RULES

Sign Up

To enter, sign-up to be a Billboard.com registered user. A valid Billboard.com member name and password will be used as an identifier to sign in to game play, and to keep track of your entry's score and standing. If you are already a registered Billboard.com user, you do not need to go through this necessary process.

Game Play

Each week, players will select five (5) artists they think will top the upcoming Billboard album and singles charts. Much like a fantasy sports game, each week, points are awarded to top performers and those artists that reach particular prestige levels, such as the greatest gainer of the week or reaching #1.

Users can edit their picks (add/drop artists) as many times as they want before the weekly cut-off time of Tuesday, 5 pm ET. After that time, picks are locked until the new weekly chart is released Thursday morning, and players are once again invited to keep their artists, and/or select new ones.

Winners will be showcased each week on our leaderboard, and through the new Billboard.com social tools, users can quickly see how they rank against the Billboard.com community.

Scoring

Each week, scores are generated based on the performance of those artists on the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100. Point awards are cumulative. For example a debut at #1 on the Hot 100 scores +140

• +60 jump points (maximum jump points)
• +30 rank points for hitting #1
• +25 bonus points for first time reaching #1
• +25 bonus points for entering the chart at #1

Official Rules

1. ELIGIBILITY:The Chart Game is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and Washington, D.C. who are thirteen (13) years or older as of the date of entry and are registered members of Billboard.com. Registration is free and is further described below. Employees of Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ("Nielsen") or its affiliates, any entity directly connected with the development, implementation or marketing of The Chart Game, and the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) or household members of those employees are not eligible. The Chart Game is void in all U.S. Territories and Foreign Territories (e.g., Guam and Puerto Rico) and where prohibited by law.
2. ACCEPT OFFICIAL RULES:Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to abide by these official rules (the "Official Rules"). Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
3. BILLBOARD.COM REGISTRATION:To play The Chart Game, you must be a registered member of Billboard.com.
4. NOT YET A MEMBER:You may register by clicking on the applicable 'Join Billboard' link at the top of the Billboard.com website and following the instructions. You will be asked to provide your email address, user name and to select a password.
   
   ALREADY A MEMBER: If you are already a member, then you do not need to register again. You may enter The Chart Game by logging in on Billboard.com with your current username and password.
   
   PASSWORD: You are responsible for the secrecy of your password. Nielsen or other third parties are not responsible or liable for any actions taken using your password.
5. TIMING:Weekly prizes are available to all actively registered players, with "picks" locked each week at 5 pm ET. A new weekly game begins after the new weekly Billboard chart is released each Thursday morning (approximately 1am EST).
6. HOW TO ENTER:
   
   ENTER ONLINE: Log on to The Chart Game and click "Get Started".
   
   LIMIT: ONE (1) ENTRY (i) PER PERSON (REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF EMAIL ADDRESSES OR REGISTERED MEMBER ACCOUNTS), OR (ii) PER EMAIL ADDRESS (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MORE THAN ONE PERSON USES THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS).
   
   VOID: Use of any automated system (e.g., robots, automatic, macro, programmed or like entry methods) or submission of multiple entries is prohibited. Any attempt by any entrant to use an automated system or to obtain more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other methods, will void all of that entrant's entries, and render that person ineligible to receive any of the prizes. Entries that have been tampered with or altered are void.
7. ENTRY ERRORS: Billboard and Nielsen are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Nielsen is not responsible for the unavailability of or interruptions to any service or equipment used in connection with The Chart Game, including without limitation (1) interruptions to any network, server, Internet, website, telephone, satellite, computer or other connections (2) failures of any telephone, satellite, hardware, software or other equipment, (3) garbled, misdirected or jumbled transmissions, or traffic congestion, or (4) other errors of any kind, whether human, technical, mechanical or electronic, or (5) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture any such information.
8. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
   
   CONDUCT:Nielsen reserves the right in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate, and/or suspend The Chart Game and to disqualify any individual for any or no reason. Without limiting the foregoing, Nielsen may lock out an entrant who, in Nielsen's sole judgment, has been disqualified, has questionable eligibility or is otherwise ineligible to enter. CAUTION: A PERSON WHO ATTEMPTS DELIBERATELY TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION OR TO ALTER OR DAMAGE A WEBSITE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND FINES; AND NIELSEN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM THAT PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. INCIDENTSWithout limiting the foregoing, Nielsen may modify, cancel, terminate, and/or suspend The Chart Game if, in Nielsen's sole opinion, an incident of any kind occurs to corrupt or impair the administration, security, integrity, fairness or play (as intended) of The Chart Game, including without limitation: (a) viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, fraud or technical failure; or (b) earthquake, flood, fire, storm or other natural disaster, act of God; or (c) labor controversy or threat thereof, civil disturbance or commotion, disruption of the public markets, war or armed conflict (whether or not officially declared).
   
   CANCELLATION:In the event of a cancellation or termination of The Chart Game, the entrant who has accumulated the highest point total (and who wins any pending tiebreakers) at the time of any said action will be awarded the prize, or the prize will be awarded in such other manner determined by Nielsen.
9. GAMBLING PROHIBITION:The Chart Game is strictly for entertainment purposes and may not be used in connection with any form of gambling.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment, hardware, software or programming associated or used with The Chart Game; (2) technical errors, defects, delays or failures of any kind, including without limitation malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in communications lines, Internet or website access, hardware or software; (3) digital or electronic disruptions, e.g., viruses other security breaches; (4) unauthorized human intervention, e.g., hacking; (5) technical or human error which may occur in connection with any aspect of The Chart Game; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in The Chart Game, access to, copying or downloading materials from Billboard.com or any other website, or receipt or use of any prize.
11. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW:New York law, without reference to its choice of law rules, governs The Chart Game and all aspects related thereto. Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with The Chart Game or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, NY; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"), and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.
12. ADDRESS; COPYRIGHT:Nielsen is responsible for The Chart Game and awarding of prizes. Nielsen's address is 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. The Chart Game and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2009 Nielsen Business Media, Inc.