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Kid Albums (formerly known as Top Kid Audio) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995.^[1] It originally began as a 15-position chart, but has now been expanded to 25.^[1] Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen Soundscan data and from legal digital downloads from an all music digital retailers.^[1]

The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or preteen audiences. Some genres can extend to music for younger children around 1 to 5 years in age, like lullabies, to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to pop, teen pop and other subdivisions of it. Studio albums, EPs, compilation albums and soundtracks are also eligible for the chart.

The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from Walt Disney Records titled Classic Disney, Vol. 1.^[1] As of the week of December 21, 2024, the number-one album on the chart is the soundtrack to the 1965 primetime animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Billboard Kid Albums". Billboard.com. September 9, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

External links

Current Billboard Kid Albums chart

[first-1] "Billboard Kid Albums". Billboard.com. September 9, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

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-'''Kid Albums''' (formerly known as '''Top Kid Audio''') is a music chart published weekly by [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] which ranks the top selling [[children's music]] albums in the [[United States]].  The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995.<ref name=first>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/kids-albums?chartDate=1995-09-09|title=Billboard Kid Albums|publisher=Billboard.com|page=1|pages=1|date=September 9, 1995|accessdate=July 31, 2009}}</ref> It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart.<ref name=first />  Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by [[Nielsen Soundscan]] data and from legal [[music download|digital download]]s from an all music digital retailers.<ref name=first />
+'''Kid Albums''' (formerly known as '''Top Kid Audio''') is a music chart published weekly by [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] which ranks the top selling [[children's music]] albums in the United States.  The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995.<ref name=first>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-09-09/kids-albums|title=Billboard Kid Albums|publisher=Billboard.com|page=1|date=September 9, 1995|access-date=July 31, 2009}}</ref> It originally began as a 15-position chart, but has now been expanded to 25.<ref name=first />  Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by [[Nielsen Soundscan]] data and from legal [[music download|digital download]]s from an all music digital retailers.<ref name=first />
-The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or teenage audiences. Some of the genres can extend from baby music, like [[lullabies]], to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to [[pop music|pop]], [[teen pop]] and other subdivisions of it. [[Studio albums]], [[Extended play|EPs]], [[compilation albums]] and [[soundtrack album|soundtracks]] are also eligible for the chart.
+The Kid Albums chart features full-length albums that are geared towards children or preteen audiences. Some genres can extend to music for younger children around 1 to 5 years in age, like [[lullabies]], to soundtracks for films that are targeted to children of the age 5-9 to [[pop music|pop]], [[teen pop]] and other subdivisions of it. [[Studio albums]], [[Extended play|EPs]], [[compilation albums]] and [[soundtrack album|soundtracks]] are also eligible for the chart.
-The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from [[Walt Disney Records]] titled, ''Classic Disney, Vol. 1''.<ref name=first /> The current number-one title on ''Kid Albums'' is the [[Victorious (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the film ''[[Victorious]]''.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/kids-albums?chart</ref>
+The first number-one title on the Top Kid Audio chart was a compilation album from [[Walt Disney Records]] titled ''Classic Disney, Vol. 1''.<ref name=first /> As of the week of December 21, 2024, the number-one album on the chart is the soundtrack to the 1965 primetime animated special ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''.
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-* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp ''Billboard'']
+* [http://www.billboard.com/charts/kids-albums Current ''Billboard'' Kid Albums chart]
-* [http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/kids-albums Current chart positions on ''Billboard'' Kid Albums]
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