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The Pop 100 was conceived by Michael Ellis and was first published in the ''Billboard'' issue of February 12, 2005.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6 |title=Hot 100 Adds Downloads; Pop Chart Bows |page=6 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]] |date=February 12, 2005 |volume=117 |issue=7 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> It was created to focus "on the songs with the greatest mainstream appeal, while the Hot 100 will be driven by the songs with the highest song rotations," according to Billboard chart editor Geoff Mayfield. In a press release about the new chart, he also stated that "the Pop 100's construction also makes sense when you notice the high correlation between the songs with the most top 40 plays and the best selling digital tracks."<ref name="Billboard Introduces Pop 100, Dramatic Evolution Of Hot 100">[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4461034-1.html "Billboard Introduces Pop 100, Dramatic Evolution Of Hot 100"]. Retrieved February 8, 2009.</ref>
 
The Pop 100 used only [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream radio]] impressions data,<ref name="voice"/> derived from the Pop 100 Airplay chart. Its calculation also considered digital and physical sales.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4242571.stm |title=Downloads enter US singles chart |date=February 7, 2005 |access-date=May 7, 2011 |publisher=BBC News. [[BBC]]}}</ref> When the Pop 100 was first published, the ''Hot 100'' changed its format as well. Digital downloads were incorporated into the equation which tabulates a song's rank on the chart. Prior to this, only radio airplay and physical singles sales were used to determine positions.<ref name="voice">{{cite web |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-02-08/entertainment/18287405_1_downloads-new-chart-silvio-pietroluongo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503110842/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-02-08/entertainment/18287405_1_downloads-new-chart-silvio-pietroluongo |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |title=Pop charts give downloads a voice |first=Jim |last=Farber |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=February 8, 2005 |access-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref>
 
===Pop 100 Airplay===