sum of points earned by their singles and/or charted songs. The certifications system also remains unchanged in that singles and albums are still awarded certifications at JMC's sole discretion. However, new certification thresholds were introduced for compilations in early 2016.

On October 31, 2015, "Wings" by Australian recording artist, Delta Goodrem became the first number-one hit of the certified era when it was ranked as the No. 1 single on the Mainstream Singles Chart. 1989 by Taylor Swift meanwhile, was ranked at No. 1 on JayJ47's Albums Chart on November 28, 2015, thereby becoming the first number-one album of the certified era.

JayJ47's Music Charts
As of 2015, the mainstream singles chart (JayJ47's Top 25 Countdown) is issued on a semi-active basis and accompanied by several new and/or re-introduced secondary charts.

Singles

 * Certifications are awarded to singles, first and foremost at JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC's) sole discretion. Generally speaking, a song must earn at least 500 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 1,000 points for a Platinum certification. However, a single is eligible for a Gold or Platinum certification if it has met the minimum threshold for that particular certification as explained in the table below. After attaining a Platinum certification, a single will be awarded a new certification each time it achieves an additional 500 points (e.g. 2× Platinum for achieving at least 1,500 points or 3× Platinum for achieving at least 2,000 points). After receiving a 5× Platinum certification, singles will be awarded a new certification each time they achieve an additional 600 points (e.g. 6× Platinum for achieving at least 3,600 points or 7× Platinum for achieving at least 4,200 points). When a single is certified 10× Platinum (6,000 points) or higher, it will be awarded a new certification every time it achieves an additional 1,000 points.


 * However, some singles may receive certain certifications even if they have not met the minimum threshold or earned the minimum amount of points required for those certifications. This usually occurs when JMC feels that such a certification is warranted for that particular single e.g. when a song has not performed well on JayJ47's Music Charts and thus has not earned many points but still deserves a certification.

Albums

 * Certifications are awarded to albums, first and foremost at JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC's) sole discretion. An album's certification is determined by the amount of points earned by its singles and/or charted songs. All of the points earned by its singles and/or charted songs are added together to give the album's total number of points, which in turn is used to determine its certification. As of July 20, 2013, an album must earn at least 1,000 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 2,000 points for a Platinum certification. All previous certifications awarded to albums released prior to this date were changed in accordance with these new rules. Generally speaking, an album must earn at least 1,000 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 2,000 points for a Platinum certification. When an album is certified 3× Platinum (6,000 points) or higher, it will be awarded a new certification every time it achieves an additional 1,500 points i.e. 4× Platinum for achieving at least 7,500 points, 5× Platinum for achieving at least 9,000 points and so on. However, an album is eligible for a Gold, Platinum or Multi-Platinum certification if it has met the minimum threshold for that particular certification as explained in the table below.

Compilations

 * Certifications are awarded to compilations, first and foremost at JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC's) sole discretion. The criteria used to determine album certifications was also used to determine certifications for compilations until early 2016 when a separate set of thresholds was introduced for the latter recordings. Generally speaking, a compilation must earn at least 2,000 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 4,000 points for a Platinum certification.

JayJ47's Music Awards
Main article: JayJ47's Music Awards

In 2009, JayJ47's Music Charts introduced its own music awards to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. JayJ47's Music Awards is mostly based on the Grammy Awards although many of its categories are also derived from the Australian ARIA Music Awards and American Billboard Music Awards. The awards' inaugural year featured twelve categories including the three most prestigious awards known as the "Major Music Awards" (Record of The Year, Album of The Year and Artist of The Year); four artist awards (Best New Artist, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist and Best Group Artist); four genre-based awards (Best Pop Song, Best R&B Song, Best Rock song and Best Dance Recording) and one non-specific category (Best Collaboration). The following year, four new awards (Best Australian Artist, Best Australian Single, Platinum Single of The Year and Last Minute Single of The Year) were introduced, increasing the amount of JMC awards to sixteen. It was also the only year where the Artist of The Year award was known as "Platinum Artist of The Year" and the only year where this category featured just one nominee, the winner, Katy Perry.

In 2011, four additional categories were added including Best Music Video and Most Played Song of The Year which is awarded to the single with the highest playcount, as determined by Apple's iTunes Library. The Best Lyrics and Best Production categories meanwhile, were introduced to recognise not only recording artists but also other contributors to music, namely those in the fields of songwriting and record production. The "Best R&B Song" category was also expanded and re-named R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Single of The Year. 2012 saw a number of changes being made to JayJ47's Music Awards. Aside from the addition of two new categories (Australian Album of The Year and Best Vocal Performance), a number of existing awards were also assigned new names including Australian Artist of The Year, Australian Single of The Year and iTunes Single of The Year which were formerly known as "Best Australian Artist", "Best Australian Single" and "Most Played Song of The Year". In 2013, JayJ47's Music Charts remained unchanged for the first time since its inception, although the categories, "Best Group Artist" and "Best Music Video" were both re-named to Best Duo or Group Artist and JMC Video of The Year respectively.

JayJ47's Hall of Fame
Main article: JayJ47's Hall of Fame Inductees

Introduced in 2012, JayJ47's Hall of Fame was created to honour recording artists and contributors to music and to recognize noteworthy achievements. Each year from 2012 onwards, one recording artist or contributor to music will be inducted into JayJ47's Hall of Fame. However, this may not always be the case; there may be one year where no one is inducted. Chart performance and significant achievements (based on JayJ47's Music Charts), years within the industry and other contributions (such as songwriting or record producing for example) are also taken into consideration when selecting an inductee.

The "Band Slam"
Main article: The Band Slam

The Band Slam is a concept that was first introduced in 2012. The Band Slam is the rare achievement whereby a recording artist (solo, duo or group etc) tops the Year-End Singles Chart and wins the awards for Record of The Year, Album of The Year and Artist of The Year during the same calendar year. An artist is said to have achieved a "Career Band Slam" if they have topped the year-end singles chart at least once and have won the awards for Record of The Year, Album of The Year and Artist of The Year at least once each throughout the course of their career.

JMC-TV
JMC-TV is a playlist on Youtube that was updated on a random basis. It was created on December 17, 2011 and acted as an online music show which shared similarities with those aired on television such as MTV, Rage and The Loop. JMC-TV counted down the top 25 songs on JayJ47's Music Charts and also featured past hits (REWINDS) and new releases. The final episode featured the April 13, 2013 edition of JayJ47's Top 25 Countdown and also featured past hits on the chart.

Music Videos are taken from the official Youtube channels of recording artists or the official Youtube channels of their record labels. JMC-TV is rated PG for "Coarse Language", "Sexual References" and/or "Violence".

Best of Series
A Best of series of playlists was introduced in August 2013 as a replacement for JMC-TV. These playlists were similar to Sony Music Australia's So Fresh compilation series as they featured some of the biggest hits on JayJ47's Music Charts during each respective season (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring). The first (and only) playlist in JayJ47's Music Charts Best of series (The Best of Summer 2013) was released on Sunday, August 4, 2013. In January 2014, JMC decided to discontinue its Best of series.

Chart Runs

 * ChartRuns archive


 * Chart Runs

Records

 * List of JayJ47's Music Charts Records (2010-present)

Charts archive

 * List of JayJ47's Music Charts number-one hits (2016)

2015 charts archive

 * List of number-one hits (2015)
 * List of Hot Shots number-one hits (2015)
 * List of Pop/Rock number-one hits (2015)
 * List of R.H.R. number-one hits (2015)
 * List of Dance number-one hits (2015)
 * List of Airplay number-one hits (2015)
 * List of number-one albums (2015)

2014 Charts Archive

 * List of number-one hits (2014)
 * List of Hot Shots number-one hits (2014)
 * List of Pop/Rock number-one hits (2014)
 * List of R.H.R. number-one hits (2014)
 * List of Dance number-one hits (2014)
 * List of Airplay number-one hits (2014)
 * List of number-one albums (2014)

2013 Charts Archive

 * List of number-one hits (2013)
 * List of Hot Shots number-one hits (2013)
 * List of Pop/Rock number-one hits (2013)
 * List of R.H.R. number-one hits (2013)
 * List of Dance number-one hits (2013)
 * List of Airplay number-one hits (2013)
 * List of number-one albums (2013)

2012 Charts Archive

 * List of number-one hits (2012)
 * List of Hot Shots number-one hits (2012)
 * List of Pop/Rock number-one hits (2012)
 * List of R.H.R. number-one hits (2012)
 * List of Dance number-one hits (2012)
 * List of Airplay number-one hits (2012)
 * List of number-one albums (2012)
 * List of Hot 25 number-one hits (2012)

2011 Charts Archive

 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-2011


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Pop-2011


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Pop Songs-2011


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-R.H.R-2011


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Dance-2011


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Airplay-2011

2010 Charts Archive

 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-2010


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Pop-2010


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Pop Songs-2010


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Urban-2010


 * User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-Airplay-2010

Discontinued Charts
Singles Chart

User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-2009

User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-2008

User:JayJ47/Number-Ones-2007

Other

User:JayJ47/Number-One Singles

Other
User:JayJ47/Discography

User:JayJ47/2010:Year In Music

User:JayJ47/2011: Year In Music

User:JayJ47/2012: The Year In Music

User:JayJ47/2013: The Year In Music

User:JayJ47/2014: The Year In Music

User:JayJ47/2015: The Year In Music

The Band Slam