Billboard Rule Change 2025. In recent years, billboard, one of the leading music industry publications, has made significant changes to their. The new guidelines will better ensure that billboard chart rankings more accurately reflect the conscious purchasing decisions of consumers and level the playing field for all artists.

Billboard says that, for the purpose of their charts, they’re now completely eliminating the sale of any albums that come with merchandise and concert tickets, because it wasn’t properly. They sharpened the focus of some categories, including ones honoring traditional pop and traditional r&b.