Swiss Hitparade

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The Swiss Hitparade (German: Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.

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The Swiss charts include:

Since 2010, Hitparade's compiler Media Control has also set up Les charts, a record chart of the highest-selling singles and albums in Romandie, the Francophone region of Switzerland:

The charts are updated weekly on Sundays, and are posted publicly on the preceding Wednesday mornings. [2]

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References

  1. "Romandie Singles Chart Issue 15 November 2020". www.lescharts.ch. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "Broadcast on Radio SRF 3: Sundays 12-4 p.m." Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 1 June 2023.