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Editorial

ChartFM's editorial holds the longest pieces on the site: guides to how the platform works, genre explainers, analysis of the week's charts and opinion about listening habits.

Everything is written to be read end to end. Each piece has subheadings and, where it makes sense, a frequently asked questions section at the bottom.

Featured piece · Guides and opinion

How levels and XP work

Where each point comes from, why there is a daily cap, and what the number next to your name means

By Bruno · 5 min read

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How the editorial works

Pieces are published without a fixed calendar. Guides and explainers stay valid indefinitely; chart analysis is tied to the week it covers.

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Guides and opinion

How the ChartFM catalogue avoids the same song twice

Remasters, single versions, features inside the title. Every music platform fights the same problem, and ChartFM's answer contains a deliberate choice worth explaining.

By Bruno · 4 min read

Guides and opinion

How to build your first weekly chart

Building a chart means picking the songs that defined your week and putting them in order. It sounds simple, and it is, but a few decisions make the result far more interesting to read and to compare later.

By Bruno · 4 min read

Guides and opinion

Why listening to a full album still pays off

The playlist solved the problem of finding good music and created another one: almost nobody plays a record from start to finish. It is worth understanding what drops out of that trade.

By Bruno · 4 min read

Guides and opinion

How the Global 100 counts artists

There is no vote for artists on ChartFM. The artist ranking is derived from the songs, and two rules explain almost every position that looks odd.

By Bruno · 4 min read

Guides and opinion

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Want to understand the platform's rules before diving into the articles? Start with the Guides the week's Global 100 or the Frequently asked questions.