Stats from before/after a chart run in the year end chart?

[thebillboardreviewer]

I personally think so

It makes a lot more sense, and they have the data for it, if you want the most accurate chart, use the stats for all songs throughout the whole 52 weeks, not just when it's charting.

And for the all time chart, older songs that sell well today would be a lot higher, and songs that have been forgotten about would be lower.

[Dylan :)]

Isn't the year end chart a ranking of the most successful songs on the Hot 100 and not in the year itself? Although most would consider them the same. I see reasons for both sides but it also kind removes the point of recurrency. It also calls into question why songs that miss the Hot 100 altogether can't be on the year end chart (although even if it were I can't see any of those making it anyway).

[Sherane Lamar]

I personally don't pay attention to the year end list. My #1 problem would be that they include December as part of the next year. (And half the weeks dated as December are actually from stats in November).

That's what I'd want them to change. And then just get rid of both recurrent rules. If they do that, then the stats for after a chart run won't matter as much.