Tracking the most popular phone ringtones.
Billboard magazine, well known for its charts tracking music
popularity, is now publishing a Top- top-
pref.
Variant of topo-. 20 chart for polyphonic The ability to play back some number of musical notes simultaneously. For example, 16-voice polyphony means a total of 16 notes, or waveforms, can be played concurrently. ringtones.
Billboard is tracking sales from the major ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. distributors and
wireless carriers, which represent more than 90 percent of the ringtone
market. Each listing includes song title, artist, previous week's
position, and number of weeks on the chart.
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