Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra ushered in the landmark ranking. On July 27, 1940, Billboard published its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs.
In that Billboard issue, the maiden 10-position "National List of Best Selling Retail Records" paved the way for 80 years -- and counting -- of Billboard's hallmark tracking of music popularity.
Subsequently, the Billboard 200 would begin showcasing the top-selling weekly albums as of March 24, 1956. The premise introduced on July 27, 1940, of ranking the best-selling songs in the U.S.
would expand to include a radio airplay component, spurring the birth of the Billboard Hot 100 as the premier national songs chart in the Aug.
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