How It Works: Weekly Ribbons

As some of you have noticed on each weekly chart we award "ribbons" to songs that stand out in certain measured categories. Each one serves a purpose, and for those of you wanting to know a little more, we have created a list of all of these ribbons and when they can be awarded.

Hot Shot Debut
The "Hot Shot Debut" ribbon is awarded to the highest new entry on the chart. Since a song can only debut once, the song that holds this ribbon switches each week.

CDS Pick Hit
The "CDS Pick Hit" can be awarded to any song that has not yet reached the top 20. It can be awarded multiple times to the same song, and is our pick of which song we think could be a hit.

Greatest Gainer
The "Greatest Gainer" is awarded to the song that overall has the biggest jump upwards on the chart from one week to the next. It can be awarded multiple times to the same song, but often isn't.

Airplay Gainer
Many people get this ribbon confused with the "Greatest Gainer" ribbon, and although one song can claim both of them, they are very different. The "Airplay Gainer" ribbon isn't necessarily awarded to the biggest jumper, but to the biggest airplay jumper. For example a song that moves 9-5 could get the "Airplay" ribbon because it was up 20 plays from last week, while a song that gets the "Greatest Gainer" and moves 49-35 might only have to increase by 10 plays to reach that rank.

Biggest Free-Faller
This ribbon is an anti-award. The "Biggest Free-Faller" ribbon is awarded to the song that falls the most based on position from week to week.

Chart Sitter
Awarded to the song that has remained on the chart longer than any other song. When that song falls off, it is awarded again. If two songs are tied for most amount of weeks on the chart, the "Chart Sitter" ribbon goes to the one that is at a higher rank for that week.

Biggest Comeback
Only awarded when multiple songs return to the chart. The "Biggest Comeback" ribbon goes to the highest re-entry (based on position for that week).

Number 1
The "Number 1" ribbon is awarded to the current song occupying the #1 position.

Longest Climb to Top (5, 10 or Both)
Recognizes the song that took the longest to reach each milestone on the chart.

Most Weeks in Top (5, 10 or Both)
Recognizes the song that spent the most weeks in each section of the chart.

Other milestones can be viewed on the "Chart Achievements" page of our website.