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b"Billboard introduced the first-ever pop music chart on 4th January, 1936. Catering to jukebox operators, rather than everyday music fans, the chart was an occasional magazine feature, listing top tracks from each of the major record labels based on sheet music sales, record sales, requests from band leaders, and mail-in requests to radio stations.\\xa0\\nBig Band numbers dominated the chart, which evolved (as the record industry recovered from the Depression) to eventually recognise black music with the \\u2018Harlem Hit Parade\\u2019, and Country music with the \\u2018Most Played Juke Box Folk Records\\u2019 feature in the 1940s.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the role of music pluggers in manipulating the charts; explain how Natalie Imbruglia\\u2019s \\u2018Torn\\u2019 caused compilers a major re-think in the 1990s; and reveal the all-time most popular title for a chart hit\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Billboard Charts History: How the Charts Evolved\\u2019 (Billboard, 2019): https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-chart-history-evolution-milestones/\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\u2019The Development of National Record Charts \\u2013 Pay for Play: How the Music Industry Works, Where the Money Goes, and Why\\u2019 (University of Oregon): https://opentext.uoregon.edu/payforplay/chapter/chapter-10-the-development-of-national-record-charts/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Tommy Dorsey: I'll Never Smile Again\\u2019 (RCA Victor, 1936): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd71pORWNVo\\nLove the show? Join \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"