It's been said on the other thread......Billboard formula has been cracked.
Multiply sales by 1.0, multiply airplay by 1.5 and divide streaming by 10, then add up the points. For example:
200,000 sales = 200*1 = 200 points (49% sales)
90 million airplay = 90*1.5 = 135 points (33% airplay)
750,000 on-demand = 750 x 0.1 = 75 points (18% ODS)
410 points total.
This magic formula works with amazing high accuracy for Hot 100 calculations:
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.ph...50215#11250215