Tophit - is a Russian music project that deals with online distribution of new songs and music videos to radios and TV-channels respectively as well as publication of music charts, based on the quantity of radio air spins of every single composition. All charts of Tophit.ru are refreshed every Wednesday.
Contents
- Charts
- Chart criteria
- Performance and development review
- Highscores by the number of singles 1 Russia and CIS countries Airplay Detection Top Hit 100
- Highest number of singles 1 on chart Kiev
- Highest number of consecutive singles 1 CIS countries
- Highest number of singles 1 in request programs
- Artists with highest number of singles on Top 10 Airplay Detection Top Hit 100
- Top Hit Music Awards
- Additional milestones
- References
Thanks to a wide partnership geography (over 420 radios all over the world), openness and transparency of the charts published, the website Tophit.ru is often used as a source of an artist popularity in the territory of Russia. Universal Music called Tophit.ru the most reliable website, monitoring Russia’s radio air.
The first song #1 on Tophit.ru became ‘Okean i Tri Reki’, performed by VIA Gra and Valery Meladze, on 23 November 2003. As of 3 October 2016, Cookin' on 3 Burners and Kungs' This Girl is at the top of the chart.
Tophit includes:
General charts is compiled on the basis of the data about singles’ weekly rotation on air of 230 Russian radiostations as well 200 ones of Ukraine, the CIS countries, Baltic States, Cyprus, Israel, Germany, the US and Canada, which broadcast in Russian.
Charts
Every week tophit.ru publishes Airplay Detection TopHit 100 – a consolidated chart, based on song rotation on air of radiostations-partners. The artists (rightholders) place their songs on the website, after what the radiostations download ones, they consider suitable for air, and then weekly send reports on their rotation. Anatoly Veizenfeld and Mikhail Sergeev journal “Zvukorezhissyor (Soundproducer) wrote: “That is the way, how the feedback comes from the broadcasters in this project, and it allows to receive the data about each song rotation on air of over 400 radiostations.
Besides the general chart, there are ones for Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kiev; monthly charts (general and separate ones for each of the mentioned cities) and annual charts (general, separate ones for each of the mentioned cities and one for top artists). The website also collects statistics on the songs, played in request programs most often.
Since 2010 till 2013 the TV-program Top Hit Chart, based on the portal statistics, was broadcast by Muz-TV, and it presented 30 most popular on radio air of Russia and the CIS countries songs. According to the website Advertology.ru, the program was on Top-10 of the most popular music programs of the channel with rating of 0.7%.
At present the radio version of the program is weekly released on the air of over 40 radiostations of Russia and the CIS countries. In the period of 2010-2014 its presenter was Mitya Fomin, and now it’s hosted by Timur Rodrigez.
In 2010 the summery statistical data of the portal for the year of 2009 became the foremost source in defining the nominees for “Bog Efira [Air God]” Music Awards (i.e. a music version of Popov’s Award in the area of radio broadcast). Tophit annual charts are also covered in the mass media.
In March 2015 Tophit began publication of the first on the market of Russia and the CIS countries streaming charts TOP 100 YouTube.com. The chart is based on the views of music videos on YouTube and allows to learn the mass audience preferences on the web and the fact how they change in a course of time.
Chart criteria
The statistical data is collected on the songs, placed on Tophit.ru. As a rule, such a list is based on the new compositions, picked by the portal administration, as well as the songs, already released on the portal but should be drawn attention to (for instance, ones, which are supported by promo-campaign or a music video is filmed for).
The charts are based on the playlist rotation data of songs, received directly from the radiostations-partners, and the number of song spins in request programs. As a result, up to 20 parameters are taken into account in relation to each radiostation (the place it broadcasts, how many cities/towns it covers, how the playlists are technically made and who does it, etc.).
Despite of a large amount of the data processed, Tophit.ru charts still fall into the category of radio rotation, i.e. they take into account the number of song spins on radio air but have nothing in common with the volume of song sales on CDs or downloads on the web, etc.
Performance and development review
Experts of the news agency InterMedia Evgeny Safronov and Aleksey Mazhaev expressed the opinion that the charts, published by the portal could not fully reflect the artist popularity in Russia, as Tophit along with Moskva.FM deal with radio industry research. Nevertheless, the experts qualified the portal hit parades as professional. Boris Barabanov also marked that Tophit.ru activity is more familiar to the music industry professionals than public at large. “One of the most effective chart-based sources is Tophit.ru. It’s rather a reliable in professional circles mechanism that allows the rightholders place their compositions on the website and make them available for stations download. The latter ones, in their turn, having downloaded the song, send reports on its rotation, if this song is put on air, what shows its popularity. Tophit.ru promotion model is considered very effective on the market”, - wrote the author. Guru Ken called Tophit.ru the leader in the area of media content delivery to radiostations. In the journal “Kompania (Company)” Anastasia Markina also mentioned the portal as the leader in its professional sphere and marked: “Tophit.ru took under its wing over 400 stations and 60 TV-channels. On the other hand, over a thousand of rightholders, among which are the majority of record labels, including the majors Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music and EMI/Gala Records», work with this website.
In RMA (a course of lecturers for professionals in music business) Dmitry Konnov, Universal Music Russia CEO, speaking of Russian music promotion perspectives, underlined the fact that “if you want to reach popularity, I advice to write and perform Russian music, promote Russian artists and keep a close watch at Tophit.ru but not get lost in admiration at Billboard.
Highscores by the number of singles №1 (Russia and CIS countries – Airplay Detection Top Hit 100)
Since 5 January 2015 the highest number of singles #1 has been released by singer Nyusha and created the chart record with 8 songs. The last time singer MakSim did it in 2009, when her last 7th number-one hit was released. On 14 July 2014 the band Vintage topped the chart for the 7th time, what allowed it to play equal with Nyusha (in 2014) and MakSim. Till 5 January Nyusha, MakSim and Vintage were considered as record-breakers.
Highest number of singles #1 on chart (Kiev)
Highest number of consecutive singles #1 (CIS countries)
Highest number of singles #1 in request programs
Artists with highest number of singles on Top 10 (Airplay Detection Top Hit 100)
Top Hit Music Awards
Top Hit Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony, held and established by the portal tophit.ru. The Russian artists, authors and producers are honored for outstanding achievements in popular music and record business, based on the data of song rotation on air of the radiostations, tophit.ru partners. The first Music Awards Ceremony took place in 2013. Besides, Top Hit Hall Of Fame was opened as well.