Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Record charts
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[edit] Record charts
- Record charts
- The chart positions should be organized into one table, and the table should be formatted using
class="wikitable sortable".
- Billboard component charts should not be used in the tables, unless the song fails to enter the main chart, but appears on an airplay or sales chart.
- Charts pertaining to only one specific retailer (such as iTunes, Amazon.com or Wal-Mart) should not be used. In addition, unofficial charts from television-related countdown shows (such as MTV's TRL or BET's 106 & Park) should not be used as they are not derived from verifiable sales and/or airplay totals.
- Within the table, no chart positions should be boldfaced, as this violates Wikipedia's policy regarding neutral point of view.
- Weeks spent at peak position should be mentioned within the article text and not inserted into the table.
- The number of charts should include no more than ten national charts, and up to ten additional charts, but no more than eighteen charts total.
- Albums and singles which appear on different charts during different years are formatted with the charts for the most recent year furthest down the table.
- Alternative versions, such as remixes or radio edits, of the same song should be indicated on the table with superscript numbers.
- A song or album's chart trajectory should not be included in an article, even if it is verifiable. Including the chart trajectory constitutes an indiscriminate collection of information. Chart trajectories should instead be briefly described in the text of the article or in a table for charts.
- Charts should be arranged with the chart from the artist's country of origin first, followed by other countries in alphabetical order.
- Chart positions should be attributed to a reliable, published source.
