It was stated by ''Billboard'' on June 10, 2009 that the Pop 100 was discontinued: "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 [[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 web|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 |work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-06-10}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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.
