Hot Ringtones
Hot Ringtones (also known as just Ringtones) was a record chart published weekly by Billboard. It is their first chart to be published that ranks the most popular ringtones.
The chart was quietly discontinued on December 4, 2014. The last number one song on the chart was "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift.[1]
Background
On October 26, 2004, Billboard staff announced that they would be adding a new chart for ringtones.[2][3]
Hot RingMasters
In 2006, Billboard introduced a new ringtones chart titled Hot RingMasters.[4]
The first number one song on the Hot RingMasters chart, for the issue dated December 2, 2006, was "Smack That" by Akon and Eminem.[4]
Hot MasterTones
On April 3, 2006, John Kilcullen, president and publisher of Billboard Information Group, and Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts, announced a new Billboard ringtone chart titled "Hot MasterTones" at Billboard MECCA 2006.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Ringtones: Week of November 29, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Billboard Staff (October 26, 2004). "Billboard Bows Ringtones Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Ringtones get their own Billboard chart". NBC News. October 28, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ a b Billboard Staff (November 29, 2006). "Akon Smacks Down Rivals On New Ringtone Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Billboard Staff (April 5, 2006). "Billboard To Rank MasterTones On New Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard adds another ringtones chart". NBC News. April 4, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard to Start Ranking 'Master' Cell-Phone Ringtones". Fox News. April 6, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2025.