Turkish music charts track the popularity of music within
Turkey
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, primarily focusing on album and song performance. Historically, various organizations have compiled these charts, including
Nielsen Music Control
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,
Radiomonitor
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, and
Billboard Türkiye
''Billboard Türkiye'' was a Turkish language publication in agreement with the American ''Billboard''. The magazine existed between 2006 and 2010.
History and profile
''Billboard Türkiye'' magazine was launched in November 2006. It included ...
. In the pre-internet era, unlike many countries, Turkey's music industry was
album-oriented, and no national
singles
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chart was issued based on sales alone.
There were three single charts derived from the main chart and issued by ''
Billboard Türkiye
''Billboard Türkiye'' was a Turkish language publication in agreement with the American ''Billboard''. The magazine existed between 2006 and 2010.
History and profile
''Billboard Türkiye'' magazine was launched in November 2006. It included ...
'' magazine that are considered official:
*Türkçe Top 20 - lists only
Turkish language
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songs (published by Nielsen Music Control)
*Türkiye Top 20 - lists only foreign songs (published by ''
Billboard Türkiye
''Billboard Türkiye'' was a Turkish language publication in agreement with the American ''Billboard''. The magazine existed between 2006 and 2010.
History and profile
''Billboard Türkiye'' magazine was launched in November 2006. It included ...
''), although it was shut down in 2010.
*Turkish Rock Top 20 Chart, lists Turkish language rock songs and is published by ''
Billboard Türkiye
''Billboard Türkiye'' was a Turkish language publication in agreement with the American ''Billboard''. The magazine existed between 2006 and 2010.
History and profile
''Billboard Türkiye'' magazine was launched in November 2006. It included ...
''.
The current single chart is published by
Radiomonitor Türkiye
Radiomonitor Türkiye, previously known as MusicTopTR, is the official Turkish airplay chart composed exclusively of Turkish language singles in Turkey. The official chart was initially issued by Nielsen Music Control under the name Türkçe T ...
. ''Billboard'' has also continued to publish Turkey Songs chart, which exclusively list trending Turkish-language songs weekly.
See also
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Billboard Türkiye
''Billboard Türkiye'' was a Turkish language publication in agreement with the American ''Billboard''. The magazine existed between 2006 and 2010.
History and profile
''Billboard Türkiye'' magazine was launched in November 2006. It included ...
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Radiomonitor Türkiye
Radiomonitor Türkiye, previously known as MusicTopTR, is the official Turkish airplay chart composed exclusively of Turkish language singles in Turkey. The official chart was initially issued by Nielsen Music Control under the name Türkçe T ...
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Music of Turkey
The roots of traditional music in Turkey span across centuries to a time when the Seljuk Turks migrated to Anatolia and Persia in the 11th century and contains elements of both Turkic and pre-Turkic influences. Much of its modern popular music ...
References
External links
Mu-yap website(''IFPI Local record industry association'')
Nielsen Music Control
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