Year-end lab

Ranker

Move the sliders to decide how a song earns its spot. Compare with Billboard's official year-end list.

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official top 10 also in ours

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official top 100 also in ours

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order match vs official

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Official #1

Presets

The formula behind our current list: calendar year, (101 − position)^1.4 per week, best 26 weeks, tier and peak bonuses.

Count each song's whole chart run

Chart points (every week counts)1

Points for each week on the chart. Higher spots earn more. This is the backbone of the score.

Flash ↔ Longevitylongevity

Left: only big weeks near the top matter. Right: every week counts about the same.

Bonus per week at #10

Extra points for each week a song spent at #1.

Bonus per week in the top 101.11

Extra points for each week in the top 10.

Bonus per week on the chart0

Flat points for every week charted, at any position.

Peak position bonus19.02

One-time bonus for how high it got: full bonus for #1, about 60% for #2–3, 33% for #4–5, 12% for #6–10.

More settings

Count only the best N weeks26

Caps how many weeks can add chart points. 53 counts every week. Retroverse uses 26.

Bonus per week in the top 51.59

Bonus per week in the top 200.79

Bonus per week in the top 400.48

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