Hot Ringtones

Hot Ringtones (also known as just Ringtones) was a record chart published weekly by Billboard . It is their first chart to be published that ranks the most popular ringtones.

The chart was quietly discontinued on December 6, 2014; the final chart was released on November 29, 2014, and the final number-one song on the chart was "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift. ^[1]

Background

On October 26, 2004, Billboard staff announced that they would be adding a new chart for ringtones. ^{[2] [3]}

Hot RingMasters

In 2006, Billboard introduced a new ringtones chart titled Hot RingMasters. ^[4]

The first number one song on the Hot RingMasters chart, for the issue dated December 2, 2006, was "Smack That" by Akon and Eminem. ^[4]

Hot MasterTones

On April 3, 2006, John Kilcullen, president and publisher of Billboard Information Group, and Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts, announced a new Billboard ringtone chart titled "Hot MasterTones" at Billboard MECCA 2006. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "Ringtones: Week of November 29, 2014". Billboard . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
2. "Billboard Bows Ringtones Chart". Billboard . October 26, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
3. "Ringtones get their own Billboard chart". NBC News . October 28, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
4. "Akon Smacks Down Rivals On New Ringtone Chart". Billboard . November 29, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
5. "Billboard To Rank MasterTones On New Chart". Billboard . April 5, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
6. "Billboard adds another ringtones chart". NBC News . April 4, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
7. "Billboard to Start Ranking 'Master' Cell-Phone Ringtones". Fox News. April 6, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2025.