The third-quarter Publisher Airplay chart produced the most dramatic changes in the rankings since Billboard began its quarterly tracking of chart share for the top 100 songs in 2006.

For the quarter, Sony/ATV Music Publishing was by far the top-ranked publisher with a 25.7% share, eight percentage points ahead of the closest competitor. But it's an accomplishment that will have to be marked with an asterisk: Sony/ATV has vaulted to the top because it now serves as the administrator for EMI Music Publishing.

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