The ChartCipher Platform

A Real-Time Database of Hit Songwriting and Production Decisions

Trend Reports

A detailed analysis of what's driving today's charts.

The ChartCipher Trend Reports are downloadable PDF reports that focus on analyzing the trends driving today’s most popular charts. Each report delves into shifts in popular genres and production styles, examines specific song characteristics such as length, danceability, and tempo, and explores lyrical content, focusing on themes, moods, and the use of language devices.

These reports offer a comprehensive overview of the evolving hit song landscape and emerging trends, providing valuable insight into the evolving preferences of listeners.

Trend Searches

Curated searches to help you understand the hit song landscape.

Quarterly Snapshots:

>> Multi-Quarter Upward & Downward Trends

>> Highest/Lowest Levels in 3+ Quarters

Yearly Snapshots:

>> Multi-Year Upward & Downward Trends

>> Highest/Lowest Levels in 3+ Years

Most Popular Characteristics

>> Compositional Spotlight

>> Lyrical Spotlight

>> Production Spotlight

Benchmark Reports

Slice and dice today's charts for deeper insight.

By comparing subsets of individual charts, you can gain unique insight into:

>> The qualities that differentiate songs at the top of the charts from those at the bottom
>> How new songs compare to those that carried over from the previous quarter
>> What songs with staying power have in common
>> And much more

Cross-Chart Comparisons

Understanding what makes each chart unique.

ChartCipher gives you the ability to compare multiple charts, helping you pinpoint commonalities as well as the qualities that are unique to each chart. For example, compare Streaming vs. Radio or Hot Country vs. Country Airplay.

Compare any or all of the charts below:

>> Billboard Hot 100

>> Pop Songs

>> Country Airplay

>> Hot Country Songs

>> Hot Dance/Electronic Songs

>> Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs

>> Hot Rock Songs

>> Streaming Songs

>> Radio Songs

>> Digital Song Sales

Custom Trend Searches

Tailor your searches to your specific needs.

ChartCipher offers highly customized, interactive searches across hundreds of compositional, lyrical, structural and production criteria.

Further fine-tune your searches with filters including quarterly and yearly date ranges, peak chart position, number of weeks on the chart, genres and other criteria.

Analytics for the following Billboard charts: