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Note, however, that the ''Billboard'' archives are sometimes incomplete, particularly on older and/or lesser-known artists. Any of the books by [http://www.recordresearch.com/ Joel Whitburn] may also be used to verify chart positions.

On singles discography tables, do not add 100 to a Bubbling Under peak if the song never entered the corresponding chart [i.e., ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]], or [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs#Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop SinglesSongs]] (do not add 50 to a Bubbling Under peak on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after October 2012)]. Doing so would violate [[WP:SYNTH]] by creating information not directly supported by the source (i.e., the notion that the Bubbling Under chart is an extension to the main chart ''and'' the position). It should be indicated as an uncharted song with a footnote to indicate the Bubbling Under peak. In the song's article, just indicate it as a Bubbling Under peak, so long as it is verifiable. If an artist has had Bubbling Under entries but no songs that entered the Hot 100 proper, or has had multiple Bubbling Under entries, discography tables may use a separate "Bubbling Under" column to save on footnotes.

Also, when creating singles tables, do not include charts on which the artist has never appeared—a Hot 100 column is not mandatory if the artist never charted on the Hot 100.