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This template is used to [[WP:CITE|cite sources]] in Wikipedia. It is specifically for [[album]]s. A similar template for use when citing sources for musical singles can be found at [[Template:Single chart]]; however, for EPs or other releases, it has not yet been developed.

In general, the template expands to produce a table row with the information country, [[record chart]], reference, and peak position for the given album on the particular chart. Tables of such information are commonly used in Wikipedia articles on singles, albums, discographies and artists.

This template does not verify any positions or chart appearances. It primarily provides a reference URL believed to be associated with a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] for a recognised chart. ''The reference URL itself is also not checked.'' Entering an incorrect or alternative spelling of an album title can produce a bad link, for example. '''Individual editors will need to follow the URLs generated by the template to verify their usefulness''' before walking away from an edited article.

==Usage==
Following, the most common parameters used on the template:

:{{code|<nowiki>{{Album chart|(Chart identifier)|(Peak position)|artist=|album=|refname=|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}</nowiki>}}

Following, the parameters for any ''Billboard'' chart:
 
:{{code|<nowiki>{{Album chart|Billboard(Specific identifier)|(Peak position)|artist=|refname=|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}</nowiki>}}

Following, the parameters for any UK chart (except for the main UK parameter and UKZobbel):
 
:{{code|<nowiki>{{Album chart|UK(Specific identifier)|(Peak position)|artist=|date=YYYY-MM-DD|refname=|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}</nowiki>}}

==Manual referencing==
If the following situations arise:
#The album name contains special characters that the {{code|album=}} parameter doesn't handle correctly and returns an URL error.
#When the template will be used for year-end charts instead of weekly charts.
#When the chart position is retrieved from a source other than the default by {{tlc|Album chart}} such as ''Billboard'''s Chart Beat or Allmusic (remember that all sources ''must'' be reliable).
Then a manual reference might be needed. When manual referencing is activated, the user ''must'' provide the {{code|url=}} and {{code|title=}}, and may additionally provide {{code|work=}}, {{code|page=}}, {{code|date=}}, {{code|location=}} and (if specially relevant) {{code|publisher=}}, just like on the {{tlc|cite news}} template, to add a different source than the commonly used by {{tlc|Album chart}}.

'''To activate manual referencing''', write an "M" as the third parameter of the template, after the country name and chart position, as this:
*{{code|<nowiki>{{Album chart|Australia|1|</nowiki>'''<nowiki>M|title=Madonna's "MDNA" Tops ARIA Charts|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/madonnas-mdna-tops-aria-charts-1584845.story|work=Billboard|location=United States</nowiki>'''<nowiki>|access-date=9 June 2012|rowheader=true}}</nowiki>}}
And it will show in a table as this:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Sales chart positions for ''MDNA''
!scope="col"|Charts
!scope="col"|Peak
|-
{{Album chart|Australia|1|M|title=Madonna's "MDNA" Tops ARIA Charts|url=http://www.madonna.com/|work=Billboard|location=United States|access-date=9 June 2012|rowheader=true}}
|}
<references />
This mode can be used simultaneously with the normal mode of the template, without the need to change the '''refname''' parameter.
*The manual referencing mode '''is not available''' for the Music DVD charts.

==Fields==
The parameters ''publish-date'', ''access-date'', and ''refname'' are optional. Whether the other parameters are required or not depend on the chart being referenced. See the tables in the [[#Supports|Support]] section below.
* '''(Chart identifier)''' (or first parameter, without name): Chart identifier. Must be one of the options listed under Chart ID in the tables of the [[#Supports|Support]] section below. Often named as a country or nationality (e.g., Spain or Spanish), but sometimes named for a specific chart (e.g., Billboardjapanhot100). Some charts allow more than one identifier; the results produced are identical.
* '''(Peak position)''' (or second parameter, without name): The number you found to be the peak position achieved by the single on the specific chart to date. If the song has not appeared on the chart (due to low popularity or lack of release in a country), you can enter a dash (&ndash;, not a hyphen -). Usually, it's better to omit the template completely.
* '''album''': Title of the album. Made-up words, slang, "hip" spellings, tricky punctuation, etc., can make this parameter difficult to correctly determine. Make sure to check the resulting reference URL (Preview) before saving the definitive version of the article.
* '''dvd''': For Music DVDs, the title of the album. Some Music DVD charts need to be provided with this field instead of the '''album''' field to correctly work.
* '''artist''': Name of the album's performer. As for the ''album'' parameter, odd spellings and clever stylings (e.g., Ke$ha) can make this parameter difficult to correctly determine. The German chart, for example, typically requires names in lastname,firstname format. Make sure to check the resulting reference URL (Preview) before saving the definitive version of the article. Also note that this parameter is required for all charts where you are reusing the references using the default naming (see below). If you use the ''refname'' parameter, however, ''artist'' may not be absolutely necessary.
* '''id''': Numeric identifier used by some chart listings (see [[Polish Music Charts]]). Determined by performing a search at the chart listings' website for archive chart. The ''chartid'' can be found in the Web address (URL) by inspection. For example, Polish Airplay Chart of 12 November 2011 at www.zpav.pl has the URL http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php?lang=2&idlisty=532, so the ''chartid'' to use is 532.
* '''url''': The URL of the reference where you found the song's peak position for the chart. Used only for particular charts (see Support tables) where there is no indexing system, not necessary (or even used) for others.
* '''urltitle''': The title of the page for the reference where you found the song's peak position for the chart. Used in combination with the ''url'' parameter, and only for particular charts (see Support tables) where there is no indexing system, not necessary (or even used) for others.
* '''date''': Date of the chart in the format YYYYMMDD, an 8-digit number indicating year (Y), month (M) and day (D). Used only for certain charts, as part of their URL strings (see Frenchdigital below); not necessary (or even used) for others. This date is used solely to create the reference URL to the download chart, and is not displayed textually in the references list. For general citation of any chart's publication date, use the optional ''publish-date'' parameter.
* '''year''': Four-digit year indicating the year being reported by the chart. Used in combination with the ''week'' parameter and only for certain charts; not necessary (or even used) for others. Not necessarily the same as the publication date referred to by ''publish-date''.
* '''week''': Two-digit week indicating the week being reported by the chart. ''Week'' is a number from 01 to 53, with a leading 0 for weeks 01-09 (some charts do not require the leading zero; consult [[#Supports|Support]] tables below). Used in combination with the ''year'' parameter and only for certain charts; not necessary (or even used) for others. Not necessarily related to the publication date referred to by ''publish-date''.
* '''note''': For adding a note about a particular version of an album, e.g., <code>note=2-disc deluxe edition</code>, or <code><nowiki>{{Album chart|Australia|1|album=Making Mirrors|artist=Gotye|note=2-disc deluxe edition}}</nowiki></code>.
* '''publish-date''': Date of publication of the reference generated by the template, in the same format as other [[MOS:DATES#Dates|dates]] in citations in the same article. Optional parameter.
* '''access-date''': Date that the reference generated by the template was retrieved to determine peak position (i.e., last date an editor verified this citation). Should be in the same format as other dates in citations in the same article. Optional parameter.
* '''refname''': Enables you to specify a name for the reference generated by the template. If no value is provided for ''refname'' the default reference name (in the form ac_Chartid_artist) will be used. A reference with a name can be [[WP:NAMEDREFS|reused]] for claims elsewhere in the article. Optional parameter.
* '''refgroup''': Enables you to specify a name for the reference group. Optional parameter.
* '''rowheader''': An optional statement to identify the cell that contains this template with {{code|1=scope=row}}. This should be present in almost all cases.

== Supports ==
=== National charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+Supported international charts
! scope="col"| Chart ID
! scope="col"| Output
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Website used as archive
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Req.
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope="row"| Argentina
| Argentinian Albums ([[CAPIF]]) ||align="center"| adminlic.capif.org.ar ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>date || date must be in the format: DD/MM/YYYY. Charts available from 7 February 2010 onwards. When manual referencing is activated, write the date always as DD/MM/YYYY, otherwise, the template may return an error.
|-
!scope="row"| Australia
| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) ||align="center"| www.australian-charts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
!scope="row"| Austria
| Austrian Albums ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Ö3 Austria]]) ||align="center"| www.austriancharts.at ||align="center"| artist<br> album || 
|-
!scope="row"| Flanders
| Belgian Albums ([[Ultratop]] Flanders) ||align="center"| www.ultratop.be ||align="center"| artist<br> album || 
|-
!scope="row"| Wallonia
| Belgian Albums ([[Ultratop]] Wallonia) ||align="center"| www.ultratop.be ||align="center"| artist<br> album || 
|-
!scope="row"| Brazil
| Brazilian Albums ([[Pro-Música Brasil|PMB]]) ||align="center"| www.abpd.org.br ||align="center"| id || ''id'' is the number(s) at the end of the URL. For example, the id of http://www.abpd.org.br/noticias_internas.asp?noticia=168 is 168
|-
!scope="row"| Canada
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'') ||align="center"| www.bac-lac.gc.ca/ || align="center" | chartid || ''chartid'' is the number present after nlcxxxxx.<br> For example in [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2647&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2647.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2647 this example], the chartid is 2647.
|-
!scope="row"| CroatiaCombined
| Croatian Albums ([[Top of the Shops|HDU]]) ||align="center"| www.hdu-toplista.com ||align="center"| id || ''id'' is the number(s) at the end of the URL.<br> For example, the id of http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=1562 is 1562
|-
!scope="row"| Croatia
| Croatian International Albums ([[Top of the Shops|HDU]]) ||align="center"| www.hdu-toplista.com ||align="center"| id || ''id'' is the number(s) at the end of the URL.<br> For example, the id of http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=881 is 881
|-
!scope="row"| Czech
| Czech Albums ([[IFPI|ČNS IFPI]]) ||align="center"| www.ifpicr.cz ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>date || ''date'' exact date included on the chart page, e.g. YYYYMMDD. It usually appears at the right of the word "Týden".
|-
!scope="row"| Denmark
| Danish Albums ([[Hitlisten]]) ||align="center"| www.danishcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || Not recommended for charts prior to Nov. 2007; use instead '''Denmark2'''.
|-
!scope="row"| Denmark2
| Danish Albums ([[Hitlisten]]) ||align="center"| www.hitlisten.nu ||align="center"| week<br>year || For album charts prior to Nov. 2007, is better to use this Chart ID.
|-
!scope="row"| Finland
| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]]) ||align="center"| www.ifpi.fi ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
!scope="row"| France
| French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]) ||align="center"| www.lescharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
!scope="row"| {{deltext|Germany}}
| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]]) ||align="center"| www.musicline.de ||align="center"| artist<br>album || Obsolete. {{deltext|As with ''Billboard'' charts, this URL returns the complete album (''longplay'') chart history for the selected artist.}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{deltext|Germany2}}
| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]]) ||align="center"| www.officialcharts.de ||align="center"| year<br>date || rowspan=2 | Obsolete {{deltext|This website, instead of retrieving a complete chart history, it returns a weekly chart. <br/>The ''date'' parameter must be filled as this: YYYYMMDD. It contains chart info from 1978 onwards.}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{deltext|Germany3}}
| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]]) ||align="center"| www.officialcharts.de ||align="center"| artist<br>album 
|-
!scope="row"| Germany4
| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]]) ||align="center"| www.offiziellecharts.de ||align="center"| id<br>artist<br>album || ''id'' is the number(s) at the end of the URL.<br> For example, the id of https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-233637 is 233637
|-
!scope="row"| GermanyComp
| German Compilation Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]]) ||align="center"| www.charts.de ||align="center"| year<br>date || This website, instead of retrieving a complete chart history, it returns a weekly chart. <br/>The ''date'' parameter must be filled as this: YYYYMMDD. It contains chart info from 1992 onwards.
|-
!scope="row"| Greece
| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]]) ||align="center"| www.greekcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || This website only contains chart information from 2010 to week 31/2011.
|-
!scope="row"| Hungary
| Hungarian Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]]) ||align="center"| www.mahasz.hu ||align="center"| year<br>week ||
|-
!scope="row"| HungaryComp
| Hungarian Compilation Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]]) ||align="center"| www.mahasz.hu ||align="center"| year<br>week || Since 2000, under the main albums chart.
|-
!scope="row"| {{deltext|Ireland}}
| Irish Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]) ||align="center"| www.chart-track.co.uk ||align="center"| year<br>week || Obsolete {{Deltext|Only from 2000 to 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"| Ireland2
| Irish Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]) ||align="center"| www.irish-charts.com ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| Ireland3
| Irish Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| www.officialcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>date ||  Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50 archive from January 6, 2017 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| {{Deltext|IrelandClassical}}
| Irish Classical Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]) ||align="center"| www.chart-track.co.uk ||align="center"| year<br>week || Obsolete
|-
!scope="row"| {{deltext|IrelandComp}}
| Irish Compilation Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]) ||align="center"| www.chart-track.co.uk ||align="center"| year<br>week || Obsolete
|-
!scope="row"| {{deltext|IrelandIndependent}}
| Irish Independent Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]) ||align="center"| www.chart-track.co.uk ||align="center"| year<br>week || Obsolete
|-
!scope="row"| Italy
| Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]) ||align="center"| www.italiancharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album ||
|-
!scope="row"| Korea
| South Korean Albums ([[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]]) ||align="center"| www.gaonchart.co.kr  ||align="center"| date || Overall albums (national and foreign). The ''date'' must be in the format: YYYY.MM.DD~YYYY.MM.DD, which can be retrieved from [http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T the Gaon page].
|-
!scope="row"| KoreaNat
| South Korean National Albums ([[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]]) ||align="center"| www.gaonchart.co.kr  ||align="center"| date || Only albums by '''Korean artists''' included here. The ''date'' must be in the format: YYYY.MM.DD~YYYY.MM.DD, which can be retrieved from [http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=K the Gaon page].
|-
!scope="row"| KoreaInt
| South Korean International Albums ([[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]]) ||align="center"| www.gaonchart.co.kr  ||align="center"| date || Only albums from '''foreign artists''' included here. The ''date'' must be in the format: YYYY.MM.DD~YYYY.MM.DD, which can be retrieved from [http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=E the Gaon page].
|-
!scope="row"| Mexico
| Mexican Albums ([[Top 100 Mexico]]) ||align="center"| www.mexicancharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || The site contains chart information until the week 49, 2011. After that date, no information is available. Information beyond that week must be added with the Mexico2 ChartID.
|-
!scope="row"| Mexico2
| Mexican Albums ([[Top 100 Mexico]]) ||align="center"| www.amprofon.com.mx ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>archiveurl<br>archivedate || This ID needs the chart to be archived to secure future verifiability. That means, it must be used archiving the URL [http://www.centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofon3/Top100.pdf] with either [[WebCite]] or any other archiving method. Then, providing the parameters needed on the template. This might only be done if the peak position is beyond the week 49, 2011 and uptill week18, 2013. Since May 2013, some positions of the chart are published in the official Twitter account of AMPROFON including the number one position.<br/> All parameters are mandatory. Archiving the PDF file or finding the arhived URL is highly recommended. On ''archiveurl'' the WebCite URL must be written.
|-
!scope="row"| Netherlands
| Dutch Albums ([[MegaCharts]]) ||align="center"| www.dutchcharts.nl ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
!scope="row"| NetherlandsComp
| Dutch Compilation Albums ([[MegaCharts]]) ||align="center"| www.dutchcharts.nl ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>year<br>date || For this ID, the ''date'' and ''year'' parameters are mandatory. ''date'' must be in this format:YYYYMMDD.
|-
!scope="row"| New Zealand
| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ]]) ||align="center"| www.charts.nz ||align="center"| artist<br>album ||
|-
!scope="row"| Norway
| Norwegian Albums ([[VG-lista]]) ||align="center"| www.norwegiancharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album ||
|-
!scope="row"| Oricon
| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]]) ||align="center"| www.oricon.co.jp ||align="center"| date || This is the Oricon Top 50 Albums chart. It is in Japanese and the only parameter needed is the ''date''.<br> The ''date'' must follow this format: YYYY-MM-DD.
|-
!scope="row"| Poland
| Polish Albums ([[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]]) ||align="center"| olis.onyx.pl ||align="center"| id || ''id'' is the number(s) at the end of the URL.<br> For example, the id of http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=708 is 708
|-
!scope="row"| Portugal
| Portuguese Albums ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]]) ||align="center"| www.portuguesecharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album ||
|-
!scope="row"| Switzerland
| Swiss Albums ([[Swiss Music Charts|Schweizer Hitparade]]) ||align="center"| www.swisscharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
!scope="row"| Sweden
| Swedish Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]]) ||align="center"| www.swedishcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
!scope="row"| Spain
| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]) ||align="center"| www.spanishcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>album || 
|-
|}

=== UK charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+British charts
!scope="col"|Chart ID
!scope="col"|Output
!scope="col"|Requirements
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
!scope="row"| UK
| [[Official Albums Chart|UK Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist || As with ''Billboard'' charts, this URL returns the complete album chart history for the selected artist.
|-
!scope="row"| UK2
| [[Official Albums Chart|UK Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| date || UK Top 100 Albums archive from 22 July 1956 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKAmericana
| [[Official Americana Albums Chart|UK Americana Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Americana albums archive from 29 January 2016 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/americana-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKComp
| [[UK Compilation Chart|UK Compilation Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Compilation albums archive from 6 February 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKCountry
| UK Country Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Country albums archive from 30 January 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/country-artists-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKDance
| [[ UK Dance Chart|UK Dance Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Dance albums archive from 25 September 2005 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKDigital
| [[UK Album Downloads Chart|UK Digital Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Digital albums archive from 9 April 2006 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKIndependent
| [[UK Indie Chart|UK Independent Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Independent albums archive from 12 October 1997 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKJazz
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| date || Jazz & blues albums archive from 30 January 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/jazz-and-blues-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKProgressive
| UK Progressive Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Progressive albums archive from 7 October 2015 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/progressive-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKR&B
| [[UK R&B Chart|UK R&B Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || R&B albums archive from 9 October 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKRock
| [[UK Rock Chart|UK Rock & Metal Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| date || Rock & metal albums archive from 9 October 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKSoundtrack
| UK Soundtrack Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| date || Soundtrack albums archive from 13 January 2002 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| Scotland
| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scottish Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Scottish albums archive from 27 February 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| UKZobbel
| UK Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| id<br>title || This uses Zobbel.de. ''id'' is the letter (A, B, C, etc.); title is what comes after "Chart Log UK:".
|-
|}

===''Billboard'' charts===
''Billboard'' charts all require the artist name. Special characters should be omitted from the artist's name to be passed correctly into the URL. For example, 
*{{tlc|Album chart|Billboard200|1|4=artist=Pnk}} is the syntax for citing a number 1 position on the ''Billboard'' 200 for P!nk.

The reference generated by the template will point to the following URL: http://www.billboard.com/music/pnk/chart-history/billboard-200.

*Entering the artist name as "P!nk" will produced an invalid URL (http://www.billboard.com/music/p!nk/chart-history/billboard-200).

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+''Billboard'' chart entries
!scope="col"| Chart ID
!scope="col"| Output
!scope="col"| Requirements
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
!scope="row"| Billboard200
| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardAlbumSales
| US [[Top Album Sales]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardDigital
| US [[Digital Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardDanceElectronic
| US [[Top Dance/Electronic Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardRandBHipHop
| US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardRandB
| US [[Top R&B Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardRap
| US [[Top Rap Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardRock
| US [[Top Rock Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardAlternative
| US [[Top Alternative Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardHardRock
| US [[Top Hard Rock Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardFolk
| US [[Folk Albums|Top Folk Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardCountry
| US [[Top Country Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardBluegrass
| US [[Top Bluegrass Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardJazz
| US [[Top Jazz Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardContemporaryJazz
| US [[Top Contemporary Jazz Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardBlues
| US [[Top Blues Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardClassical
| US [[Top Classical Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardClassicalCrossover
| US [[Top Classical Crossover Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardLatin
| US [[Top Latin Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardRegionalMexican
| US [[Regional Mexican Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|- 
!scope="row"| BillboardLatinPop
| US [[Latin Pop Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardTropical
| US [[Tropical Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist || 
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardChristian
| US [[Christian Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardGospel
| US [[Top Gospel Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardHoliday
| US [[Top Holiday Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardHeatseekers
| US [[Heatseekers Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardIndependent
| US [[Independent Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardCatalog
| US [[Top Catalog Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardReggae
| US Top Reggae Albums (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardWorld
| US World Albums (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardComedy
| US [[Top Comedy Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
<!-- | BillboardKids || US [[Kid Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist || not handled in template -->
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardSoundtrack
| US Soundtrack Albums (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardTastemaker
| US [[Top Tastemaker Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardVinyl
| US [[Top Vinyl Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
!scope="row"| BillboardCanada
| [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
<!-- | BillboardNewAge || US New Age Albums (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist || not handled in template -->
!scope="row"| BillboardLatinRhythm
| US [[Latin Rhythm Albums]] (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| artist ||
|-
|}

===Music DVD charts===
The following Chart IDs are for Music DVDs. These are different from Live albums and some charts defines them separately. The editor must be extremely careful with the naming when using some of the following IDs.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Music DVD sales charts
!scope="col"| Chart ID
!scope="col"| Output
!scope="col"| Website used as archive
!scope="col"| Req.
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
!scope="row"| AustraliaMV
| Australian Music DVD ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) ||align="center"| www.ariacharts.com.au ||align="center"| artist<br>dvd<br>archiveurl<br>archivedate || This ID needs the chart to be archived to secure future verifiability. That means, it must be used archiving the URL [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_music.asp?chart=1V40DVD] with either [[WebCite]] or any other archiving method. Then, providing the parameters needed on the template. On ''archiveurl'' the WebCite URL must be written, and on ''url'' the original given above.
|-
!scope="row"| AustriaMV
| Austrian Music DVD ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Ö3 Austria]]) ||align="center"| www.austriancharts.at ||align="center"| date || The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the DD-MM-YYYY format.
|-
!scope="row"| FlandersMV
| Belgian Music DVD ([[Ultratop]] Flanders) ||align="center"| www.ultratop.be ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>dvd <br><br>'''or'''<br><br>year<br>date<br>startdate || Don't forget to check as some albums have the [DVD] tag after the name (example: The Reel Me [DVD]). In that case, use the '''dvd''' parameter instead of the '''album''' parameter. <br><br> Alternatively, if the title has a special character that cannot be hyperlinked to, you can reference an archived version of the DVD chart by providing the ''year'' and the ''date'' (in YYYYMMDD format). The ''startdate'' parameter is the same date as the ''date'' parameter but in a different format for purposes of the reference's hyperlink text; ''startdate'' should be in a "DD/MM/YYYY" format.
|-
!scope="row"| WalloniaMV
| Belgian Music DVD ([[Ultratop]] Wallonia) ||align="center"| www.ultratop.be ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>dvd <br><br>'''or'''<br><br>year<br>date<br>startdate || Don't forget to check as some albums have the [DVD] tag after the name (example: The Reel Me [DVD]). In that case, use the '''dvd''' parameter instead of the '''album''' parameter. <br><br> Alternatively, if the title has a special character that cannot be hyperlinked to, you can reference an archived version of the DVD chart by providing the ''year'' and the ''date'' (in YYYYMMDD format). The ''startdate'' parameter is the same date as the ''date'' parameter but in a different format for purposes of the reference's hyperlink text; ''startdate'' should be in a "DD/MM/YYYY" format.
|-
!scope="row"| DenmarkMV
| Danish Music DVD ([[Hitlisten]]) ||align="center"| www.hitlisten.nu ||align="center"| week<br>year ||
|-
!scope="row"| FinlandMV
| Finnish Music DVD ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]]) ||align="center"| www.ifpi.fi ||align="center"| artist<br>album ||
|-
!scope="row"| FranceMV
| French Music DVD ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]) ||align="center"| www.chartsinfrance.net ||align="center"| artist<br>dvd<br>id || The ''id'' parameter can be found searching on the archive before selecting the year: For example [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/1544/videos-musicales.php http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/'''1544'''/videos-musicales.php].
|-
!scope="row"| ItalyMV
| Italian Music DVD ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]) ||align="center"| www.fimi.it ||align="center"| year<br>week<br>startdate<br>enddate || The ''startdate'' and ''enddate'' parameters are for purposes of the reference's hyperlink text. They are in a "DD.MM.YYYY" format.
|-
!scope="row"| IrelandMV
| Irish Music Videos ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| www.officialcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Irish Video Chart Top 50 archive from January 6, 2017 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-video-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| NetherlandsMV
| Dutch Music DVD ([[MegaCharts]]) ||align="center"| www.dutchcharts.nl ||align="center"| artist<br>album<br>dvd || Don't forget to check as some albums have the [DVD] tag after the name (example: The Reel Me [DVD]). In that case, use the '''dvd''' parameter instead of the '''album''' parameter.
|-
!scope="row"| SpainMV
| Spanish Music DVD ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]) ||align="center"| www.promusicae.es ||align="center"| year<br>week || The ''year'' parameter must contain the year from which the charting took place by scrolling in [http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semanales this URL]. The ''week'' parameter must be in numbers. Example: 06 for June.
|-
!scope="row"| SwedenMV
| Swedish Music DVD ([[Sverigetopplistan]]) ||align="center"| www.sverigetopplistan.se ||align="center"| year<br>week || The URL contains six numbers, in which the first four digits are the year and the last two are the week. Example: https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/105?dspy=2006&dspp=39
|-
!scope="row"| SwitzerlandMV
| Swiss Music DVD ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]]) ||align="center"| www.swisscharts.com ||align="center"| date || The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the DD-MM-YYYY format.
|-
!scope="row"| UKMV
| UK Music Videos ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) ||align="center"| www.officialcharts.com ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Music Video Chart Top 50 archive from January 30, 1994 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYYMMDD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/music-video-chart/ the archives of the OCC].
|-
!scope="row"| USMV
| US Music Videos (''Billboard'') ||align="center"| www.billboard.biz ||align="center"| artist<br>date || Music Video Sales chart archive from 1980 onwards.<br/> The ''date'' parameter must be provided in the YYYY-MM-DD format, which is the issue date that can be found on [http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2015-02-07/music-video the URL after clicking here].
|}

==Examples with table layout==
===Example with dummy data===
Since this template produces only individual rows within a table, you will need to add (or already have) the table's framework in the article. Here is an example table with its corresponding output:

<pre>{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+Example album chart
|-
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
!scope="row"| row 1, cell 1
| row 1, cell 2
|-
!scope="row"| row 2, cell 1
| row 2, cell 2
|-
 {{Album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Paramore|rowheader=true}}
|-
 {{Album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Paramore|rowheader=true}}
|}

{{reflist}}</pre>

Expands into:

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+Example album chart
|-
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
!scope="row"| row 1, cell 1
| row 1, cell 2
|-
!scope="row"| row 2, cell 1
| row 2, cell 2
|-
 {{Album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Paramore|rowheader=true}}
|-
 {{Album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Paramore|rowheader=true}}
|}
<references/>

===Example with realistic data===
Example using chart data from [[Homework (Daft Punk album)|''Homework'' (Daft Punk album)]]:

<pre>{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Sales chart performance for ''Homework''
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (1997)
!scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{Album chart|Australia|37|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|refname=ARIA|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|40|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|refname=HungM|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|New Zealand|8|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|refname=HungM2|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|25|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|34|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Flanders|7|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardCanada|15|artist=Daft Punk|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Finland|34|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|France|3|refname=FAC|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK|8|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|150|artist=Daft Punk|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
|}

{{reflist}}</pre>

Expands into:

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Sales chart performance for ''Homework''
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (1997)
!scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{Album chart|Australia|37|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|refname=ARIA|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|40|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|refname=HungM|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|New Zealand|8|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|refname=HungM2|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|25|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|34|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Flanders|7|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardCanada|15|artist=Daft Punk|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Finland|34|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|France|3|refname=FAC|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|16|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK|8|artist=Daft Punk|album=Homework|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|150|artist=Daft Punk|access-date=30 May 2012|rowheader=true}}
|-
|}
<references/>

== Tracking category ==
This template will automatically categorize articles:
* {{clc|Articles using BillboardChartNum with invalid chart name}} – articles with invalid chart names
* {{clc|Pages using album chart with unknown parameters}} – articles with unsupported parameters
* "Album chart usages for X", where X is the chart identifier. This is used to keep track of template usage and to ease maintenance. See {{clc|Album chart usages}}. Note that alternate names are not handled gracefully, that is, each identifier is categorizes separately.

==See also==
* {{tl|Single chart}}&nbsp;– counterpart of ''Album chart'' for chart positions for single releases.

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