Single Top 20, later as Single Top-20 and Track Top-40 is a
record chart
A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts, often ...
that ranks the best-performing songs of Denmark. Chart was owned by
IFPI Danmark
IFPI Danmark is the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Denmark.
Certification
Gold and platinum awards were first award ...
and
Nielsen Music Control
Luminate (formerly MRC Data and P-MRC Data) is a provider of music and entertainment data. Established as a joint-venture in 2020, it brought together Nielsen Music, Alpha Data (formerly BuzzAngle Music) and Variety Business Intelligence (forme ...
. Listings were provided through ''
Billboard
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'' magazine under its "Hits of the World" section. Hitlisten, consisting of the Single Top-20 and Download Top 20 charts, launched on 1 January 2001 and served as the official chart for record sales in Denmark until the end of October 2007.
Tracklisten
Hitlisten, also known as Tracklisten, is a Danish top 40 record chart that is updated every Thursday midnight on the website hitlisten.nu. The weekly Danish singles chart Track Top-40 combines the 40 best-selling tracks from legal music downloads ...
was established 2 November 2007 with the Hitlisten charts being discontinued.
English translation
Tracklisten is compiled by Nielsen Music Control in association with
IFPI Danmark
IFPI Danmark is the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Denmark.
Certification
Gold and platinum awards were first award ...
.
During the 2000s, 135 singles reached the number-one position on the chart. Band
Depeche Mode
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Depeche ...
was the most successful at reaching the top spot, with 5 number-one singles.
Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national r ...
's EP "
Mr. Nice Guy" spent 62 weeks at number one during 2005 and 2007, which was the longest spell at the top of the chart of the decade. The first number one of the decade, the "
Love Will Keep Us Together
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" by Daniel. "
Bad Romance
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" by
Lady Gaga
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was the final number one of the decade.
Number one singles
By artist
See also
*
2000s in music
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This article is an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 2000s.
In American culture, various styles o ...
References
External links
Hitlisten.nu (archive of Tracklisten goes back to week 1, 2007)danishcharts.dk (archive goes back to week 5, 2001 - before 2 November 2007 only Singles Top-20 appear)
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Number-one songs
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2000s
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