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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 journalmagazine |url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=vhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6&hl=en&ei=ejPFTY3BIpLmsQPT2cGcAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&f=true |title=Hot 100 Adds Downloads; Pop Chart Bows |page=6 |workmagazine=[[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, 2009-02-08.</ref>

The Pop 100 used only [[Contemporary hit radio|mainstreamMainstream 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 |accessdateaccess-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 |accessdateaccess-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref>

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It was stated by ''Billboard'' onOn June 10, 2009 that, the Pop 100 was discontinued by ''Billboard'': "In place of the chart, which launched in 2005 and more recently had more mirrored the Hot 100 in light of heightened digital sales, the airplay-only plays-based [[Pop Songs|Mainstream Top 40]] survey, which began in 1992, will track the progress of songs across U.S. pop[[Mainstream Top 40|Top 40]] radio."<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268412/chart-beat-pink-black-eyed-peas-shinedown |title=Chart Beat |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=June 10, 2009 |workmagazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=2009-06access-date=June 10}}, {{Dead2009 link|dateurl-status=Novemberdead 2010|botarchive-url=H3llBothttps://web.archive.org/web/20130330094540/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268412/chart-beat-pink-black-eyed-peas-shinedown |archive-date=March 30, 2013 }}</ref> Since digital sales have become a bigger factor in the compilation of the Hot 100, the dominance of R&B and hip- hop on that chart has reduced, which in large part had rendered the Pop 100 redundant. The Pop 100 continued to be published on billboard.biz until June 26, 2010.

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