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'''Ultratop''' is an organization which generates and publishes the official [[record chart]]s in [[Belgium]]. Ultratop is a [[non-profit organization]], created in 1995 on the initiative of the [[Belgian Entertainment Association]] (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]].<ref>[http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_links/local_associations.html "LINKS – Local record industry associations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629034339/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_links/local_associations.html |date=29 June 2009 }}. [[IFPI]]. Retrieved 2010-05-31.</ref> Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published; one is on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking [[Flanders]] region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of [[Wallonia]].
==Ultratop charts==
The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the [[culture of Belgium|cultural differences in Belgium]]. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking [[Flanders]] region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking [[Wallonia]] region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces.
The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio stations, and on TV stations [[TMF Flanders|TMF in Flanders]] and [[Plug RTL]] in Wallonia.<ref name="ultratop">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/ultratop_en.asp|title=Ultratop Belgian Charts|work=Ultratop.be |publisher=ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch|access-date=2010-05-31}}</ref>
===Procedure===
Ultratop creates charts based on record sales of around 500 retail outlets and legal digital downloads.<ref name="ultratop"/> Currently [[GfK]] is the market observer of the charts. The chart broadcasts on [[RTL Group#Radio stations|Radio Contact]] on Saturdays from 12:00 to 14:00. The combined number of Ultratop chart listeners on the various radio or TV stations exceeds two million every week. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the charts in 2005, a jubilee book was published. It covers all 15,282 singles from 5,882 artists thus far.<ref name="ultratop"/>
===Prominent charts===
====Ultratop 50 Singles (Flemish chart)====
Ultratop 50 has existed since 31 March 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?year|title=Archives on "Ultratop.be"|website=ultratop.be}}</ref> Prior to 1995, the official [[IFPI Belgium]] charts which covered both the French speaking part of Belgium (Wallonia) and the Dutch speaking part of Belgium (Flanders) were compiled based on shipments from distributors to retailers and not on sales from retailers to customers. However, this chart coexisted with a weekly Flemish chart that was based on actual sales from retailers to customers known as the [[Radio 2 (Belgium)|Radio 2 Top 30]] (previously known as the [[Top 30|BRT Top 30]]) and which was broadcast by [[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]], also known as BRT.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maes |first=Marc |date=January 8, 1994 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-08.pdf |title=Belgium Prepares To Regionalise Its Chart |work=[[Music & Media]] |pages=1 and 20 |access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maes |first=Marc |date=January 31, 1987 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-01-31.pdf |title=Belgian BRT Faces Changes |work=[[Music & Media]] |pages=1 and 3 |access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref> After Ultratop started publishing the official charts in 1995, Radio 2 started publishing and broadcasting the Ultratop charts.<ref>{{cite news  |last=Maes |first=Marc |date=January 23, 1999 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-01-23.pdf |title=Radio 2 charting a new course in Flanders |work=[[Music & Media]] |page=5 |access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maes |first=Marc |date=January 27, 2001 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-01-27.pdf |title=Public-private deal for TMF, VRT |work=[[Music & Media]] |page=6 |access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 29, 2002 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-06-29.pdf |title=C-Dance Airs Ultratop Chart |work=[[Music & Media]] |page=4 |access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> The charts archived on the Ultratop website from before when Ultratop started compiling the charts in 1995 are taken from the book ''Het Belgisch hitboek: 45 jaar hits in Vlaanderen: 1954-1999'' by Robert Collin which in turn uses a variety of sources.<ref>{{cite book |last=Collin |first=Robert |year=1999 |title=Het Belgisch hitboek: 45 jaar hits in Vlaanderen: 1954-1999 |publisher=Vox |isbn=9076695016 |quote=Dec 54 - Mar 56: Songparade; Apr 56 - Dec 65: Juke-Box; Jan 66 - Apr 70: Humo; May 70 - Mar 81: Compilation Humo/BRT-Top 30; from Apr 81 Compilation-List Humo / Ultrapop VRT /Jopie}}</ref>
The Ultratop 50 chart is compiled in Dutch and presented on the Belgian radio station [[MNM (radio)|MNM]]. It also used to air on the now defunct [[TMF Flanders]], and has not been shown on television since.
====Ultratop 50 Singles (Walloon chart)====
The Walloon Ultratop chart began in 1995 as the '''Ultratop 40''', ranking the forty best-selling singles in the mainly French-speaking region of Belgium.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whitney Houston avait conquis les Belges|url=http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1527/People/article/detail/1393544/2012/02/12/Whitney-Houston-avait-conquis-les-Belges.dhtml|newspaper=7 Sur 7|date=12 February 2012}}</ref> The predecessor prior to Ultratop was a nationwide (unified) Belgian chart which began to be compiled in 1961. On 4 September 2010, the Ultratop 40 was renamed '''Ultratop 50''' as well, after the ranking list increased from a total of 40 to 50 songs.
====Ultratop 200 Albums (Flemish chart)====
Compiled in Dutch, it covers weekly albums sales in Belgium's Dutch-speaking Flanders region. Originally brought out as the '''Ultratop 50 Albums''' chart, it was expanded to become the '''Ultratop 100 Albums''' chart, and eventually the '''Ultratop 200 Albums''' chart.
====Ultratop 200 Albums (Walloon chart)====
Published in French, it covers weekly albums sales in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region.
===Complete list of Ultratop charts===
The Ultratop charts published include:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of all Ultratop charts
!scope="col"| Chart name
!scope="col"| Flanders
!scope="col"| Wallonia
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop 50 Singles
| Top 50
| Top 50
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop 200 Albums
| Top 200
| Top 200
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop Compilations
| Top 20
| Top 20
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop Dance
| Top 50
| Top 50
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop R&B/Hip-Hop
| Top 50
| Top 50
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop Airplay
| Top 30
| Top 30
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop Alternative Albums
| Top 50
| {{n/a}}
|-
!scope="row"| Back Catalogue Singles
| Top 50
| Top 50
|-
!scope="row"| Dance Bubbling Under
| Top 20
| Top 20
|-
!scope="row"| Albums Belges / Belgische Albums
| Top 40
| Top 20
|-
!scope="row"| Mid Price
| Top 20
| Top 20
|-
!scope="row"| Heatseekers Albums
| Top 20
| Top 20
|-
!scope="row"| Albums Classiques / Klassiek Albums
| Top 20
| Top 20
|-
!scope="row"| DVD Musicaux / Muziek-DVD
| Top 40
| Top 10
|-
!scope="row"| Ultratop Vlaams
| Top 10
| {{n/a}}
|-
!scope="row"| Radio 2 Vlaams
| Top 10
| {{n/a}}
|-
!scope="row"| Vlaams Kids
| Top 5
| {{n/a}}
|}
=={{Anchor|Ultratip}} Ultratip==
In addition to the main Ultratop 50, another weekly singles chart known as '''Ultratip''' or '''Ultratip Bubbling Under''' was published until it was discontinued on 29 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/stopgezette|title=Ultratop Stopgezette charts|website=ultratop.be|lang=nl|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> Also referred to as the '''Tipparade''', it was an indicator chart of songs that had not or had not yet reached the Ultratop 50,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ultratip Bubbling Under France |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/ultratip |website=Ultratop.be |access-date=19 October 2020 |quote=Les titres n'ont pas encore atteint l'Ultratop 50, ce sont des tubes potentiels.}}</ref> comparable to the US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart.
===Ultratip charts===
*'''Flanders:''' Ultratip Bubbling Under 100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratip|title=Ultratop Ultratip Bubbling Under|website=ultratop.be|lang=nl|access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>
*'''Wallonia:''' Ultratip Bubbling Under 50<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/ultratip|title=Ultratop Ultratip Bubbling Under|website=ultratop.be|lang=fr|access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>
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== Records ==
=== In Flanders ===
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==== Singles ====
''Note: Ultratop's all-time singles record (at [http://www.ultratop.be/nl/charts.asp Ultratop]) has been updated to combine the Ultratop data (from 1995 onwards) with the earlier official charts dating back to late 1954. Therefore the singles statistics here actually reflect a combination of charts that are successive but independent of each other.''
; Most top 50 singles:
* [[Will Tura]]: 92
* [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]: 63, including 4 collaborations
* [[Elvis Presley]]: 59, including 1 collaboration
* [[Cliff Richard]]: 58, including 16 collaborations
* [[Clouseau (band)|Clouseau]]: 45
* [[Michael Jackson]]: 45, including 10 collaborations
* [[Queen (band)|Queen]]: 41, including 4 collaborations
* [[U2]]: 41, including 5 collaborations
* [[The Rolling Stones]]: 39
* [[Bee Gees]]: 36, including 1 collaboration
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]: 36, including 19 collaborations
* [[Beyoncé]]: 36
* [[K3 (band)|K3]]: 34<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?lang=nl&cat=s&cat2=s&search=k3 |title=Ultratop Belgian Charts |work=Ultratop.be |publisher=ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |access-date=2011-09-23}}</ref>
* [[The Beatles]]: 33
* [[Helmut Lotti]]: 33, including 3 collaborations
* [[Milk Inc.]]: 31, including 1 collaboration
; Longest at number 1
* 16 weeks: "Kvraagetaan" by [[Fixkes]]
* 14 weeks: "[[Can't Stop the Feeling!]]" by [[Justin Timberlake]]
* 12 weeks: "[[The Ketchup Song]]" by [[Las Ketchup]], "[[Axel F]]" cover by [[Crazy Frog]] and "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" by [[Gotye]]
* 11 weeks: "This Is the Life" by [[Amy Macdonald]]
* 10 weeks: "[[Barbie Girl]]" by [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]], "[[Wild Dances]]" by [[Ruslana]], "[[Con te Partiro]]" by [[Andrea Bocelli]] and "[[Last Thing on My Mind (Bananarama song)#Steps version|Last Thing On My Mind]]" by [[Steps (group)|Steps]]
; Longest noted overall
* 69 weeks: "[[I Gotta Feeling]]" by [[The Black Eyed Peas]]
* 62 weeks: "[[Rolling in the Deep]]" by [[Adele]]
* 61 weeks: "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" by [[Gotye]]
* 60 weeks: "Happy" by [[Pharrell Williams]]
* 54 weeks: "[[Rock Around the Clock]]" by [[Bill Haley and His Comets]]
* 54 weeks: "[[Sex On Fire]]" by [[Kings Of Leon]]
* 52 weeks: "All of me" by [[John Legend]]
;Other records
* Shortest noted Number 1 hit was "[[We Are the World 25 for Haiti]]" by Artists for Haiti. It left the Ultratop 50 after 6 weeks.
* Biggest leap to the number 1 position was for [[Elton John]] with "[[Candle in the Wind|Candle in the Wind 1997]]". It jumped from the 46th position, directly to the number 1 spot in September 1997.
* The record of most songs in the top 100 at the same moment is held by [[Natalia (Belgian singer)|Natalia]]. In June 2007 she charted with 10 songs.
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==== Albums ====
; Most top 50 albums:
* [[Will Tura]]: 29
* [[André Rieu]]: 26
* Celine Dion: 24
* The [[Beatles]]: 21
* Helmut Lotti: 20
* K3: 19 (all reached the top 10)
* Andrea Bocelli, [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]]: 18
* [[Rolling Stones]]: 17
* [[Pearl Jam]]: 16
* Madonna: 15
; Most number 1 albums:
* Clouseau: 10
* K3: 9
* Helmut Lotti: 8
* Madonna, Marco Borsato and Michael Jackson: 7
* U2 and [[Samson & Gert]]: 6
* Celine Dion: 5
; Longest stay in the charts (since 1995):
* [[Queen (band)|Queen]], ''The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III'', 349 weeks
* [[Bob Marley & The Wailers]], ''Legend'': 252 weeks
* [[Adele]], ''21'': 228 weeks
* [[The Beatles]], ''1'': 209 weeks
* [[Buena Vista Social Club]], ''Buena Vista Social Club'': 193 weeks
* Marco Borsato, ''Onderweg'': 184 weeks
* [[Rammstein]], ''Made in Germany'': 172 weeks
* [[Coldplay]], ''[[A Rush Of Blood To The Head]]'': 168 weeks
* Marco Borsato, ''#1'': 164 weeks
* [[Amy Winehouse]], ''[[Back to Black]]'': 152 weeks
* [[Norah Jones]], ''[[Come Away With Me]]'': 144 weeks
* [[Foo Fighters]], ''[[Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album)|Greatest Hits]]'', 133 weeks
* [[London Grammar]], ''If you Wait'', 131 weeks
* [[Selah Sue]], ''Selah Sue'': 125 weeks
* [[St. Germain (musician)|St. Germain]], ''Tourist'': 122 weeks
* [[Gabriel Rios]], ''Ghostboy'': 118 weeks
* [[Daft Punk]], ''Random Access Memories'': 118 weeks
* [[Ed Sheeran]], ''+-'': 115 weeks
* [[Sixto Rodriguez]], ''Searching for Sugar Man (soundtrack)'': 114 weeks
* [[Mélanie De Biasio]], ''No Deal'': 111 weeks
* [[Milow]], ''The Bigger Picture'': 110 weeks
* [[Oscar and the Wolf]], ''Entity'': 110 weeks
* [[Hooverphonic]], ''The Magnificent Tree'': 107 weeks
* [[Mumford & Sons]], ''Babel'': 107 weeks
* [[Stromae]], ''Racine carrée'': 107 weeks
* [[Intergalactic Lovers]], ''Little heavy Burdens'': 107 weeks
* [[Lady Linn And Her Magnificent Seven]], ''Here We Go Again'': 106 weeks
* [[Paulo Nutini]], ''Caustic Love'': 103 weeks
* Mumford & Sons, ''Sigh No More'': 102 weeks
* [[The Black Box Revelation]], ''Set Your Head On Fire'': 102 weeks
* [[K3 (band)|K3]], ''[[MaMaSé!]]'': 102 weeks
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=== In Wallonia ===
* Longest stay at number 1 for a single: "[[The Ketchup Song]]" by [[Las Ketchup]] and "[[Happy (Pharrell Williams song)|Happy]]" by [[Pharrell Williams]]; 17 weeks . "[[Pour que tu m'aimes encore]]" of [[Céline Dion]] held on for 15 weeks at that first spot.
* Longest overall stay in the chart for a single: "[[Con te partirò]]" of [[Andrea Bocelli]]; 52 weeks in the chart. "[[Obsesión (Aventura song)|Obsesión]]" by [[Aventura (band)|Aventura]] stayed in the charts for 48 weeks.
* Number 1 hit that lasted the shortest on the chart: "Ensemble" by Solidarité Asie Tsunami 12-12. It left after 8 weeks total (out of which two weeks at number 1 spot).
* Songs that entered at number 1: "[[Candle in the Wind (1997)]]" by [[Elton John]], "[[La Musique (Angelica)]]" by Star Academy (France), "On se Ressemble" by [[Mario Barravecchia]], "[[Hold It Against Me]]" by [[Britney Spears]] and "[[A Sky Full of Stars]]" by [[Coldplay]].
* The strongest riser to the number one position was "[[Un enfant de toi]]" by [[Phil Barney]] and Marlène Duval. It rose from the 20th place to the first.
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== Streaming ==
Since 2016 for singles, and since July 2017 for albums, the Ultratop charts also include streaming.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Les Streamings Pris En Compte Dans Le Classement Albums Ultratop |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/press/624/Les-streamings-pris-en-compte-dans-le-classement-albums-Ultratop |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508230259/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/press/624/Les-streamings-pris-en-compte-dans-le-classement-albums-Ultratop |archive-date=2020-05-08 |date=July 2017}}</ref> The exact number of streams that are counted as a single or an album is undisclosed. In order to avoid inflation of album sales through raising the number of tracks, only the twelve most streamed tracks are counted. To avoid the effect of [[one-hit wonder]]s, the two most streamed tracks are counted at the average of the next ten tracks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dumon |first1=Pieter |title=Hoe streaming ook de waarde van een gouden plaat bepaalt |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/hoe-streaming-ook-de-waarde-van-een-gouden-plaat-bepaalt~b9d1dcb8/ |access-date=20 August 2021 |work=[[De Morgen]] |date=10 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820083110/https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/hoe-streaming-ook-de-waarde-van-een-gouden-plaat-bepaalt~b9d1dcb8/ |archive-date=20 August 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of number-one hits (Belgium)]]
* [[List of best-selling Belgian music artists]]
* [[Music of Belgium]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
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* {{official|http://www.ultratop.be/nl/}} {{in lang|nl}}
* {{official|http://www.ultratop.be/fr/}} {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170228072651/http://worldcharts.co.uk/archives/belgium/bel55.htm Charts archive] (Flanders, from 1956 to 2011)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170228072602/http://worldcharts.co.uk/archives/belgium/belfr95.htm Charts archive] (Walloon, from 1996 to 2011)
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